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Protective Diet Class #111

Coffee and Diet Soda

This class empowers you to eliminate your dependency on coffee and diet soda. A Protective Diet will help you finally kick the habit of these highly addictive substances that promote inflammation, neurotoxicity and disease, and leave in their place delicious and satisfying liquid antioxidants that benefit your body with every sip.

Announcements

• Let us inspire and encourage you. Make some wonderful new friends in our support group, Protective Diet Living (PDL).
• Julie shares Cynthia Anderson’s testimonial, an inspiring example of enabling the immune system to beat mono.
• Read the Newsletter associated with this class.

Vocabulary

Endothelium	Acidic Environment	Fibromyalgia	Psychological Addiction
Inflammation	Aspartame	Excitotoxin	Physical Addiction

Action Steps for Eliminating Coffee & Soda

• Understand the Truth About Coffee & Soda

Coffee

• Acidic in the body causing inflammation, endothelial breakdown and disease.
• Deceptive marketing leads consumers to believe coffee beans are loaded with antioxidants.

– All beans are loaded with anti-oxidants. The difference is coffee is acidic.

– There are many healthier ways to get antioxidants without causing the acidity in our system.

• Don’t think it’s okay to be addicted to coffee because it’s good for you. That is like saying wine is good for you when you could go straight to grapes for antioxidant benefits, eliminating the alcohol and its negative effects.
• Coffee causes sweats/irritability/fatigue/mood swings, due to the daily detox and withdrawal of a system dependent on caffeine, sugar and other food additives that are included in coffee add-ins.
• Afternoon Crash–Withdrawal leads to cravings in the afternoon, which can only be answered with high caloric foods or more coffee. Then detox & withdrawal again throughout the night with night sweats.
• Usually the first beverage you are drinking in the morning; a liquid, internal acid wash for your body. Your body fasted all night and the first thing to enter your system is something that is demoting your health.
• Black Coffee=Black Devil; changes your personality every day.

Diet Soda

• Aspartame: the main ingredient in diet soda.

– Found in over 6000 food products on the market, despite reports of 7000 different adverse reactions reported to the FDA.

– 67% were neurological, behavioral symptoms: depression, seizures, headaches, changes in mood/behavior, fuzzy thinking.

– Causes brain tumors in lab animals.

– Despite having FDA approval, reviews of safety tests revealed bias, dishonesty & sloppy science.

• Intake of diet soda increased risk of preterm birth and it was proven this was not due to caffeine.
• Unexplained chronic pain associated with Aspartame-induced fibromyalgia.

Physical Addiction

• Diet soda contains no sugar and has no caloric value. Why are people so hooked on it?
• The deadly combination of caffeine and aspartame creates a short, addictive, chemical high similar to that of cocaine.

– Excitotoxins cause a brain cell to become overexcited and fire uncontrollably, leading to cell death.

– Shown to freely penetrate certain brain regions and rapidly destroy neurons.

– Exhaust your brain by overstimulating its neuro receptors, especially when consumed on a regular basis.

• Cravings for more coke come from the release of 2 neurotransmitters in the brain: dopamine and glutamate.

– Caffeine and aspartame increase dopamine levels. Aspartic acid raises the blood level of aspartame and glutamate.

Psychological Addiction–Emotional dependency on a substance; may be triggered by thoughts, feelings & circumstances.

Additional Damage

• Rotten Teeth & Brittle Bones: phosphoric acid attacks the enamel on your teeth & the minerals in your bones.
• Withered and weakened skin, muscles & heart overtime.
• Kidney Stones: due to urinary changes that lead to kidney disease.

• Practice a Protective Diet 100%

Make a Decision

• Complete the 30-day Detox—eat on-plan foods in unlimited amounts. Satisfy your cravings with on-plan foods.
• Don’t take baby steps. Small steps make it hard. Jump! Go for the best because that is going to produce motivating results.
• Choose to detox on a weekend/day off so you have time to rest. Follow through and do it only one time.
• You are going to experience withdrawal. Throwing in a cup of coffee will not help you out. It will slow your progress.

Eliminate Coffee & Soda

• Cold-brewed coffee, (67% less acidity than regular coffee).
• We eliminate everything that is going cause endothelial breakdown without equal or greater benefit. This is very important for optimal health.

Replace Caffeine

• Do not switch to decaf. Decaffeinated coffee still causes an acidic environment that promotes disease & inflammation.
• Replace coffee with the alkaline antioxidants of black tea, at a fraction of the caffeine.
• Replace soda with an erythritol or stevia sweetened PD Beverage. Adjust the sweetness level to your liking and monitor your taste buds for changes overtime. Eventually you won’t need the sweetener.

Keep the Ritual

• Set yourself up for success by having the ingredients to make a PD Beverage. Treat yourself.
• Plain sparkling additive-free mineral water (NO natural flavor or citric acid); Pellegrino hydrates with a sparkling finish.
• Add Simple Syrup to beverages. Add a lemon or some sprigs of fresh herbs.
• Flower Water—high in minerals and loaded with antioxidants. Don’t exceed 1 qt. per day due to high mineral content.
• Be mindful of circumstances that might cause a relapse.

– A change of season: can bring back the psychological addiction of past coffeehouse rituals.

– A late night project: Get up and get a cold beverage. Walk around the room a couple of times. Take a walk and come back.

Get your blood pumping rather than douse your body with a beverage that’s going to tax your body even more or cause you to lose sleep when you need quality sleep for the next day.

• Learn about self-care and compassion: take a nap or go for a walk to refresh instead of forcing yourself through life on an acidic stimulant. Pamper yourself. Take naps. Ask for help.
• This is a massive undertaking that is going to give you a more even mood and make you better at every role you have in life.

Reverse Disease & Revel in the New You

• Remind yourself of all the positive results of giving up this addictive crutch & negatives of slipping it back in.
• Live free of unexplained chronic pain, inflammation and the diagnosis of an inflammatory disease.
• Enjoy an even mood & energy throughout the day, clean teeth and good breath.
• Feel awake when you wake up and sleep solidly through the night.
• Enjoy a notable financial savings: 1 soy latte/day=$4.25=$128/month; 2/day=$255/month, the cost of a high-speed blender.

Student Q&A

Q: Does black tea have less caffeine than coffee?

Q: Is it true that cold-pressed coffee is not acidic?

Q: Is it okay if an ingredient list includes natural orange flavor or organic essence?

Q: Are vanilla, peppermint, orange and almond extract ok?

Q: What is the best non-herbal tea?

Encouragement

• All of the practices I am teaching you are to improve your quality of life. Not take away from it.
• I’m all about empowering you to understand how simple it is to eat a Protective Diet. If I can do it, I know you can do it, too.

“I only serve my body with foods & beverages that promote my health, endothelium, vitality, and quality of life.”

Recommended Recipes

Simple Syrup	Sparkle Tea	PD Cocktail	Caraway Coffee
Flower Water	Skinny Frappe	Sweet Tea	Chocolate Rooibos Latte

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60-min: Tweaking Tastes & Creating Cravings	#238 Protective Beverages	#108 Detox & Taste bud Reprogram
#028 Inner Child Frame of Mind	#016 Inflammatory Disease	#206 Tea Ritual & Protective Spices

Class Description:

This class empowers you to eliminate your dependency on coffee and diet soda. A Protective Diet will help you finally kick the habit of these highly addictive substances that promote inflammation, neurotoxicity and disease, and leave in their place delicious and satisfying liquid antioxidants that benefit your body with every sip.

Class URL: https://protectivediet.com/courses/the-protective-diet/lessons/class-111-coffee-and-diet-soda/