Best Sweeteners ... ♪Josh Groban - Changing Colors-utube♪
Empoweredsustenance.com/stop-sugar-cravings with coconut butter mints1 cup organic coconut butter ( 3 c organic coconut processed with 2-4 ts coconut oil)
If desired add flavour -
10 drops peppermint oil OR 1/8 - 1/4 tsp. peppermint extract
OR vanilla or any other essence, eg orange, pineapple. or cacao-
It doesn't NEED honey/a personal choice
Freeze in mini cupcake papers.
If desired add flavour -
10 drops peppermint oil OR 1/8 - 1/4 tsp. peppermint extract
OR vanilla or any other essence, eg orange, pineapple. or cacao-
It doesn't NEED honey/a personal choice
Freeze in mini cupcake papers.
Best list I have seen
- Glycemic Index for Sweeteners - best natural GI - Yacon
- Thehealingplaceclinic.com/Is there really a healthy sugar
- cheftinajo.com/12-natural-alternatives-to-sugar
- Quirkycooking/refined-vs-natural-sugars
- Foodie4healing./healthiest-options-for-sweeteners.
- Livestrong.com-what-are-the-benefits-of-eating-dates
- endeavour.edu.au/sweet-or-sour-the-real-deal-on-alternatives-to-refined-sugars
- FB/21daysugardetox/photos_stream
- 21 Day Sugar Detox PDF
- 21 Day Sugar Detox - Rose Cole
- The Official 21 Day Sugar Detox FAQ about the 21 DSD - Pinterest
- cleanprogram.com/dr-oz-clean-detox-manual.pdf
- If you fill up your belly late at night, and eat early again the next day, your body isn’t
- given the opportunity to clean house. The Twelve-Hour Window is challenging to
- make happen everyday, but committing to it will help you do a Clean Detox.
- *********************
- Brown rice syrup/malt has the lowest GI,
then Coconut sugar, Palm sugar, glucodin/dextrose, vanilla, bananas, apples, stevia, molasses, carob molasses, Dates, date sugar,
Something you don't need is sugar, coz you are sweet enough already.
I have found researching sweeteners exciting - finding which are best..
to know that what God made for us to eat, is what makes us healthy.
It is wise to use a variety of sweeteners and gradually cut back on how much you use,
so the body accepts less sweetness.
You will be amazed in a few months what you will love eating.
First we quiver and quake, how can a person survive sugar free ???
AND How can we break the addiction?
THE Best way to curb sugar craving is to eat more good fats-
eg cook breakfast - sweet potato and egg in coconut oil or ghee.
So much processed diet food is low fat, high corn syrup, high in chemical artificial sweeteners
and it doesn't work..
We need to Eat and eat healthy and wholesome and don't deprive body of good fats..
BUT, don't eat a slice of bread/toast with it..
Don't eat hamburger rolls and doughnuts from the shop.
Be aware it is processed carbs with bad fats in them, that cause health problems,
Good fats we must have eg coconut oil, ghee, dripping, lard, eggs,
cold pressed olive oil in salads, fish oil, dark green veg, seeds.
Good Fat does not make us fat,
But Refined carbs and sugar = weight gain.
1) It has not been proven that saturated fat consumption causes heart disease
2) It has not been proven that there is an association between saturated fat consumption and heart disease
3) The definitive study to try to prove this has not been done and likely never will be.
The Health Services and Food Standard Agencies have virtually identical lists for what to avoid.
biscuits, cakes, chocolate, crisps, ice cream, pastries, pies, sausages, savory snacks, sweets –
Are you seeing the problem?answers are here
Authoritynutrition/11-biggest-lies-of-mainstream-nutrition
FREE DOWNLOAD: zoeharcombe.com/the-knowledge/20-diet-myths-busted
♥♥♥
weetkissesanddirtydishes.10-tips-to-cut-back-on-sugar
We can make a delicious muffin and enjoy it, knowing it will not make us unwell.
All the recipes in the index are wholesome and good.
A safe alternative is to use pure glucose.
You can buy pure glucose (dextrose). It is in the brewing section of dept stores.
It is 70 percent as sweet as sucrose, and well worth using for health as it has ZERO grams of fructose.
(fructose alters body chemistry and puts on weight)
Glucose can be used directly by every cell in your body
and is far safer than the metabolic poison fructose.
Another option is to use the herb stevia.
Dr Mercola.com/articles
Opinionator/its-the-sugar-folks
Another Reason Kids Shouldn't Drink Soda
Inspirationgreen.com/explaining all-the-different-sugars
These are the best from his list -ALL in Moderation...
Muscovado , Jaggery, Demerara , Natural Stevia
Organic corn (or glucose) syrup (not high fructose!)
Raw honey, Maple Syrup , Brown Rice Syrup
Barley Malt Syrup, Black Strap Molasses
Unrefined (sustainably sourced) Coconut Palm/Coconut sugar
Holisticsquid.com/is-stevia-healthy - excellent info and how to use fresh leaf stevia
100daysofrealfood.com/stevia-food-babe-investigates
BryanMarcel.com/truvia-and-purevia-are-not-stevia
Experiencelife.com/article/stevia-too-good-to-be-true
Dietitiancassie.com/the-truth-on-truvia
Bodyecology.com/Lakanto-erythritol_what_you_need_to_know_natural_sugar_substitute
Lakanto is made from non-GMO corn
I have found researching sweeteners exciting - finding which are best..
to know that what God made for us to eat, is what makes us healthy.
It is wise to use a variety of sweeteners and gradually cut back on how much you use,
so the body accepts less sweetness.
You will be amazed in a few months what you will love eating.
First we quiver and quake, how can a person survive sugar free ???
AND How can we break the addiction?
THE Best way to curb sugar craving is to eat more good fats-
eg cook breakfast - sweet potato and egg in coconut oil or ghee.
So much processed diet food is low fat, high corn syrup, high in chemical artificial sweeteners
and it doesn't work..
We need to Eat and eat healthy and wholesome and don't deprive body of good fats..
BUT, don't eat a slice of bread/toast with it..
Don't eat hamburger rolls and doughnuts from the shop.
Be aware it is processed carbs with bad fats in them, that cause health problems,
Good fats we must have eg coconut oil, ghee, dripping, lard, eggs,
cold pressed olive oil in salads, fish oil, dark green veg, seeds.
Good Fat does not make us fat,
But Refined carbs and sugar = weight gain.
1) It has not been proven that saturated fat consumption causes heart disease
2) It has not been proven that there is an association between saturated fat consumption and heart disease
3) The definitive study to try to prove this has not been done and likely never will be.
The Health Services and Food Standard Agencies have virtually identical lists for what to avoid.
biscuits, cakes, chocolate, crisps, ice cream, pastries, pies, sausages, savory snacks, sweets –
Are you seeing the problem?answers are here
Authoritynutrition/11-biggest-lies-of-mainstream-nutrition
FREE DOWNLOAD: zoeharcombe.com/the-knowledge/20-diet-myths-busted
♥♥♥
weetkissesanddirtydishes.10-tips-to-cut-back-on-sugar
We can make a delicious muffin and enjoy it, knowing it will not make us unwell.
All the recipes in the index are wholesome and good.
A safe alternative is to use pure glucose.
You can buy pure glucose (dextrose). It is in the brewing section of dept stores.
It is 70 percent as sweet as sucrose, and well worth using for health as it has ZERO grams of fructose.
(fructose alters body chemistry and puts on weight)
Glucose can be used directly by every cell in your body
and is far safer than the metabolic poison fructose.
Another option is to use the herb stevia.
Dr Mercola.com/articles
Opinionator/its-the-sugar-folks
Another Reason Kids Shouldn't Drink Soda
Inspirationgreen.com/explaining all-the-different-sugars
These are the best from his list -ALL in Moderation...
Muscovado , Jaggery, Demerara , Natural Stevia
Organic corn (or glucose) syrup (not high fructose!)
Raw honey, Maple Syrup , Brown Rice Syrup
Barley Malt Syrup, Black Strap Molasses
Unrefined (sustainably sourced) Coconut Palm/Coconut sugar
Holisticsquid.com/is-stevia-healthy - excellent info and how to use fresh leaf stevia
100daysofrealfood.com/stevia-food-babe-investigates
BryanMarcel.com/truvia-and-purevia-are-not-stevia
Experiencelife.com/article/stevia-too-good-to-be-true
Dietitiancassie.com/the-truth-on-truvia
Bodyecology.com/Lakanto-erythritol_what_you_need_to_know_natural_sugar_substitute
Lakanto is made from non-GMO corn
Cutting Down on Sugar: 21 Ways to Eat Less Sugar
BEST Sweeteners are
It is wise to use a variety of sweeteners and gradually cut back on how much you use,
so the body accepts less sweetness.
You will be amazed in a few months what you will love eating.
glucose/glucodin/dextrose, stevia, apple, banana, palm sugar,
carob molasses, molasses, pure maple syrup , raw/natural honey, mariamindbodyhealth/honey is high GI like sugar- so use sparingly and only use natural/unfired honey.
medjool dates, coconut sugar/syrup,
Pureharvest rice malt syrup– virtually no fructose and comprised of maltrose and glucose-supply of energy.
(Don't use agave or brown rice syrup- it's not a natural product, it has the same lack of nutrition as sugar)
and there's lucuma, from a fruit like persimmon.
