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From: "Mary" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 2:14 PM
Subject: [P-F] water vs. coke


> for the list's fun and entertainment!
> __________________________________________________
>
> Most of us are aware of the value of drinking lots of water and avoiding
> caffeine for LE.
>
> Here's more data on the subject (I haven't tried the ham recipe--I'm a
> kosher vegetarian):
>
> ___________________________________________________
>  SOME OF THIS IS HARD TO SWALLOW, BUT IT IS TRUE
>
>  Water vs. Coke
>
>  We all know that water is important but I've never seen it written down
> like this before.
>
>  75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.
>  (Likely applies to half world pop.)
>
>  In 37% 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 shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the
> dieters studied in a
> U-Washington study.
>
>  Lack of water, the #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% of sufferers.
>
>  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 rinted page.
>
>  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.
>
>  Are you drinking the amount of water you should every day?
>
>  =================================================
>
>  COKE
>
>  No wonder coke tastes soooo good:
>
>  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
> crumpled-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 a 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.
>
>  FYI:
>  1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoricacid. Its Ph is 2.8  It
will
> dissolve a nail in
> about 4 days.
>
>  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!
>
>  Still Want To Drink Up?
>