Diet Soda's Dirty Secret

So you think diet soda's good for you? Well, it's gotta be better than regular soda right? And it has to be good for helping you lose weight, right? After all, it has the word "diet" in it.

Well, the answer to those questions (in order) are: It's not, not by much, and no way!

Let's get this straight right now. Diet soda is not good for you. No matter how you want to look at it, it's still a drink that will not help you and might just kill you.

I'm not going to sound any alarms but there are some experts who claim the artificial sweeteners and the other chemicals in diet soda lead to cancer and other life-threatening diseases. While science hasn't actually proven any of this (yet), it's still not a good idea to ingest anything that the science world feels the need to conduct such tests on. I mean, look how long it took before we KNEW smoking was bad for us.

This brings us to the whole thing about diet soda being better for you than regular soda. It probably is. In fact, it certainly has less calories and that's a good thing. But saying that diet soda is better for you than regular soda is kinda like a saying getting hit with a brick is better than getting hit by a Mack truck. If given the choice, I'd take neither, thank you.

Finally, so many people think diet soda is good for losing weight because the word "diet" is in the title. Well, there is still the other word "soda" in the title. And just about everyone knows soda is bad for you. If it wasn't then you'd see everyone at the gym walking around with a bottle of soda in their hand. (That makes me chuckle for some reason.)

But "diet" is still in the title, and that causes way too much confusion. Yet people aren't confused by other things that could be confusing. For example, I have a cinnamon apples candle at home and I've never thought to eat it. As far as I know, no one else has either. Yet it has a yummy fruit and a tasty spice right in it's name. Why is there no problem here yet such confusion over the word "diet"?

Anyway, I digress. Diet soda is not diet and it will not help you lose weight. In fact, studies have shown that any kind of soda - regular or diet - leads to obesity.

And that really is diet soda's dirty little secret. It's not good for you. In fact, it's bad for you. It's especially bad for you if you're trying to lose weight. So, stop buying into the dirty secret and grab a glass of juice or a glass of good ole fashioned water.

A Healthy and Natural Way of Losing Weight - The Foods That You Should & Shouldn't Eat

Our health is one of the main concerns in our society during this time and date. Lack of exercise, improper diet, stress at work and pollution all contribute to an unhealthy lifestyle. Being overweight is on such health problem that puts us in an increased risk of having high blood pressure, heart disease and other illnesses.

Losing weight reduces these risks. There are many ways to help us lose weight, from fad diets to over the counter drugs, but there are healthier and more natural ways of losing weight.

Eating foods that are high in fiber is a healthy and natural way of losing weight, fiber foods such as oats and cereals, help us reduce high cholesterol, high blood sugar, obesity even colon cancer and heart disease. A list of high fiber foods are apples, bananas, raisins, strawberries, broccoli, carrots, and potatoes...the list just goes on.

Another great way to a healthy and natural way to lose weight is by eating plenty of vegetables. Vegetables have one or more of the essential vitamins, minerals and other plant chemicals that are known to provide great health benefits. Vegetables are low in fat and calories, a good source of fiber and give us our much needed energy and vitality in our day to day activities.

Eating less sugar and drinking less alcohol is also to a healthy and natural way of losing weight or extra pounds. By watching what you eat, you can control your calorie intakes. You should always look for foods that are low in fat, low in calories and low in sodium, high in fiber and have a high nutrient content.

We must take good care of our body and health, think about your long term, in the long run, we are the ones that will gain thru our little sacrifices, and it is but a small thing to do, with no price to pay, to eat right and stay fit.