Should I quit drinking diet soda? And if so, how??? What gets Carolyn up in the morning, and the power of our gratitude practice, especially for health care workers.

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RESOURCES AND SOURCES (some links may be affiliate links)

DIET SODAS AND ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS

Do Sweet Drinks Have Anything to Do With Dementia? foodpolitics.com
Just How Bad is Diet Soda For You? clevelandclinic.org
21 Healthy, Low-Sugar Soda Alternatives That Make It Easy to Quit Color, eatthis.com
Effects of Sweeteners on the Gut Microbiota: A Review of Experimental Studies and Clinical Trials, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Diet Soda By Itself May Not Cause Weight Gain, Study Says, But Combining With Carbs Can, cnn.com
Measuring Artificial Sweeteners Toxicity Using a Bioluminescent Bacterial Panel, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Artificial Sweeteners: Sugar-Free, But at What Cost? health.harvard.edu
Diet Soda Intake and Risk of Incident Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, diabetesjournals.org
Coca-Cola Discontinues TaB Diet Soda in the US, beveragedaily.com
Stickk app
Habitica app
Pact app – (not recommended)

LOVE OF LEARNING

GRATITUDE AND HEALTH CARE WORKERS

Thanks! How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happier, Robert Emmons
Improving Mental Health in Health Care Practitioners: Randomized Controlled Trial of a Gratitude Intervention, researchgate.net
Improving Mental Health in Health Care Practitioners: Randomized Controlled Trial of a Gratitude Intervention, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih

DISCLAIMER

Neither I nor most of my podcast guests are doctors or healthcare professionals of any kind, and nothing on this podcast or associated content should be considered medical advice. The information provided by Wellness While Walking Podcast and associated material, by Whole Life Workshop and by Bermuda Road Wellness LLC is for informational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment, and before undertaking a new health care regimen, including walking.

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