Water vs. Coke let the match begin...
I love water. I can drink more than a gallon a day and I do. When I was playing professionally I would drink more than that. As athletes, its crucial that we keep our bodies hydrated since they are made up of such a high percentage of water.
I got this email in the mail comparing some water stats vs. coke stats. I thought it'd be good to blog about it. Let me know what you think, just write down in the comment section what you think. Are you a water enthusiast or a coke connoisseur? What's your take as a coach or an athlete.
Check it: WATER
1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (likely applies to half the population)
2. In 37% of americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is mistaken for hunger.
3. Even mild dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.
4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.
5. Lack of water, is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
7. A mere 2% drop in water can trigger fuzzy short term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen.
8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79% and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer. Are you drinking the amount of water you should drink every day?
COKE
1. In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.
2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke and it will be gone in two days.
3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the "real thing" sit for an hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in coke removes stains from vitreous china.
4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: rub the bumper with a rumpled up piece of Reynolds wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca Cola.
5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before ham is finsihed, remove the foli, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumtuous brown gravy.
8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into the load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.
According to the email - "the active ingredients in coke is phosphoric acid which can dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase of osteoporosis."
To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial trucks must use hazardous material place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials. The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean the engines of the trucks for about 20 years!
Isn't this interesting material? I'm not nor have I ever been a Coke drinker so I'm asking my readers if they know if any of these Coke "stats" are true?
Some of these statements I will have to try to prove to myself like the ham in #7 to see if its true. But just the fact that almost every coke statement involves a car or engine part would make me at least think twice about whatever I was about to drink.
I'm curious to know if anyone knows whether or not this stuff is true. Hit me up. Let me know. Let's see what arguments surface.
Remember the ball is in your court. Are you
">too small to play volleyball?
April Chapple is a freelance copywriter for volleyball products and promotions, columnist for USA Volleyball and the American Volleyball Coaches Association Coaching Volleyballmagazine and author of numerous online articles on playing and coaching volleyball. Author of the upcoming ebook "How to Stop Serving Like a Wimp" April's volleyball sites are volleyballvoices.com, volleyballvoyeur.com, beijingolympicvolleyball.com, and aprilsbeachvolleyballog.com. She can be reached at april@volleyballvoices.com
I know you want to learn the secrets of how the pros play like they do. The fastest way for you to do that is to sign up for the FREE Volleyball Voices Newsletter so you can be the first person on your team to get the inside track on how to stay off the bench and gain more playing time by improving all your volleyball skills, fast! Just fill out that box in the upper right hand corner to receive today's volleyball news you can use.
I got this email in the mail comparing some water stats vs. coke stats. I thought it'd be good to blog about it. Let me know what you think, just write down in the comment section what you think. Are you a water enthusiast or a coke connoisseur? What's your take as a coach or an athlete.
Check it: WATER
1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (likely applies to half the population)
2. In 37% of americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is mistaken for hunger.
3. Even mild dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.
4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.
5. Lack of water, is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
7. A mere 2% drop in water can trigger fuzzy short term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen.
8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79% and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer. Are you drinking the amount of water you should drink every day?
COKE
1. In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.
2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke and it will be gone in two days.
3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the "real thing" sit for an hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in coke removes stains from vitreous china.
4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: rub the bumper with a rumpled up piece of Reynolds wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca Cola.
5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before ham is finsihed, remove the foli, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumtuous brown gravy.
8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into the load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.
According to the email - "the active ingredients in coke is phosphoric acid which can dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase of osteoporosis."
To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial trucks must use hazardous material place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials. The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean the engines of the trucks for about 20 years!
Isn't this interesting material? I'm not nor have I ever been a Coke drinker so I'm asking my readers if they know if any of these Coke "stats" are true?
Some of these statements I will have to try to prove to myself like the ham in #7 to see if its true. But just the fact that almost every coke statement involves a car or engine part would make me at least think twice about whatever I was about to drink.
I'm curious to know if anyone knows whether or not this stuff is true. Hit me up. Let me know. Let's see what arguments surface.
Remember the ball is in your court. Are you
">too small to play volleyball?
April Chapple is a freelance copywriter for volleyball products and promotions, columnist for USA Volleyball and the American Volleyball Coaches Association Coaching Volleyballmagazine and author of numerous online articles on playing and coaching volleyball. Author of the upcoming ebook "How to Stop Serving Like a Wimp" April's volleyball sites are volleyballvoices.com, volleyballvoyeur.com, beijingolympicvolleyball.com, and aprilsbeachvolleyballog.com. She can be reached at april@volleyballvoices.com
I know you want to learn the secrets of how the pros play like they do. The fastest way for you to do that is to sign up for the FREE Volleyball Voices Newsletter so you can be the first person on your team to get the inside track on how to stay off the bench and gain more playing time by improving all your volleyball skills, fast! Just fill out that box in the upper right hand corner to receive today's volleyball news you can use.
