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I have a product I want to sell you, and I call it AirFlow 3000. It's a ventilation system that pumps air into your house. AirFlow 3000 air comes in an elegantly packaged delivery system that will lend you and your family style and sophistication. And it’s available for just $5 per day, per person! Interested?

Well, just to be clear: AirFlow 3000 is 100 percent identical to the air outside. It contains all the same pollutants and funky odors, and it doesn't do anything special for your health. You’re really just paying for the packaging, because you’re already breathing the exact same air for free. Still interested?

 

Of course you aren't. But the AirFlow 3000 pitch is essentially the same pitch water bottlers are making right now. The difference is they're not so straightforward about their wares. They're not selling water, they're selling "mineral" and "spring" water. And we're buying. The average American chugs nearly 30 gallons of bottled water a year, making it the second-most consumed commercial beverage in the United States. (Sadly, soda is the first.) But, as it turns out, bottled water is no more pure than the federally regulated—and virtually free—H2O that comes out of the tap.

Below, I shed some light on what’s really going on behind the fancy names and pristine labels of your favorite bottled water brands. It's time to rethink your relationship with water.

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Bottled-Water Secret #1: It doesn’t taste any better

In a 2010 study published in the Journal of Sensory Studies, researchers asked people to rate the taste of six bottled mineral waters and six types of tap water. They found that, overall, bottled water didn’t perform any better than the stuff from the tap. The reason: It’s mineral concentration, not "water purity," that influences flavor. The study’s participants preferred water with medium mineralization, which they described as “tasteless” and “cooler,” but whether it came from a bottle or the tap made little difference. What is clear: By filling your belly, drinking water before meals can help you lose a ton of weight. In fact, it's one of the 20 Habits Skinny People Live By.

Bottled-Water Secret #2: It’s not necessarily pure

 The Natural Resources Defense Council recently tested 1,000 bottles of water and discovered that about 22 percent of the brands in the study contained chemical contaminants at levels above state health limits. And in 2011, California State University researchers tested six brands of bottled water and found that while none contained more than the legal level of contaminates, all six exceeded California public health goals for arsenic. There’s also substantial research showing that when certain plastic bottles are heated at high temperatures, chemicals from the plastic can leach into a container’s contents (a good reason not to store cases of water in the garage this summer). The takeaway: Don’t let label jargon like “pure” and “natural” fool you. Unlike bottled water, tap water is subject to strict federal, state, and local guidelines, making it a safer beverage choice.

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Bottled-Water Secret #3: It may be glorified tap water

Exotic names and labels conjure up images of tropical waterfalls and mountaintop springs, but in reality, roughly 25 percent of all bottled water comes from municipal water sources. Coca-Cola’s Dasani, for example, is nothing but purified tap water with added minerals. And Pepsi’s Aquafina? Another bottle of city water. I don’t know about you, but if I’m going to be drinking tap water anyway, I’d rather save some cash and drink the free version. For more beverage secrets, including detailed list of the worst drinks in America, pick up a copy of Drink This, Not That!

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Bottled-Water Secret #4: It’s hurting our planet

Most water bottles are made of a plastic called polyethylene terepthalate, or PET. There are two problems with PET bottles. Problem 1: They take a boatload of crude oil to produce. University of Louisville researchers estimate that around 17 million barrels of oil are used each year to produce PET water bottles—a major reason why bottled water costs roughly four times as much as gasoline. Problem 2: We’re chucking our water bottles in the trash, instead of the recycling bin. According to the Container Recycling Institute, nearly 90 percent of the 30 billion PET water bottles we buy annually end up in landfills—a huge problem when you consider that PET bottles take from 400 to 1,000 years to decompose. The bottom line: We should all take a cue from environmentally conscious activists like the folks at the University of Vermont—which recently banned bottled-water sales on campus—and opt for the tap whenever possible.  

 That is why it is important to know the TRUTH! Watch this quick video now on the "TRUTH ABOUT BOTTLED WATER www.kangendemo.com and make sure you contact me on how to get the best water for you and your family! 

