Well, I kicked my Diet Coke addiction

My mother and I both get very severe pain when we drink most sodas. My mom gets severe pain in her calves,and I get pain in my shoulders.

:) how's that for strange.
 
mdwitt said:
I agree that it is very confusing out there on all of this information. I too am not an expert or doctor but I can tell you that large amounts of diet soda, or regular soda, a day over a long period of time does take a toll on you. After I kicked my 10 year addiction I have been reading all over the net about people in the same shoes as I was. Anywhere from 7-12 cans a day for many years. The thing that shocked me the most was the symptoms that they all talk about where the same as I was having, headaces, migraines, jitterness, fatigue, joint pain and so forth. I didn't plan on becoming addicted, it just happened over time and the longer it went the more I drank. I tried over and over but the symptoms of withdrawal were really strong for me and maybe I was wimp, but it is a very tough thing to break for some people. I don't believe everything I read on the internet but I do believe my body and what it tells me and I do believe my doctor, for the most part. I broke my habit by accident in 5 days and never had a withdrawal symptom yet and feel like a new man. It is night and day how I feel. I don't mind sharing my story, if it can help others break the habit as well,
Thanks,
Mike
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Were you drinking caffeine free soda? Pretty much all the symptoms you described could be attributed to high caffeine consumption withdrawl.

People who stop consuming caffeine may have symptoms, but the incidence and severity of caffeine withdrawal are not known. This study was performed to determine the effects in the general population of ending one's dietary intake of caffeine. METHODS. We studied 62 normal adults whose intake of caffeine was low to moderate (mean amount, 235 mg--the equivalent of 2.5 cups of coffee--per day). They completed questionnaires about symptoms and tests of their mood and performance when consuming their normal diets (base-line period) and at the end of each of two two-day periods during which they consumed caffeine-free diets and under double-blind conditions received capsules containing placebo (placebo period) or caffeine (caffeine period) in amounts equal to their daily caffeine consumption. RESULTS. More subjects had abnormally high Beck Depression Inventory scores (11 percent), high scores on the trait scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (8 percent), low vigor scores (11 percent) and high fatigue scores (8 percent) on the Profile of Mood States, and moderate or severe headache (52 percent) during the placebo period than during either the base-line period (2, 0, 0, 0, and 2 percent, respectively; P less than 0.05) or the caffeine period (3, 2, 2, 0, and 6 percent; P less than 0.05). More subjects reported unauthorized use of medications during the placebo period (13 percent) than during the caffeine period (2 percent, P = 0.017). Performance of a tapping task was slower during the placebo period than during the base-line and caffeine periods (P less than 0.01). CONCLUSIONS. Persons who consume low or moderate amounts of caffeine may have a withdrawal syndrome after their daily consumption of caffeine ceases.
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K Silverman, SM Evans, EC Strain, and RR Griffiths. (1992) Withdrawal syndrome after the double-blind cessation of caffeine consumption. Journal of New England Medicine. 327:1109-1114
 
Coke is a pain for the body, I stopped drinking it two years ago, and I feel great, although the teeth whitening treatment was not cheap :cuss:
 
mdwitt said:
I agree that it is very confusing out there on all of this information. I too am not an expert or doctor but I can tell you that large amounts of diet soda, or regular soda, a day over a long period of time does take a toll on you. After I kicked my 10 year addiction I have been reading all over the net about people in the same shoes as I was. Anywhere from 7-12 cans a day for many years. The thing that shocked me the most was the symptoms that they all talk about where the same as I was having, headaces, migraines, jitterness, fatigue, joint pain and so forth. I didn't plan on becoming addicted, it just happened over time and the longer it went the more I drank. I tried over and over but the symptoms of withdrawal were really strong for me and maybe I was wimp, but it is a very tough thing to break for some people. I don't believe everything I read on the internet but I do believe my body and what it tells me and I do believe my doctor, for the most part. I broke my habit by accident in 5 days and never had a withdrawal symptom yet and feel like a new man. It is night and day how I feel. I don't mind sharing my story, if it can help others break the habit as well,
Thanks,
Mike
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I think this might be considered :spam: since you are promoting an item and I bet you are getting benefits from this promotion (Just betting since it's linked through your site.)

I agree with the poster above, if you were drinking that much coke, it was probably a caffeine addiction you had more than the soda addiction.

By no means is soda a health drink but it's just not healthy to consume anything in that quanity, unless it's pure water, but then again you could even drink to much water as well (water toxicity.)
 
