Water or Coke...you decide!

I saw this in a emal and whether the Coke part is really true or not, the water part is a good reminder as to why we should drink water! Hope everybody is having a good weekend! Hugs to all, Barbara WATER OR COKE?? WATER #1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies to half the world population.) #2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is mistaken for hunger. #3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as 3%. #4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study. #5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue. #6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers. #7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page. #8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%., and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer. Are you drinking the amount of water you should drink every day? COKE #1. In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident. #2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke and it will be gone in two days. #3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china. #4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola. #5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion. #6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes. #7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy. #8... To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into the load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your windshield. FOR YOUR INFORMATION: #1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase of osteoporosis. #2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup! (the concentrate) the commercial trucks must use hazardous Material place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials. #3. The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean engines of the trucks for about 20 years! Now the question is, would you like a glass of water? or Coke?

Hi barb! wow, that's hysterical about Coke! yikes! I sent the water part to my mom, who NEVER drinks water! thanks for the info! how are you doing?

Hi Rebeka - I am doing great - thanks for asking. Getting ready to leave on Wednesday to go to TN for my grandson's first birthday! Hope you are doing well also...keep tha****er going in! Barb

Barb, I still crave a Diet Pepsi but have not had anything other than water or Crystal Light. None of this suprises me! I hope to never go back to the Diet Pepsi. How have you been? Hope good. Amy I

You know Amy...I get those "coke/pepsi" cravings ever so often myself, but I like you hope tonever go back. I drinks lots of water, but also love iced tea - and I don't drink the decaffeinated either. I seem to be having trouble not drinking when eating. I used to drink so much during the course of a meal, prior to WLS. And now that is so hard not to do - seems like I get so thirsty when eating. When we go out to eat I always order water - just in case - I get choked...really how many times does that happen. And I seem to take sips of it sometimes while eating - never an entire glass, but sips...just can't seem to stop myself. But guess a few sips of water is much better than Coke/Pepsi! Barb PS - had your official military poster picture made yet!!!!????

#5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion. this really works!! when the battery died on my first car, the only way the leed would come off was by pouring coke over it! it gives me the creeps to think how much soda I use to drink and what it did to my insides! lol