Navitasnaturals.com/products/lucuma
Buywholefoodsonline.co.uk/lucuma-powder
Pure2raw.com/what-is-lucuma-and-the-best-ways-to-use-lucuma-in-recipes
Pure2raw.com/Uses for coconut-oil-lucuma-stevia-in desserts
Then there's YACON syrup
Yacon rates low on the glycemic index., is glucose free, and relatively low in calories --
less calories than potato and sweet potato, and half the calories of honey,
making it a great sugar substitute.
Be aware -it may trigger fructose malabsorption, - and other health effects of fructose.
It has a distinctive flavour -more powerful than honey,
and is best substituted for molasses or brown sugar in recipes.
Delicious in gingerbread; with chocolates and nuts, cereals, choc drinks, tea, curries, stews,
Best used as an accent sweetener in puddings and smoothies.
Yacon syrup is not widely available yet, is quite expensive, but a little goes a long way.
Divinehealthfromtheinsideout.com--5-tips-to-curb-sugar-cravings
Thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/slay-the-sugar-monster-in-four-do-able-steps
If you are prone to always reaching for something sweet after dinner
try brushing your teeth as soon as you are finished your main meal.
Just Eat Real Food
"Lewis Cantley, director of the Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
is convinced that 80 percent of all cancers are driven by the effect of insulin on tumor cells.
Sugar consumption can lead to insulin resistance which causes the pancreas to secrete excess insulin.
Researchers have found that insulin along with a hormone known as insulin-like growth factor,
encourage tumor growth."
Learn more: naturalnews.com_sugar_consumption_public_health_GM_beets
Nutritionfacts/is-there-a-safe-low-calorie-sweetener
Agave has same nutrition level as white/raw sugars- which is NONE/ zero anti-oxidant.
Brown rice syrup is also just empty calories.
Honey has more nutrition than maple syrup
Molasses is 2nd best, Date sugar is the best, as it has fibre.
To have a sugar that has fibre bulk means you eat less and feel full.
Refined sugars without bulk means you have too much. That's the main issue
so try to use dates, banana, apples, date sugar, coconut sugar.
Nutritionfacts.org/video/the-healthiest-sweetener
It is wise to use a variety of sweeteners and gradually cut back on how much you use,
so the body accepts less sweetness.
You will be amazed in a few months what you will love eating.
glucose/glucodin/dextrose, stevia, apple, banana, palm sugar,
carob molasses, molasses, pure maple syrup , raw/natural honey, mariamindbodyhealth/honey is high GI like sugar- so use sparingly and only use natural/unfired honey.
medjool dates, coconut sugar/syrup,
Pureharvest rice malt syrup– virtually no fructose and comprised of maltrose and glucose-supply of energy.
(Don't use agave or brown rice syrup- it's not a natural product, it has the same lack of nutrition as sugar)
and there's lucuma, from a fruit like persimmon.
Navitasnaturals.com/products/lucuma
Buywholefoodsonline.co.uk/lucuma-powder
Pure2raw.com/what-is-lucuma-and-the-best-ways-to-use-lucuma-in-recipes
Pure2raw.com/Uses for coconut-oil-lucuma-stevia-in desserts
Then there's YACON syrup
Yacon rates low on the glycemic index., is glucose free, and relatively low in calories --
less calories than potato and sweet potato, and half the calories of honey,
making it a great sugar substitute.
Be aware -it may trigger fructose malabsorption, - and other health effects of fructose.
It has a distinctive flavour -more powerful than honey,
and is best substituted for molasses or brown sugar in recipes.
Delicious in gingerbread; with chocolates and nuts, cereals, choc drinks, tea, curries, stews,
Best used as an accent sweetener in puddings and smoothies.
Yacon syrup is not widely available yet, is quite expensive, but a little goes a long way.
Divinehealthfromtheinsideout.com--5-tips-to-curb-sugar-cravings
Thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/slay-the-sugar-monster-in-four-do-able-steps
If you are prone to always reaching for something sweet after dinner
try brushing your teeth as soon as you are finished your main meal.
Just Eat Real Food
"Lewis Cantley, director of the Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
is convinced that 80 percent of all cancers are driven by the effect of insulin on tumor cells.
Sugar consumption can lead to insulin resistance which causes the pancreas to secrete excess insulin.
Researchers have found that insulin along with a hormone known as insulin-like growth factor,
encourage tumor growth."
Learn more: naturalnews.com_sugar_consumption_public_health_GM_beets
Nutritionfacts/is-there-a-safe-low-calorie-sweetener
Agave has same nutrition level as white/raw sugars- which is NONE/ zero anti-oxidant.
Brown rice syrup is also just empty calories.
Honey has more nutrition than maple syrup
Molasses is 2nd best, Date sugar is the best, as it has fibre.
To have a sugar that has fibre bulk means you eat less and feel full.
Refined sugars without bulk means you have too much. That's the main issue
so try to use dates, banana, apples, date sugar, coconut sugar.
Nutritionfacts.org/video/the-healthiest-sweetener
Date paste, use as butter, jam, topping, on toast, pancakes, scones or sweeten tea etc
- Soak 1 cup medjool/deglet dates in 1 cup water for about an hour.
- If you have a high power blender/thermo skip the soaking.- blend until smooth.
- Store in fridge for 2 weeks
What sweeteners should I use?
Raw honey, preferably from a beekeeper in your area is the best sweetener.
Medjool dates are also a simple, natural sweetener that is great in baking.
Lastly, Grade B maple syrup is also good.
The darker grade is full of minerals and preferable to the lighter maple syrup.
If on SCD or GAPS, honey or dates are the sweeteners of choice because they are simple sugars.
According the the Weston Price Foundation, sucanat or rapadura are also acceptable.
Eat fruit, not a lot, not alone- eat with a protein or a healthy fat.
Where to buy truly natural sweeteners
Raw honey, preferably from a beekeeper in your area is the best sweetener.
Medjool dates are also a simple, natural sweetener that is great in baking.
Lastly, Grade B maple syrup is also good.
The darker grade is full of minerals and preferable to the lighter maple syrup.
If on SCD or GAPS, honey or dates are the sweeteners of choice because they are simple sugars.
According the the Weston Price Foundation, sucanat or rapadura are also acceptable.
Eat fruit, not a lot, not alone- eat with a protein or a healthy fat.
Where to buy truly natural sweeteners
Healthy Sugar alternatives
Holistickid.com/sugar-and-alternatives
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Use but use SPARINGLY: all the natural, unrefined/raw sweeteners.
Natural sweeteners are calorie dense and will still impact blood sugar levels - very similar to white processed sugar,
but they do provide additional nutritional value.
are essential for those wanting or needing to completely eliminate sugar. These sweeteners may sometimes be challenging to find or use in cooking preparations, but suggestions are plentiful online.
According to The Age, Dr Alan Barclay, of Diabetes Australia and spokesman for the Dietitians Association of Australia says, the herb stevia is different from what's in the supermarket. The plant extract doesn't contain calories, but do we eat the pure form. The powder "is a highly refined extract, blended with sugar alcohol and... maltodextrin [a refined starch that breaks down into glucose].
"To get it table-top sweet, it's bulked out with other carbohydrates which are calorific."
So choose stevia drops or even better buy a plant, grows easily
and simply throw a few leaves in the blender whilst making smoothies for a sweet boost!
keep reading here:Theage.com.au/lifestyle/diet-and-fitness/the-sweet-solution
Holistickid.com/sugar-and-alternatives
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Use but use SPARINGLY: all the natural, unrefined/raw sweeteners.
Natural sweeteners are calorie dense and will still impact blood sugar levels - very similar to white processed sugar,
but they do provide additional nutritional value.
- Natural fruit sugars – Eating fruit may curb a sweet tooth, and fruit provides the body with beneficial fiber, antioxidants, vitamins and other nutrients. NOTE-If a package reads:“Fruit-Juice Sweetened,” know that the food probably has no more health benefit that if it contained straight sugar.
- All-natural maple syrup is incredibly flavorful, and it’s also rich in calcium, potassium, iron, and other trace minerals. You can flavor foods with liquid syrup or purchase granulated maple sugar crystals for adding to recipes and for baking.
- Local raw honey that’s unprocessed and bottled straight from the hive is delicious used in recipes and is a great sweetener for warm beverages. Raw honey contains probiotic qualities, and is associated with many health benefits including improvement digestive problems and allergies.
- Black Strap Molasses is the thick, dark, by-product that remains when sugar is made from cane or beet.
This flavorful sweetener is extremely nutritious and high in essential nutrients including iron, calcium, Vitamin B6, magnesium, potassium and others. - Rapadura (available at many health food stores) is made from organic cane sugar but is unrefined, so it contains vitamins, minerals, and other trace elements.
are essential for those wanting or needing to completely eliminate sugar. These sweeteners may sometimes be challenging to find or use in cooking preparations, but suggestions are plentiful online.
- Stevia plant extracts offer many possible health benefits and is recommended by nutritional experts such as Weston A. Price Foundation and Dr. Mercola, but you may notice a chemical-like aftertaste when consuming Stevia powders. I advise making your own decision with Stevia based on your own health needs and personal taste. If you do use it, seek out minimally processed products.
According to The Age, Dr Alan Barclay, of Diabetes Australia and spokesman for the Dietitians Association of Australia says, the herb stevia is different from what's in the supermarket. The plant extract doesn't contain calories, but do we eat the pure form. The powder "is a highly refined extract, blended with sugar alcohol and... maltodextrin [a refined starch that breaks down into glucose].
"To get it table-top sweet, it's bulked out with other carbohydrates which are calorific."
