Giving up Soda Can improve Your Health

Do you know the extent to which drinking carbonated, caffeinated, sugared, or artificially sweetened beverages harms your body? Many people have consumed sodas for most of their lives and cannot even fathom giving up their favorite soft drinks. But after reading all the negative effects sodas have on our bodies could cause you to reconsider.
Here is a list of several reasons why you should consider giving up soda to improve your health:
• No nutritional benefits in soft drinks. Soft drinks generally consist of filtered water and refined sugars. Yet the average American drinks about 57 gallons of soft drinks each year!
• Weight gain and obesity are linked to soda consumption. The relationship between soft drink consumption and body weight is so strong that researchers calculate that for each additional soda consumed, the risk of obesity increases 1.6 times. Also, surprising but true, studies have tied consumption of diet soft drinks to obesity. This is for those drinking 2 or more daily servings.
• Diabetes- Drinking soda not only contributes to making people fat, but it also stresses the body's ability to process sugar. Some scientists now suspect that the soft drinks may help explain why the number of Americans with type 2 diabetes has tripled from 6.6 million in 1980 to 20.8 million today.
• Weakened bone and osteoporosis – Many experts believe that the acidity of colas may be weakening bones by promoting the loss of calcium.
• Kidney damage - If you're wondering how soft drinks cause kidney stones, it's due to the acidity and radical mineral imbalances. Your body must buffer the acidity of soft drinks with calcium from your own bones. As this calcium is eliminated through your urine, it slowly forms kidney stones.
• Impaired digestive system – Soda is the most acidic beverage you can buy. Why does that matter? Before the acidity of soft drink reaches the stomach it passes through all the other organs involved in the digestive system which causes an abnormal acidic environment. The linings of the mouth, pharynx and esophagus are highly sensitive to acids. The phosphoric acid present in soft drinks competes with the hydrochloric acid of the stomach and affects its functions. When the stomach becomes ineffective, food remains undigested causing indigestion, gassiness or bloating. (emedexpert.com)
These are only a few reasons to give up soda. If you desire to feel better, have more energy and take up less space, removing soda is one of the many ways to do this. In my classes, I recommend a detox to help the cravings of soda and remove toxins. Contact me if you need some coaching to help you get on the right track.