What life hack is so simple yet so effective, you're shocked more people don't know about it?

Or soda. Or sugary drinks in general.

I hate the talk about soda. It's a flavored carbonated drink and carbonation isn't killing people. When schools banned sodas from vending machines, they replaced them with yoohoo and other drinks that had as much or more sugar than the carbonated drinks they removed. -stepping off my soapbox-
- Fruit juice is notorious for this.
  
  'but its fruit juice! Its 100% natural!'
  
  Most still have added sugars on top of the fact that most of the fruit has been squeezed out only leaving... Sugars.
  
  Even on their own, the natural fruit sugars aren't enough to make drinking fruit juice "healthy" when all the fiber has been squeezed out.
  
  But the one two punch of sugars is just as bad as any other sugary drink.
  
  Same with cans of Arizona or Snapple or anything else. It's all terrible.
- People don't realize that ultra processed food is basically everything they eat and drink. There are very few things that aren't, and they're mostly whole food adjacent.
  
  If it's not straight up water and plain vegetables, fruit, and grain equivalents, it's more than likely ultra processed no matter how healthy it claims to be.
  
  So much of non-genetic cancers comes from what we ingest willingly. A large portion of it would stop if everyone ate a well rounded whole foods diet. But shit is expensive, takes time and kwh to make, and people are busy trying to enjoy life.
  
  Conventional Cereal? Terrible. https://www.livestrong.com/article/13774827-is-eating-cereal-every-day-bad/
  
  Certain processed fiber gives you liver cancer Ffs lol.
  
  https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/diets-high-in-processed-fiber-may-increase-risk-of-liver-cancer-in-some-people
- The problem isn’t carbonation (Bubly, Liquid Death have 0g). The problem is carbonated sugary drinks typically have more sugar than other sugary drinks, not a rule but per amount sold.
  
  The typical soda has 38g of sugar per 12oz (can). Google states the following: Coca-Cola is 45g. Mountain Dew is 46g. Redbull and Monster are 34g. Arizona Sweet Tea is 31g. Apple juice is 33g. Orange juice is 28g. Cranberry juice is 42g.
  
  Anything over 28g is no go territory for me. Anything under is generally not an issue blood sugar wise for me. Note: I am not diabetic.
I try not to drink calories at all, but if I do, it's considered part of the meal.

I strongly recommend this, as strongly as reading the news everyday. Don't watch or listen to it, READ it. It makes you conscious of your participation, makes it easier to remember, and over time, will sharpen your critical thinking skills

If you've ever thought 'holy fuck some people are dumb', well, if they read the news on the reg, they'd be less and less dumb, everyday.

I feel like there's a subtlety here. Ocassional Glass of wine with dinner versus binge drinking.

Of course the problem is that the first drink makes then next one more attractive and degrades impulse control... so YMMV.

One is too many and a thousand is never enough.

Edit: I do get the irony of someone with my username posting this. I understand what's wrong with binge drinking and me in general, I'm just not ready to fix it.
- You and I are in the same place.
  
  Well, I’m not in Texas, but I’m with you otherwise.
  
  I’ll fix it sometime. Hopefully soon.
  
  We're gonna be alright, buddy.
  
  Thank ya. We definitely are. My problem is, drinkin’ makes everything SO MUCH FUN. If it just wasn’t so damn fun, it wouldn’t be an issue
  
  Wow. This thread got pretty real, pretty quick. I feel you though (you too, Texas).
  
  You're gonna be alright, too.
  
  Thanks Tex (hope you don't mind me calling you that). I appreciate it. Same to you and Rei. We're all gonna get through this eventually.
  
  Edit: Sorry Rai, not Rei.
- I was entirely satisfied enjoying that irony.
- This, is why I don't drink.
Having a glass of wine every day is not healthy.
- Agreed, my intent was occasional. I shall go and put that word in.
- I drink pretty much only on the weekends and that’s pretty seldom.
  
  Is one glass of wine really that bad though? Like compared to a glass of grape juice? Because of the sugars and calories and is alcohol in this percentage range (approx 14%) enough to cause damage to your liver over time?
  
  Again I’m talking about one glass
  
  Any amount of alcohol is per definition unhealthy. The "health benefits" of red wine can easily be attained through other foods or drinks.

I’m going on holiday to Greece next month, so have decided to forgo my usual weekend ales until then. Partly to be a little more comfortable in my swimming shorts, but also because £10/15 a weekend adds up to a few cold pints of Mythos by the beach.

But I was amazed at how fresh I felt last Monday morning after not having drunk any beer over the weekend.

I had better seafood in Greece than anywhere else in Europe. Fresh grilled octopus with a squeeze of lemon, fried sardines, squid salad, everything just perfect. (Note: I haven't done Nordic countries, and they might do cod/coldwater-fish/etc. better, but that's be a different style.)

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Yep. For me it made the week so much easier..wake up fresher, work out easier, handle job tasks smoother.

Friday night have fun. Wednesday? Nah. Tea please.

Depends on the person. I’m content only have 1 at a time. I don’t have an addictive personality though. For some people this is great advice. Others, it doesn’t affect.