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The Cost of Bottled Water

Next to carbonated beverages, bottled water ranks second as America’s favorite drink. But is bottled water the right choice for your hydration? Is it even the right choice for your recession-friendly budget?
Obviously, bottled water is much healthier than sugary, caffeinated sodas, but is it really worth the cost? You may be surprised at what Americans actually spend on bottled water every year. Take a look at how Kangen Water® compares to the cost of staying hydrated with popular bottled water brands:


When times are tough, don’t rely on expensive bottled water to keep your body healthy when there is a better way! Kangen Water® is exactly what your pocketbook needs to keep your family hydrated on a dime.
The Bottled Water Illusion
Why are so many Americans paying a fortune to stay hydrated with bottled water? Unfortunately, many people are under the misconception that bottled water is the healthiest choice available, and they are willing to pay top dollar for it.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found that bottled water is not safer than tap water, and some companies even use tap water for their more expensive bottled product¹! The EPA urges all consumers to check with the bottled water company in order to find if any contaminants are contained in their drinking water¹.
But you don’t have to accept the fact that your drinking water may contain pollutants or contaminants. You can proactively seek a healthy water that is filtered, ionized, and alkalized!
Change Your Water – Change Your Life™
Kangen Water® is more cost-efficient for your long-term hydration needs, and you can be sure of the quality of this delicious alkaline water. The Enagic® water ionizing machines use cutting-edge technology and state-of-the-art patented techniques to ensure that with a touch of a button, you can have the cleanest alkaline water that is perfect for sustaining optimal health and overall wellness.
Save your money and enjoy a healthy life! Drink Kangen Water®!

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¹http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw/faq/pdfs/fs_healthseries_bottlewater.pdf

Kangen Water – More Than Just Drinking Water

I have explained the many benefits of drinking Kangen Water for better health and wellness. But the reality is the Enagic LevelUk SD501 Ionizer produces  5 different types of water useful for green cleaning. Imagine being able to keep your home cleaner the all-natural way!

The Kangen Water machine enables you to control the pH level of the water it creates, giving you more options in home and laundry care. This gives you more value and allows you to have a more eco-friendly home, which is perfect for families and pet owners.
Let me explain here::

Strong Kangen Water: (*Not for drinking*)
This type of water has a pH of 11.0. It is ideal for cleaning produce, dishes, cutting boards, and grime in and around your kitchen – without harmful chemicals. It’s even great for getting out tough stains on surfaces like countertops and tile.


Kangen Water:
With a pH of 8.5-9.5, this type of water is perfect for drinking and healthy cooking. Kangen Water is also good for gardening. Its alkaline pH properties work to provide optimal hydration. And the great taste of Kangen Water is due to the unique filtering process that never strips out the natural minerals your body needs.


Clean Water:
Strictly for drinking, this healthy water has a pH of 7.0. It contains no cloudiness or harmful chemicals. Therefore, it works wonderfully when preparing baby foods or taking medication.


Acidic Water:
This slightly acidic water has a pH of 4.0-6.0. It has natural astringency, which makes it terrific to use for gentle cleaning and beauty care. Use this water to wash your face and hair. You can also use it in the rinse cycle of your laundry or when preparing food for freezing.


Strong Acidic Water: (*Not for drinking*)
This water has a pH of 2.5, which has excellent cleaning characteristics. Acidic Water can be used to clean household surfaces and remove pesticides, dirt and other impurities from foods. It also makes a convenient hand sanitizer.


So, imagine never having to buy store-bought household cleaners or expensive beauty care products again! Alkaline Ionized Enagic® Water Machines provide you with a greener alternative for most day-to-day household and beauty needs. Kangen Water® is a great solution for your budget, your health, and the environment!
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Water Blessings ~ Pray While Drinking Your Water

Symbols and words have been shown to have a remarkable effect on water crystals as discovered byDr. Masuro Emoto. Water receiving positive intentions, as well as clean spring water tend to turn out well-ordered, hexagonal crystals which is the ideal formation for our bodies to absorb the water. It becomes harmonized with how our bodies should take water in. Dr. Emoto's book The Hidden Messages of Water is available in our online store. Our bodies are 70% water, so it is definitely important to pay attention to the kind of water we put in!

