Can a can of soda pop kill you?

Today the timely message about health is by my great friend and health motivator, Steven Jenkins. Steven is also an incredible health coach, and has affordable life-changing seminars and body "cleanses."

Take it away Steve.....

"Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. " -- 1 Corintheans 10:31.

Would you like to improve your health and save money at the same time? I have a healthy suggestion. Avoid drinking soft drinks! This can be a challenge, because it's easy to drink 4-5 a day without even thinking about it! They are really hard on the bones and the rest of the body.

Phosphoric acid gives drinks the bubbles along with C02. Though it tickles going down, phosphoric acid is no laughing matter. It robs the body of calcium and can contribute to osteoporosis. The lack of calcium causes the bones to be porous and prone to fractures.

A study from Harvard showed athletic teenage girls who drink soft drinks are five times more likely to suffer bone fractures. My 18 year old daughter used to consume soft drinks like I consume water and her weight gain was evident, not to mention the ravenous effects from the acid and sugar. Fortunately, she no longer is "addicted" to them, but she is still dealing with being over weight.

The average cola has 12 teaspoons of sugar in each can. This gives it a sweet taste, but at a high price. The over consumption of sugar can lead to diabetes or hypoglycemia. In children, studies show an increase in both tooth decay and obesity.

In an attempt to be healthy, many people start drinking sugar-free products. Splenda is not a good substitute for sugar. According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, Splenda has been linked to a number of toxic side effects including shrunken thymus glands (up to 40 percent shrinkage), enlarged liver and kidneys, reduced growth rate, aborted pregnancy, and diarrhea.

Aspartame (Nutra-sweet) is another popular substitute. It is an artificial sweetener with bitter affects on the body. Based on the research of Russell Blaylock, MD and H.J. Roberts, MD some possible problems are:

• Muscle aches


• Headaches


• Dizziness


• Numbness


• Depression


• Hyperactivity


• Seizures


• High blood pressure


• Brain tumors

Caffeine stimulates the adrenal glands and gives you a "lift" from drinking a soft drink. The old saying "what goes up must comedown," is absolutely true. Caffeine causes over stimulation and leads to mood swings, fatigue, and other disorders.

You are asking yourself, "What can I drink?" Good question. Here are five suggestions:

1. Purified Water


2. Sparkling Water


3. Herb Tea (Caffeine-free)


4. Green Tea


5. Fresh Fruit or Vegetable Juice

The money you spend on soft drinks really adds up. How many do you drink in one week?

• With a meal


• As a snack


• While driving


• While studying


• Whenever you feel thirsty


• Whenever you feel down


• While watching television


• While on the internet


• While listening to music


• While on the cell phone


• While walking through the mall

Multiply the number of sodas you consume per week times the cost of one drink. Then multiply that expense times 52 weeks per year. You could easily spend $500+ in a year on soft drinks. Save the money and spend it on a relaxing vacation instead!

If you will just eliminate soft drinks from your life style, your health will improve dramatically. If you are someone who has been diagnosed with cancer, or some other illness, PLEASE get off of these deadly drinks!

Until next time....

"The Doctor of the Future will give NO Medicine, but will interest his patients in diet and nutrition, exercise and the care of the human frame. He will teach them about the cause of ALL disease."--Thomas Edison

Steven Jenkins,

Health Motivator and Health Coach

Meadow Springs of America

P.O. Box 5595 Corning, CA 96021

(530) 585-2490

"To follow Jesus requires whole hearted conversion at the start, and a repetition of this conversion every day" -- Bible Commentary, vol. 1, 1113.

"God loves you just the way you are, but He refuses to leave you that way. He wants you to be just like Jesus." -- Max Lucado

Take care and may the good Lord bless you with wonderful health.

A NEW START can be yours today... simply follow the 8 laws of health:

1. Nutrition


2. Exercise


3. Water


4. Sunlight


5. Temperance


6. Air


7. Rest


8. Trust in God.

THANK YOU Steven for that great report.

no more soda pop,

David A. Youngs

http://polybids.com/

What is Diabetes?

My wife has type two diabetes. We don't have any special insurance for diabetics. Nor do we have specialized life insurance for diabetics. So now we are busy managing diabetes. What is diabetes? It has to do with insulin and blood sugar. When the body doesn't produce enough insulin or absorb enough insulin at the cellular level, the blood sugar remains higher than it should, and the diabetic person feels hungry because the cells can't get their food (sugar). This extra sugar remaining in the blood thickens the blood just like putting corn syrup into the blood. This thickened blood is what causes all the diabetic neuropathy and other diabetic related problems and diabetic symptoms. These can include loosing the circulation in the feet (leading ultimately to gangrene) and blindness because the blood cannot circulate through the tiny blood vessels of the eye and the eyes tissues die. The same thing can happen to almost all the organs including the kidneys, liver, heart, etc. Diabetes is not fun.

My wife is constantly having to test her blood level using the specialized diabetic testing supplies that we have. This involves her poking a lance into her finger and getting a drop of blood on a test strip which is placed into a special machine that in 30 seconds tells her what her blood sugar is. If it is above 125 she has to inject insulin into the muscles of her arms, legs or belly. The amount of insulin she injects depends on how high her blood sugar reading is: the higher the reading, the more insulin she must inject. This additional insulin helps the body absorb the blood sugar and thins out the blood so it can carry oxygen to all parts of the body.

Type II diabetes is usually the result of being overweight. My wife is very obese and needs desperately to lose weight. But having diabetes complicates the issue considerably. She has to be careful not to go too long before eating or her blood sugar level can drop too low and she could slip into a diabetic coma. Fortunately this has never happened.

So far we have opted against having an insulin pump because my wife's blood sugar level varies widely (depending on what my wife eats.) Ideally, she would be on a special diabetic diet.

Don't eat a lot of sugar and get diabetes.

David A. Youngs
http://polybids.blogspot.com/
polybids@yahoo.com