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Take a few minutes to watch this inspirational story about Dick & Rick Hoyt. This father & son team are famous for their Ironman Triathion. WOW! what commitment! So, if you having a tough Monday — see if you would be tough enough for this kind of ongoing determination. Watch them come across the finish line and experience the incredible and glorious spirit of humanity at its best.
Dr. Mercola’s newsletter peeked interest with a recent ban on sodas in vending machines on city property in San Francisco. Trends move from West to East … so is this a new trend in curbing obesity and sugar? Sodas have an extremely high rate of sugar, empty nutritional calories in them and are well-known for being hard on the kidneys. All that sugar and caffeine in sodas throws the body into high gear and forces the kidneys to work hard to process the “flight or fight” adrenalin and neutralize the sugar. The same applies to juices that are not 100% juice. So you will see in the report below that juices which are not 100% juice are equally ban. What is a better alternative to all sodas? Try lemon and water, green tea, add some fresh mint. For a really cooling drink, throw some sliced cucumbers (remove skin) in a blender, add fresh lime juice, mint and swirl. This has been an extremely hot summer and heat is hard on the internal organs, especially the liver. So, cool down with healthy options!
From Dr. Mercola’s Newsletter ~ Issue 1489
Under an executive order from San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, sodas such as Coke, Pepsi and Fanta Orange are no longer allowed in vending machines on city property. Some of their diet counterparts are still allowed.
The ban includes non-diet sodas, sports drinks and artificially sweetened water.
Juice must be 100 percent fruit or vegetable juice with no added sweeteners, and diet sodas can be no more than 25 percent of the items offered.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports:
“It’s all part of Newsom’s effort to combat obesity and improve San Franciscans’ health, similar to a national effort being championed by first lady Michelle Obama.
The mayor’s administration points to studies linking soda to obesity, including a UCLA one released last year that found adults who drink at least one soft drink a day are 27 percent more likely to be obese than those who don’t”.
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