Miss Gullible

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If only it were that easy. I swear I am completely addicted to Coke, or LA Maxi Ice (a cheap diet cola) to be precise. It is my health vice. I don’t smoke or drink alcohol, yet my health is really suffering from something most people would assume is no big deal.

Perhaps this is how smokers feel about smoking. I drink at least 2 litres of diet Cola every day and increasingly when I lay down at night I feel sick. Nearly every other night I have to actually get up to be sick. Gross, I know. Whenever I feel this way my mind wanders to Coke and even the thought of it makes me feel sick. Every night I swear off it for life. However the next morning comes around, my stomach feels better and I start to drink it again. The thing is, I really like the taste and I can’t think of any other drink I could replace it with. Coke is so comforting and delicious.

So drink it, some of you may say, but I really should point out just how dangerous drinking Coke is. Here are the things in Cola that can cause you damage:

Caffeine - This is the stuff that keeps me awake at night. Sure it gives me a buzz and helps me get over that afternoon slump, but it also causes headaches, fatigue, stress, cardio problems, gastrointestinal problems and liver damage. It also affects libido (not good!)

Corn Syrup - This stuff may make the drink taste oh so sweet, but it also turns to fat easier than any other sugar and inhibits copper metabolism, which leads to destruction of connective tissue and arteries.

Aspartame - The worst culprit of all. This stuff is really damaging my health and can be found in all sorts of foods and diet drinks. It causes a whole range of health problems including blindness, depression, insomnia, seizures, nausea, hives, balding, ulcers, suicidal tendencies, ADD and Alzheimer’s and these are just a few of the side effects. These effects can show up after many years. There are even support groups for people who have suffered Aspartame poisoning.

You really should check out the Sweet Poison website to find out more about Aspartame. It has loads of really useful information. The FDA took a lot of persuading before they allowed sale of Aspartame and unfortunately most of the side effects remain a closely guarded secret. This is due to the fact that the diet industry is worth trillions of dollars and as we all know when it comes to the government, Money Talks.

Most of the illnesses can be cured by just stopping your intake of Aspartame That means avoiding diet drinks and diet products such as NutraSweet.

I am hoping now that I am armed with this knowledge I can fight my cravings for Coke. I know it sounds silly, but it is really hard to resist. I am ashamed I have let it get to this stage where my health is already suffering, but if I stop now I should get healthier. It amazes me that governments let these kind of drugs sell, but then again they will do anything for money. It just shows you really can’t trust anyone in power.

I have been researching ways to monetise my blog and other websites and I came across Pay Per Play Net Audio Ads. This is basically where a 5 second audio ad plays when someone clicks on my homepage. I don’t know about you, but this sounds mighty annoying to me.

I researched some more on the PPP forum and it was very interesting to hear what some current members had to say. Many people have not been paid and their stats have not uupdated, despite large amounts of visitors to their site. Apparently the site is having stat problems. That sounds a lot like Bux.to’s excuse to me. As you may have read, I have got a lot of money invested in Bux.to (money I borrowed!) and I am pretty sure I am going to lose it all.

Even the moderator of the PPP forum, who is a cheerleader for Net Audio Ads says she has only made 0.27cents so far. Surely we are worth more than that!

If you have had success with audio ads on your site please correct me, but I feel that not only would I probably not bepaid anything, but the ads would really frustrate you guys, my visitors. Plus since I would not be able to control the ads they would probably be for scams. That’s the last thing we want!

I keep my own speakers off and only turn the volume on when I want to listen to something in particular. Audio ads rile me up.