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Article #417: You May Want to Lay Off the Sugar a Little

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Sugar. What is it Good For? Absolutely... kidneys, your circulatory and lymphatic
Nothing? I wouldn't go that far. systems.
It's been a great contributor to some of Digestion of refined carbohydrates (i.e.
the most debilitating diseases known to sugar, white bread, rice/ pasta) calls on
man. Diabetes, heart disorders of all the body's own store of vitamin, minerals
types, adrenal disorders, allergy, and enzymes for proper metabolism. When B
endocrine disturbances, obesity, and Vitamins are absent the breakdown of
brain chemistry disturbances. carbohydrates can't take place. Most B
Shall I go on? Vitamins are removed during the refining
To truly understand how evil that white process.
crystal really is, you need to understand Clever. Incomplete carbohydrate
bio- chemically what happens when sugar metabolism results in the formation of
enters the bloodstream. toxic metabolites such as pyruvic acid
For maximum efficiency of the whole body and abnormal sugars containing 5 carbon
the amount of glucose in the body must atoms. Pyruvic acid accumulates in the
balance with the amount of blood oxygen. brain and nervous system while the
Balancing blood sugar levels is probably abnormal sugars accumulate in the red
the key factor in maintaining even energy blood cells affecting the utilisation of
levels and weight management. oxygen to energy.
When we ingest sugar the sucrose passes 50% of our diet today composes these
directly to the intestines where it refined carbohydrates. Tooth decay and
becomes "predigested" glucose. This is in bone loss occur when the precise ratio of
turn absorbed into the blood (where the 4 parts phosphorus to 10 parts calcium.
glucose level has already been Sugar consumption causes phosphorus
established in precise balance with levels to drop and calcium to rise. The
oxygen). calcium rises because it is pulled from
This balance is suddenly destroyed. the teeth and bones.
Hormones pour from the adrenals to deal Sugar taken every day produces a
with these rapidly rising levels. Insulin continuously over-acid condition, and
is rushed from the pancreas to bring down more and more minerals are required form
the glucose level of the blood. deep in the body in an attempt to rectify
Going too fast, it over shoots; the the imbalance.
bottom drops out of the blood glucose What other shitty things does this
level and a second crisis develops. innocuous little crystal get up too?
Other adrenal hormones must be produced - Candida albicans (thrush) - Love it as
to regulate the reversing of the chemical do tumours
direction and bring the blood glucose - Good gut flora hate it
levels up again. In less precise term, - Rich sugar diet can increase stomach
you get a short high when your blood acidity 20%
sugar levels rise and a grumpy, confused - High sugar diet is very taxing on the
low when it all suddenly swings south - adrenal glands leading to adrenal
sound familiar? exhaustion. Lots of professionals look at
Repeated onslaughts of this kind lead to allergy and the myriad of potential
disturbance in endocrine function leading allergens that surround us ie. pollen,
to numerous pathological conditions that nuts, dust mites, wheat, dairy, but I'll
I touched on in the opening paragraph. set you a challenge allergy sufferers.
These periods of high blood sugar sets in Remove sugar entirely from the diet for 6
motion a harmful process called glycation weeks and let me know how your allergies
(the bonding of amino acids to sugar are going at the end of that period.
molecules). These abnormal proteins are Trust me on this one.
then incorporated into the lens of the - In 1973, even the US Senate described
eye and the myelin sheath around the sugar as an anti-nutrient. A substance
nerves. that is actually harmful since it upsets
The collagen of the skin, the tendons and the existing balance in the body,
membranes are all further damaged by bloodstream, and the vital organs
these glycated proteins. Translation: You - In 1821, the average American consumed
get very old before your time. 10 pounds of sugar per person annually.
Excess sugar is stored in the liver in Today that figure is 170 pounds per
the form of glucose. Since this capacity person - annually
is limited, a daily intake of refined Oh yeah, and before Nixon became
sugar soon makes the liver expand like a President of the United States of America
balloon. When the liver can take no more he was a lawyer for Pepsi.
the excess glycogen returns to the blood Now get that donut out of your mouth and
in the form of fatty acids that are get off your arse.
stored in a variety of locations, usually See partner4real for more health, diet,
the gut and the butt. nutrition and online dating tips for
These then spill into fat accumulations singles.
in your organs including your heart and






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