So choose stevia drops or even better buy a plant, grows easily
and simply throw a few leaves in the blender whilst making smoothies for a sweet boost!
keep reading here:Theage.com.au/lifestyle/diet-and-fitness/the-sweet-solution
- Glycerine is not chemically related to sugar and seems to have a very negligible effect on insulin and blood sugar levels, thus making it a safe sweetener for diabetics, hypoglycemics and people with Candida yeast problems. Glycerine does increase blood volume so should be avoided by pregnant women and those with high blood pressure, diabetes or kidney diseases.
- Lo Han Guo is a powder made from sweet Chinese fruit in the cucumber, melon, squash, and gourd family and is growing in popularity for people that must restrict sugar intake. The Lo Han fruit has been used by people in southern China for centuries as a sweetener and a medicinal herb for the treatment of lung congestion, colds, sore throats and minor stomach and intestinal problems with no known adverse effects.
- Xylitol – A sugar alcohol that is great for preventing tooth decay and inhibiting bacteria growth for respiratory and ear infections and has many more claims for benefiting health. Xylitol has no known toxic levels in humans but can cause mild diarrhea or slight cramping and is toxic to dogs. As with other sugar alcohols, the opinion is split as to its long term effects.
Is fructose bad for you?Dr Mercola.com/fructose-and-protein-related-to-obesity
Chemically, fructose is a hexose that is just the mirror image of glucose
(an isomer) that is active levo-rotatory, hence the name levulose.
In fruit (also known as fruit sugar) levulose is naturally occurring
and contains enzymes, vitamins, minerals, fiber, and fruit pectin which all help to digest
and assimilate the levulose in the intestine.
In contrast, refined fructose lacks amino acids, vitamins, minerals, pectin, and fiber
and is metabolized in the liver where it may be a burden.
High fructose corn syrup contains free(unbound), chemically refined fructose.
Research indicates that free refined fructose interferes with the heart’s use of key minerals like magnesium.
Concentrated fructose is a burden
Research suggests that fructose actually promotes disease more readily than glucose.
This is because glucose is metabolized by every cell in the body,
but fructose must be metabolized by the liver. Animals studies show that the livers of animals
fed large amounts of fructose develop fatty deposits and cirrhosis of the liver.
This is similar to the livers of alcoholics.
These studies show that fructose consumption induces insulin resistance, impaired glucose tolerance, hyperinsulinemia, hypertriglycerolemia, and hypertension in animal models.
Fructose and cancer
Dr. Robert Lustig has also spoken a lot about the research
that shows the ill effects of consumption of concentrated fructose.
Research has shown that in rats when fructose hits the liver with sufficient speed and quantity,
the liver will convert much of it to fat.
If this occurs chronically, it will induce insulin resistance —
a condition that is now considered the fundamental problem in obesity
and which leads to heart disease and type II diabetes.
Furthermore, the science suggests that it leads to tumor growth.
Studies have shown that sugar and/or high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) actually drives the obesity epidemic.
Additionally, many of the researchers also believe that it is sugar in the modern diet that provokes cancer.
Current studies have shown that having insulin resistance actually promotes tumor growth,
because in this condition the body has to secrete more and more insulin
and/or insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) and these chronically elevated insulin levels support malignancy.
Other reasons to avoid fructose
Find more reasons to avoid fructose here.
Fructose may actually contribute to diabetes. It reduces the sensitivity of insulin receptors.
This raises insulin levels and contributes to metabolic syndrome.
Studies indicate that dietary fructose adversely affects macromineral homeostasis in humans.
They suggest further studies are needed to see if a high fructose diet
coupled with low dietary magnesium and marginal calcium leads to bone loss.
Consumption of fructose causes a significant increase in the concentration of uric acid.
An increase in uric acid can be an indicator of heart disease.
What about fruit?
With all this talk about the dangers of fructose the question always comes up in reference to fruit.
From everything I’ve read so far, I am certain that eating 3 -4 pieces of fruit per day is just fine for most people. Eating it along with other food groups, like protein or fat is the best way to maintain steady insulin levels.
People on ancestral diets did not have access to fruit the way we do and so their consumption was limited.
Keep that in mind before chowing down on too much fruit
(easy to do in the summer with all the wonderful fruits in season).
Chemically, fructose is a hexose that is just the mirror image of glucose
(an isomer) that is active levo-rotatory, hence the name levulose.
In fruit (also known as fruit sugar) levulose is naturally occurring
and contains enzymes, vitamins, minerals, fiber, and fruit pectin which all help to digest
and assimilate the levulose in the intestine.
In contrast, refined fructose lacks amino acids, vitamins, minerals, pectin, and fiber
and is metabolized in the liver where it may be a burden.
High fructose corn syrup contains free(unbound), chemically refined fructose.
Research indicates that free refined fructose interferes with the heart’s use of key minerals like magnesium.
Concentrated fructose is a burden
Research suggests that fructose actually promotes disease more readily than glucose.
This is because glucose is metabolized by every cell in the body,
but fructose must be metabolized by the liver. Animals studies show that the livers of animals
fed large amounts of fructose develop fatty deposits and cirrhosis of the liver.
This is similar to the livers of alcoholics.
These studies show that fructose consumption induces insulin resistance, impaired glucose tolerance, hyperinsulinemia, hypertriglycerolemia, and hypertension in animal models.
Fructose and cancer
Dr. Robert Lustig has also spoken a lot about the research
that shows the ill effects of consumption of concentrated fructose.
Research has shown that in rats when fructose hits the liver with sufficient speed and quantity,
the liver will convert much of it to fat.
If this occurs chronically, it will induce insulin resistance —
a condition that is now considered the fundamental problem in obesity
and which leads to heart disease and type II diabetes.
Furthermore, the science suggests that it leads to tumor growth.
Studies have shown that sugar and/or high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) actually drives the obesity epidemic.
Additionally, many of the researchers also believe that it is sugar in the modern diet that provokes cancer.
Current studies have shown that having insulin resistance actually promotes tumor growth,
because in this condition the body has to secrete more and more insulin
and/or insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) and these chronically elevated insulin levels support malignancy.
Other reasons to avoid fructose
Find more reasons to avoid fructose here.
Fructose may actually contribute to diabetes. It reduces the sensitivity of insulin receptors.
This raises insulin levels and contributes to metabolic syndrome.
Studies indicate that dietary fructose adversely affects macromineral homeostasis in humans.
They suggest further studies are needed to see if a high fructose diet
coupled with low dietary magnesium and marginal calcium leads to bone loss.
Consumption of fructose causes a significant increase in the concentration of uric acid.
An increase in uric acid can be an indicator of heart disease.
What about fruit?
With all this talk about the dangers of fructose the question always comes up in reference to fruit.
From everything I’ve read so far, I am certain that eating 3 -4 pieces of fruit per day is just fine for most people. Eating it along with other food groups, like protein or fat is the best way to maintain steady insulin levels.
People on ancestral diets did not have access to fruit the way we do and so their consumption was limited.
Keep that in mind before chowing down on too much fruit
(easy to do in the summer with all the wonderful fruits in season).
weekendnotes.com/unusual-uses-for-honey
empoweredsustenance.com/uses-for-honey
1. Soothes sore throat
Take a teaspoon of honey and chew on it slowly for anti-bacterial effect
Juice a lemon and mix it with honey, then swallow slowly.
Honey is good for colds and flu.
2. Cleanses skin 3. Substitute for sugar 4. Removes morning blues
5. Boosts energy level 6. Makes hair beautiful 7. Relaxes in the tub
8. Aids in weight loss 9. Acts as a lip balm 10. Helps in sleeping
11. Boosts immune system 12. Kills germs 13. Softens dry elbows
Only buy honey labeled as “raw.”
If it’s not raw, it’s pasteurized and not good for your face and your health.
Except: Locally farmed honey from the farmer’s market (the kind. Ask the farmer how they filter it, how high they heat it, if they add anything to it. (You’ll probably like the answers they give.)
Information is conflicting on how high honey can be heated before it loses its rawness, and there’s no legal standard. Online sources say different things, but the standard seems to be heating honey at a range from 120-140 F for 30 minutes to 160-170F for 15.
Important Honey Reminders:
-Do not give honey to babies under the age of 1.
Honey contains a specific bacteria that (very, very rarely) may cause botulism in babies.
-Honey keeps forEVER. Especially when it’s unpasteurized. There’s no expiration date on honey.
-Honey that has crystallized is still good. Just because it is granular doesn’t mean it’s lost any of its goodness.
If you don’t like the granulation, put your honey container in a warm cup of water to soften it.
-Honey is wildly antibacterial. This is why it’s great for your face, and to put on small scrapes (or acne lesions).
Don’t be confused by clover, wildflower, orange blossom, buckwheat, etc. labels.
While there is a slightly discernible difference in the taste of these honeys, they haven’t been flavored.
When you see honey labeled as anything that sounds floral,
it just means that these are the what the bees “fed on” before they produced the honey.
Wash Your Face With Honey: Take the Crunchy Betty Honey Challenge!
How to Wash Your Face With Honey: crunchybetty.com/honey-challenge
crunchybetty.com/honey-guide
Just Eat Real Food
RAW Honey:
For at least 2700 years, honey has been used to treat a variety of ailments through topical application, but only recently have the antiseptic and antibacterial properties of honey been chemically explained.
Wound Gels that contain antibacterial honey and have regulatory approval for wound care
are now available to help conventional medicine in the battle against drug resistant strains of bacteria MRSA.
As an antimicrobial agent honey may have the potential for treating a variety of ailments.
