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