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Many beverages contain caffeine. With every cup of coffee you drink, your body’s calcium balance – the difference between calcium intake and excretion – becomes negative. If you drink more than a couple of cups (not mugs!) of coffee a day, the calcium loss can be substantial, especially if you are absorbing too little calcium in the first place. Drinking several cups of strong coffee or tea a day clogs up your body with toxins and slows you down mentally and physically.

Start now. Reduce your intake of the following drinks and anti-nutrients. Replace beverages with a healthier alternative from the ‘Acid- and Alkaline-forming Drinks’ table on page 8. Aim to reduce and eventually eliminate the anti-nutrients.

Beverages

• Coffee – including decaffeinated coffee

• Tea

• Alcohol – all wines, spirits and beers

• Fizzy drinks, including energy drinks and diet drinks

• Milkshakes – made from cow’s milk

• Water flavoured with artificial sweeteners

Anti-nutrients

• Cigarettes

• Junk food – including sweets, ice cream, cakes, chocolates and crisps

• Processed foods – all ready-made meals

• ‘Diet’ foods or any ‘low-fat’, ‘fat-free’, or ‘99% fat-free’ products (usually high in sugar, salt, preservatives and additives)

• Sugar