Anything non-toxic to drink?

[Kathryn]

Organic green tea. Organic fruit juices with no added sugars.

Willamena and Nepenthe are right - most things are toxic if ingested or done in excess. You can even kill yourself with oxygen in excess.

[whereismynotecard]

You seem a bit paranoid... Just drink water... Your body is made of it, so it won't significantly reduce your life expectancy if you drink it...

[Nepenthe]

Hey TAL, you might wanna check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c6HsiixFS8

[jamaesi]

I really can't take hysteria about fluoride seriously- all I can think of is General Jack D Ripper... precious bodily fluids...

You do realize that fluoride naturally occurs in water, yes? And there's no real proof about any negative side effects from water fluoridation than slight dental fluorosis and that's barely a cosmetic problem?

You really shouldn't be drinking that much soda or juice. Too much juice actually isn't good for you, it's like a natural soda. And they both have water in it. And milk... uh, I guess it's because I'm lactose intolerant, but why bother? Oh, and there's water in milk...

Just drink water, you'll be fine. If you live in an area (like I do) where actual toxins in water is a problem (for me it's things like arsenic from coal mining), get a good water filter.

Or just stop drinking I guess?

Originally Posted by TheAmazingLoser

Hmm, here's that non-toxic soda I was talking about:
Blue Sky Beverage Company / Products / Natural Sodas

And here's Mug Root Beer:
Mug Root Beer, Pepsi Cola Mug Root Beer nutrition information facts (How many calories in ?)

I notice that there's a signifigantly lower amount of sodium in Blue Sky (and their serving size is slightly higher =D). I also like how Mug Root Beer doesn't give you their ingredients list . Here, I have a can of Mugs with me, lemme look at it:
Lol, I like how it says you can get more info at their website (which has absolutely no information on it; the nutrition facts area is blank: Mug Root Beer , look under "About Mug" and then go to "What's in my Mug?")... but besides that... notice that their ingredients list is signifigantly longer, and has a lot more stuff I don't have the slightest clue what it is (seriously, who the heck is going to know what "calcium disodium etda," "quillaia extract," and "sodium benzoate" are? And "natural and artificial flavors"? Gee, that's not vague at all... O_O).

I am worried about the "high fructose corn sweetener" on Blue Sky though. Is high fructose corn sweetener anything like high fructose corn syrup?

Calcium disodium ETDA is actually most commonly used as a chelating agent- like for lead poisoning- it's barely absorbed by the body. Your biggest concern with this is that because it is a chelating agent it will bind to minerals you need and flush them out with it.

Quillaia extract is from tree bark. Nom nom nom.

Sodium benzoate is used as a preservative- if you're worried about it stay away from cloves, cinnamon, apples, cranberries... :P

High fructose corn syrup is crap, though.

[Phasmid]

Worrying about, "toxins" will likely do you more damage than the, "toxins" themselves.

[Smoke]

Originally Posted by TheAmazingLoser

I think juice MIGHT be safe... but that's probably just because I haven't checked the nutrition facts on juices yet (I don't drink juice much).

Get you some juice. Check the ingredients to make sure it's really juice, and not some kind of "juice cocktail" or "juice drink" or something. That stuff is always full of HFCS. Juice is good.

It's a good idea to add some vodka to it, just to be on the safe side.

[enchanted_one1975]

Just drink your own urine. They say it's sterile.

[Commoner]

Originally Posted by enchanted_one1975

Just drink your own urine. They say it's sterile.

Yeah, it's sterile because of all the toxins.

[Tiapan]

Originally Posted by TheAmazingLoser

Water - fluoride or plastic, depending on whether you get tap or bottled

When fluoride is used at the correct level (around 1ppm) show me a single case any where on earth where it has caused a problem. Second now look at the gross decrease in dental disease for the same area. When teeth decay and infection occurs some of these bacteria enter the blood stream and accumulate on the heart valves, causing degeneration leading to heart disease and possibly death. There is a close correlation between dental health and cardiovascualar disease. Give me fluoride any day for my children.

