I love Coke, but I said Goodbye

From: Michael Murray ND and Joseph Pizzorno ND
Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, Revised Second Edition
"It appears that increased soft drink consumption is a major factor that contributes to osteoporosis. A deficiency of vitamin K leads to impaired mineralization of bone. Boron deficiency may contribute greatly to osteoporosis as well as to menopausal symptoms....Soft drinks have long been suspected of leading to lower calcium levels and higher phosphate levels in the blood. When phosphate levels are high and calcium levels are low, calcium is pulled out of the bones. The phosphate content of soft drinks like Coca -Cola and Pepsi is very high, and they contain virtually no calcium."

From: Dr Howard Liebowitz MD/ ER doctor and weight management specialist
"I consider diet soda a poison. There is nothing nutritionally sound in it....it's completely non-nutritious and it stresses the body, especially if you're consuming large volumes, because you're overwhelming your body's detoxification mechanism to get all these toxins out of your body. Eventually it's just going to burn out your adrenal glands and your immune system."

Sherry here: So...maybe as a special drink for my birthday or New Year's toast Hey, I'm Mormon, that's my version of a hard drink! :) But other than that, folks I'm done with my brown liquid elixir love. I'll have some water, please.

Smoothies

I have a smoothie-making passion. And I'm pretty good at it. I keep packages of frozen fruit in my freezer, juice on hand, whey protein powder, some yogurt. And I come up with some fun combos. My son Tyson loves my smoothies. It was his birthday yesterday so I made him one.

It had strawberries, mangoes, tang, pineapple juice, protein powder, some ice.

I never measure, ever, so sorry that I can't tell you what proportions I used, but it was super delicious. And healthy!

I think I'll name it Tangy Straw-mango!