An easy way to begin an end your day with gratitude is to drink a glass of water from a glass with a "gratitude" Water Blessing Label. Remember as you drink the water to appreciate all that you have.

Appreciation of life itself,
becoming suddenly aware of the miracle of being alive,
on this planet,
can turn what we call ordinary life into a miracle.

Dan Wakefield

According to the company: The Spirit of Water

We believe that the power of intention transforms the human conditions that challenge us. We believe that prayerful intention not only transforms experience, but also transforms cells and generates the energy to physically and emotionally heal. And we also believe that praying or blessing the water we touch or use in our daily lives is an important way to carry messages of intention into our cellular universe through to our physical reality.
Source: The Spirit of Water. Blessings.

Transform Water (or Medicine)

into Liquid Prayers

Their original motto resonated with me also:

Transform your water into Liquid Prayers.

The idea that I liked the most was using these labels was one of the testimonials that I saw by a Chemotherapy nurse. She used the labels in the hospital setting, placing words of encouragement "courage" and "love" for her patient on I.V. fluids.

The wheels started turning as to how these labels could be used on I.V. fluids, medicine or water in many different hospital settings as a way of helping patients (and families) focus their energies on the healing process.

As a physician I could see the potential for enhancing healing especially in the hospital and other medical settings. and turn water or medicine into a liquid blessing for the patient and also for the family members.
Source: Modified from National Library of Medicine, IV Bag.

 The most beautiful crystals result from the words 

"Love and Gratitude"

  

Words actually convert the vibrations of nature into sound. And each language is different. Japanese has its own set of vibrations that differs from American. Nature in America is different from nature in Japan. An American cedar is different from a Japanese cedar, and the vibrations coming from these words are also slightly different. In this way, nothing else holds the same vibrations as the word arigato.  In Japanese, arigatomeans ''thank you''.  But even when there is this mutual underlying meaning, arigato andthank you create different crystalline structures. Every word in every language is unique and exists only in that language.



So keep prayer in your heart and speak good, kind, loving intentions. 


With Truth, Love, Joy, Peace & Blessings, 


~ Shaline

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Fluoride Deception Video Documentary

“FAN’s website http://www.FluorideAlert.org has a wealth of scientific information indicating that water fluoridation is neither safe nor effective,” states the press release. “In fact, mounting evidence shows that it is harmful to large segments of the population and has helped to create an epidemic of dental fluorosis in children.” On April 12, 2010, Time magazine listed fluoride as one of the “Top Ten Common Household Toxins” and described fluoride as both “neurotoxic and potentially tumorigenic if swallowed.”

FACTS ABOUT FLUORIDE

- Fluoride is a waste by-product of the fertilizer and aluminum industry and it’s also a Part II Poison under the UK Poisons Act 1972.

- Fluoride is one of the basic ingredients in both PROZAC (FLUoxetene Hydrochloride) and Sarin nerve gas (Isopropyl-Methyl-Phosphoryl FLUoride).

- USAF Major George R. Jordan testified before Un-American Activity committees of Congress in the 1950’s that in his post as U.S.-Soviet liaison officer, the Soviets openly admitted to “Using the fluoride in the water supplies in their concentration camps, to make the prisoners stupid, docile, and subservient.”

- The first occurrence of fluoridated drinking water on Earth was found in Germany’s Nazi prison camps. The Gestapo had little concern about fluoride’s supposed effect on children’s teeth; their alleged reason for mass-medicating water with sodium fluoride was to sterilize humans and force the people in their concentration camps into calm submission. (Ref. book: “The Crime and Punishment of I.G. Farben” by Joseph Borkin.)

- 97% of western Europe has rejected fluoridated water due to the known health risks, however 10% of Britons drink it and the UK government is trying to fast track the fluoridation of the entire country’s water supply.

