Dr. Mike’s Healthy Lifestyle Advice: Soda is Bad
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Soda is bad, it’s a true Killer, No excuses, ONLY FACTS! Yes, I know you are addicted to soda (no matter which one it is) and therefore you try to find ‘excuses’ to keep swallowing gallons of this toxic waste or liquid toxic candy down your throat. If you drink this waste, do yourself the BIGGEST favor EVER: Stop RIGHT NOW! Even if it’s the only ONE THING you ever do to improve your health, this one will make a HUGE difference!
Here are the FACTS:
Both soda & diet soda are VERY ACIDIC (pH: 2.5 – 3.5), corroding the teeth by eroding its enamel. Phosphoric acid, present in carbonated drinks is violently poisonous, and de-oxidizes the blood. In detergent manufacturing industries, phosphoric acid is used to produce water softener. In the human body, it removes calcium from bones causing osteoporosis (porous bones). Besides causing tooth decay and osteoporosis, soda and soft drinks cause indigestion, kidney stones, skin problems, malnutrition, and much more (please review the ramifications of acidity in Chapter 4).
In most carbonated beverages, caffeine is deliberately added to make it addictive. Caffeine in carbonated drinks is more readily absorbed than any other drink (like coffee, chocolate etc.). Caffeine disturbs sleep by stimulating the nervous system. It also makes premenstrual syndrome worse, causes dehydration and induces the stomach to produce acids, aggravating hyperacidity. Since caffeine disturbs sleep, the body is more likely to produce C – reactive protein, which plays an important role in heart disease.
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Soft drinks are mainly composed of filtered H2O, artificial additives and refined sugar. Thus, they lack nutritional value and only add up calories through their refined sugar; therefore, they make you gain weight and are a contributing factor to the rise of obesity (also among our children). The high amount of sugar consumed through soft drinks (an average of 12 teaspoons or 40 grams/can) leads to the development of bacteria that attack the teeth thus aggravating dental problems.
Even though there is no ‘real’ sugar in diet soda, the artificial low-calorie sweeteners such as aspartame make you feel hungrier and increase the craving for food. The release of insulin is still stimulated and the so called ‘diet’ soda has NO EFFECT whatsoever on your sugar metabolism. Also, people who drink the diet soda wrongly assume that they ingest less sugar, and usually feel that they are ‘allowed’ more other goodies….
Diet soda is much WORSE than regular soda because it contains ASPARTAME & Benzene!
The official story is that aspartame was discovered in 1966 by a scientist developing an ulcer drug (not a “food additive”). Supposedly he discovered, upon carelessly licking his fingers that they tasted sweet. Thus was the chemicals industry blessed with a successor to saccharine, the coal-tar derivative that foundered eight years later under the pressure of cancer concerns.
Aspartame found early opposition in consumer attorney James Turner, author of “The Chemical Feast” and a former Nader’s Raider. At his own expense, Turner fought approval for ten years, basing his argument on aspartame’s potential side effects, particularly on children. His concern was shared by Dr. John Olney, Professor of neuropathology and psychiatry at Washington School of Medicine in St. Louis. Dr. Olney found that aspartame, combined with MSG seasoning, increased the odds of brain damage in children.
Other studies have found that children are especially vulnerable to its toxic effects, a measure of the relation between consumption and body weight. The FDA approved this sweetener in 1981, and is found in hundreds of foods, including iced tea, chocolate milk, milk shakes, chocolate pudding, pie, jello, ice cream etc. The FDA is ever mindful to refer to aspartame, widely known as NutraSweet, as a “food additive”-never a “drug.” A “drug” on the label of a Diet Coke might discourage the consumer. And because aspartame is classified a food additive, adverse reactions are not reported to a federal agency, nor is continued safety monitoring required by law. NutraSweet is a non-nutritive sweetener. The brand name is a misnomer. Try Non-NutraSweet.
Food additives seldom cause brain lesions, headaches, mood alterations, skin polyps, blindness, brain tumors, insomnia and depression, or erode intelligence and short-term memory. Aspartame, according to some of the most capable scientists in the country, does. In 1991 the National Institutes of Health, a branch of the Department of Health and Human Services, published a bibliography, “Adverse Effects of Aspartame”, listing not less than 167 reasons to avoid aspartame!
Aspartame is an rDNA derivative, a combination of two amino acids. The Pentagon once listed it in an inventory of prospective biochemical warfare weapons submitted to Congress. But instead of poisoning enemy populations, the “food additive” is currently marketed as a sweetening agent in some 1200 food products.
I easily could go on and on, but I guess I made my point!
Benzene is a known carcinogen, a common industrial chemical, and one of the primary causes of leukemia in the U.S. Benzene carries FDA’s “carcinogenic to humans” status (formerly “Class A”). What is most shocking is that the FDA knew of this public threat for over a decade before it informed the public.
Benzoates (carbon-based crystal compounds) are preservatives added to acidic packaged food to prevent the growth of mold, yeast, and some bacteria. Benzoates can be found in such products as pickles, certain Asian condiments, and sodas.
Many soft drinks and sodas contain a form of vitamin C (for flavor). What the FDA knew as early as 1990 is that Vitamin C (“ascorbic acid” to food scientists) can break benzoates down into, yes, you guessed it: benzene.
Enough about sodas and soft drinks! Too sum it up: SODA & SOFT DRINKS are probably the WORST FOOD on planet earth. They are HIGHLY ACIDIC, contain extremely high amounts of sugar or – even worse – artificial sweeteners (listed as biological warfare weapons) that are TOTALLY TOXIC to living cells and GUARANTEE Severe Damage to the Living! And let’s top it all by adding some carcinogens…Just making sure this elixir of DEATH really works…fast!
A GREAT TIP: replace your sugar with raw honey!
Yours in Optimal Health,
Dr. Mike
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I drink way too much diet coke, I know I`ve got to stop!!
Comment by Tyler — January 5, 2010 @ 12:05 pm
Wow, didn`t know all of this!
Comment by Joy — January 5, 2010 @ 12:05 pm