About water:
75 percent of Americans are
chronically dehydrated.
In 37 percent of Americans, the thirst
mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger.
Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's
metabolism as much as 3%.
One glass of water will shut down midnight
hunger pangs for almost 100 percent of the dieters studied in a
University of Washington study.
Lack of water is the Number 1 trigger of
daytime fatigue.
Preliminary research indicates that 8-10
glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain
for up to 80 percent of sufferers.
A mere 2 percent drop in body water can
trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and
difficulty focusing on a computer screen or on a printed page.
Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases
the risk of colon cancer by 45 percent, it can slash the risk of
breast cancer by 79 percent, and one is 50 percent less likely to
develop bladder cancer.
And now for the
properties of Coke:
In many states in the USA, highway
patrol cars carry two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood
from the highway after a car accident.
You can put a T-bone steak in a
bowl of Coke and it will be gone in two days.
To clean a toilet: Pour a can of
Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the "Real Thing" sit for one
hour, then flush it clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains
from vitreous china.
To remove rust spots from chrome
car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of aluminum
foil that has been dipped in Coke.
To clean corrosion from car
battery terminals: Pour a can of Coke over the terminals to bubble
away the corrosion.
To loosen a rusted bolt:
Applying a cloth soaked in Coke to the rusted bolt for several
minutes.
To bake a moist ham: Empty a can
of Coke into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and
bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, remove the foil,
allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown
gravy.
To remove grease from clothes:
Empty a can of Coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent,
and run it through a regular cycle. The Coke will help loosen
grease stains.
Coke will clean road haze from
your windshield.
For your information:
The active ingredient in Coke is
phosphoric acid, which has a pH of 2.8. Phosphoric acid will
dissolve a nail in about 4 days. It also leaches calcium from bones
and is a major contributor to the rising increase in osteoporosis.
To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate), a
commercial trucker must use the hazardous material cards reserved
for highly corrosive materials.
For about 20 years, the distributors of Coke
have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks.
Now the question is,
would you rather have a Coke or a glass of water?