‘DEADLY’ Canned Soda

June 7, 2009

 

In the past, we have alluded to the extra high sugar contents of soft drinks which, together with other high-carbo foods, contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes. All types of soft drinks, including the diet or light version, have also been implicated in a “grand slam” condition so called Metabolic Syndrome (combination of hypertension, diabetes, heart disease/stroke), a triple slap of major illnesses.

This topic today relates to an incident where a woman, on a Sunday boating trip, drank a can of soft drink from a boat refrigerator. She fell ill and was taken to the hospital the following day. She died two days later. The autopsy revealed she died of Leptospirosis, a deadly infection caused by dried rat urine, which contains highly toxic substances. Obviously, the can from which the victim drank, without washing, was contaminated with rat urine. These canned beverages (and all canned, bottled and packaged foods) are typically stored in warehouses prior to distribution stores, where rodents may be present in either places. For canned soft drinks, it is best to clean the top before opening, to use a straw or to drink from a glass. Obviously, general precautions must be taken for anything we ingest.

The Fairest Blogs: Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs of 2009

June 1, 2009

Just recently, while I was browsing some of my favorite blogs during my break period, a certain post caught my attention. It is indeed very interesting… especially that after almost two years, I am back to blogging! So what is the post all about? Well, it is sort of a campaign on finding the 10 most emerging influential blogs of 2009. This is organized by Janet Toral with the help of Absolute Traders, My Brute Cheats, and Business Summaries.

There are actually a lot of bloggers who have influenced me to start blogging… but because most of them are considered “pioneers” in this blogging industry or should I say ‘world’, I could not include them on this list.

Anyway, allow me to introduce to you the ten (10) blogs that I have decided to include on my list of most emerging and most influential blogs for 2009. These are blogs that started anytime from May 1, 2008 to the present. And I am sure that these blogs are gradually gaining a considerable amount of readership and influence… add the fact that they are those who have helped me decide to be back on blogging…

 

The Fairest Blogs: Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs of 2009

(1) PolitEkon

(2) ••• atenean101 @ Blogspot

  

(3) Pinoy Copywriter

 

 

(4) Reflections by Mariz

 

(5) Dorothy’s Vineyard

 

(6) A Simple Married Life

(7) Kcatwoman

(8) My Unrevealed Thoughts

 

(9) dangerzone

(10) The Pinay Blogger

 

PS: This immediate post is just to show or rather inform you of my fairest pick for the TOP 10 Emerging Influential Blogs of 2009. Will be updating the post to better explain why I chose the above blogs among the rest…