Coca Cola is the most famous drink, and behind the word "OK" is the second most famous word in the world. It was invented in 1886 by pharmacist Dr. John Pemberton, and its recipe is one of the world's greatest secrets.
Wounded in the Civil War, former Confederate Colonel John Pemberton became addicted to morphine. So he went in search of a substitute that did not contain opium, and the end result, which he prepared in his pharmacy in Columbus, Georgia, served as a prototype for a Coca-Cola recipe; he called it "a brain tonic and an intellectual potion."
Although the drink is bottled around the world, the syrup is made only in the United States.
Coca-Cola as a word comes from two main ingredients: coca leaf and cola nut. The coca leaf extract was essentially cocaine, and the cola nut gave caffeine.
Since Coca-Cola contains caffeine citrate, the Coca-Cola giant hired the company Stefan from Illinois, which is the only one that is legally allowed to import coca leaves to America. Such leaves, from which cocaine is usually obtained, are imported from Peru, and the pharmaceutical company extracts cocaine from the leaves for its further processing, and the leaves are then sold to Coca-Cola.
Coca-Cola was originally conceived as coca wine, first made in France in the 1860s; which was a mixture of cocaine and wine, Pemberton's original recipe says that it takes about 140 grams of coca per 3.8 liters of syrup, which is quite intoxicating. Before cocaine was dumped in 1903, it was estimated that each glass of beverage contained about 9 milligrams of cocaine.
What happens in our body when we drink Coca-Cola?
-in the first 10 minutes: the intake of so much sugar in the body causes a devastating effect. The reason why we do not vomit at that moment is that our body then produces phosphoric acid.
- after 20 min: glucose increases the level of insulin, which leads to the pancreas transforming all that amount of sugar into fat. We remind you that one can or bottle of Coca-Cola contains 10 spoons of sugar.
- after 40 min: our body has completely absorbed caffeine. Our pupils dilate, our blood pressure increases. This leads to the blocking of the adenosine receptor (the molecule that is responsible for the sleep process) and we remain awake.
- after 60 minutes: after an hour we will feel the need to urinate. However, what we don't know is that when we urinate, calcium, magnesium and zinc (which were intended for bones) and other important substances that our body could not absorb are excreted. As time goes on, the sugar level will drop, and we will feel slowed down.
In addition to the very important micronutrients you need to absorb, you also excrete a huge amount of fluid. There is a sugar collapse and you just have to fix the condition. If you are used to Coca-Cola, that will be the easiest way for you, and by God, Coca-Cola is just right.
Do you know that we can classify Coca-Cola as a drug, it is very easy to get addicted to it, and the consequences are excess weight and a stomach like a pregnant woman's.
What substances are found in Coca-Cola?
Everything would be nice if this drink was natural and did not contain many chemicals.
Phenylalanine - Affects the secretion of SEROTONIN (happiness hormone) and causes addiction.
PHOSPHORIC ACID - E338 - Reduces bone density because it binds calcium and magnesium and creates salts that are not absorbed. It also causes kidney disease, as well as the formation of stones.
SODIUM CYCLAMATE (Sodium cyclamate) - E952 - An artificial sweetener that was banned in 1969 because it was discovered to form a carcinogenic substance in the body.
ACESULFAM K (Acesulfame potassium) - E950 - An artificial sweetener which is claimed not to have been sufficiently tested before use and which is suspected to be carcinogenic.
ASPARTAM - E951 - Suspected of damaging the brain and causing tumors.
CAFFEINE (Caffeine) - addictive.
SODIUM CITRATE (Sodium citrate / Trisodium citrate) - The taste regulator is in fact an anesthetic (for the tongue) and an anticoagulant
SODIUM BENZOATE - E211 - A preservative that can react with Vitamin C to form Benzene, whose carcinogenic properties are known. It has also been determined that this chemical causes cell damage, because it affects the DNA of mitochondria.
In 2007, it was discovered that sodium benzoate (E211) causes hyperactivity and decreased intelligence in children.
According to this research, IQ drops to 5.5 points. Coca-Cola has stated that it will stop using E211 "as soon as an adequate replacement is found". Of course, Coca-Cola is not the only one that has these ingredients in it, but "Zero Coca-Cola" has nothing else in it.
ASPARTAM - E-951 - One of the most dangerous, and unfortunately the most available food additives. Namely, aspartame is an artificial sweetener that is 2000 times sweeter than sugar (1 kg of aspartame replaces 2 tons of sugar), and at the same time it is low in calories. It is therefore ideal for all “sugarfree
The problem arises when it is taken into the body, because this sweetener at the temperature of the human body becomes poisonous, such as. cyanide. The worst thing is that it has a delayed effect (ie the consequences are felt years after taking it, because it is constantly deposited in the body). And it is a direct cause of multiple sclerosis and lupus (and according to some, cancer).
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We hope that your eyes were opened after reading this text, and that you will think twice next time before you grab a bottle of Coca-Cola. The most important thing is to preserve your health, so instead of Coca-Cola, we recommend a class of natural juice from freshly squeezed fruit.
This sadly kinda makes me want a pop... goes to show the power of sugar...