- In Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg fluoridation of water was rejected because it was classified as compulsive medication against the subject’s will and therefore violated fundamental human rights.

- In November of 2006, the American Dental Association (ADA) advised that parents should avoid giving babies fluoridated water.

- Sources of fluoride include: fluoride dental products, fluoride pesticides, fluoridated pharmaceuticals, processed foods made with fluoridated water, and tea.

Click here to find out if your water supply is poisoned with deadly fluoride.

Click here to read the Material Safety Data Sheet on Sodium Fluoride and find out how toxic this chemical admittedly is.

Watch the excellent documentary The Fluoride Deception to understand the danger water fluoridation represents to us all.

Green Eating: An Example of The Green Lifestyle

Advocates of the green lifestyle encourage eating organic foods as much as possible. Organic foods are grown or raised without chemicals or extra hormones; eating these natural foods helps you gain energy because you're not poisoning your body with chemicals or other unnatural elements. Thus, green eating is important for wellness.


However, there are many hidden benefits in going green with natural eating as well.
* Support of your local economy. A large part of green eating involves buying foods from local farmers as much as possible. Many cities have a farmer's market where you can buy fresh, organic vegetables for lower prices than you can get processed vegetables for in your supermarket. So by going green, you put money in local farmers' pockets and save money on food purchases.
* Save energy. Most supermarket food is imported from elsewhere in the world. This means that it has to be transported by air or ship. Once it reaches the United States, it's loaded onto trucks and driven to supermarkets. All this transportation has costs for the environment as well as for consumers – extra carbon emissions and greenhouse gases are released into the environment as a result of extra driving. In addition, buying green products saves on packaging, much of which is not biodegradable.
* Get more nutrients. Organic foods have more nutrients than processed food and are therefore better for your health. For example, organic milk contains more Omega-3 acids than processed milk.
* Promote organic farming. The more organic food you purchase, the more profit organic farmers make. This allows these farmers to stay in business. If organic farming becomes more profitable than making processed foods, businesses will offer more organic foods and organic farming will become the norm.

Why drink Ionized water?

We need to drink 2-3 liters of good quality water; this is an essential requirement for our body. We lose around 1.5 liters a day from sweat, urine and breath. Most of us don't because it's difficult to drink tap water - it just doesn't taste good, is heavy on the stomach so we just don't drink enough. As a result, most of us are dehydrated and don't even know it.

We often mistake the thirst signal for hunger, and overeat.

There are many reasons for drinking ionized water, but for me the most important reason is that it allows you to drink the required 2-3 liters of water a day very easily. The other, some what magical properties are a plus.

Ionized water is light water, very easy to drink. This is the first thing you will notice when you drink it. It is considered the best water you can drink; water as it should be; pure, fresh, invigorating, life enhancing and delicious. Ionized water is like having pure water from the high Himalayas or the Alps on tap.

Ionized water has been shown to be more effective then ordinary water in removing acid wastes from your body which cause Toxemia, the root cause of all degenerative diseases like cancer. It is up to six times more hydrating then ordinary water because of the smaller size of the water clusters, allowing the water to penetrate deeply and hydrate all the cells in your body if you drink enough of it.

Not only does it tastes good, ionized water also gives you countless health benefits such as slowing down or reversing the aging process, giving you more energy, giving your cells and tissues an alkaline boost, and helping you to detox by dissolving and removing the acid poisons from your body.

Most of all though, alkaline water will allow you to drink the required 2-3 liters of clean water that your body needs, which is difficult to do with tap or other waters.

All the other benefits mentioned here and elsewhere from drinking alkaline water are a plus.

These are some Water Facts:

• Water is the number one nutrient. It is essential for life
• We are over 70% water, and water is required for virtually every cellular function.
• Studies show that 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated and virtually everyone in the U.S. has one or more toxic chemicals lodged in fatty tissue as a result of ingestion of tap water; 53 million Americans drink water containing potentially dangerous levels of chloro- and fluoro-chemicals, lead, fecal bacteria, as well as pesticides and other impurities associated with cancer and metabolic dysfunction.
• In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger
• One glass of water deters hunger pangs for 98% of the dieters observed in a University of Washington study.
• The biggest trigger of daytime fatigue is lack of water.
• Research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
• 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.
• Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, breast cancer by 79%, and bladder cancer by 50%.

