Comments on: Even If You Eat Meat… http://veggieedge.com/blog/nutrition/even-if-you-eat-meat.html Adding Inspiration with Veggie Variety Everyday Sun, 13 May 2012 20:59:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tambra http://veggieedge.com/blog/nutrition/even-if-you-eat-meat.html/comment-page-1#comment-170 Tambra Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:42:41 +0000 http://veggieedge.com/blog/?p=1159#comment-170 Hi Tony! Thanks for the question! Congrats on canceling the soda...you have done yourself a tremendous favor that many people never will or never will want to do. If you take time to read the contents of soda, after awhile you realize that, individually, those ingredients shouldn't go into a body, so why should they together? Soda is really nothing more than a profitable hodge-podge of a beverage...strange that it's supposed to quench your thirst, but instead, you become more thirsty, dehydrated, and overloaded on sugar and caffeine, which is only fun for so long before it backfires. I quit drinking soda 12 years ago at 18, and since then tried two sips just for fun and realized I'm so over it. The phosphoric acid ruins the intestine lining and the sugar contained in pop makes it hard for us to keep minerals in our bones! Wish everyone could give it up like you... As far as the Perrier water goes, I do know that it contains naturally occurring minerals. The key to calcium induced stones is that they usually result from people dumping lab made supplements, which contain a calcium compound (such as calcium carbonate). There are about 12 different kinds of calcium found in supplements. In order for the body to use the calcium, it needs to be an ANGSTROM in size. An ANGSTROM is one-one millionth of a MICRON. The calcium found in supplements is almost always in micron form, which means the body has to break it down one million times smaller in order for it to be BIOAVAILABLE. This is why it's somewhat unwise to resort strictly to supplements for calcium because it will never be as good as found in nature. The calcium in Perrier is natural, so I think your risk from this is extremely low...Perrier does however contain Nitrate, in tiny amounts, so I wouldn't be a total addict. Maybe down the line a few months you may consider going down to one bottle a day and replacing the other with Evian, which is also french :) or a still water. Bottom line? Perrier is the least of your worries, when you used to drink pop. This sparkling water is rather acidic, and sometimes it bothers peoples stomachs, so just be careful of that. I'm one that shys away from carbonated anything since I'm weird like that...kinda leery of carbon dioxide in my drink :p Stones are often times the result of calcium buildup or deposits and this is scary! If you or anyone you know is using calcium supplements and would like to switch to a BIOAVAILABLE form that is already an ANGSTROM in size (the tiniest size possible) visit www.wateroz.com --that's my supplements of choice :) Other minerals that help aid the use and absorption of calcium are magnesium, boron, and Water Oz's Water of Life. The greatest part is, if you don't use all of what you take at once, you can pass through in the urine (since the minerals are bioavailable and not in compound form). You asked a simple question, didn't mean to overwhelm you with a complex answer! Hopefully you found this helpful! P.S. Thanks for the apology! Guess maybe I came off the wrong way in the post to people that don't know me very well?! Oops! Those dang, snotty vegans--LOL! Keep up the personal quest! Hi Tony!
Thanks for the question! Congrats on canceling the soda…you have done yourself a tremendous favor that many people never will or never will want to do. If you take time to read the contents of soda, after awhile you realize that, individually, those ingredients shouldn’t go into a body, so why should they together? Soda is really nothing more than a profitable hodge-podge of a beverage…strange that it’s supposed to quench your thirst, but instead, you become more thirsty, dehydrated, and overloaded on sugar and caffeine, which is only fun for so long before it backfires. I quit drinking soda 12 years ago at 18, and since then tried two sips just for fun and realized I’m so over it. The phosphoric acid ruins the intestine lining and the sugar contained in pop makes it hard for us to keep minerals in our bones! Wish everyone could give it up like you… As far as the Perrier water goes, I do know that it contains naturally occurring minerals. The key to calcium induced stones is that they usually result from people dumping lab made supplements, which contain a calcium compound (such as calcium carbonate). There are about 12 different kinds of calcium found in supplements. In order for the body to use the calcium, it needs to be an ANGSTROM in size. An ANGSTROM is one-one millionth of a MICRON. The calcium found in supplements is almost always in micron form, which means the body has to break it down one million times smaller in order for it to be BIOAVAILABLE. This is why it’s somewhat unwise to resort strictly to supplements for calcium because it will never be as good as found in nature. The calcium in Perrier is natural, so I think your risk from this is extremely low…Perrier does however contain Nitrate, in tiny amounts, so I wouldn’t be a total addict. Maybe down the line a few months you may consider going down to one bottle a day and replacing the other with Evian, which is also french :) or a still water. Bottom line? Perrier is the least of your worries, when you used to drink pop. This sparkling water is rather acidic, and sometimes it bothers peoples stomachs, so just be careful of that. I’m one that shys away from carbonated anything since I’m weird like that…kinda leery of carbon dioxide in my drink :p Stones are often times the result of calcium buildup or deposits and this is scary! If you or anyone you know is using calcium supplements and would like to switch to a BIOAVAILABLE form that is already an ANGSTROM in size (the tiniest size possible) visit http://www.wateroz.com –that’s my supplements of choice :) Other minerals that help aid the use and absorption of calcium are magnesium, boron, and Water Oz’s Water of Life. The greatest part is, if you don’t use all of what you take at once, you can pass through in the urine (since the minerals are bioavailable and not in compound form). You asked a simple question, didn’t mean to overwhelm you with a complex answer! Hopefully you found this helpful! P.S. Thanks for the apology! Guess maybe I came off the wrong way in the post to people that don’t know me very well?! Oops! Those dang, snotty vegans–LOL! Keep up the personal quest!

]]> By: Tony http://veggieedge.com/blog/nutrition/even-if-you-eat-meat.html/comment-page-1#comment-169 Tony Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:09:32 +0000 http://veggieedge.com/blog/?p=1159#comment-169 Tambra, I was a little harsh before and I apologize. I have a quick question I was wondering if you could address. 1. Im completly off soda pop, and have replaced all soda with perrier bottle mineral water. I have usually 2 bottles per day. Is there a risk for kidney stones with the amount of calcium contained in this water. Tambra,

I was a little harsh before and I apologize. I have a quick question I was wondering if you could address.

1. Im completly off soda pop, and have replaced all soda with perrier bottle mineral water. I have usually 2 bottles per day. Is there a risk for kidney stones with the amount of calcium contained in this water.

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