WHAT HAPPENS TO A PERSON’S BODY WHEN THEY DRINK A COKE
- In The First 10 minutes: 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system. (100% of your recommended daily intake.) You don’t immediately vomit from the overwhelming sweetness because phosphoric acid cuts the flavour allowing you to keep it down.
- 20 minutes: Your blood sugar spikes, causing an insulin burst. Your liver responds to this by turning any sugar it can get its hands on into fat. (There’s plenty of that at this particular moment)
- 40 minutes: Caffeine absorption is complete. Your pupils dilate, your blood pressure rises, as a response your livers dumps more sugar into your bloodstream. The adenosine receptors in your brain are now blocked preventing drowsiness.
- 45 minutes: Your body ups your dopamine production stimulating the pleasure centres of your brain. This is physically the same way heroin works, by the way.
- >60 minutes: The phosphoric acid binds calcium, magnesium and zinc in your lower intestine, providing a further boost in metabolism. This is compounded by high doses of sugar and artificial sweeteners also increasing the urinary excretion of calcium.
- >60 Minutes: The caffeine’s diuretic properties come into play. (It makes you have to pee.) It is now assured that you’ll evacuate the bonded calcium, magnesium and zinc that was headed to your bones as well as sodium, electrolyte and water.
- >60 minutes: As the rave inside of you dies down you’ll start to have a sugar crash. You may become irritable and/or sluggish. You’ve also now, literally, pissed away all the water that was in the Coke. But not before infusing it with valuable nutrients your body could have used for things like even having the ability to hydrate your system or build strong bones and teeth.
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Facts
- Contains all 21 known amino acids including the 8 essential ones you cannot produce on your own
- Hemp does not contain any phytic acid or enzyme inhibitors which soy protein contains
- Much easier and safer to digest than soy protein
- Hemp does not require pesticides or genetic alterations in order to be grown, in fact in can be grown pretty much anywhere
- Good source of Gamma Linoleic Acid (GLA) which is a very rare nutrient
- Good Source of fiber, thiamin, niacin, vitamin E, folic acid, magnesium, calcium, potassium, iron, and zinc.
- One of the best sources of Essential Fatty Acids with a perfect 3:1 ratio of Omega-3 and Omega-6
- Fiber content of 40%, which is the highest of all flour grains
Source: www.hemptraders.com
Health Benefits
- Weight Loss: filling, reduces cravings for sugary and starchy foods
- Increased and longer-lasting energy (I can most certainly vouch for this one)
- Strengths immune system
- Improve digestion: Hemp seeds are used to treat constipation and hemorrhoids in Asia
- Lower cholesterol and protect heart health
- Healthy skin and hair
Uses
- Add it to smoothies, salads, baked goods, snacks, icecream, etc
- Hemp seeds are a very versatile food and can be added to pretty much any recipe
- Helpful (essential!) for vegans
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Things worse than cannabis #2: Cars.
While their design changed dramatically since conceptualization, cars serve the same purpose as in 1904: utilize the the energy of combustion to drive from point A to point B. Unfortunately this combustion is (like in 1904) powered by fuel made from crude oil - which in 1904 cost 62 cents per barrel instead of today’s $113 average.
Environmental and economic impacts of oil-based fuel aside, driving itself is harmful. Simply operating a vehicle emits pollution that can cause impaired immune systems, lung inflammation, acute respiratory problems, contribute to birth defects and make healthy children 3-4 times as likely to develop asthma. This devious mix of carbon dioxide (greenhouse gas supreme) and carbon monoxide (the invisible killer) is causing environmental damage so disastrous the climatologist community can’t even decide which disaster will strike first.
Besides its exhaust, almost every other car part makes this contraption look less like a convenience and more like a screaming metal death trap. Each piece of an automobile is dripping with toxic substances. That desirable “new car smell” is actually a series of unstable chemical sealants and adhesives that emit fumes during manufacturing. What you’re really smelling is glue, carpet cleaners and a (supposedly) non-lethal dose of Benzene.
Nearly 36,000 people in the United States die annually from car crashes. Safety features continue to be produced and enhanced - but unfortunately so do distractions, like electronic billboards, cell phones, in-car navigation and music systems.
Some claim that a society centered around driving poses health risks from being too sedentary. Some in the United States argue that the Department of Motor Vehicles is too bureaucratic for driving to be worthwhile, yet women in Saudi Arabia cannot legally drive for fear that it will lead to rampant sex, pornography and more homosexuals. This policy clearly varies worldwide, but generally adheres to one simple rule: Use cars responsibly and don’t hurt anyone else.
… Well shucks, I can think of other things that mentality applies to.
Things worse than cannabis #1: Margarine.
Margarine is the result of vegetable oil put through a hydrogenation process which creates a solid substance, in essence spreadable fat. While it has been marketed as a healthier butter substitute, margarine is so full of trans fats that even minimal consumption could increase your risk of heart disease.
The most harmful aspect of consuming margarine is chronic inflammation - linked to Rheumatoid arthritis, Scleroderma, Systemic lupus and of course heart disease. Chronic inflammation has dietary roots and could be triggered by any diet involving dairy products.
While consumption peaked in 1993, United States citizens nowadays eat about 2 billion pounds of margarine per year. The margarine and cooking oil industry legally sold $4.2 billion worth of buttery spreads in 2011 and not one customer was fined or imprisoned from consuming this harmful substance.
