bala1
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Hi,

Plachimada is a place in Northern Kerala where the people of the village have been carrying a valiant fight against uncontrolled extraction of groundwater by the soft drink "MNC." It has been ongoing for quite a long time. Of course, politicians (as always) have been taking turns trying to extract advantage out of the situation!

This piece of information was released a few weeks back.

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How SOFT DRINKS are HELPFUL

To clean a toilet:

Pour a can of the drink into the toilet bowl. Sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in the soft drink removes stains from vitreous china.

To clean corrosion from car battery terminals:

Pour a can of soft drink over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion

To remove grease from clothes:

Pour a can of soft drink into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The soft drink will help loosen grease stains

WE DRINK THIS STUFF!

OF COURSE, TO CLEAN OUR SYSTEM TOO.

AFTER ALL, WE ARE PAYING FOR IT.

For your information:

The average pH of soft drinks is 3.4. This acidity is strong enough to dissolve teeth and bones! Our human body stops building bones at around the age of 30. After that, it shall be dissolving the bones every year through the urine depending on the acidity of the food intake. All the dissolved calcium compounds get accumulated in the arteries, veins, skin, tissue, and organs, which affects the functioning of the kidney assisting in the formation of kidney stones.

Soft drinks do not have any nutritional value (in terms of vitamins and minerals). They have higher sugar content, higher acidity, and more additives such as preservatives and colorings. Some people like to take cold soft drinks after each meal, guess what's the impact?

The Impact?

Our body has an optimum temperature of 37 for the functioning of digestive enzymes. The temperature of cold soft drinks is much less than 37, sometimes quite close to 0. This lowers the effectiveness of the enzymes and puts stress on our digestive system, digesting less food. In fact, the food gets fermented. The fermented food produces bad-smelling gases, decays, and forms toxins, which are absorbed in the intestines, get circulated in the blood, and are delivered to the whole body. This spread of toxins can lead to the development of various diseases.

Imagine what the drink must be doing to your soft intestines and stomach lining!

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Go Ahead, and DRINK more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dil Maange............................................ .

Crores spent on ads, destroying the drinking water sources in several areas of the country (like Plachimada) and making enormous profits.

When will this exploitation ever stop??????????????????????

Thanks

Bala

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The kind of awareness is required here by our so-called self-esteemed actors to check the backyards of their own endorsements rather than worrying about anyone else's problems and making a huge public stunt of it. Oh, come on. When will we as citizens understand these simple things? A fellow who campaigns for this soft drink, which according to you, sir, is a form of exploitation, should help others from not getting exploited. What a shame.

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bala1
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Kamalji,

Thank you for your comments. I fully support your view that the so-called people who 'endorse' the products definitely need to check the veracity of the claims they themselves make in these endorsements before accepting the endorsement contracts. If we as a community decide NOT to endorse such products, what can they do?

Thanks,
Bala

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Do they do such things just for the sake of money and risk the lives of their fans just because they follow their actions? My only question to them is, isn't it their responsibility to endorse products that are time and again proven hazardous to people's health? If as a community, we take responsibility for such issues, then only 100% of the population is aware of it. Thanks to Baba Ramdev who is creating awareness about the dangers of drinking soft drinks. Hats off to him as he is doing it at the risk of his life, considering the sales of the drinks have taken a great beating since he started campaigning against it.
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bala1
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Hi, I agree totally with you. Most of those who endorse such products look at ONLY money coming to them. None of them even think of the truthfulness or veracity of the claims made by the manufacturer. Hats off to Baba Ramdev.

And hats off to those poor ordinary people from Plachimada (a village in North Kerala) where they have forced out the "soft drink" MNC for irresponsible and criminal negligence of environmental issues and uncontrolled extraction of groundwater in that place. The MNC is still fighting it out in court (as of yesterday's local newspaper). And the politicians still keep playing the game of self-improvement!

And now, effects of growing Bt Cotton (many of us would have watched it on TV 2 days back or read in newspapers) - another exploitation of the country!

Thanks, Bala

Thanks, Bala

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Its informative. this should be widely circulated and educated to school children. adults have resistance power but what about kids. its unsafe. nimmagadda
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Hi Bala,

Thanks for posting such an informative post. A real good one. It is the time to speak out our opinions as loud as possible as the so-called caretaker (politicians) of India have banned these products in parliament to take care of MPs and others. But what about "AAM JANTA" where millions of people, especially children, are drinking these pesticides to clean their complete system?

I know these companies will again manage to get a clearance certificate. Celebrities will endorse these products again, and most of us will start gulping this POISON again (people have a short memory). Why can't we do something to ban these products? What say??

Cheers,
Archna

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bala1
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Hi Archna,

Possibly, Kerala is the only state where a total ban has been imposed. This could be due to the leftist parties being in power. However, as you have stated, the great celebrities (who rake in millions from these adverts) will once again say 'Dil Maange More'! Public memory is proverbially short.

Bala

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