STOP! (Thursday, April 24, 2008 / 2:08 PM)
STOP drinking soft drinks.
They are
NOT SOFT at all!!!
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Artificial SweetenersSoft drinks disguised as "diet soda" or "tonic water" contain calorie-reduced sweeteners such as
aspartame,
acesulfame-K, saccharin or
sucralose.
Aspartame is
200 times sweeter than sugar, so very little is used to sweeten the soft drink. It does enhance the taste of the drink but it also cause numerous adverse side-effects.
-Migraine
-Memory loss
-Emotional disorders
-Blurred vision
-Ringing in the ears
-Heart palpitations
-Shortness of breath.
Acesulfame-K (Ace-K) is
100-200 times sweeter than sugar, with a slight bitter after-taste. Initial tests have indicated that this substance may be carcinogenic. Even though thorough tests are still incomplete, there are reasons to be careful not to ingest this compound as tests on lab animals have shown rapid increase in cancerous tumors.
Saccharin is a non-nutritive sweetener which is
300 times sweeter than sugar.
-Bladder cancer
It is banned in Canada, New Zealand and several European countries.
Saccharin is found to be present in Pepsi Diet, Diet Coke and Diet Sarsi.
A study was done where extracted human teeth were placed in cola drinks. Within two days, the teeth became very soft and the enamel surface lost much of its calcium.
If you think you would brush your teeth after drinking soft drinks, hear this: Brushing your teeth after drinking an acidic soft drink can increase the damage to your tooth enamel, and dissolving down the gum line.
Consider this, phosphoric acid (used in soft drinks) is used for removing rust from chrome and for cleaning automobile battery connectors. (Do a search on Google if you don't believe me!)
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After eating a very full meal, drink a glass of fresh pineapple juice afterwards.
Pineapple is rich in bromelain which aids digestion by breaking down protein.
REMEMBER!!! QUIT SOFT DRINKS!!!
