Some time after breast cancer and subsequent menopause, I found I could not drink alcoholic beverages any longer. A few sips of a wine, beer or a mixed drink and I went into a full body sweat, and a mind crushing headache. Unattractive and debilitating, I sought a tasty beverage to drink when normally a wine or beer or mixed drink would do. This search led me to HOTLIPS Soda. I want a drink that can thrill me like wine, delight my senses like a mixed drink concoction, and refresh me like a cold beer. HOTLIPS Soda is all that and more because they are admirably sustainable.
No corn syrup, artificial flavors or ingredients you can’t pronounce. It is like drinking fruit. The color, the smell, the love that goes into this product is a testament to the HOTLIPS Company.
The soda, since it is actual fruit, has pulp. This means it has fiber. How many other sodas have fiber? The availability like wines is based on the local crop of the berries. I just wonder about alcohol and other women after breast cancer. Some of my B/C Friends have no problems with a glass of wine.
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I have to agree with Anon's posting. There is plenty of medical evidence now that links comsuption of carbonated drinks to osteoporosis. Here are three ways of how carbonation makes bones weak and brittle:
1. Carbonation reduces the calcium in the bones.
2. Phosphoric acid reduces the calcium in the bones.
3. The beverage replaces a calcium-containing alternative, such as milk or water. Milk and water are not excellent calcium sources, but they are sources.
Kristin, YES, you can boil apples. They make a delicious drink. Bring 5-6 apples to boil in a large pot. Add a stick or two of cinnamon. Bring to a boil for about an hour. Let it cool. You can drink the juice and eat the apples as a healthy dessert.
Other natural juices can be made from pineapple, fresh cranberries, etc
March 16, 2009 - 10:33pmThis Comment
Hotlips Soda is apparently an Oregonian product. Here's a mention on the Oregon Business News.
March 16, 2009 - 4:46pmThis Comment
It sounds healthy to me, and a really awesome alternative. I'm also interested in where you purchase it.... Thanks for letting us know about it!
March 16, 2009 - 4:03pmThis Comment
I would be concern with the word "soda", anything carbonated is bad for you. There are many studies aiming and radical damage from carbonation. Why don't you make your own drinks like orangade, lemonade, boil apples and drink the juice?
March 16, 2009 - 3:05pmThis Comment
Boil apples? And drink the juice? Do people really do that?
March 16, 2009 - 4:04pmThis Comment
This sounds nice. Where is it available? Are there any competitors?
March 16, 2009 - 11:07amThis Comment