Its good to have a good diet...I tell you there's no need for me to go into diet.I can drink what I want and i can eat what i wanted too but still i didn't gain any weight..I'm only 110 pounds and I always maintain it beside of eating too much.
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Titanic Explore said:
I could easily go through a 12 pack of Diet Coke in 2 days- i went cold turkey off diet Coke and now drink nothing but water, soymilk and orange juice instead- I feel so much better- I didnt realize all cola does is dehydrate a body- Plus it might have wrecked my teeth, as 2 fillings recently fell out......
What other effects can diet cola have on the body? Just becuase its 'diet' doesn't mean its good for the body...
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Update.....Im a Diet Cokeaholic again, and drinking one right now....:rant:
 
Titanic Explore said:
Im off diet cola for GOOD- What should I eat or drink now, to hopefully heal myself from whatever damage I may have caused?
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One thing that can heal you from many previously considered irreversible damages, such as built up plaque in the arteries (clogged arteries), is pure pomegranate juice. Because of the plaque removal properties, it has even been said to cure certain types of erectile dysfunction.There have been reports that people who drank an 8oz / 250ml glass of pure pomegranate juice per day have entirely unclogged badly clogged arteries in one year's time.

It's expensive, difficult to find, and the pure stuff tastes pretty bad as well. So it must be good for you... It is a very powerful antioxidant, orders of magnitude more powerful than red wine.

If it were possible to buy or order it where I live, I'd be drinking a glass of the nasty stuff every day to clean my arteries and keep them clean.
 
One thing that can heal you from many previously considered irreversible damages, such as built up plaque in the arteries (clogged arteries), is pure pomegranate juice. Because of the plaque removal properties, it has even been said to cure certain types of erectile dysfunction.There have been reports that people who drank an 8oz / 250ml glass of pure pomegranate juice per day have entirely unclogged badly clogged arteries in one year's time.
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Horse hockey.

Seriously where do people come up with this stuff?
 
Peer reviewed medical journals and stuff. You know, those sort of non-credible sources...
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Yeah cause the POM site that's all about SELLING THE PRODUCT is a "peer reviewed medical journal". Wanna give me the link to the actual medical journal that proves the nonsense you wrote?
 
KaraCooks said:
Yeah cause the POM site that's all about SELLING THE PRODUCT is a "peer reviewed medical journal". Wanna give me the link to the actual medical journal that proves the nonsense you wrote?
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The sources of those documents are listed right on the page:

The American Journal of Cardiology, 2005
Clinical Nutrition, 2004
Atherosclerosis, 2001
 
Alpha ... all the input I've seen from you on this site is pushing various foods and drinks as miracle foods that will cause automatic weight loss. Eat more calcium and you'll lose weight. Drink Pomegranate juice and you'll lose weight. Etc.

I haven't seen one post from you that advocates a BALANCED DIET, proper nutrition, proper exercise, etc. What you're telling people is misleading and unhelpful.
 
Ok, let's play your game. I went back and read the papers that were linked from the POM page. Here's what I read (bolding mine):

Pomegranate juice may have antiatherosclerotic properties in mice and humans.1 It contains antioxidants such as soluble polyphenols, tannins, and anthocyanins2 and may decrease carotid artery intima-media thickness after 1 year in humans.3 However, the effects of pomegranate juice on ischemic coronary heart disease (CHD) are unknown. We evaluated the effects of daily consumption of pomegranate juice or a placebo for 3 months on myocardial perfusion in patients who had CHD and inducible ischemia as measured by single-photon emission computed tomography in a randomized double-blind study.
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MAY. Not is guaranteed. MAY.

From the second link:

This randomized controlled pilot study of 19 patients (ages 65-75) is the first to show that pomegranate juice may reduce the amount of plaque in the arteries of patients with heavy plaque buildup (severe carotid artery stenosis) as well as substantially benefiting several important blood parameters. Ten patients consumed 8 oz. a day of POM Wonderful pomegranate juice for 1 year. Nine patients who did not consume pomegranate juice served as controls. The intima-media thickness (IMT) of the carotid artery wall was measured and blood samples were taken at the beginning of the study and at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months. After 1 year, those patients who did not consume pomegranate juice showed a 9% increase in IMT, while those consuming juice showed a decrease in IMT of up to 30%.
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Again ... MAY. Not does. And the amount of plaque removed was "up to 30%" not "have entirely unclogged badly clogged arteries in one year's time." as you said in your post.

There was nothing in any of the three links about "curing erectile dysfunction" as you said in your post.

Also, please note that all three studies referenced were small studies of fewer than 20 people - one of them of 9 people. Statistically speaking, that's a teeny-tiny number of people, verging on statistically insignificant. Also no studies were done on younger people.