Please note: Not all Alkaline water is the same! 

Make sure you get medical grade Alkaline water! 

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What is Alkaline?

When a substance does not give up its hydrogen ions after being placed in a solution of water, it is considered less acidic. In other words, the substance is alkaline. Alkaline substances differ from acids in that they are not corrosive; they are much gentler. Calcium is the most prominent mineral inside the body. Most of the calcium, about two pounds worth, is found in the skeletal bones.

An alkaline is good for alleviating acidity inside the body. That is why milk is often prescribed in cases of accidental ingestion of poisons that are acidic and also why potato juice can soothe an acid stomach. Foods that are alkaline would never pass the acid taste test because they have no acid taste at all.

As with acids, taste should not be relied upon to determine alkalinity. You’d never think of white sugar or bread as acids but in fact neither is considered an alkaline. It is not until the body begins to digest and utilize these foods that their acids are released.

Alkalizing the body is actually a key step to promoting overall health.  There are many health benefits associated with higher alkaline levels in the body.  Over time, acidity builds up in the body creating an imbalance.  If you think about it, everything that we consume and the toxins that we are exposed to all contribute to high levels of acidity in the body.  This can cause a number of negative health conditions.  Arthritis, high blood pressure, fatigue, and sleeplessness are just a few of the symptoms that result from a pH imbalance in the human body.

Alkalinity is important because the cells in our bodies need to maintain their natural alkaline balance in order to stay healthy.  The pH levels in our bodies are changed by the food we eat, the stress we endure, and even the water we drink.  Our health suffers as a result.  Most people have high acid levels and do not even realize it.  Research has shown that there are many benefits when alkalizing the body.  Your blood pressure will stay at healthier levels, you will have more energy, and your bone and digestive systems will function better.

Alkalizing the body can actually prevent premature aging. With so many positive effects, you may be wondering how you can improve your own alkalinity levels.  There are two simple answers.  First of all, you need to watch what you eat.  Meat, coffee, alcohol, and processed foods all contain high levels of acids.  This can do a lot of damage if you are not careful to monitor your eating habits.  Once you have changed your diet, then you will need to look at the kind of water you drink.  Surprisingly, most people drink highly acidic tap water.  There are so many chemicals in tap water, and this is not the healthiest water to be drinking.  Think how much chlorine and fluoride is added to tap water.

The key to alkalizing the body is to drink ionized or alkalized water.  This water does not have the harmful acids that tap water does.  Even if you are drinking bottled water, you are still consuming acidic water.  Only alkalized water can restore your body to a healthy alkaline state.  There are all kinds of great products that let you drink this special water in your own home.  It works to counteract the acidic foods that you consume as well as the toxic elements in your environment.  With the right water, your body will get the proper pH balance to function more efficiently.  These health benefits speak for themselves.

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What is Acidic or Acid?

    Whether or not a substance is classified as an acid has to do with what happens when the substance dissolves in water. If the substance releases hydrogen ions, it is considered acid. The number of hydrogen ions that are released is what determines whether a substance is more acid or less.

Another way to identify an acid is by tasting it. Most of us automatically classify lemons, rhubarbs and vinegar as acidic solely because of the way they taste. We don’t realize that strawberries and tomatoes and plenty of other foods are acids too. The only reason foods that are classified as acids don’t taste acidic is because they do not release as many hydrogen ions as do other noticeably acidic foods.

Besides taste, acids have another noticeable characteristic. By nature, acids are harsh and can even be corrosive. Water, which dilutes a substance, is what helps acids assume this corrosive power. When we eat, water appears in the form of saliva.

