All diet drinks (i.e. sugar-free, zero carbs) are inadvisable as they can create imbalances in acid/base regulation. Most importantly they artificial sweeteners contained within in them cause an auto response from insulin to move non-existent sugar into the cells.  When insulin shows up on site, there is no sugar.  This insulin is then changed into a new hormone that allows fat when it shows up to be moved into the fat cells.  The Ideal Protein Diet Pickering is very alkaline, and this is why common complications found with other protein-based diets, those often being kidney stones, gout, bone spurs, etc. are not a factor for people on the Ideal Protein lose weight fast Pickering program.

One of the problems is that many flavoured clear glasses of water like drinks such as Aquafina and Dasani contain a large quantity of phosphoric acid which creates havoc with the body’s bicarbonate buffering system. The same is true for all diet pop, especially the “brown ones”.  The number two best selling pop in North America is, you guessed it Diet Coca-Cola and let’s not exclude the other toxic substances like Pepsi, Dr Pepper, root beer, etc. Before consumption, you should consult your Ideal Protein Diet Pickering Coach or just read the label.  It should state carb-free and contains no phosphoric acid. Carbonated beverages contain CO2 which, when dissolved in water becomes carbonic acid, a weak acid (unlike phosphoric). Thus, drinking your homemade carbonated Soda Stream water is ok in small quantities provided you are not adding they’re sugar-free, artificially sweetened flavouring.  Please do not replace your required 2 litres (8 glasses or 4 bottles of water per day). Consumption of these products will most likely stall your weight loss efforts making your journey to your ideal weight so much longer than necessary.

On another note, it has been widely believed by the medical establishment for every cup of caffeinated coffee consumed (and other drinks containing caffeine) the drinker must also consume an extra cup of water.  It was incorrectly believed for decades that caffeine was a major dietetic which it is not.  Caffeine is a mild diuretic, and this matching cup for cup was rebutted years ago as total crap. However, many doctors are slow to adjust their thinking as they live in a world that unless the research publications fall from the sky striking them in the head, they toll what they learned in their medical training years, decades ago.  Many even still consider Type 2 Diabetes as a chronic and incurable disease when it has been proven to be reversible.

Please remember that your bodies acid-base balance plays a major role in physiology, particularly in such conditions as osteoporosis, gout, “hardening of the arteries”, and more acidic blood has reduced levels of H₂O which leads to a whole host of disorders, including the growth of cancer cells. Using sugar-free, carb-free drinks and diet sodas will stall your weight loss efforts so if they are not on the information given to you in your weight loss meal plan Pickering, don’t consume them!  Stage 4 Cancer thrives at pH 4.5 and below.  Diet soda’s pH is between 2.0 – 2.6, yes, diet soda feeds CANCER, in more than a can a day it is potentially killing you!!  Food for serious thought … do ya think?