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W ATER OR C OKE ? You decide.
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W HY WATER ? 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one’s metabolism as much as 3%
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W HY W ATER ? Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back pain A mere 2% drop in water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math and difficulty focusing on the computer screen & /or a printed page.
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W HY WATER ? Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, breast cancer by 79% and bladder cancer by 50%
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W HY WATER ? The active ingredient in COKE is p hosphoric acid and it will dissolve a nail in 4 days and leaches calcium from bones!
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S PEAKING OF BONES … What shape are YOUR bones in?
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D ID YOU KNOW ??? 9-18 year olds need 1300 mg of calcium a day! One glass of milk (8 ounces) has about 300 mg of calcium. 9 out of 10 teen girls DO NOT get enough calcium. 7 out of 10 teen boys DO NOT get enough calcium. Birth to mid 20’s is deposit time!
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W HAT TAKES C ALCIUM OUT OF YOUR BONES ? Cigarette smoking Caffeine Alcohol consumption Inadequate physical activity Female gender (estrogen deficiency) Body weight less than 130 pounds Caucasian race Life-long choices for low calcium intake Phosphoric Acid (found in dark colored pop) Citric Acid
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