So again ... could you provide actual documented sources for the claims you made in your post? I'll refresh your memory just in case you forgot. You said that pom juice could:
a - remove ALL plaque after a year
b - cure erectile dysfunction
c - heal you from many previously considered irreversible damages [perhaps you can be more specific here as well]

Thanks! :)
 
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Titanic Explore said:
Good god- I had no idea- i just looked it up online, and I have many of the symtoms of the damage that can be caused by apsartame-which i always attributed to my weight and diet- I used to have a very sharp and clear mind- now i feel like i have ADD half the time, and struggle just to focus my thoughts- I attributed that to my weight- could it actually be a result of all the Diet coke i consumed? I also think i used to have subtle dislexia, but now its worse than ever, with my misreading words and making typos-which is apparently another symptom of apsartame damage..

Also I think Diet Coke may be a reason why my blood pressure is up....

I'd do somthing so stupid-during and after my long distance walks, rather than have water, I'd suck down a few Diet Cokes...

Diet coke actually dehydrates a person, which is why its easy to drinl one after another...


Im off diet cola for GOOD- What should I eat or drink now, to hopefully heal myself from whatever damage I may have caused?
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It has been a few years from this post. Have you noticed an improvement in your symptoms, specifically your lack of concentration, mild dyslexia, and high blood pressure? Have these symptoms reversed at all? I am very worried. I am 24 years old and have drank about 6 cans a day since I was like 7 years old. Today I was told I have high blood pressure. That seems abnormal for someone my age. I gave it up once for about 1 week but couldn't concentrate at work. I related that to lack of caffeine, and began drinking it again. I am worried this may be permanent. Please let me know if you have reversed any of this damage, and if you still remain "clean".
 
Titanic Explore said:
Update.....Im a Diet Cokeaholic again, and drinking one right now....:rant:
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I just read through all the posts and it looks like he went back to Diet Coke a long time ago...
JustinR, maybe if you tried slowly lessening the amount you drink instead of just quitting cold turkey? Or you could try replacing Diet Coke with something else caffeinated like black tea and then slowly reduce the amount of black tea you drink? Or...maybe you could ask a doctor or someone who has better info about caffeine withdrawal ^_^;;
Hope that helps a bit!

On a side note, my Gramma drinks too much Diet Coke. I used to drink it fairly often (couple a day) when I lived with her. But when I moved out I only drank it in rum and cokes ^^;; And now I drink it so rarely it tastes really disgusting...
It was way harder for me to give up sugar-y iced teas haha
 
I'm trying to do the same thing right now. Part of maintaining my 320 pounds was drinking up to a gallon of regular, full-sugar Coke almost every day. Ugh. I cut that out about two week ago. And I haven't had a soda or carbonated beverage of any kind since Monday. Just water, tea, milk, Crystal Light, etc.
 
Water!

Water, water, water! That's the ultimate liquid for the body! Our bodies are made up of 70% water and we all should be drinking 1/2 our weight in oz. every single day.

Did you know it takes 6-8 glasses of water to neutralize a can of soda in the body? And it takes 4 8 oz. glasses of water to neutralize a cup of coffee.

I recommend the book "I'm not sick, I'm thirsty"....great information about how important water is for us!
 
Um... neutralize the coffee or soda? Neutralize what, exactly? The caffeine?

Caffeine is a mild diuretic, but the amount in coffee or soda isn't so much that it makes you remove even as much water that's in the coffee or soda.

The whole "You need to drink water to make up for coffee" is a myth.

although caffeine, like water, is a mild diuresis (it increases excretion of urine), moderate caffeine consumption does not produce a “fluid-electrolyte imbalance” that can affect health or exercise performance. Furthermore, we retain roughly the same amount of fluid after drinking a caffeinated beverage as we do after drinking water.
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Snopes also debunks this one while tackling the whole 'you need 8 glasses of water a day' -
 
Did you know it takes 6-8 glasses of water to neutralize a can of soda in the body? And it takes 4 8 oz. glasses of water to neutralize a cup of coffee.
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Yeah, what Jeanette said - that's complete myth.

Caffeine is a diuretic, so you don't want to overdo it, but it won't make you dehydrated.

The American Sports Medicine Institute recommends that the average adult should try to consume about 1/2 their body weight in oz. For example, I weigh 167, so I should try to consume 84 oz of water over the course of the day. That's an estimate - some people need less and some people need more, but it's a good base to work from.

Water also comes from coffee, tea, soda, and even the foods you eat, so you have to take that into consideration as well.
 
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