The Giant Noodle
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You bring up a EXCELLENT point!!! Processed meats are HORRIBLE for you. Very very bad stuff. Also the more sodium in your diet the more anxiety you feel.
Over a year ago I cut routine intakes of that out of my diet - now my Dr Pepper love only shines through when I go to the grocery store (once a week) at the gas station I buy a 20 oz. The sweet taste of poison - take me away!
I drink diet Dr. Pepper.
I am not persuaded that artificial sweetener is in fact "even more unhealthy" than the ten teaspoonfuls of sugar in a can of regular soda.
Of all the sugar-free sodas, diet Dr. Pepper's the best. Well, that and diet A&W root beer, but I don't want to drink root beer all the time, only occasionally.
I've tried the diets - I'd rather just go without and drink sparingly
Either way - it's all processed sugars - what's worse is the acid - rots my teeth like I'm a methhead.
My teeth have always been a problem for me - I'm not sure why, really - when I was younger it could easily be attributed to poor dental-habits, that's normal for kids. But now that I'm an adult it's because I just don't take (or have) the time to get problems fixed when they start - and they just quickly become worse, and spread. I've gone countless times but it just never is enough - there's always 5 more cavities here, 13 there . . . it's constant. Amazing I still have teeth *in* my mouth.
I'm considering sedation sessions - last time I went to the dentist I had 14 cavities - and I'm sure they've just gotten worse since then. I've had a few taken care of but one or two per session when your teeth are so horrid is like pissing in a bucket.
That's actually what started my lean off of acidic drinks (soda/coffee) - when you sip sip sip all day it brings the ph down, which encourages the growth of bacteria and so on . . . and that leads to more and more decay. If my teeth were squared away and cavity free it wouldn't be quite that way.
Holy cow. I think I'd just get my teeth pulled and get dentures, if I had that many cavities.
My ex-husband recently got all his teeth pulled and got those screw-in implants. They look better than his real teeth did.
I remember when his problems started, in his late teens. My dad would loan him money for a much-needed root canal; he'd run out and get a new tattoo instead.
Now he's got a lot of cool tats, but fake teeth. Serves him right.
I call him "toothless n' ruthless". :lol:
Some people swear by the mantra "everything in moderation," but the truth is, some foods, no matter how good they taste, are better off left alone.
If you need a little motivation to stay away from these most unhealthy foods, consider that four of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States are related to diet (diabetes, heart disease, cancer and stroke). And if you're looking to improve yours, cutting back on these six foods is a great place to start.
HERE THEY ARE: Healthy with Hart - the 6 Most Unhealthy Foods You Should Avoid at All Costs
Diet Coke - 0 calories
100% juice - 150 calories
You be the judge.
My teeth have always been a problem for me - I'm not sure why, really - when I was younger it could easily be attributed to poor dental-habits, that's normal for kids. But now that I'm an adult it's because I just don't take (or have) the time to get problems fixed when they start - and they just quickly become worse, and spread. I've gone countless times but it just never is enough - there's always 5 more cavities here, 13 there . . . it's constant. Amazing I still have teeth *in* my mouth.
I'm considering sedation sessions - last time I went to the dentist I had 14 cavities - and I'm sure they've just gotten worse since then. I've had a few taken care of but one or two per session when your teeth are so horrid is like pissing in a bucket.
That's actually what started my lean off of acidic drinks (soda/coffee) - when you sip sip sip all day it brings the ph down, which encourages the growth of bacteria and so on . . . and that leads to more and more decay. If my teeth were squared away and cavity free it wouldn't be quite that way.
Calorie counting isn't the be-all, end-all. Especially when the 0 calorie drink is full of unhealthy chemicals.Diet Coke - 0 calories
100% juice - 150 calories
You be the judge.
Artificial sweeteners give me diarrhea. And the fact that they're chemicals persuades me that they're more unhealthy than natural sugar.I drink diet Dr. Pepper.
I am not persuaded that artificial sweetener is in fact "even more unhealthy" than the ten teaspoonfuls of sugar in a can of regular soda.
Of all the sugar-free sodas, diet Dr. Pepper's the best. Well, that and diet A&W root beer, but I don't want to drink root beer all the time, only occasionally.
DAANNNNG you had it bad....i had to get give or take 10 teeth pulled out aswell..... then i found out how much it was to get them pulled....... nope! pulled them out myself ....dental floss... and rubber tipped pliers.... nuff said .-. i hd braces about the same time as you had to get the pallet expander and a chin cup to retain the fast growth of my lower jaw (thankfully i only wore it at night.) and all i have left is o pull out the wisdom teeth thankfully i can just volunteer at a university of dental blahh blahh blahh lol and the professor wil perform the surgery while students watch and learn and its only 25 a pop vs. 2000-5000 hello university lolI feel for you. My teeth have always been a nightmare for me. Braces for FOUR years when I was a teen. And after that, cavity, cavity, cavity. Hell, my teeth came through my gums with cavities (I **** you not). I had to have fillings and then preventative caps put on my molars. I had to have four teeth pulled in order to have my braces put on ( so there would be room for my teeth to move). Then my wisdom teeth came in impacted, had those surgically removed. (that's 8 teeth pulled by the time I was 18). Eventually I started needing root canals, but apparently my mouth doesn't like root canals much because they don't always work. Spend over $2000 to save ONE tooth (root canal, retreatment, retreatment) before finally telling a dentist to just pull the goddamn thing. She said she had to pull the one above it too (which was one of my few "good" teeth). So, two more teeth pulled. (total of 10 pulled) A couple of years later, after a $1000 root canal on one tooth, it broke and there wasn't enough of it to crown. So, tooth number 11 was pulled. So, I have 11 pulled teeth and 7 crowns now. All my molars, basically. My front teeth have always been fine for some reason.
So I totally empathize with you. The culprit for me - we think - is that I clench my teeth at night when I'm sleeping, thereby fracturing all of my molars eventually. (TMJ)
Calorie counting isn't the be-all, end-all. Especially when the 0 calorie drink is full of unhealthy chemicals.
Artificial sweeteners give me diarrhea. And the fact that they're chemicals persuades me that they're more unhealthy than natural sugar.
I know you don't have an issue with weight, but artificial sweeteners have actually been linked as a cause of weight gain.
You bring up a EXCELLENT point!!! Processed meats are HORRIBLE for you. Very very bad stuff. Also the more sodium in your diet the more anxiety you feel.
DAANNNNG you had it bad....i had to get give or take 10 teeth pulled out aswell..... then i found out how much it was to get them pulled....... nope! pulled them out myself ....dental floss... and rubber tipped pliers.... nuff said .-. i hd braces about the same time as you had to get the pallet expander and a chin cup to retain the fast growth of my lower jaw (thankfully i only wore it at night.) and all i have left is o pull out the wisdom teeth thankfully i can just volunteer at a university of dental blahh blahh blahh lol and the professor wil perform the surgery while students watch and learn and its only 25 a pop vs. 2000-5000 hello university lol
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