One New Zealand researcher says a particular type of honey may be useful in treating MRSA infections.
Antibacterial properties of honey are the result of the low water activity
causing osmosis, hydrogen peroxide effect, and high acidity.
Honey may also be used to alleviate the effects of a sore throat, by mixing with lemon juice and consumed.
The mixture coats the throat alleviating discomfort, and the antibacterial,
antiseptic properties are good for the throat as well.
Buy Raw Honey: amzn.to/RDCjcr
Buy Manuka Honey: amzn.to/Wd2Pi8
read more: wikipedia/Medicinal_uses_and_health_effects_of_honey
For more information on the healing properties of RAW honey, please visit:
.earthclinic.com/Remedies/honey
Sandy’s Wake Widens: 1 Million Honeybees Perish in Brooklyn:
takepart.com/honey-problem-bees-have-lot-be-nervous-about-these-days
Uses for Honey
"Raw honey is honey fresh from the comb. It’s not pasteurized and therefore is still full of healthy enzymes.
It is said that store-bought pasteurized honey is no better than white sugar.
The heat from pasteurization kills the beneficial enzymes rendering them useless to the body."
1. Wound treatment
Because of its antibacterial properties honey has been used for centuries to treat wounds and help prevent infection.
2. Soothing a Sore Throat
Honey is an excellent natural alternative to cough medicine as it can reduce cough and sooth that sore throat.
3. Preventing Allergies
Taking a few teaspoons of local, raw honey per day before and during allergy season can prevent your allergy symptoms. This works on the basis of “like cures like” and the reason that your honey should be local. Local honey has a higher likelihood to contain triggers for your allergy symptoms.
4. Sunburn
If you get sunburn, you can apply a thin layer of honey to help the skin heal.
5. Acne
Applied as a spot treatment at night, honey will improve your skin’s appearance in little time.
6. Fight Indigestion
Take a teaspoon or two to help fight indigestion.
7. Mineral Benefits
Raw honey contains several minerals that the body needs including Potassium, Magnesium, Zinc and Iron.
8. Vitamins
Honey naturally contains vitamins B2, B3, B5, B6 and vitamin C.
9 Constipation
When mixed with apple cider vinegar raw honey can help relieve constipation naturally.
10. Antiseptic
Raw honey is antiseptic which means it prevents the growth of disease-causing microorganisms. Used topically, unlike other antiseptics it won’t damage your skin.
modernalternativemama/10-benefits-uses-for-raw-honey
empoweredsustenance.com/uses-for-honey
1. Soothes sore throat
Take a teaspoon of honey and chew on it slowly for anti-bacterial effect
Juice a lemon and mix it with honey, then swallow slowly.
Honey is good for colds and flu.
2. Cleanses skin 3. Substitute for sugar 4. Removes morning blues
5. Boosts energy level 6. Makes hair beautiful 7. Relaxes in the tub
8. Aids in weight loss 9. Acts as a lip balm 10. Helps in sleeping
11. Boosts immune system 12. Kills germs 13. Softens dry elbows
Only buy honey labeled as “raw.”
If it’s not raw, it’s pasteurized and not good for your face and your health.
Except: Locally farmed honey from the farmer’s market (the kind. Ask the farmer how they filter it, how high they heat it, if they add anything to it. (You’ll probably like the answers they give.)
Information is conflicting on how high honey can be heated before it loses its rawness, and there’s no legal standard. Online sources say different things, but the standard seems to be heating honey at a range from 120-140 F for 30 minutes to 160-170F for 15.
Important Honey Reminders:
-Do not give honey to babies under the age of 1.
Honey contains a specific bacteria that (very, very rarely) may cause botulism in babies.
-Honey keeps forEVER. Especially when it’s unpasteurized. There’s no expiration date on honey.
-Honey that has crystallized is still good. Just because it is granular doesn’t mean it’s lost any of its goodness.
If you don’t like the granulation, put your honey container in a warm cup of water to soften it.
-Honey is wildly antibacterial. This is why it’s great for your face, and to put on small scrapes (or acne lesions).
Don’t be confused by clover, wildflower, orange blossom, buckwheat, etc. labels.
While there is a slightly discernible difference in the taste of these honeys, they haven’t been flavored.
When you see honey labeled as anything that sounds floral,
it just means that these are the what the bees “fed on” before they produced the honey.
Wash Your Face With Honey: Take the Crunchy Betty Honey Challenge!
How to Wash Your Face With Honey: crunchybetty.com/honey-challenge
crunchybetty.com/honey-guide
Just Eat Real Food
RAW Honey:
For at least 2700 years, honey has been used to treat a variety of ailments through topical application, but only recently have the antiseptic and antibacterial properties of honey been chemically explained.
Wound Gels that contain antibacterial honey and have regulatory approval for wound care
are now available to help conventional medicine in the battle against drug resistant strains of bacteria MRSA.
As an antimicrobial agent honey may have the potential for treating a variety of ailments.
One New Zealand researcher says a particular type of honey may be useful in treating MRSA infections.
Antibacterial properties of honey are the result of the low water activity
causing osmosis, hydrogen peroxide effect, and high acidity.
Honey may also be used to alleviate the effects of a sore throat, by mixing with lemon juice and consumed.
The mixture coats the throat alleviating discomfort, and the antibacterial,
antiseptic properties are good for the throat as well.
Buy Raw Honey: amzn.to/RDCjcr
Buy Manuka Honey: amzn.to/Wd2Pi8
read more: wikipedia/Medicinal_uses_and_health_effects_of_honey
For more information on the healing properties of RAW honey, please visit:
.earthclinic.com/Remedies/honey
Sandy’s Wake Widens: 1 Million Honeybees Perish in Brooklyn:
takepart.com/honey-problem-bees-have-lot-be-nervous-about-these-days
Uses for Honey
"Raw honey is honey fresh from the comb. It’s not pasteurized and therefore is still full of healthy enzymes.
It is said that store-bought pasteurized honey is no better than white sugar.
The heat from pasteurization kills the beneficial enzymes rendering them useless to the body."
1. Wound treatment
Because of its antibacterial properties honey has been used for centuries to treat wounds and help prevent infection.
2. Soothing a Sore Throat
Honey is an excellent natural alternative to cough medicine as it can reduce cough and sooth that sore throat.
3. Preventing Allergies
Taking a few teaspoons of local, raw honey per day before and during allergy season can prevent your allergy symptoms. This works on the basis of “like cures like” and the reason that your honey should be local. Local honey has a higher likelihood to contain triggers for your allergy symptoms.
4. Sunburn
If you get sunburn, you can apply a thin layer of honey to help the skin heal.
5. Acne
Applied as a spot treatment at night, honey will improve your skin’s appearance in little time.
6. Fight Indigestion
Take a teaspoon or two to help fight indigestion.
7. Mineral Benefits
Raw honey contains several minerals that the body needs including Potassium, Magnesium, Zinc and Iron.
8. Vitamins
Honey naturally contains vitamins B2, B3, B5, B6 and vitamin C.
9 Constipation
When mixed with apple cider vinegar raw honey can help relieve constipation naturally.
10. Antiseptic
Raw honey is antiseptic which means it prevents the growth of disease-causing microorganisms. Used topically, unlike other antiseptics it won’t damage your skin.
modernalternativemama/10-benefits-uses-for-raw-honey
The Sugar Epidemic: Sugar Accelerates Aging
Sugar consumption is brutally destructive to the immune system, and it sets the stage for lifelong health problems. The amount of sugar consumed in the United States is staggering. According to statistics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, added sugars currently provide about 17% of the calories in the average American diet. Sugar consumption has increased from an estimated 6.3 pounds per person per year in the 1820s to a whopping 156 pounds per person each year today.
Here are 4 major reasons why sugar accelerates aging.
1) Sugar suppresses the immune system.
2) Sugar promotes glycation, inflammation and free radicals.
3) Sugar inhibits the release of human growth hormone (HGH).
4) Sugar increases the risk to the major killer diseases.
naturalpharmacist.net/categories=Inflammation
Sugar consumption is brutally destructive to the immune system, and it sets the stage for lifelong health problems. The amount of sugar consumed in the United States is staggering. According to statistics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, added sugars currently provide about 17% of the calories in the average American diet. Sugar consumption has increased from an estimated 6.3 pounds per person per year in the 1820s to a whopping 156 pounds per person each year today.
Here are 4 major reasons why sugar accelerates aging.
1) Sugar suppresses the immune system.
2) Sugar promotes glycation, inflammation and free radicals.
3) Sugar inhibits the release of human growth hormone (HGH).
4) Sugar increases the risk to the major killer diseases.
naturalpharmacist.net/categories=Inflammation
Just Eat Real Food
Big Sugar's Sweet Little Lies
How the industry kept scientists from asking: Does sugar kill?
—By Gary Taubes and Cristin Kearns Couzens
"In fact, a growing body of research suggests that sugar and its nearly chemically identical cousin, HFCS,
may very well cause diseases that kill hundreds of thousands of Americans every year,
and that these chronic conditions would be far less prevalent
if we significantly dialed back our consumption of added sugars. "
"By the early 1990s, the USDA's research into sugar's health effects had ceased, and the FDA's take on sugar had become conventional wisdom, influencing a generation's worth of key publications on diet and health. "
(makes me very angry. CW based on lies, bullying and deception)
"In recent years the scientific tide has begun to turn against sugar.
