Anyone who knows me knows that I love any flavor of Mountain Dew and usually have a twelve pack of cans stashed away somewhere, but within the last month I switched from Mountain Dew to Coke Zero and here is why:

I used Mountain Dew as a stress reliever. After a long or crazy day, I looked forward to coming home, sitting in front of the TV and cracking open a can of Mountain Dew to relax me. I particularly loved the variety of flavors Mountain Dew has to offer: Voltage, White Out, Pitch Black, Code Red, etc.

However, Mountain Dew is super acidic and my body started to not handle it very well. I frequently get heartburn and acid reflux, and anytime I drank too much Mountain Dew, it would flare up. It was getting to the point where if I had more than one Mountain Dew a week, I would get really bad heartburn, so I was slowly cutting back on Mountain Dew and trying to cut it out of my diet.

But since Mountain Dew was a stress reliever, my stress increased, which also spiked up my heartburn and acid reflux. It was basically a lose-lose situation.

But then I tried Coke Zero. The best things about Coke Zero are that it has zero calories, zero sugar and still taste like Coke. Now I’m not saying it is healthy because it still has sodium and all that other fun stuff that a can of pop contains, but it is definitely a great substitute for those who are trying to cut calories or those like me who still want the refreshingness of a can of pop, but without the intense acid and sugars.

Most of us are probably aware that traditional Coke has been proven to be one of the worst drinks for your body, but Coke Zero is not nearly as intense. Now I don’t know if there have been any studies done on the effects of Coke Zero, but it simply goes down much smoother than most carbonated beverages.

All in all, Coke Zero has reduced my outbreaks of acid reflux, while still providing me a stress relieving drink that still has a great taste!