Water or Coke

[elaine1961]

I recieved this in a email and thought it good enough to share

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 a 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?

[rabi503]

of course water :)
i have increased water intake from last few months abt 8 to 10 glasses per day
well thx for sch a nice message

[kittengamer]

I appreciate the thoughts about water. Some of those are really good things to think about the next time I reach for the coffee pot or he reaches for the soda. I think I will post those on our fridge! Neither of us is very good about drinking our water, though our kids are! It's one of the many things to work on for this new lifestyle of ours.

I grew up with my dad using coke to clean the car engine, so the coke factoids aren't new for me. One of the best things my husband has done for himself since we started our diet is cut back the 6-8 cokes a day to 1-2. There are even a few days where he has not had one. I have done the same with my coffee intake. ^_^ It'll be good for us & good for the kids.

[SunnyMom4]

Wow, I knew Coke was bad but that is unreal!

I don't drink enough water either but I am working on that.

[tigerlilly5909]

All I have to say is, OMG!!!!!

[Barb135]

Just imagine what coke does to your stomach if it can dissolve a rusty nail in 4 days!!!  

I don't drink enough water either - with summer here now, I'm trying to do better.

[Whatawoman72]

Also Cuttingout the copious amounts of Coke and pepsi I used to drink meant I had 75% less IBS attacks.... a lot less bloating -  food tastes better, my teeth feel nicer.

I have not drunk coke for 8 years now.

[Whatawoman72]

I think not drinking enough plain water is the biggest mistake we all make -  I know it is a huge problem for me as I don't drink enough full stop -  working on that today!