Many cleaning products on the market today get their power from acids. We have come to believe that these amazing products contain some type of miracle ingredient, but that simply isn’t true. Next time you notice a build-up of calcium deposits on your pots and pans or inside your sink, rub on a bit of vinegar and watch them disappear. Do you know about the cola experiment? If you drop a coin into the soda, after two days, the surface develops scars and pits. What’s more interesting is that a piece of meat will be completely dissolved after this time!

Never rely on taste to determine whether a food is acidic. If you’ve ever eaten meat, you know it does not have an acid taste yet it is an extremely acid food. Taste will fool you. Acids are easily neutralized which will lessen the acid taste, as will eating a combination of foods.

The most reliable way to determine acidity is by measuring a substance’s pH level. There is another way, but that would entail an analysis of a substance’s mineral content. As mentioned in the beginning, minerals are classified as either acid or an alkaline. Silicon, chlorine, fluoride, iodine, sulfur and phosphorus are the acidic minerals. Calcium, potassium, manganese, magnesium, copper, and iron are alkaline.

Mineral water, which contains minerals, can be either acid or alkaline depending on which minerals are predominant. When calcium and magnesium are present the mineral water is alkaline. Mineral water is acidic when carbon dioxide, sulfur, and chlorine are present. The same logic applies to foods. A hazelnut, which has a high phosphorus content, is more acid than an almond which does not have as much.

8 Dangers of Diet Soda

8 Dangers of Diet Soda

You’ve probably noticed I mention diet soda quite often as something you need to eliminate from your diet as quickly as you can. It is a huge peeve of mine (along with a few others, like agave). I know many people enjoy diet soda and feel it is a “freebie” because it contains zero calories. What many people fail to realize is diet soda can be very detrimental to their health. It is also not beautifying at all- in fact it will diminish your beauty.  ~ Health Freedoms

Why is diet soda unhealthy? Let me count the ways!

1. Neurotoxic

While artificial sweeteners may be a zero calorie alternative to sugar, they are in no way healthier. Diet sodas may use a variety of artificial sweeteners in place of sugar, including aspartame, which acts as a neurotoxin.

Also known as NutraSweet, aspartame originally received FDA approval for use in carbonated beverages in1983, and it still remains the most commonly used sweetener in diet soda. Annually, reactions to aspartame result for a majority of the adverse reaction reports made to the food and drug administration.

Made from L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanyl-methyl-ester, aspartame is 200 times as sweet as sugar and contains negligible calories. Once in the human body, aspartame breaks down into phenylalanine, aspartic acid, and methanol. Methanol is a wood alcohol poison that, when heated above 86 degrees Fahrenheit (the human body temperature is 98.6 degrees), converts to formaldehyde. Aspartame is also an excitotoxin that builds up in the brain, and can excite brain neurons to the point of cell death.

2: Causes Headaches and Other Symptoms

Another artificial sweetener commonly used in diet sodas, sucralose, may cause a host of health problems including headaches.

Made from a modified sugar molecule, sucralose is supposed to pass through the body unabsorbed. Because sucralose is relatively new in the market still, its long-term effects have not been measured. Some evidence1 suggests sucralose may cause migraines, gastrointestinal issues, and thymus gland damage. Sucralose may also intensify sugar cravings, increase appetite, and trigger insulin release.

3: Acidifying

Soda is made up of a number of acidic chemicals. It is one of the most acidic substances humans ingest. The acids in diet soda demineralize the bones and teeth, and can lead to fractures and osteoporosis. Acid in the body also can lead to a number of health conditions such as inflammation and corrosion of body tissue. When your body is overly acidic your skin will not be as beautiful or youthful. It will contribute to looking older.

4: Caffeinated

Many diet sodas contain caffeine, which is an artificial stimulant and an addictive substance. Caffeine also excessively taxes the liver and can hamper its ability to cleanse and filter toxins from the body. Additionally, caffeine can trigger stress hormones, which can result in chronic stress and weight gain. Caffeine is also a diuretic, which dehydrates the body. It’s best to avoid caffeine in all its forms, particularly diet soda.

