What’s another thing wrong with soda pop?
Actually, I’ll give you a few more than one thing:
1.  People mistakenly think that soda pop can substitute for water consumption.  This is a false and dangerous premise.  Soda is nothing like water: it does your body no good.
2.  Soda pop has a high acid content.  The body [...]

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Do cola drinks affect calcium in women?
All soft drinks use a phosphate buffer so the carbon dioxide does not become carbonic acid in the drink.
Carbonic acid is so toxic that it would stop people from drinking pop immediately. When phosphorus is absorbed into the body, the body matches that phosphorus with calcium, which has to [...]

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Edema in feet and ankles. Doctor would like to prescribe a diuretic. Is there an herbal way to remedy the problem? I have type II diabetes. Is this a contributing factor?
I continue to read about the effectiveness of dandelion for edema, although I have not yet used it. Try it and tell me if it [...]

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Mom, 86 leg cramps severe most nights, takes homeopathic remedy with mixed results. Eats banana a day. Is taking too many meds to mention here. Has poor lung function needs continual oxygen. I read your daily message. Thanks.
Leg cramps can ruin a night’s sleep, especially at an age when repairative sleep is critical. The most [...]

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Wall Street Journal
November 4, 2008
And You Thought the Debate Over Fluoridation Was Settled
Herein lies another article in favor of fluoridation of water.  In addition to the author’s personal experience with non-fluoridated water (14 cavities before 18th birthday) and her children’s experience with fluoridated water (daughters with no cavities), this author cites esteemed organizations like

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We are thirsty.  We are very thirsty.  But we try to quench our thirst with peculiar, foreign fluids which do us little good and often do us harm.  Even commonly accepted, “good for you” liquids sometimes have characteristics which interfere with our bodies’ abilities to process nutritional benefits.  I have shared with you in [...]

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