Coca-Cola or simply Coke is one of the oldest and also one of the most popular commercial beverages of all time. This soft drink is consumed all over the world by people of all ages. There is no doubt that this drink make us feel refreshed right away, but what many people don’t know that this is a highly acidic beverage.
What Does This Mean?
According to Dr. Terri Winn, Coke has a 2.5 pH value and the only soft drink that has such low pH value is Pepsi. But, what does this mean for our health?
Water is known as the most neutral drink and has a pH value of 7. For example, battery acid is the product with lowest pH value (1) and if we consume it we will soon notice the negative consequence sin our body. pH 1 value is found only in so-called super acidic foods and drinks. We have used this example to show you that Coca-Cola is not far away from this value and this is really bad.
Besides the fact that Coke is more similar to battery acid than to water at least when it comes to pH value, people who drink Coca-Cola on a regular basis have about 25% higher chances of witnessing the emergence of diabetes. In addition, they have about 75% higher chances of witnessing gout and 20% chances more of heart attack. Of course, these numbers are not relevant for those who drink soft drinks once in a while.
In case these facts are not sufficient for you to reduce the intake of Coca-Cola we will present even more shocking facts related to this popular drink. Keep in mind that these facts are not pleasant.
Coca-Cola as an Efficient Cleaner
Although Coke is bad for your health and affects many processes in the body in a negative way, this doesn’t mean that this is a useless and bad product in general. For instance, it turns out that Coca-Cola is a very efficient cleaning substance and the high level of acidity is probably the main reason for this property.
Many people have witnessed the efficiency of Coca-Cola when they used it for cleaning. The best part is that we can use it in different situations.
So, although Coca-Cola may not be the ideal drink to boost your health, but at least it is good for cleaning. Now let’s see how people use Coca-Cola to keep their house clean and tidy.
1. Coke and aluminum can help you eliminate rust and sweep chrome.
2. Old pennies placed in a glass of Coca-Cola will become clean almost instantly. The tarnish they have will be completely eliminated.
3. Now let’s move to the toilet. Sip a can of Coca-Cola in the toilet bowl, wait for a couple of minutes and flush the tank.
4. Are you sick and tired of the burn pans? Put some Coca-Cola in the messy pans, take the sponge and rinse the leftovers with some water. Remember to wipe everything well in the end.
5. Take a towel and soak it in some Coca-Cola. Use it to clean the paint from the metal furniture. Remember to wait for a few minutes before Coke starts working.
6. If you want to clean the garage you can count on Coke. It was proven that Coke can do wonders when it comes to oil stains and spills. Just pour some coke on them, wait for a while and use the hose to wash the area.
7. Take an aluminum foil, a sponge or a piece of fabric and soak it in some Coca-Cola. After that, use the soaked tool to eliminate rust.
8. You can use Coke to clean the engine quickly.
9. Finally, coke can clean porcelain efficiently. You can use it for other type of ceramics too.