Despite the industry's best efforts, researchers and public health authorities have come to accept that the primary risk factor for both heart disease and type 2 diabetes is a condition called metabolic syndrome,
which now affects more than 75 million Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Metabolic syndrome is characterized by a cluster of abnormalities—some of which Yudkin and others associated with sugar almost 50 years ago—including weight gain, increased insulin levels, and elevated triglycerides.
It also has been linked to cancer and Alzheimer's disease.
"Scientists have now established causation," Lustig said recently. "Sugar causes metabolic syndrome.""
motherjones.com/environment/2012/10/sugar-industry-lies-campaign
Big Sugar's Sweet Little Lies
How the industry kept scientists from asking: Does sugar kill?
—By Gary Taubes and Cristin Kearns Couzens
"In fact, a growing body of research suggests that sugar and its nearly chemically identical cousin, HFCS,
may very well cause diseases that kill hundreds of thousands of Americans every year,
and that these chronic conditions would be far less prevalent
if we significantly dialed back our consumption of added sugars. "
"By the early 1990s, the USDA's research into sugar's health effects had ceased, and the FDA's take on sugar had become conventional wisdom, influencing a generation's worth of key publications on diet and health. "
(makes me very angry. CW based on lies, bullying and deception)
"In recent years the scientific tide has begun to turn against sugar.
Despite the industry's best efforts, researchers and public health authorities have come to accept that the primary risk factor for both heart disease and type 2 diabetes is a condition called metabolic syndrome,
which now affects more than 75 million Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Metabolic syndrome is characterized by a cluster of abnormalities—some of which Yudkin and others associated with sugar almost 50 years ago—including weight gain, increased insulin levels, and elevated triglycerides.
It also has been linked to cancer and Alzheimer's disease.
"Scientists have now established causation," Lustig said recently. "Sugar causes metabolic syndrome.""
motherjones.com/environment/2012/10/sugar-industry-lies-campaign
Sugar is...
- Immune system suppressant – God, in His infinite knowledge, placed in each of us an immune system to protect us from germs, viruses, and bacteria. Refined sugar seriously compromises that protection. This is one of the reasons why people who consume refined sugar suffer with colds, the flu, and numerous other physical problems.
- Lacking in fiber – Refined sugar contains zero fiber and, like animal-source foods, contributes to constipation.
- Extremely acidic – Acid foods are the primary cause of osteoporosis because, in an effort to reduce acidity the body, calcium is drawn from the bones, which leads to porous bones. And as we shared above, disease proliferates in an acid environment.
- Causes weight gain – If a person consumes just one 12-ounce can of sugar sweetened soft drink a day for one year their weight gain will be about 15-pounds. This sugar also contributes to and promotes diabetes.
- Artificial sweeteners like aspartame are no better. They are not only toxic but contribute to weight gain by tricking the body into craving more food, as sugar does.
- An addictive drug – To top it off, refined sugar is an addictive drug that upsets body chemistry, affecting a person not only physically, but also mentally, and has been found to be a major cause of aggressive behavior and emotional upset. Many of the emotional, physiological, and depression problems being experienced today can be traced to refined sugar.
Befoodsmart/infographic/How Corn Syrup Made America Fat
We should eat more fruits and vegetables. Yet billions of taxpayer dollars are used to subsidize unhealthy, processed foods while fruit and vegetable farmers get little to no support. American farmers could grow the fruits and vegetables we need for a healthy diet but local food systems need increased public support to help make it happen. Our infographic, Plant the Plate, breaks it down.
We should eat more fruits and vegetables. Yet billions of taxpayer dollars are used to subsidize unhealthy, processed foods while fruit and vegetable farmers get little to no support. American farmers could grow the fruits and vegetables we need for a healthy diet but local food systems need increased public support to help make it happen. Our infographic, Plant the Plate, breaks it down.
High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) exposes you to mercury,
increases blood pressure and "bad" cholesterol,
causes long-term liver damage, increases insulin resistance and risk of Type II Diabetes,
complicates Type I Diabetes, makes you gain weight,
and decreases the amount of blood and oxygen to muscles. Just say "no!"
increases blood pressure and "bad" cholesterol,
causes long-term liver damage, increases insulin resistance and risk of Type II Diabetes,
complicates Type I Diabetes, makes you gain weight,
and decreases the amount of blood and oxygen to muscles. Just say "no!"
Just Eat Real Food
"Most drinks are just sugar water masquerading as health beverages.
They represent a massive, highly-dense source of insulin-spiking sugar
without the vitamins, antioxidants, and fiber
that normally come with the sugar found in nature (fruits and vegetables).
Plus, sweet drinks don’t satiate as much as solid food,
leading to overeating and weight gain without you even knowing it or feeling “full.”
Anyone who’s ever had a large Coke disappear throughout their meal
without its gradually developing absence impacting their ability to finish the meal knows this.
Common beverages to avoid:
Commercial/bought Juices – Orange, apple, acai, pomegranate, grape, V8, Ocean Spray, etc.
“Juices” – Nectars, punches, fruit cocktail, grape drink, Sunny Delight, purple stuff
( because they are not natural fruit juice, they are almost all rehydrated pdr with additives)
Designer coffees – blended iced coffees (Frappucinos etc), mochas
Soda/soft drinks – diet and regular (even stuff with real sugar!)
Energy drinks – Red Bull, Rock Star, Monster
Sports drinks – Gatorade, Powerade, Vitamin Water
foodrenegade/how-kick-soda-habit
"Most drinks are just sugar water masquerading as health beverages.
They represent a massive, highly-dense source of insulin-spiking sugar
without the vitamins, antioxidants, and fiber
that normally come with the sugar found in nature (fruits and vegetables).
Plus, sweet drinks don’t satiate as much as solid food,
leading to overeating and weight gain without you even knowing it or feeling “full.”
Anyone who’s ever had a large Coke disappear throughout their meal
without its gradually developing absence impacting their ability to finish the meal knows this.
Common beverages to avoid:
Commercial/bought Juices – Orange, apple, acai, pomegranate, grape, V8, Ocean Spray, etc.
“Juices” – Nectars, punches, fruit cocktail, grape drink, Sunny Delight, purple stuff
( because they are not natural fruit juice, they are almost all rehydrated pdr with additives)
Designer coffees – blended iced coffees (Frappucinos etc), mochas
Soda/soft drinks – diet and regular (even stuff with real sugar!)
Energy drinks – Red Bull, Rock Star, Monster
Sports drinks – Gatorade, Powerade, Vitamin Water
foodrenegade/how-kick-soda-habit
Further Reading:
The Definitive Guide to Sugar: marksdailyapple.com/the-definitive-guide-to-sugar
Dear Mark: Sugar as Immune Suppressant: marksdailyapple.com/sugar-suppresses-immune-system
The Dope on Energy Drinks:marksdailyapple.com/the-dope-on-energy-drinks
Read more: marksdailyapple.com/action-item-1-eliminate-sad-foods
1. Dr Mercola.com/Sugar-the-sweetener-more-dangerous-than-alcohol.
the enemy sneaking in and destroying our health
2, U.S. Kids Drowning In Diet Drinks
Rise in diet drink consumption among children could be putting the health of future generations at risk. 3. Harmful Effects of Soda on Your Body
4. Dr mercola.com/can-sugar-be-toxic
2. Thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/depression-your-brain-on-sugar
5. Dr Mercola.com/no-sugar-chocolates
6. Sweettoothtruth.com
Whether you’re looking to bust a sugar addition that’s affecting your mood, your metabolism,
or just plain making your feel remorse at the end of the day,
this Sweet Tooth, Bitter Truth Homestudy Course is for you.
You’ll learn how & why sugar is affecting your body, brain and even freedom.
We’ll sink our teeth into sugar’s affects on: blood sugar, immunity
What You’ll Learn:
The Definitive Guide to Sugar: marksdailyapple.com/the-definitive-guide-to-sugar
Dear Mark: Sugar as Immune Suppressant: marksdailyapple.com/sugar-suppresses-immune-system
The Dope on Energy Drinks:marksdailyapple.com/the-dope-on-energy-drinks
Read more: marksdailyapple.com/action-item-1-eliminate-sad-foods
1. Dr Mercola.com/Sugar-the-sweetener-more-dangerous-than-alcohol.
the enemy sneaking in and destroying our health
2, U.S. Kids Drowning In Diet Drinks
Rise in diet drink consumption among children could be putting the health of future generations at risk. 3. Harmful Effects of Soda on Your Body
4. Dr mercola.com/can-sugar-be-toxic
2. Thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/depression-your-brain-on-sugar
5. Dr Mercola.com/no-sugar-chocolates
6. Sweettoothtruth.com
Whether you’re looking to bust a sugar addition that’s affecting your mood, your metabolism,
or just plain making your feel remorse at the end of the day,
this Sweet Tooth, Bitter Truth Homestudy Course is for you.
You’ll learn how & why sugar is affecting your body, brain and even freedom.
We’ll sink our teeth into sugar’s affects on: blood sugar, immunity
- inflammation (the #1 risk factor for heart disease)
- candida, focus and attention &
- you’ll learn how to HAVE YOUR CAKE & BEAT IT TOO!
What You’ll Learn:
- What exactly is glucose?
- Where is it found and when is it problematic?
- How does sugar affect our bodies and brains?
- We’ll look at sugars affects on immunity and cancer; yeast overgrowth like Candida;
blood sugar issues like diabetes; hormone regulation and adrenal fatigue;
depression, anxiety and sleeplessness, metabolism and more. - Which sugars should be avoided and how can you navigate the tricky realm
of finding where they may be hiding? - Which sweeteners are good to use, when, and why?
