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Posted by Stryker88 on February 23, 2004, at 6:08:52
I finally decided that I am not going to be so hard on myself for drinking soda. I have quit drinking, smoking, chewing, and gambling(except for lately I gambled), and I drink a Coke, or Pepsi daily about one to two cans. I like Soda, because during mid day it kinda wakes me up and is refreshing. I guess the fact that I take Effex. and the daytime drowsiness might be why I go for the pop everday, even still I am not going to worry about it anymore and just give my self a break. What does anyone reading this message think.
Posted by tabitha on February 23, 2004, at 16:35:07
In reply to Pop/Soda Health, posted by Stryker88 on February 23, 2004, at 6:08:52
I don't know. I had a pretty bad soda habit. I got a LOT of cavities, and I do blame all the soda for that. My other concern was that I was getting so many calories from soda, I didn't have enough appetite left for real food. A few people kept telling me sugar was like a drug, I was addicted, and I was having wild blood-sugar swings all the time, but honestly I didn't feel it. I never felt 'high' from sugar, and I never felt a crash afterward. I just got a pleasant little boost, and felt kind of dull and draggy if I didn't have it. Part of that was from caffeine anyway, since I was drinking mostly Coke. It's surely not as bad for your overall health as drinking and smoking.
That said, I've recently quit drinking it. I think one thing that helped was just making myself eat regular meals including breakfast. Part of my down and draggy feeling was just not getting regular fuel, so I'd grab a soda to perk up. It's too soon to tell whether I really feel better without the soda or not. I feel better mentally just from knowing I did something good for my health.
Posted by joebob on February 23, 2004, at 18:56:35
In reply to Pop/Soda Health, posted by Stryker88 on February 23, 2004, at 6:08:52
Posted by joebob on February 23, 2004, at 18:58:43
In reply to drink soda water but put fruit juice in it (nm), posted by joebob on February 23, 2004, at 18:56:35
and if you need caffeine use green tea, brewed stong, cooled and sweetened with the maple syrup
Posted by sb417 on February 24, 2004, at 2:43:27
In reply to Pop/Soda Health, posted by Stryker88 on February 23, 2004, at 6:08:52
For several years, from about 1998 or 1999 through 2002, I was drinking Coca-cola as if there were no tomorrow. Sometimes I even drank it in the morning instead of coffee. Well, was I in for a shock! One day I went to my dentist, and I saw the damage that the soda had done. Soda has both sugar and phosphoric acid. The phosphoric acid is very destructive to tooth enamel. In the fall of 2002, I abruptly stopped drinking soda. Over the course of the next year, I lost a lot of weight. I couldn't figure out why I'd lost so much weight. I was actually very worried that I might be ill. I had several thorough physical exams and ruled out medical causes of the weight loss. At this point, I figure I might have lost all that weight by eliminating the calorie-laden soda. I must have been drinking at least 4 cans a day, so that's a lot of calories! Just recently, I've felt that I needed some caffeine in the afternoon, so I've had a few cans of soda per week for the past few weeks. I try to brush my teeth as soon after drinking it as possible. If I can't brush my teeth, I try to rinse my mouth with plain water. Several years ago, a dentist recommended rinsing my mouth with water and baking soda because the basic baking soda should neutralize some of the acid that is so damaging to tooth enamel.
Posted by Stryker88 on February 24, 2004, at 7:49:27
In reply to Re: Pop/Soda Health » Stryker88, posted by sb417 on February 24, 2004, at 2:43:27
well i have started to drink more pop and caffeine beverages since I started taking Effexore, and I think it is because I dont feel so negative about doing it and I always flush it with water aftewards. ENERGY DRINKS are also my favorite, like Red Bull, Rockstar, Monstor etc.
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