5: Increases Risk of Obesity

Studies show that although diet soda has no caloric value, it may have an impact on insulin similar to sugar ingestion. This is most likely due to the cephalic phase insulin response in the brain. When you taste the sweet in diet soda, your body perceives it as sugar and causes the pancreas to release insulin just as it would if you were consuming actual sugar.

Some studies show that drinking diet soda may increase the incidence of obesity and/or prevent you from losing weight. In fact, researchers at the University of Texas Health Center made some startling findings when testing the link between obesity and diet soda.

Obesity risk increased as followed:

26.5 percent for people drinking up to ½ can of diet soda per day, and 24 percent for regular soda drinkers consuming up to one can per day
54.5 percent for one to two cans of diet soda per day as opposed to 32.8 percent for those drinking the same amount of regular soda
57.1 percent for people drinking more than two cans of diet soda per day as opposed to 47.2 percent for people drinking the same amount of regular soda

In other words, diet soda consumption had a higher correlation with obesity rates than consumption of caloric soda containing sugar or high-fructose corn syrup.

6: Increases Toxic Load

There’s not a lot that’s natural in diet soda. Here are just a few of the ingredients you may find:

Carbonated water
Artificial coloring
Phosphoric acid
Potassium benzoate
Citric acid

Doesn’t sound so delicious and healthy, does it! It sounds nasty, and that is because it is indeed a nasty product. Diet soda places a significant toxic load on your liver and can contribute to toxic sludge in your intestines. You are much better off drinking pure, filtered, non-tap water.

7: Increases Risk of Heart Disease

A study at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine4 showed that people who drank diet soda daily had a 61 percent increased risk of a cardiovascular event. The study followed more than 2,500 participants for about nine years, during which 559 vascular events occurred. Even accounting for age and other risk factors, the risk with diet soda consumption appeared to be at least 48 percent higher. With that kind of risk, why take a chance on diet soda?

8: May Contribute to Metabolic Syndrome

A study at University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health in 2008 linked diet soda to metabolic syndrome, a cluster of metabolic disorders including obesity, high blood pressure, elevated triglycerides and hormone resistance. According to the study, consuming diet soda increased the risk of developing metabolic syndrome by 34 percent, which was higher than the elevated risk from consuming two other unhealthy types of foods – meat (26 percent increased risk), and fried foods (25 percent increased risk).

With all of these health risks, you have to ask yourself, is diet soda worth it? Avoiding soda may be one of the best things you can do for your health and beauty.

Source: http://www.kimberlysnyder.net/blog/2011/12/01/8-dangers-of-diet-soda/

The Bottled Water Deception

The Bottled Water Deception

First, we must rid ourselves of the notion that bottled water is 'purer' or healthier than water from the tap—in fact; often it's exactly the opposite. Around 1.5 million barrels of oil are used making bottled water every year, and around 90 percent of them end up in the landfills. That's enough to make any eco-enthusiast reach for the faucet.

True Facts About Bottled Water

Have you ever bought a bottle of water, opened it, then put it aside? If you took a sip later you may have noticed an odd taste to your water. This is likely because the plastic is breaking down and you are tasting the plastic. The bottled water bought at a store or out of a vending machine are made for single use only.

Ideas on How to Find the Best Re-useable Bottle

Of course a Glass or any organic ceramic bottle would be optimal, however some of us have children. Don't just buy any plastic re-useable bottle on the shelf or the cheapest you can find. Look for the recycle symbol on the bottom of the bottle to find either a 2 or 7 in or around the recycle symbol. The 2 or 7 bottles are recommended for re-use. We have found the number 7 bottles to be very durable.

WARNING: Never heat your bottles up by microwaving them or leaving them in a hot vehicle.

Which brings us to what you will need to know about the hidden dangers of re-using plastic bottles that were not meant to be re-used. Like the single use bottles mentioned earlier, they usually containpolycarbonate plastic which contains Bisphenol-A. So, when looking for a re-useable bottle try to find the bottle that says BPA Free.www.kangenlife.h2origin.com