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You should also be careful with your coffee consumption. Caffeine has been proven
to be a highly addictive drug. If you drink a cup of coffee or more per day, day
in and day out, you are technically addicted to coffee. It's a stimulant and has
been proven to help people's sex lives somewhat, but it also increases the excretion
of calcium. A small daily consumption of coffee and/or tea is fine, as long as
you don't add lots of sugar to your caffeinated or decaffeinated beverage. Both
coffee and tea contain antioxidants, which are anticancer agents benefiting your
overall health. Green tea has been discovered to have terrific health benefits
and can help boost your metabolism, helping you to burn fat. You can even drink
it before you go to bed, calming hunger cravings for that "midnight snack"
which might cause you to gain weight. But avoid the "designer drinks"
you find at Starbucks and other such shops which are loaded with high amounts
of milk fat and sugar. If you must have your latte, put cinnamon in it, which
helps slow down your absorption of sugar--and which also has no calories and tastes
delicious. And add honey or sugar substitutes and low-fat milk to your drink.
Fruit juices are not the best bet to quench your hunger and your thirst, as
they contain high of amounts of insulin-raising sugars and fat. On the other
hand, vegetable juices such as V-8, Welch's, and Heinz tomato juice are fine,
as they are both low in calories and do not have a high sugar concentration.
However, don't depend on them too heavily, as they are high in salt content,
which can make you thirstier. Too high of salt intake is also associated with
major health problems. You should not substitute "veggie" juices for
fresh fruits and vegetables. In fact, if you eat fresh fruit and vegetables
in large quantities, your thirst factor will be low and you will be filling
up with nutrient rich foods. So have a slice of watermelon instead of a beer!
Soda pop has been shown to make you thirstier, and that does lead to the further
drinking of it as you attempt to quench your thirst. Something about the combination
of chemicals in soda pops can make people thirstier. So then they reach for
another can of soda, thus becoming committed to a vicious cycle. And that greatly
increases their calorie intake, especially since pop today is now coming supersized
as well, filling up those larger and larger plastic single-serve looking bottles.
Is it worth it, to worship a can of a kid's drink that was invented as a snake
oil remedy in a poor man's fireplace by bubbling a concoction of chemicals together
that tasted good? He only intended to sell it in small amounts to adults as
a tonic, as it did seem to settle people's stomachs, and stimulate them. Unfortunately
today, the soft drink industry is booming and pop has become part of our daily
lives. We need to replace pop with water. Water is good for you, but caffeine
and alcohol can actually hurt your body and eventually cause long-term health
problems. In simpler terms, we are much more able to realize how many calories
we are eating--we tend to ignore how many calories we drink. So be wary of what
you drink, and it will make a huge difference in your health and in your ability
to lose weight.
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