Why stop drinking Coca-Cola?
Think about it. After exercise, you might crave a Coca-Cola or a cold beer, but you’ll realize it doesn’t provide the same intense pleasure as water. Water is the most pleasurable when you’re truly thirsty, just as it is when you’re hungry—for example, during a long mountain hike—there’s nothing better than a sausage you won’t touch after returning home and going about your daily routine. But it’s not just about pleasure. Drinking water will reduce your intake of all the harmful substances found in carbonated beverages, starting with:
- phosphoric acid, which disrupts calcium metabolism and causes osteoporosis and softening of teeth and bones;
- sugar – a factor causing diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic inflammation, osteoarthritis, cancer;
- Aspartame: There are over 92 side effects associated with aspartame consumption, including brain tumors, epilepsy, emotional fragility, diabetes;
- Caffeine, which causes tremors, insomnia, headaches, hypertension, demineralization and vitamin loss.
Not to mention, Coca-Cola’s acidity is devastating for your teeth. Have you ever noticed how rough your teeth feel after drinking Coca-Cola? It’s more acidic than lemon juice and can be used to clean metal coins (just leave a dirty 50-cent coin in a glass of Coca-Cola for half an hour). Your enamel becomes porous, yellowish, and grayish when you drink Coca-Cola frequently, and this is a consequence. Finally, it goes without saying that it contributes to obesity: especially in children, soda consumption increases the risk by 60%. There’s no reason to give children soda unless you want to…
- increase the risk of developing diabetes;
- increase the risk of cancer;
- to make them addicted to sugar.
Here’s a great way to save money in these challenging times: stop reaching for sugary drinks. And learn to drink water again: start your day with a large glass of water, even before breakfast. You’ll be doing your kidneys a huge favor, as they work hard cleansing your blood all day long. They’ll be healthier, cleaner, and you’ll feel better.
To your health!
