Hi Everyone,
Now that everyone is getting ready for Christmas and New Years, a lot of us will be drinking pop and other sugary drinks. But before everyone decides to lift them to their lips this blog may have you thinking twice. At the bottom of it I have included a study that outlines the perils of pop. Some of the findings also apply to sugary drinks.
I rarely drink pop or sugary drinks. When I worked in small quarters selling fragrance I would average about 3-4 cans of pop a year at Christmas time. It was the only thing that could remove the ever-present fragrances from my dry mouth. I haven’t drunk pop in more than 3 years.
Pop and sugary drinks are not something I include on my shopping list. Growing up, my daughter rarely had pop or sugary drinks. If I bought them it was a few times a year. I’m sure she didn’t always appreciate that at the time but is happy about it now.
Do I ever have the urge for the feeling of a carbonated beverage? Absolutely. I am human. Instead of a pop or a sugary drink, I drink Perrier. It comes in a variety of flavours. My favourite is grapefruit but they also have lemon, lime and the original. Those are the ones I know of. Perrier may have more flavours in other countries or grocery stores.
When I told someone I drank Perrier instead of pop or sugary drinks their voice dropped. It was almost as if they thought of Perrier as a luxury beverage. I guess they don’t know their prices. Maybe to them it is. It isn’t for me. Perrier can be less expensive than pop when on sale. Plus, my grapefruit Perrier has 4% calcium as an ingredient. Pop and sugary drinks don’t. Both eat away at the enamel of our teeth. They also eat away at our bones. Couple that with someone hunched over a computer, playing video game or using a cell phone, Game Boy Back gets harder to correct.
How often do I drink Perrier? Some weeks I’ll drink one bottle. Other times I may drink one once a month. It all depends on how I feel. The nice thing about Perrier is that it comes in glass bottles. If you decide to read the study, you’ll know why that is important. You’ll learn a lot of other things too. Tap water is not something I’ll willingly drink again or use in my homemade soup. I am serious.
If you currently drinking pop or sugary drinks and would like to cut back, Dr. Oz suggests that you put soda water in a glass and then add your beverage. That way you can gradually dilute it by adding more soda water each time, thereby weaning yourself off of pop or a sugary drink.
Each of us has a choice. And the choice is always up to us. If we don’t like the effects of pop or sugary drinks and choose not to cut back or quit, then it’s our own damn fault! Just saying.
While I’m at it, I’d like to say that one day I saw a young girl chug large quantities of a 2 litre bottle of pop like a pro. You know, like a frat boy chugging beer during a beer drinking contest who was determined to win. I was so freaked out I just stared at her until she put the bottle down and burped seconds later. That young girl, who is less than 10 years of age, has a gut, stretch marks and can barely climb one set of stairs. I am serious.
Here is a link to a study on pop. It is quite the read.
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/9-disturbing-side-effects-of-soda.html
Here are some links to other blogs that relate to this one,
http://arebelsrant.com/you-cant-really-change-that/
http://arebelsrant.com/book-salt-sugar-fat/
http://arebelsrant.com/how-is-your-digital-addiction-affecting-you/
http://arebelsrant.com/how-do-you-deal-with-life/
Thank you for reading, A. Rebel’s Rant! ;D
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