That's to little sunshine not lack of red blood cells. Unfortunately too much sunshine doesn't do our complexions much good either. I think I'll have to have a cup of tea to cheer myself up ;-)
Lizzy
We have a local store that has a huge number of beers. I'll have to write these down and see if they have them. Or ask for them....just to throw them off. heheheh
That's true Patti. When I was in The St Johns Nursing Division I used to go out on Sundays on Blood donor sessions to help. My job used to be, holding the tube for the doctor to pull the needle out before putting it in the donors arm. Then shaking the bottles as the blood went in to stop it from clotting.
I think they have another method now that does not involve the shaking. At that time I could not give blood because I had Yellow Jaundice as a child. Shirley
In message , Patti writes
Now that's an even better idea!!!
It may not be the phosphoric acid and/or caffeine in soda that leads to lower bone density--it might be that drinking soda displaces milk in th diet:
The idea of 2 or more colas a day causing kidney problems is really a concerning thing. With all the folks that have BP problems already I doubt anyone needs cola at that rate. Thanks for the link Monique Taria
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Lizzy: ;-D
R/Sandy
just enough time to plan a trip over for octoberfest, Kathyl. Roberta just made ya an offer you surely cant refuse. enabling from the south pacific, j.
"KJ" wrote... Now that's an even better idea!!!
"Roberta" wrote...
"KJ" wrote:
well, IMO, if cola can take the chrome off of a car bumper, and run things like a battery does...I'M not drinkin' it. period. imagine what it does to your bones, not to mention your stomach.
grapefruit and g/f juice DO interfere with Cholestrol Meds, not BP meds.
Beer, however, is very good for you. I love beer. Too much beer is not good, however. (Bloating, weight gain, dizzyness...etc..you get the picture. =P)
Tea mixed with ice cream over time will develop kidney stones. really, really.
so...just be cautious, follow your Dr.'s advice and instead of tea with your ice cream, use the cola and make a float!
amy in CNY
Ah now, Doc. Stand down. This is a kind and gentle group. We don't jump down anyone's throat. We are from just all over the place, many educations and experiences, limitations, burdens, ages and skills. It is with great pleasure that we communicate - agree, disagree and share our knowledge and trials. Think of us as friends. Unless, of course, you decide to run an ad. Then, dear Doc, you can expect a full-fledged attack. Polly
"Dr. Zachary Smith" I said that same thing a while back and it seemed most of the group jumped down my throat for it...
There are no bones in your stomach or anywhere else in the digestive tract, and the acids that normally live in your stomach are far more corrosive (ph level) than cola.
This is just plain false.
No, not really, really. It's a little more complex than that.
From the same article (and more), too much caffeine in any form increases the risk of kidney stones. And if I drank a couple cups of tea with ice cream *every day*, I think I'd be more concerned with the health risks related to a fat-heavy diet and obesity. YMMV.
Isn't cola a little hypocritical from what you say in your first paragraph? It also contains caffeine, which is the real culprit in kidney stone risks. I'd use rootbeer - it makes a better float anyway.
Doc
how about ginger beer? j.
Taria - it's because they are "fizzified" with citric acid rather than phosphoric acid. I treat myself to an occasional fresca or, yum, Birch Beer! for that reason.
Musicmaker
I think a nurse told me once that you don't want to drink tea with your iron or multivitamin supplement - but I don't think she was telling me to quit tea entirely.
Musicmaker ps - and the fizzify was wrong - the acid is to acidify!
well i've been chastised by the best, but you have them beat, Doc.
remind me to never give my laymen's opinion again on any subject you may respond to. so sorry to invade your professional territory.
amy in CNY
Well, to be fair the docs not pharmacists ever told us about the grapefruit/BP meds connection. I think I learned about it here. Sure enough I got out the fine print info and it was there. Taria
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