Quote from: Biodom on Today at 08:29:28 PM

Quote from: WatChe on Today at 07:47:33 PM

Quote from: AlcoHoDL on Today at 07:04:38 PM

As for caffeine intake, I take plenty. Not from coffee, but from Coca-Cola. I'm almost ashamed to say it, but I'm addicted to it. It's of the "Zero" variety, so there are no calories, but there is caffeine (and other chemicals). I think I may have become immune to it by now, I don't sense any caffeine effect by drinking or not drinking coffee, as long as I take my daily fix of Coke.

There may be zero calories in Coke Zero but the artificial sweeteners in diet/zero drinks are more difficult for our body to process. It's advisable to take carbonated drinks as little as possible.

Advised by whom..again?
This is a "legend", nothing more.
In short, it is not carbonation, but the other "stuff".

https://www.scripps.org/news_items/5224-are-carbonated-beverages-harming-your-health

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“While soda and other carbonated drinks have been associated with negative health effects, carbonation is not harmful in and of itself,”

Never drink a fucking soda. If you like carbonation there are lots of empty water with only bubbles brands. If you want flavor there are 20 or 30 safe essential oils that make a plain carbonated water taste great.

use this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01J4G90O2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?

1 or 2 drops a glass. and this

https://polarseltzer.com/original/

learn to never have sugar or any artificial sweetened drinks .

Use your sugar in desserts only.

Trust me on this a a 66 soon to be 67 year old diabetic sweetened drinks are really fucking bad.

I showed a random bottle of seltzer I can get for 50 cents on a sale that bottle of peppermint will last 300 bottles at 2 drops.

Other good shit to put in seltzer.

pure cranberry juice

https://rwknudsen.com/products/p/fruit-juices/just-cranberry-juice

and 2 oz of the juice to 14 oz of the seltzer .

with one or 2 shots of vodka https://www.belvederevodka.com/

or you can drink the juice with just the seltzer.

when you want sweet stuff high quality desserts and or chocolates.

If you have the cranberry and seltzer with or without the vodka and then eat this chocolate.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008KQ06NM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?

you will get a synergy of flavor that is remarkable.

and far less fucked up than Coca Cola.