Another Tip Worth Passing Along- Diet Coke edition

Confession: I am a big diet soda fan. I really like it. Sometimes I drink it because I need a little caffiene boost, sometimes I'm just craving something carbonated. I knooooowwww it's not the best beverage choice, but what can I say? It's a vice- we've all got 'em!

I remember one time in college I was working at a bra store and a customer asked me about my Diet Coke Plus that I was sipping behind the counter (sshhh, don't tell my ex-boss!) She asked me what the difference was between that and regular diet coke. I told her "it's got some added vitamins and minerals or something... it'll still suck the calcium right out of your bones, but you get a little extra B6".

I missed my calling... I should have been an Advertising major.

Tips like today's help me to remember to grab for a water or a milk before a carbonated calcium sucking soft drink. Enjoy!!

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Here is what research and even a little My Fit Foods research tells us now:
  • Diet sodas with aspartame actually increase your CRAVINGS for food and sweets.  Containing the amino phenylalanine – it actually causes an imbalance in your serotonin which causes the cravings for sugar and carbohydrates.  This happens especially at night when you get that serious hankering for some ice cream or chips.  Your serotonin has dipped abnormally low and your body will do whatever it needs to for the quick fix.  Cut the diet sodas and watch your cravings lessen.
  • Diet sodas have been proven to cause WEIGHT GAIN even without obvious cravings.  One study showed that people that drank two or more diet sodas a day experienced a waist size increases that were six times greater than people who did not drink diet soda.
  • Diet sodas cause brittle BONES and deplete your body of much needed minerals.  Study after study show that because these beverages are acidic, they are leaching your bones of much needed Calcium.  With the abundance of phosphates and imbalance of body pH – osteoporosis is a common result of diet soda consumption.
  • We conducted an experiment here at My Fit Foods to show just how ACIDIC Diet Sprite was.   We put one 16 ounce Diet Sprite in a large container and tested its pH.  It was so acidic it took 40 containers of 16 ounce My Fit Foods water (pH 7.8) to neutralize ONE DIET SPRITE.  Wow, that is how acidic diet sodas are for the body.  pH of your blood and body fluids is imperative to how your body operates.  Your body will work hard to maintain your blood pH to be in between 7.35 to 7.45, but keep in mind that those with a higher pH of 7.45 will carry 60% more oxygen than those with a lower pH.  Oxygen is life after all.  Watch your body change when you switch to nourishing your body with oxygen giving alkaline water like My Fit H20.
  • From the observations of our Nutrition Coaches, when our 21 Day Challengers give up their diet soda crutch, they experience greater FAT LOSS and more ENERGY.  Everything just starts clicking and they lose those sweet cravings.  That is why we recommend water and herbal teas for 21 Days. 
So now that you have the evidence you need to show you that diet sodas really are the enemy with brain balance, bone health, and body pH – let’s talk about healthy alternatives. Create your own healthy beverages:
  • Mountain Valley sparkling water with a splash of lemon or orange juice.  Add a stevia sweetener for added sweetness. Only buy brands that are pure stevia. Many brands such as Truvia contain sugar and stevia. 
  • Herbal teas and one to two cups of green tea a day are a great way to have something “special” besides water.
  • Coconut water is a great alkaline recovery beverage after working out.
  • Juicing your own green drinks is a great way to alkalize the body and provide the body with antioxidants and nutrients.
To Your Health,
Meg McCall B.S. M.S. Candidate in Human Nutrition
My Fit Foods
As always, the totally awesome My Fit Foods does not pay me in any way to re-post these Tips, I just really love what they're about and feel like this information needs to be shared!

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Comments

  1. Wow, I really did need to hear this. I'm not a diet pop drinker, but Mt. Dew is definitely my weakness! I've been doing so much better eating healthy and trying to exercise, but it's SO HARD to kick the pop habit. Scary reminders like this HAVE to help, right?! :)

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  2. I went for a week straight wanting only diet coke and those mini donuts. It was bad, real bad. But I woke up craving the bubbles and the delicious chemicals. I tried to drink San palagrino but it wasn't the same. I'm glad I'm over the diet coke and donut phase.

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