Subject: Water

Water vs. Coke
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>Water / Coke: This is really an eye opener. We all know that water is
>important but I've never seen it written down like this before.
>
>WATER
>
>1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.
>
>2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is
often
>mistaken for hunger.
>
>3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as
3%.
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>4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost
100%
>of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.
>
>5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
>
>6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day
could
>significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
>
>7. 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.
>
>8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon
cancer by
>45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is
50%
>less likely to develop bladder cancer.
>
>And now for the properties of COKE
>
>1. In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol carries two gallons
of
>Coke in the truck to remove blood from the highway after a car
accident.
>
>2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in
two
>days.
>
>3. 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 clean. The citric acid
in
>Coke removes stains from vitreous China.
>
>4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a
>rumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.
>
>5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of
Coca-Cola
>over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
>
>6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to
the
>rusted bolt for several minutes.
>
>7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola 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
>sumptuous brown gravy.
>
>8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke into a load of
greasy
>clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola
will
>help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your
>windshield
>
>
>For Your Info
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>1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH is 2.8. It
will
>dissolve a nail in about 4 days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium
from
>bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase in
osteoporosis.
>
>2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck
must use
>the Hazardous material place cards reserved for Highly corrosive
materials.
>
>3. The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of
>their trucks for about 20 years!
>
>Now the question is, would you like a glass of water or a coke?