Newsletter from celtic spiritualist: Another reason to avoid Soda

Another Reason to Avoid Drinking Soda

A few months ago, there was a story about concerns with aspartame: a sweetener commonly used in diet soda. Never have we received so much feedback to one of our stories.

Here’s a response from a registered nurse who became a celtic spiritualist, that gives another reason to avoid drinking soda:

I just wanted to share that I have also gotten away from drinking caffeinated soda. I would always have one with lunch everyday. Then I discovered something while listening to a speech by a dietician. Our bodies have a natural balance between calcium and phosphorous: 3 units of calcium for every one unit of phosphorous. Many sodas ? diet or otherwise ? contain phosphorous in the form of phosphoric acid. However much phosphoric acid is in the soda we drink, our bodies need 3 times as much calcium to restore a healthy balance. If we don?t get that calcium from our diets, our bodies take it from our bones. Just one more factor leading to osteoporosis. Most people, women in particular, don?t get enough calcium the way it is. Women up to age 50 should have 1000 mg a day. I am not a milk drinker or a fan of yogurt, so I’ m sure my bones are not very healthy. Now, instead of a soda at lunch, I take a calcium supplement!