Originally Posted by TheAmazingLoser

Diet Soda - Aspartame and probably a bunch of other crap I don't recognize

Aspartame is made of Phenylalanine and aspartic acid, these are both essential amino acids, you cannot live within out them in your diet. Like all essential nutrients balance is important just like a little vitamin A or D is good but taken in excess can be lethal. Phenylalanine in excess is bad for phenylketonurics, but in small doses is still essential.

Similarly to MSG, the sodium salt of Glutamic acid another essential Amino acid, taste sweet because our taste has adapted to recognise them as essential. So all the anti MSG hype is a response to its out of balance use as a flavor and taste enhancer. But dont forget we actually need these substances to live. The methoxy group is a modification to make it more effective at a lower level, so less is required to me that is a good thing. And finally anything is better than sugar which can lead to massive obesity, heart disease and diabetes. Why not use substances that we need anyway and do not have such dire side effects.

Originally Posted by TheAmazingLoser

Non-diet Soda - High fructose corn syrup, possibly other artificial sugar replacements, and probably a bunch of other crap I don't recognize

While not a heap better than sucrose (normal sugar), fructrose is sweeter and so less is needed. Again any thing is better than white cane sugar.

Milk - bovine growth hormone (I don't digest large quantities of dairy well anyways)

Bovine growth hormone (191 amino acids) along with many other compounds in bovine milk are polypeptides ie protiens. The low pH of the acidic stomach is usually more than enough to break the amide bonds of these polypeptides, rendering them useless as the original tertiary structure is destroyed allowing them to be digested and absorbed as free amino acids. So for BGH to pass unaltered and be absorbed is quite a remote possibility, unless your are a real dairy junkie.

So be wary, be informed, but don't go overboard on someone else's bandwagon.

Remember the extract of Nux Vomica is 100% natural but 2 drops will give you a most agonizing death. So just because its natural does not mean its edible.

Cheers

[T-Dawg]

When fluoride is used at the correct level (around 1ppm) show me a single case any where on earth where it has caused a problem. Second now look at the gross decrease in dental disease for the same area. When teeth decay and infection occurs some of these bacteria enter the blood stream and accumulate on the heart valves, causing degeneration leading to heart disease and possibly death. There is a close correlation between dental health and cardiovascualar disease. Give me fluoride any day for my children.

Fluoridation / Fluoride -- Toxic Chemicals In Your Water
Hidden Danger in Your Drinking Water and Toothpaste / Fluoride and Fluoridated Water's Link to Thyroid Disease
Scientists, Doctors and Researchers warn of fluoridated water dangers

Just google "fluoride in water supply"... you will find that most of the sources agree that fluoride is bad... I don't know how much it takes for it to be bad, but I do know that the amount of fluoride they allow in the water is about 4000 times the amount of lead they allow in the water, and that lead is just as toxic...

Aspartame is made of Phenylalanine and aspartic acid, these are both essential amino acids, you cannot live within out them in your diet. Like all essential nutrients balance is important just like a little vitamin A or D is good but taken in excess can be lethal. Phenylalanine in excess is bad for phenylketonurics, but in small doses is still essential.

And how much phenylalanine and aspartic acid is in there? A neglible amount? Too much? Well, I know from health class that the ingredients are listed in order from the one that constitutes the highest percentage of the product to the lowest, and aspartame is #4 on Diet Dr. Thunder...
Oh, yes, and aspartame is scary. Just like fluoride.
Aspartame: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
Aspartame Dangers

Again any thing is better than white cane sugar.

Sugar is FAR healthier than any artificial substance. At least our bodies know what it is and can process it, unlike high fructose corn syrup. Heck, ants can live off of sugar. The only particularly bad thing about sugar is tooth decay if taken in excess.

Bovine growth hormone (191 amino acids) along with many other compounds in bovine milk are polypeptides ie protiens. The low pH of the acidic stomach is usually more than enough to break the amide bonds of these polypeptides, rendering them useless as the original tertiary structure is destroyed allowing them to be digested and absorbed as free amino acids. So for BGH to pass unaltered and be absorbed is quite a remote possibility, unless your are a real dairy junkie.

Hmm. I remember hearing some controversy over the bovine growth hormone... maybe it caused problems with their beef, not their milk...
Anyways, Fox News is against informing people about bovine growth hormone. If Faux is for the bovine growth hormone, it's probably bad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trWcqxrQgcc