Think before you Drink…Healthy Hydration for Your amazing body :)
Are some of
your favourite everyday drinks coke, diet coke, Pepsi, red bull, cartooned
juices or any other soda’s, bottled drinks…?
I think a
lot of people know the effects that the likes of Coke, Pepsi, Red Bull, and
majority of these sugary drinks including Cartooned Juice’s have on our
bodies or people do and they ignore it, none of us are invisible; but if you don’t, let me fill you in on the negative effects these
drinks have on our bodies (incl. preventing weight loss, increase of
toxic chemicals in our bodies, dehydration, energy crash, depresses your immune
system, ages your skin)
Most people
consume these because they feel they need an “energy boost”, “sugar craving” ,
“thirsty”, all of these reasons are your body telling you that you are actually
lacking water and nutrients. Really your body is calling for you to feed it
with water and vitamins and minerals., all of these which can be gotten just as
quickly as a sugar drink.
Your average soda will have somewhere
between 27 to 30 grams of sugar per 8 ounces. Most cans of soda are 12 ounce
servings or more. Diet Drinks while they do not contain sugar, they contain sweetener,
which is a chemical manufactured to taste sweet like sugar (These are NO BETTER
for your body than sugar, I go as far as saying probably worse), Fruit
flavoured juices contain 8 tsp sugar so where you can squeeze your own juice,
yes they will still contain sugar but there are no additives, it is natural
sugar, where you can have water/herbal,fruit tea’s/vegi or natural fruit juice
to rehydrate. (Also eating watermelon and cucumber rehydrate your body very
quickly as they are composed of almost 90 water)
**High-fructose
corn syrup has the most of all sugar side effects. High-fructose corn
syrup is used heavily in processed foods and drinks (note this is in majority
processed foods so the less processed and less often, the best, even BREAD is
processed) because it is sweeter, extends the shelf life, and is cheaper to
produce. You will find it in most sodas, fruit-flavoured drinks and packaged
foods. Unfortunately, its effects are horrific to your health and body, it is a
completely manufactured chemical.
**The Water in this picture i believe is a fruit flavoured water hence the sugar in it.
Some facts on the what sugar in these
everyday drinks(mainly fizzy/soda/carbonated/canned/bottled) do:
·
It feeds
cancer cells and has been connected with the development of cancer of the breast,
ovaries, prostate, rectum, pancreas, lung, gallbladder and stomach.
·
It can cause
autoimmune diseases such as:
arthritis, asthma, multiple sclerosis.
·
It greatly assists the uncontrolled growth of Candida
yeast infections.
·
It can increase
the size of your liver by
making your liver cells divide and it can increase the amount of liver fat.
·
It can increase
kidney size and produce
pathological changes in the kidney such as the formation of kidney stones.
·
It can increase
your risk of Alzheimer’s
disease.
·
It can cause
hormonal imbalances such as:
increasing estrogen in men, exacerbating PMS, and decreasing growth hormone.
·
Your body changes
it into 2 to 5 times more fat in
the bloodstream than it does starch.
·
Increase chances of Type 2 Diabetes and inhibits
mineral and vitamin absorption.
·
Causes dehydration
and the need for more and more sugar.
·
Leaves toxins in our body that inhibit nutrient absorption resulting in a vicious
circle effect (You wanting more processed foods and drinks because you are
not absorbing any).
Needless to say there is a ton more reasons why high
sugar/sweetener drinks (diet too) are bad for your body and your diet and ways
in which you can rehydrate and quinch your thirst without jeopardising your
health. If you do have a sugary/sweetened drink, try keeping it few and far
betweenJ.
Ways for Healthy Hydration instead of needing the sugar drinks:
·
Drink Water
·
Drink Herbal Tea or Fruit Tea
·
Drink Hot Water with slice of lemon/orange/lime
and small squeeze of organic honey.
·
Drink some fresh squeezed vegi juice or if
you need the sugar mix fresh vegi and fruit juice.
·
Eat some Watermelon or Cucumber – 90% Water
content
·
Drink water with dash of fresh fruit juice if
you think water is too bland (although we are made of mostly water and we ain’t
bland .... ;))
Hope this helps to hydrate your Amazing body in the best way possible and the after effects it has.
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