Healthy Hydration, Healthy Planet, Healthy choices

FIRST: Quitting Soda

I really HATE the Soda mrkt. There are so many reasons to look at Soda and run for your life!!!!! This item can not be put into your shopping cart, poured from the soda fountain at the gas station convenience store, ordered from the fast food spot or bought at the vending machines on schools campus.
**Look at the ingredients on the nutrition label: HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS & COLORS, MORE SUGAR, MORE SUGAR AND MORE SUGAR.
Soda is also on the "poison" grid with Dentists, Natural Health practitioners, Doctors, Weight Loss facilities, Personal Trainers and Pediatrics. Again, there is NOTHING good about Soda. It's a very addicting chemical filled beverage, contributes to Nationwide Obesity in children and adults, rotting teeth, causes glycemic index to rise, and there is more to list, but I hope you are getting the picture. Then you have the "DIET" soda's that people order because they are thinking "less sugar", when really they just substituted an artificial sweetener which in turn is just worse than regular sodas. None of it is right, it's just WRONG!!!!!! and should be ILLEGAL! (other beverages like: Sobe, Arizona Icetea, gatorade, powerade, capri sun, vitamin water etc., are all full of

sugars, artificial "everythings", HFCS, zero nutrients, pasturization (which kills anything good in order to keep shelf life) and are all stored in plastics with BPA chemicals or aluminum cans).

SECOND: More WATER

Water is by far the first and best choice when it comes to hydration.
Facts: the world is 70% water, our bodies are 70% water, and our cells are 70% water. We need to consume 70% of our daily liquid as WATER. It's sad to say, but there is probably about 70% of the population that might really HATE drinking water. We are all so accustomed to mentally accepting things "as good" if it is sweet, so if you are that person then I know you really dislike drinking glasses of water.

There are so many benefits that come with drinking water like: flushing toxins from your body, helping out your kidney and liver, aiding in healthy looking and youthful skin, keeping your cells vibrant and functioning well, prevents migraines/headaches (your brain needs water too, becoming dehydrated will cause the onset of stress in the brain) and helps keep our body in a alkaline state instead of a high acidic level. Some people love bubbly or carbonated beverages so they will get a carbonated water instead of soda :) .
The United States is well known for it's massive choices available with each product. There is not just one choice in Juice, sodas or even WATER. But instead there is about 10 different options with 5-6 different companies under 2-3 gigantic mother corporations. Become a POWER CONSUMER, someone who is not going to be dupped by money hungry Corporations with motives delivered to us through advertising and marketing ploys and have zero concern for our well being. Become the SMART shopper and consumer with everything you spend your money on to feed yourself and your children.

THIRD: Environmental Causes

Trees for the Future and eliminating Plastic bottle production. We are all looking for ways to be part of a "small carbon footprint" in the world today. We are all understanding that over the years of "Mass Production", we now are experiencing the consequences in our environment. Enormous sheets of forests are being plowed down every day so that more and more developments can be produced so that more and more money can be made. Well, you and I are the ones who can start to make a difference. It may not be in our lifetime that we will suffer, but more likely our children and grandchildren that will have to live with the poorest quality of air to breathe. Trees are a major part of our environment. They actually clean the air of carbondioxide and pollution, actually give off oxygen, produce food and homes to animals (and some food for humans too), help enrich the soils of the earth and provide beauty and art for our eyes to see.

The Plastic bottle production scene is a mess. We are now understanding that there is a huge problem that exists with plastic pollution. It's just about everywhere, in the waters, the land, the streets and we need to start doing something about this. One solution is using a "re-usable" water bottle that does not contain BPA's. These chemicals are being found in the ocean and peoples bodies. We have to start being wiser about being a consumer, just because it is available, doesn't mean it is the best thing for us or our planet. Think of it like this, if it isn't right for your body and mind then it isn't right for the planet you live on either.

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