Diet Soda

I see a lot of people drinking Diet Soda’s instead of the regular soft drinks thinking that it’s better for them. It’s not. In fact, it might make you gain weight. Your risk of obesity increases with every Diet Soda you drink. Research shows that Diet Soda’s make you crave more sweets. It also increases your risk of Type 2 Diabetes, Osteoporosis’, and tooth decay according to research at Duke University. The New York Times reports that Diet Soda has been linked to cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol and high blood pressure, and increases your risk of a stroke or heart attack.
I could go on and on, but I think just one of those things would be enough to make me switch to something healthier. Like WATER. You want carbonation? Drink Seltzer. You want flavor? Squeeze some lemon and/or lime into it. Drink Green Tea, without the sugar, use a bit of honey. Even milk will at least give your body nutrients it needs.
I can hear some people saying, “Every week they say something is bad for you.” One week coffee is bad, the next week coffee’s good. Eggs are bad one day, and good the next. That’s like the, “You’re gonna die anyway.” argument. And if I knew I was going to die next week, I might just fly to Germany and sit at a sidewalk café and stay there until I’ve tried every home-made cake & pastry they’ve got on display and then get my fill of Schnitzels, Wursts and Beer at a Biergarten as the pedestrians pass by going on with their lives. But hey, as far as I know I got some time left to live and I’m going to try and live as healthy and full a life as I can and I am going to do everything I can to live it with as much energy and vitality as my being allows. And I will get to Germany and have a little cake and some beer, but I’ll be back again to resume my life and healthy ways, so I can go back again and again and enjoy some more kuchen und bier…
like they say, I plan to live forever, and so far so good.