> WATER
>
> 1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.
>
> 2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is
> so weak that it
> is often
> 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, 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 body water can trigger
> fuzzy, short-term
> memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty
> focusing on the computer
> screen or
> on a printed page.
>
> 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.
>
> And now for the properties of COKE:
>
> 1. In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol
> carries two
> gallons of
> coke in the truck 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 one 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: Applying 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 the
> ham is
> finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings
> to mix with
> the Coke for
> a sumptuous brown gravy.
>
> 8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of
> coke into a
> load of
> greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a
> regular cycle.
> The
> Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains.
>
> 9. It will also clean road haze from your
> windshield.
>
>
> For Your Info:
>
> 1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric
> acid. Its pH is
> 2.8. It
> will dissolve a nail in about 4 days. Phosphoric
> acid also
> leaches calcium
> from bones and is a major contributor to the
> rising increase in
> osteoporosis.
>
> 2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the
> commercial
> truck must
> use the Hazardous material place cards reserved
> for Highly
> corrosive
> materials.
>
> 3. The distributors of Coke have been using it to
> clean the
> engines of
> their trucks for about 20 years! Now the question
> is, would you
> like a
> coke or a glass of water?