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I grew up on Coca cola. I’m sure you did too. There was nothing better on a hot summer’s afternoon, after a energetic game of U10 netball, for the team to sit back and drink bottles of coke. I remember going on (horse riding) hacks with my best friend Debbie and stopping at the garage for a coke. Flattened coke was always the remedy for colds and flu to keep hydrated It was just what we did. Coke was it. The adverts said, ‘things go better with coke.’ Adverts of the day said it “cures nervous affections!” 🙂
And we merrily drank it up! My friend’s husband, shared an interesting article on what actually happens when you drink a normal sugar-laden coke. I did some research on its accuracy and found it originated on 24th October 2007 on the website: www.nutritionresearchcentre.org and was written by Wade 
Meredith. Here’s what he wrote:
When somebody drinks a Coke watch what happens…
- In The First 10 minutes: 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system. (100% of your recommended daily intake.) You don’t immediately vomit from the overwhelming sweetness because phosphoric acid cuts the flavor allowing you to keep it down.
- 20 minutes: Your blood sugar spikes, causing an insulin burst. Your liver responds to this by turning any sugar it can get its hands on into fat. (There’s plenty of that at this particular moment)
- 40 minutes: Caffeine absorption is complete. Your pupils dilate, your blood pressure rises, as a response your livers dumps more sugar into your bloodstream. The adenosine receptors in your brain are now blocked preventing drowsiness.
- 45 minutes: Your body ups your dopamine production stimulating the pleasure centers of your brain. This is physically the same way heroin works, by the way.
- >60 minutes: The phosphoric acid binds calcium, magnesium and zinc in your lower intestine, providing a further boost in metabolism. This is compounded by high doses of sugar and artificial sweeteners also increasing the urinary excretion of calcium.
- >60 Minutes: The caffeine’s diuretic properties come into play. (It makes you have to pee.) It is now assured that you’ll evacuate the bonded calcium, magnesium and zinc that was headed to your bones as well as sodium, electrolyte and water.
- >60 minutes: As the rave inside of you dies down you’ll start to have a sugar crash. You may become irritable and/or sluggish. You’ve also now, literally, passed all the water that was in the Coke. But not before infusing it with valuable nutrients your body could have used for things like even having the ability to hydrate your system or build strong bones and teeth.
So there you have it, an avalanche of destruction in a single can. Imagine drinking this day after day, week after week. Stick to water, real juice from fresh squeezed fruit, and tea without sweetener.
Primary Source: Wade Meredith
The “intellectual beverage” not so intellectual now! But if you have a gross batch in your garage, there are plenty of cleaning uses for it…yep, you can use coke for any and all of the following:
(This originally came from www.bachelorguy.com)
1. Clean Car Battery Terminals. There’s acid in almost all carbonated 
drinks. And that helps strip corrosion from car battery terminals. Pour some soda over the battery terminals and let it sit for a while. Wipe off the residue with a wet cloth.
2. Clean Your Dirty Toilet Bowl. Got no toilet cleaner? Pour a can of soda into the bowl. Let it sit for an hour to let the phosphoric acid work on the stains, then brush to loosen the dirt and flush clean.
3. Remove Rust Spots From Chrome. If you have an older car that has real chrome trim, chances are there are some small, and some not so small, rust spots developing on the chrome. Take some crumpled aluminum foil, dip it in some cola and rub the rust off the affected area.
4. Remove Rust Stains in Your Tub. Remember how the phosphoric acid worked to clean the toilet bowl? The same acid will remove rust stains in your bath. Soak a sponge (preferably one with an abrasive side), in some cola and go to work on the stain.
5. Clean Grout. Got some mold and mildew ruining the look of your shower? Soak a sponge with Coke and work it into the grout. Rinse with water.
6. Remove Grease From Clothes. Been working on the car all weekend and greased up more than just the engine? Pouring a can of cola into your washer, along with your regular detergent, is said to help loosen and wash away those grease stains.
7. Remove Blood Stains From Clothes. Ruin your favorite shirt when you nicked yourself shaving? If you soak the stain with cola for five minutes then wash in your machine, the blood should come out. Even dried blood that’s been there for a while.
8. Clean Oil Stains From Garage Floor or Driveway. Pour soda over the stain, let it soak in for a while, then scrub and rinse off with a hose.
9. Clean Burnt Pans. Forget a pot on the stove and now whatever was in it is seared to the bottom? If scrubbing won’t get it off, try this: boil some Coke in the pot and the burnt-on mess should lift right out.
We don’t always know the truth about that which we eat and drink. In the same way, some have been misled about what they believe. Jesus had a straight forward conversation with some of His fellow Jews.
John 8:31-32 Jesus said to the Jews who believed in Him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teaching. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
The truth of the Bible is an unshakable foundation. That’s worth thinking about!
God bless you loads!
In His Grip,
Helga xx 🙂