- How do you actually kick the habit? Sweettoothtruth.com
foodrenegade/how-kick-soda-habit
foodrenegade.com/how-to-brew-kombucha-double-fermentation-method
http://www.foodrenegade.com/how-to-grow-a-kombucha-scoby
IT SEEMS SINCE 2010, IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE TO GROW A KOMBUCHA PLANT
FROM STORE BOUGHT KOMBUCHA DRINK
oodrenegade.com/kombucha-scoby-experiment
You can buy a kombucha plant from here
store.kombuchakamp.com/Kombucha-Mushroom-Cultures
or make water kefir fizzy drink
cheeseslave.com/how-to-make-homemade-soda-pop-with-kefir-grains
Make fruity juices - how to here
fitlife.tv/the-importance-of-water
foodrenegade.com/how-to-brew-kombucha-double-fermentation-method
http://www.foodrenegade.com/how-to-grow-a-kombucha-scoby
IT SEEMS SINCE 2010, IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE TO GROW A KOMBUCHA PLANT
FROM STORE BOUGHT KOMBUCHA DRINK
oodrenegade.com/kombucha-scoby-experiment
You can buy a kombucha plant from here
store.kombuchakamp.com/Kombucha-Mushroom-Cultures
or make water kefir fizzy drink
cheeseslave.com/how-to-make-homemade-soda-pop-with-kefir-grains
Make fruity juices - how to here
fitlife.tv/the-importance-of-water
"Many overweight individuals who crave colas take refuge, so to speak, in ‘Diet’ colas. That’s because Diet colas ostensibly do not contain the high-calorie sweetener high-fructose corn syrup. But the next time you reach for one of those ‘smart drinks’, remember one little word - aspartame - and the many diseases you could be inviting.
Researchers and doctors have found that aspartame acts as a slow poison as the side-effects could take several years to manifest themselves. Among the most frequent symptoms are vision loss; memory loss; obesity; testicular, mammary and brain tumors; seizures, coma, and cancer.
Worse still, the symptoms of aspartame poisoning appear to mimic the symptoms of certain major diseases such as fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, lupus, ADHD, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, chronic fatigue, and depression. This makes it very difficult to diagnose.
Aspartame is a synergistic methanol poison, and methanol is known to cause serious birth defects and major developmental disorders such as autism and attention deficit in the offspring of aspartame users.
Despite these devastating research and empirical findings, clever advertising campaigns have managed to make the world believe that aspartame and all the other artificial sweeteners are just simple, harmless, food additives that lend foods and beverages a sweet and delicious taste while helping you keep slim, or even shed some extra pounds.
But here is the double-whammy for individuals who are overweight: Not only is Diet soda not a diet product, but a chemically altered, multiple sodium (salt) and aspartame-containing product that actually makes you crave for carbohydrates and gain weight. It contains formaldehyde, which is stored in the fat cells, particularly in the hips and thighs." -- Andreas Moritz
Researchers and doctors have found that aspartame acts as a slow poison as the side-effects could take several years to manifest themselves. Among the most frequent symptoms are vision loss; memory loss; obesity; testicular, mammary and brain tumors; seizures, coma, and cancer.
Worse still, the symptoms of aspartame poisoning appear to mimic the symptoms of certain major diseases such as fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, lupus, ADHD, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, chronic fatigue, and depression. This makes it very difficult to diagnose.
Aspartame is a synergistic methanol poison, and methanol is known to cause serious birth defects and major developmental disorders such as autism and attention deficit in the offspring of aspartame users.
Despite these devastating research and empirical findings, clever advertising campaigns have managed to make the world believe that aspartame and all the other artificial sweeteners are just simple, harmless, food additives that lend foods and beverages a sweet and delicious taste while helping you keep slim, or even shed some extra pounds.
But here is the double-whammy for individuals who are overweight: Not only is Diet soda not a diet product, but a chemically altered, multiple sodium (salt) and aspartame-containing product that actually makes you crave for carbohydrates and gain weight. It contains formaldehyde, which is stored in the fat cells, particularly in the hips and thighs." -- Andreas Moritz
Stevia
is NOT just a natural sweetener. It is a POWERFUL DIETARY SUPPLEMENT
with anti-fungal & anti-inflammatory properties.
It helps to balance the pancreas, which aids digestion, regulates blood sugar levels, & increases energy.
Stevia has exploded on the world stage in the last few years as a fantastic natural sugar alternative.
Stevia is a herb found mainly in South America and China.
It will grow very easily in good soil in a temperate climate.
It is heat stable so is ideal for cooking. Stevia is calorie-free, does not contain any sucrose,
and does not alter blood sugar levels,
which makes it fantastic for diabetics, or people suffering from candida complexes.
Stevia comes in powder or liquid form, and is readily available at health food stores and grocery stores.
BUT the best source is to use the plant, as the powders are overly processed.
Most Stevia liquid is clear, but the dark, whole leaf concentrate is good,
doesn’t contain any alcohol or chemicals. eg the Sweet Leaf brand.
You only need a tiny amount, as it is about three hundred times sweeter than conventional sugars.
A small bottle will last for months,. It lifts the effect of other natural sweeteners. It can be a bit bitter on its own.
If you are baking flat gluten free cookies and slices, it can work quite well.
Mainly use Stevia to BOOST other natural sweeteners in raw recipes;
and use it to sweeten teas, green smoothies, (add fresh leaves)
homemade lemonade, homemade coconut kefir and cultured coconut pudding.
Stevia -Healthy Blender recipes
is NOT just a natural sweetener. It is a POWERFUL DIETARY SUPPLEMENT
with anti-fungal & anti-inflammatory properties.
It helps to balance the pancreas, which aids digestion, regulates blood sugar levels, & increases energy.
Stevia has exploded on the world stage in the last few years as a fantastic natural sugar alternative.
Stevia is a herb found mainly in South America and China.
It will grow very easily in good soil in a temperate climate.
It is heat stable so is ideal for cooking. Stevia is calorie-free, does not contain any sucrose,
and does not alter blood sugar levels,
which makes it fantastic for diabetics, or people suffering from candida complexes.
Stevia comes in powder or liquid form, and is readily available at health food stores and grocery stores.
BUT the best source is to use the plant, as the powders are overly processed.
Most Stevia liquid is clear, but the dark, whole leaf concentrate is good,
doesn’t contain any alcohol or chemicals. eg the Sweet Leaf brand.
You only need a tiny amount, as it is about three hundred times sweeter than conventional sugars.
A small bottle will last for months,. It lifts the effect of other natural sweeteners. It can be a bit bitter on its own.
If you are baking flat gluten free cookies and slices, it can work quite well.
Mainly use Stevia to BOOST other natural sweeteners in raw recipes;
and use it to sweeten teas, green smoothies, (add fresh leaves)
homemade lemonade, homemade coconut kefir and cultured coconut pudding.
Stevia -Healthy Blender recipes
Drhyman.com/why-cholesterol-may-not-be-the-cause-of-heart-disease
WE HAVE ALL BEEN LED TO to believe that cholesterol is bad and that lowering it is good.
Because of extensive pharmaceutical marketing to both doctors and patients
we think that using statin drugs is proven to work to lower the risk of heart attacks and death.
But on what scientific evidence is this based, what does that evidence really show?
If these medications were without side effects, then you may be able to justify the risk –
but they cause muscle damage, sexual dysfunction, liver and nerve damage
and other problems in 10-15% of patients who take them. Certainly not a free ride
We know what causes the damaging small cholesterol particles. And it isn’t fat in the diet.
It is sugar.
Sugar in any form or refined carbohydrates (white food) drives the good cholesterol down,
cause triglycerides to go up, creates small damaging cholesterol particles,
and causes metabolic syndrome or pre-diabetes.
That is the true cause of most heart attacks, NOT LDL cholesterol.
First of all, let’s take a look at what cholesterol actually is.
It’s a fatty substance produced by the liver that is used to help perform thousands of bodily functions.
The body uses it to help build your cell membranes, the covering of your nerve sheaths,
and much of your brain. It’s a key building block for our hormone production,
and without it you would not be able to maintain adequate levels of
testosterone, estrogen, progesterone and cortisol.
So if you think cholesterol is the enemy, think again. Without cholesterol, you would die.
In fact, people with the lowest cholesterol as they age are at highest risk of death.
Under certain circumstances, higher cholesterol can actually help to increase life span.
(Of course, this doesn't mean eat fatty foods and expect to be well and live long,
we need to keep our weight down, and our liver and blood clean,
which means understanding food and what is a healthy lifestyle)
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How Vegetable Oils Replaced Animal Fats in the American Diet
www.theatlantic.com
In this excerpt from The Happiness Diet, discover how Procter & Gamble convinced people
to forgo butter and lard for cheap, factory-made oils loaded with trans fat.
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Have a read about what sugar alternatives ARE healthy
Holistickid.com/sugar-and-alternatives
click for ~Healthy vs. Unhealthy Fats and Oils
WE HAVE ALL BEEN LED TO to believe that cholesterol is bad and that lowering it is good.
Because of extensive pharmaceutical marketing to both doctors and patients
we think that using statin drugs is proven to work to lower the risk of heart attacks and death.
But on what scientific evidence is this based, what does that evidence really show?
If these medications were without side effects, then you may be able to justify the risk –
but they cause muscle damage, sexual dysfunction, liver and nerve damage
and other problems in 10-15% of patients who take them. Certainly not a free ride
We know what causes the damaging small cholesterol particles. And it isn’t fat in the diet.
It is sugar.
