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Originally Posted by honeychile
I took a good, hard look at my family's medical history, and started to seriously cut back on foods that are empty calories or tend to lead to one disease or another. I may love sweet tea, but it's now a treat, not an everyday drink. I can't remember how long it's been since I've willingly bought Coke (of any sort), or even drank it - the "experts" are saying that even diet pop causes problems. Using a teabag squeezer (mine's from Tupperware) allows you to get several cups of tea out of one bag, without the mess. Remember how one packet of sugar was 1 teaspoon? Read the packet - it's now just under a teaspoon. If you can do without the full teaspoon at a restaurant, you can do without it at home.
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I recently changed my diet for health issues and in the process it has saved me money. I went became a mostly vegan vegetarian in July. Not only have I lost 12 pounds, but my cholesterol has gone way down (saving me money from having to be placed on an expensive medication), my thyroid numbers are going up and becoming more stable, saving me money from thyroid medication, AND the diet changes have also boosted my overall mental health to where I am proud to say I am off both anti-depressants and off the Ambien to sleep. My migraines are much less frequent and severe too (saving money there from other medications). I cut out caffiene and soft drinks, in addition to coffee so my daily starbucks habit is no more. We no longer buy fruit juice here. We got out the ole Juiceman Juicer and now make our own juices, fresh with no added sugar or preservatives.
Here recently with the weather being so nice, we've turned off the a/c and opened windows.