I'm heading into my 3rd week of being Coca-Cola-free!!! I never knew it could be possible but here I am and going strong! It was definitely hard at first because it was my favorite drink to have with everything. Definitely has the "hits the spot" type of deal. I really didn't have any problems with my Coke intake, I just recently decided to start eating healthy and that meant taking out anything carbonated out of my diet- which for the most part was Coke. Now, I feel like I have more energy and feel better and I'm not saying it has to do with not drinking Coke anymore but I'm sure it has helped. So, I decided to do some research and my findings were a bit shocking... check em out:
• 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 liver 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, pissed away 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.]
And for that reason alone, I am more than glad that I'm no longer having that shit in my system no mo! Shits too fucking dangerous and scary!! But be my guest if you want to indulge.
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