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On very rare occasions I have purchased coke zero ,but only drank half of the bottle. In truth it isn't bad just not refreshing. I find cold filtered water refreshing ,but lately either get Simply Limeade or we squeeze limes and add a little sugar even Xylitol ,but mostly sugar. My point is I find Sodas simply aweful tasting and unhealthy . Diet sodas are jacked with super sugar additives one of the worse drinks for diabetics on earth. Caffeinated drinks are tough on the kidney's and lattes are killing Americans. All these drinks drive the body into acidosis some having a PH of 2.5 whereas an alkaline is near 7! Cancers are advantageous when fed by sugars and low PH. Coke is corrosive as are all coloa's some containing 8-12 tsps of refined sugar. Artificial sweeteners like Splenda, aspertame, and frutose are dangerous in their own ways they metabolize. Aspertame converts to wood alcohol and metabolizes to the brain quickly. The hits alter transmitters and invade tissue that can result in seizures, blindness ( temporary) brain tumors, stroke, and aggravating temporal arteritis. Plus the gut cannot figure out what to do with these substances. If one evaluates coffee additive ingredients it's like they threw the kitchen sink of carcinogens into these unmonitored death traps!!
There are studies indicating that coffee is good for you, up to a point. Consider that humans have been consuming coffee for centuries.
You add sugar to your drinks, although just a little. Sugar is poison. Few things are as harmful as sugar. (I like sugar, but just sayin')
I have not read any conclusive studies showing that Splenda is harmful. I haven't read up much on other artificial sweeteners, but have seen nothing conclusive.
I do know that beef CAUSES cancer. It doesn't merely provide an environment conducive to it. Do you eat beef?
I drink home brewed cold green tea with artificial sweeteners. I love it. It has a little caffeine but not much. (Green tea is a cancer fighter. Do you drink green tea?)
I love diet sodas, too, which I drink only on occasion. But I love 'em and find they really quench my thirst, whereas water, oddly enough, sometimes doesn't. I keep filtered water in the fridge and drink it occasionally.
Lose fifty pounds, Mike then get back to me with your health tips. I'm probably older than you, four inches taller and weigh twenty pounds less. I'm active, work three to six days a week and drink Coke almost every day. I don't drink coffee, much less a quart and a half a day. My health is great.
I also don't proselytize about food, health, religion, politics or prepping for doomsday. Thanks for your interest.
Simply put, soft drinks and coffee additives are addicting. If you grow up with it, then it is likely that you will carry that addiction with you into adulthood. Fortunately I was able to force myself to kick it in favor of water, black coffee, and other healthy drinks, but not everyone is able to do that. It's sad too, because if you can kick it then you'll notice immediate health benefits as soon as a month or two.
90% of the world's adult population consumes caffeine daily (whether through tea, coffee or soda) so it's hard to believe it's that bad. That's also my retort to the "grains are poison" crowd.
On very rare occasions I have purchased coke zero ,but only drank half of the bottle. In truth it isn't bad just not refreshing. I find cold filtered water refreshing ,but lately either get Simply Limeade or we squeeze limes and add a little sugar even Xylitol ,but mostly sugar. My point is I find Sodas simply aweful tasting and unhealthy . Diet sodas are jacked with super sugar additives one of the worse drinks for diabetics on earth. Caffeinated drinks are tough on the kidney's and lattes are killing Americans. All these drinks drive the body into acidosis some having a PH of 2.5 whereas an alkaline is near 7! Cancers are advantageous when fed by sugars and low PH. Coke is corrosive as are all coloa's some containing 8-12 tsps of refined sugar. Artificial sweeteners like Splenda, aspertame, and frutose are dangerous in their own ways they metabolize. Aspertame converts to wood alcohol and metabolizes to the brain quickly. The hits alter transmitters and invade tissue that can result in seizures, blindness ( temporary) brain tumors, stroke, and aggravating temporal arteritis. Plus the gut cannot figure out what to do with these substances. If one evaluates coffee additive ingredients it's like they threw the kitchen sink of carcinogens into these unmonitored death traps!!
Here's some news for you: no one gets out of life alive, so everything we do ultimately results in the same conclusion: death. And BTW, these substances have not been shown to cause cancer in humans. If they had, they would have been taken off the market. Drink what you want, as will everyone else.
If you don't like a beverage, don't drink it! Worry about your own health. Let others worry about themselves. Problem solved!
True but there will always be those who just need the drama just like what happen a few weeks ago at a cigar lounge down the street from me. One afternoon a group of older men were inside watching sports on the TV while enjoying their cigars and coffee only for a group of high school students to bust into the place screaming about how cigar smoking causes lung cancer and other health issues. At one point one girl even threw water at a man smoking a cigar saying how she is "saving his life". Talk about drama !! Unfortunately I can easily see this sort of thing happening with someone drinking a Coke in a public setting.
True but there will always be those who just need the drama just like what happen a few weeks ago at a cigar lounge down the street from me. One afternoon a group of older men were inside watching sports on the TV while enjoying their cigars and coffee only for a group of high school students to bust into the place screaming about how cigar smoking causes lung cancer and other health issues. At one point one girl even threw water at a man smoking a cigar saying how she is "saving his life". Talk about drama !! Unfortunately I can easily see this sort of thing happening with someone drinking a Coke in a public setting.
Good grief! That's a wonderful way to get yourself arrested! Yes, you can actually be arrested for just throwing a glass of water at a person. It's assault and battery. Most people wouldn't take too kindly to that kind of behavior. Perhaps a night in jail would give those kids something to think about and maybe their parents would learn a little something about their special snowflakes.
Newsflash...everything today causes cancer....seems like it at least. And guess what! I know some will find this shocking.... We're ALL going to DIE! No one has lived forever. You might as well have some fun while you can!
Good grief! That's a wonderful way to get yourself arrested! Yes, you can actually be arrested for just throwing a glass of water at a person. It's assault and battery. Most people wouldn't take too kindly to that kind of behavior. Perhaps a night in jail would give those kids something to think about and maybe their parents would learn a little something about their special snowflakes.
Newsflash...everything today causes cancer....seems like it at least. And guess what! I know some will find this shocking.... We're ALL going to DIE! No one has lived forever. You might as well have some fun while you can!
Yeh but this is the health and wellness forum so most people here are trying to find out how to be healthy. A lot of things do cause cancer but since cancer can take such a long time to develop, it's extremely hard to prove. We just try to do the best we can do to remain healthy.
Yeh but this is the health and wellness forum so most people here are trying to find out how to be healthy. A lot of things do cause cancer but since cancer can take such a long time to develop, it's extremely hard to prove. We just try to do the best we can do to remain healthy.
So go be healthy, but don't complain about what others eat or drink. It's not your problem! If someone wants to drink 4 gallons of coffee a day, good for them! I imagine they spend half the day in the bathroom, but maybe that's the only place they can read, check email, have peace and quiet, get away from annoying people, whatever. Good for them! Enjoy your coffee! Who am I to say anything?
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