Sugar in any form or refined carbohydrates (white food) drives the good cholesterol down,
cause triglycerides to go up, creates small damaging cholesterol particles,
and causes metabolic syndrome or pre-diabetes.
That is the true cause of most heart attacks, NOT LDL cholesterol.
First of all, let’s take a look at what cholesterol actually is.
It’s a fatty substance produced by the liver that is used to help perform thousands of bodily functions.
The body uses it to help build your cell membranes, the covering of your nerve sheaths,
and much of your brain. It’s a key building block for our hormone production,
and without it you would not be able to maintain adequate levels of
testosterone, estrogen, progesterone and cortisol.
So if you think cholesterol is the enemy, think again. Without cholesterol, you would die.
In fact, people with the lowest cholesterol as they age are at highest risk of death.
Under certain circumstances, higher cholesterol can actually help to increase life span.
(Of course, this doesn't mean eat fatty foods and expect to be well and live long,
we need to keep our weight down, and our liver and blood clean,
which means understanding food and what is a healthy lifestyle)
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How Vegetable Oils Replaced Animal Fats in the American Diet
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In this excerpt from The Happiness Diet, discover how Procter & Gamble convinced people
to forgo butter and lard for cheap, factory-made oils loaded with trans fat.
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Have a read about what sugar alternatives ARE healthy
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The main problem is sugar.
It’s an evil that the processed food industry and sugar growers
don’t want people to know about. Even dietitians, financially supported by sugar growers
and sugary product manufacturers, are loathe to tell us the truth.
Don’t believe that dietitians are influenced by huge corporate concerns that feed people sugar,
drugs and other health-defying ingredients?
Go to their official website and check out the sponsors yourself.
They are right there in plain sight:
Eatright.org/corporatesponsors
Beyonddiet/How-to-beat-a-Sugar-Craving?
Sugar is not only bad itself, but actively works against meeting your health and wellness goals.
For instance, sugar:
communicate with the same parts of the brain as morphine and heroin.
In fact, some studies actually indicate that sugar may be more addictive than cocaine!
Kicking an addiction is hard, here are a few tips to help you along the way.
it’s possible you’re suffering from a vitamin deficiency.
Make sure you’re eating a balanced diet and you’re halfway to kicking your strong sugar cravings for good. Nutritionresearchcenter.What-happens-to-your-body-if-you-drink-a-coke
It’s an evil that the processed food industry and sugar growers
don’t want people to know about. Even dietitians, financially supported by sugar growers
and sugary product manufacturers, are loathe to tell us the truth.
Don’t believe that dietitians are influenced by huge corporate concerns that feed people sugar,
drugs and other health-defying ingredients?
Go to their official website and check out the sponsors yourself.
They are right there in plain sight:
Eatright.org/corporatesponsors
Beyonddiet/How-to-beat-a-Sugar-Craving?
Sugar is not only bad itself, but actively works against meeting your health and wellness goals.
For instance, sugar:
- Is immediately stored as fat in the body, leading to weight gain and obesity.
- Causes blood sugar spikes, increasing the presence of insulin in your blood and leading to diabetes.
- Communicates with your brain and makes you crave more of the simple sweet stuff
- that leads to overeating and weight gain.
communicate with the same parts of the brain as morphine and heroin.
In fact, some studies actually indicate that sugar may be more addictive than cocaine!
Kicking an addiction is hard, here are a few tips to help you along the way.
- Say no to "low-fat" or "fat-free":
- When trying to kick strong sugar cravings, you need to be label conscious. Pay extra attention to the sugar content of your favorite low-fat and fat-free foods.
- They may be doing you more harm than good.
- Don’t "sweeten" anything: The goal is to retrain your palate not to want sweet things. So adding sweetener, whether artificial or natural, is self-defeating.
- Exercise!: The endorphins released by exercise give you a feeling of wellbeing similar to that experienced when you pop a handful of M&Ms. The only difference is the high you get after exercising is for real. Time your workouts to when you crave a sweet snack.
- Make sure you eat: The best way to handle strong sugar cravings is to head them off at the pass.
- Eat balanced meals at regular intervals.
- For your mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks, go for a handful of nuts and some berries. The berries provide a bit of natural sweetness—not to mention fiber and antioxidants—while the nuts contain protein that will keep you fuller, longer.
it’s possible you’re suffering from a vitamin deficiency.
Make sure you’re eating a balanced diet and you’re halfway to kicking your strong sugar cravings for good. Nutritionresearchcenter.What-happens-to-your-body-if-you-drink-a-coke
High fructose corn syrup is hiding in everything...EXCEPT...raw, living, REAL, whole foods.
Here's 50 other names that sugar hides under! Barley malt, Beet sugar, Brown sugar, Buttered syrup, Cane juice crystals, Cane sugar, Caramel, Corn syrup, Corn syrup solids, Confectioner’s sugar, Carob syrup, Castor sugar, Date sugar, Demerara sugar, Dextran, Dextrose, Diastatic malt, Diatase, Ethyl maltol, Fructose, Fruit juice/ concentrate, Galactose, Glucose, Glucose solids, Golden syrup, Grape sugar, High-fructose corn syrup, Refined Honey, Icing sugar, Invert sugar, Lactose, Maltodextrin, Maltose, Malt syrup, Refined Maple syrup, Molasses, Muscovado sugar, Panocha, Raw sugar, Refiner’s syrup, Rice syrup, Sorbitol, Sorghum syrup, Sucrose, , Treacle, Turbinado sugar, Yellow sugar |
- According to the Nutrition Research Center
- this is what happens to your body within one hour of drinking a can of soda:
-10 minutes: 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system, which is 100 percent of your recommended daily intake of all sugars. You'd normally vomit from such an intake, but the phosphoric acid cuts the flavor.
-20 minutes: Your blood sugar skyrockets. Your pancreas attempts to maximize insulin production
in order to turn high levels of sugar into fat.
-40 minutes: As your body finishes absorbing the caffeine, your pupils dilate, your blood pressure rises, and your liver pumps more sugar into the bloodstream. - Adenosine receptors in your brain are blocked
preventing you from feeling how tired you may actually be.
-45 minutes: Your body increases dopamine production, causing you to feel pleasure and adding to the addictiveness of the beverage. This physical neuro response works the same way
as it would if we were consuming heroin.
<60 minutes: The phosphoric acid binds calcium, magnesium and zinc in your lower intestine, which boosts your metabolism a bit further. High doses of sugar and artificial sweeteners compound this effect, increasing the urinary excretion of calcium. The caffeine’s diuretic properties come into play. (You have to GO!)
Your body will eliminate the bonded calcium, magnesium and zinc that was otherwise heading to your bones. And you will also flush out the sodium, electrolytes and water -the water infused with nutrients and minerals your body would have otherwise used to hydrate your system or build body cells, bones, teeth.
>60 minutes: The sugar crash begins. You may become irritable and/or sluggish.
You start feeling awful. Time to grab another?? - Nutritionresearchcenter.What-happens-to-your-body-if-you-drink-a-coke
Don't opt for toxic artificial sweeteners
re DIET DRINKS- TOXIC
1.Vitamin C is toxic with these Soft drinks:
Sunkist, Fanta, Diet Coke, Sprite, & Pepsi Max.
These drinks contain Sodium Benzoate- 211 on the label.
A chemical reaction between Vitamin C and Sodium Benzoate creates Benzine-
a Carcinogenic chemical (story by Channel 9).
Benzine damages the DNA in the Mitochondria.
The Mitochondria consumes Oxygen to give you energy, but if it's damaged,
then the cell starts to malfunction seriously.
A whole array of Diseases result from the damage to the DNA, including
Parkinson's Disease and other Neuro-Degenerative Diseases..eg MS etc
2. Don't mix these two -Diet Coke & Mint
(Mentos, Mint Life Savers, Tic Tacs, Cool Mints, etc)
it causes a chemical reaction in the stomach,
The Mint is not toxic, but the Aspartame in Diet Drinks- 951 on the label.
Also avoid 950 Acelsultame F (same thing).
Aspartame poisoning has been scientifically linked to 92 Symptoms of Disease ..
Most European countries have forbidden the Import and use of Aspartame
- Saccharin, Equal, Nutra-Sweet, Spoonful & Diet Drinks,
including 6,000 consumer Goods and Beverages.
Mexico is also considering banning 6,000 products of Aspartame.
3. Avoid Smarties; contain almost every Toxic artificial colour.
The worst are 102, 104, 110- Carcinogenic, 124 undesirable,
127- Carcinogenic, 128- Extreme Caution, 129,131, and 133 -carcinogenic.
To top it off Smarties are not made of Chocolate (neither are Tim Tam's).
Synthetic Chocolate has no nutritional food value whatsoever.
Read labels -it may save your health......
re DIET DRINKS- TOXIC
1.Vitamin C is toxic with these Soft drinks:
Sunkist, Fanta, Diet Coke, Sprite, & Pepsi Max.
These drinks contain Sodium Benzoate- 211 on the label.
A chemical reaction between Vitamin C and Sodium Benzoate creates Benzine-
a Carcinogenic chemical (story by Channel 9).
Benzine damages the DNA in the Mitochondria.
The Mitochondria consumes Oxygen to give you energy, but if it's damaged,
then the cell starts to malfunction seriously.
A whole array of Diseases result from the damage to the DNA, including
Parkinson's Disease and other Neuro-Degenerative Diseases..eg MS etc
2. Don't mix these two -Diet Coke & Mint
(Mentos, Mint Life Savers, Tic Tacs, Cool Mints, etc)
it causes a chemical reaction in the stomach,
The Mint is not toxic, but the Aspartame in Diet Drinks- 951 on the label.
