Sean Callebs Suffers Diet Coke Withdrawal...That's a Good Thing

Sean Callebs is on Day 4 of his journey. So far, the biggest challenge he's had is withdrawal from Diet Coke.

Been there. It took a good part of a year for my husband and I to wean ourselves from soft drinks. But the benefits are worth the temporary symptoms. Consider the evidence:

• diet soft drinks to not promote weight loss...just look at the people who buy them
  
• most diet drinks are sweetened with aspartame, which breaks down into two toxins regulated by the EPA...formic acid, and, wait for it, formaldehyde
  
• soft drinks robs calcium from your bones...the result? osteoporosis or other bone disorders
  
• soft drinks are acidic and most experts think that acidity is the major cause of illness

Hey, there's more, but that should be scary enough. I haven't even mentioned the caffeine and aluminum can or plastic bottle the stuff comes in.

If your food budget is getting tighter by the week, giving up Diet Coke and all other sodas should be your top priority. There's simply no room for these over-hyped, addicting drinks in your budget. Do your family's health a favor.

Instead...

• For about $.10 a day, $3.00 or so of your monthly budget, you can buy a big box of tea...regular, green, or herbal(If you're using a bag per cup of tea, it's okay to re-use...no one's looking)
• For another $.10 a day, you can buy a bag of lemons (lemon juice is less expensive, but it doesn't have the alkaline effect of a fresh lemon) and add a thin slice to your tea for the extra vitamin C, flavor, and pH balancing so important to your health
  
• If you do buy a bottle of juice (100% juice), cut it with water to reduce the amount of sugar per serving

So, Callebs, rejoice. Your new awareness will affect your health in a good way.

Blessings,
Judy