Re: Quench your thirst...
From: Chris (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 29 Jun 2001 14:37:56 +1000
I have just put that in my kitchen to remind me why I should drink water not
coke!
Thanks Terrie!
Emma
>----- Original Message -----
From: stedgar <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS <anonymous@obgyn.net>
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2001 2:10 PM
Subject: Quench your thirst...
> WATER - We all know that water is important but what follows is
> interesting:
> 1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies to half
> world population)
> 2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often
> mistaken for hunger.
> 3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.
> 4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100%
> of the dieters studied in a U-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 every day?
>
> COKE
> 1. In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol carries two gallons of
> Coke in the truck 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 aluminium 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: Applying 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 aluminium foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the 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 a 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 Info:
> 1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its Ph is 2.8. It
will
> dissolve a nail in about 4 days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from
> bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase in osteoporosis.
> 2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must
use
> the Hazardous material place cards reserved for "highly corrosive"
> materials.
> 3. The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of
their
> trucks for about 20 years!
>
> Now the question is, would you like a glass of water or coke?
>
> Terrie
> Vancouver, BC
> PCOSA of Canada
> PCOS@9, Dx@32
> CGP; 240-180
> Met, Effexor, Herbs & Anti-Candida
>
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