Also avoid 950 Acelsultame F (same thing).
Aspartame poisoning has been scientifically linked to 92 Symptoms of Disease ..
Most European countries have forbidden the Import and use of Aspartame
- Saccharin, Equal, Nutra-Sweet, Spoonful & Diet Drinks,
including 6,000 consumer Goods and Beverages.
Mexico is also considering banning 6,000 products of Aspartame.
3. Avoid Smarties; contain almost every Toxic artificial colour.
The worst are 102, 104, 110- Carcinogenic, 124 undesirable,
127- Carcinogenic, 128- Extreme Caution, 129,131, and 133 -carcinogenic.
To top it off Smarties are not made of Chocolate (neither are Tim Tam's).
Synthetic Chocolate has no nutritional food value whatsoever.
Read labels -it may save your health......
Sugar-facts-myths- why sugar is bad
No Organic Merchant sells white sugar or any products containing white sugar
because it is a foodless product.
It is 99.96% sucrose and when taken into the human body in this form is potentially dangerous.
It is touted as an energy food, but such sugar myths are propaganda and is misleading
for there is ample evidence that white sugar robs the body of B vitamins,
disrupts calcium metabolism and has a deleterious effect on the nervous system.
This is why sugar is bad for you.
There are three kinds of sugar which are not white: light brown, dark brown and Kleenraw.
They are all made the same way—by adding back molasses to refined sugar.
For years I have heard several different versions of how these so-called "raw" sugars are made.
All of them led me to believe that the so-called "raw" sugar which has traditionally been used in the health food industry is a "partially refined" product removed from the refining process
sometimes before the final stage of white sugar.
But my investigation have proved this impression erroneous.
All forms of non-white/brown sugars are made from a base of white sugar.
Here some of the dangers of consuming sugar:
read Lick The Sugar Habit, by Nancy Appelton, PhD.
No Organic Merchant sells white sugar or any products containing white sugar
because it is a foodless product.
It is 99.96% sucrose and when taken into the human body in this form is potentially dangerous.
It is touted as an energy food, but such sugar myths are propaganda and is misleading
for there is ample evidence that white sugar robs the body of B vitamins,
disrupts calcium metabolism and has a deleterious effect on the nervous system.
This is why sugar is bad for you.
There are three kinds of sugar which are not white: light brown, dark brown and Kleenraw.
They are all made the same way—by adding back molasses to refined sugar.
For years I have heard several different versions of how these so-called "raw" sugars are made.
All of them led me to believe that the so-called "raw" sugar which has traditionally been used in the health food industry is a "partially refined" product removed from the refining process
sometimes before the final stage of white sugar.
But my investigation have proved this impression erroneous.
All forms of non-white/brown sugars are made from a base of white sugar.
Here some of the dangers of consuming sugar:
- Feeds candida, Promotes wrinkling and aging skin, Makes blood acidic
- Leads to osteoporosis, Rots teeth, Raises blood sugar level
- Contributes to obesity, Is addictive (like drugs), creates the urge to binge,
- 'empty calories' with no nutritional value, diabetes, Robs body of minerals, and energy,
- Contributes to heart problems, cancer, ulcers
- Cause gallstones, adrenal fatigue, suppresses the immune system
- Raises the level of neurotransmitters called serotonin19, Weakens eyesight
- Causes hypoglycemia (low blood sugar levels), aging, eczema, arthritis
read Lick The Sugar Habit, by Nancy Appelton, PhD.
How-sugar-affects-your-body.
your body’s production of human growth hormone.
Avoiding foods that are high in sugar is a good way to do that.
- Sugar suppresses the immune system.
- When you eat a dose of sugar, like a bottle of Coke or a candy bar,
- you temporarily tamp down your immune system’s ability to respond to challenges.
- The effect lasts for several hours, so if you eat sweets several times a day,
- your immune system operates at a distinct disadvantage.
- Sugar promotes inflammation. Inflammation, which is part of the immune response,
- is not always a bad thing. But eating sugar foods can fuel excessive,
- inappropriate inflammation that serves no useful purpose and actually promotes aging and disease.
- In my show on foods that fight inflammation,
- I pointed out that cutting back on sugary foods will help you avoid excess inflammation.
your body’s production of human growth hormone.
Avoiding foods that are high in sugar is a good way to do that.
- Sugar suppresses the release of human growth hormone.
- Sugar promotes glycation. Sugar molecules treat your body like a singles bar.
- Once they get into your bloodstream, they start looking around for things to hook up with, like attractive protein and fat molecules. The hook-up is known as “glycation” and like most hook-ups, the results aren’t pretty. These glycated molecules act like drunken sailors,
- careening around your body, breaking things and peeing where they shouldn’t.
- They produce toxic compounds called advanced glycation end products, or, AGEs.
- That is perhaps the most poetically-just acronym in biology,
- because AGEs essentially throw the aging process into fast-forward.
- And much of the damage done by AGEs is irreversible.
- If that doesn’t motivate you to walk away from the M&Ms, I don’t know what would.
- Sugar raises insulin levels. An influx of sugar into your body will have a fairly predictable result:
- Your blood sugar levels will zoom up.
- Shortly after, your pancreas will release a bunch of insulin to help clear sugar from your blood into your cells. As blood sugar levels go down, insulin levels return to normal.
- But when you eat a lot of sugar, you’re constantly calling for insulin,
- and that can backfire in a couple of ways.
- Over time, it takes more and more insulin to get the job done.
- Eventually, your pancreas may just stop responding to the call.
- Congratulations, you’re now an insulin-dependentdiabetic.
- And along the way, exposing your cells and organs to chronically high insulin levels
- accelerates the aging process.
click for ~ How Many Sugar Cubes Does Your Food Contain?
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Why-is-sugar-bad-for health
Sugar has become a staple in our modern diet, but why is sugar bad for your health?
Many foods we eat on a regular basis are loaded with sugar. Sometimes you can’t even taste the sugar
but it’s still in there. As delicious as sugar-laden foods may taste, the truth is sugar is just bad for your health.
Sugar is a sticky substance and if left in the bloodstream (instead of being burned as energy)
the particles will start to stick to the cells. The result is that if you are consuming sugar each day,
you will get more wrinkles, will experience a lack of mobility in the joints,
dry brittle nails and hair and a range of other health problems.
Reduce the amount of sugar you eat and you will soon notice a positive change in the way your skin looks.
The reason for this is that refined carbohydrates such as white bread and other white flour products,
are high in sugar and will cause an inflammation of the skin.
This in turn creates high levels of free radicals which attack the collagen that keeps the skin stay firm.
Without enough of this collagen, you will start to notice wrinkles.
Not only are free radicals bad news for your skin they are also deadly for the body,
which is another reason why sugar is bad for your health.
Free radicals can cause a lot of damage in healthy cells and lead to many illnesses of the body.
Sugary foods can also compromise your immune system.
Research has shown that white blood cells are less efficient at fighting illness when exposed to sugar.
A diet high in sugar will also raise your insulin levels quickly which can lead to many other health problems.
You’ll also lack energy as a result of these sugar spikes and the drop in blood sugar that follows.
It’s no secret that obesity and weight-related illnesses are on the rise in many countries and this is directly attributed to our diets and lifestyle. Our bodies simply aren’t able to cope with such high sugar levels
and this is why illnesses like diabetes are at an all time high.
Cutting the sugar out of your diet is one of the best things you can do for your body.
It’s not easy especially the first few weeks when you will still experience some sort of craving for sugar,
but you can substitute with fresh fruit which has a natural form of sugar
and eventually your cravings will pass and you’ll start to feel and look great.
Sugar has become a staple in our modern diet, but why is sugar bad for your health?
Many foods we eat on a regular basis are loaded with sugar. Sometimes you can’t even taste the sugar
but it’s still in there. As delicious as sugar-laden foods may taste, the truth is sugar is just bad for your health.
Sugar is a sticky substance and if left in the bloodstream (instead of being burned as energy)
the particles will start to stick to the cells. The result is that if you are consuming sugar each day,
you will get more wrinkles, will experience a lack of mobility in the joints,
dry brittle nails and hair and a range of other health problems.
Reduce the amount of sugar you eat and you will soon notice a positive change in the way your skin looks.
The reason for this is that refined carbohydrates such as white bread and other white flour products,
are high in sugar and will cause an inflammation of the skin.
This in turn creates high levels of free radicals which attack the collagen that keeps the skin stay firm.
Without enough of this collagen, you will start to notice wrinkles.
Not only are free radicals bad news for your skin they are also deadly for the body,
which is another reason why sugar is bad for your health.
Free radicals can cause a lot of damage in healthy cells and lead to many illnesses of the body.
Sugary foods can also compromise your immune system.
Research has shown that white blood cells are less efficient at fighting illness when exposed to sugar.
A diet high in sugar will also raise your insulin levels quickly which can lead to many other health problems.
You’ll also lack energy as a result of these sugar spikes and the drop in blood sugar that follows.
It’s no secret that obesity and weight-related illnesses are on the rise in many countries and this is directly attributed to our diets and lifestyle. Our bodies simply aren’t able to cope with such high sugar levels
and this is why illnesses like diabetes are at an all time high.
Cutting the sugar out of your diet is one of the best things you can do for your body.
It’s not easy especially the first few weeks when you will still experience some sort of craving for sugar,
but you can substitute with fresh fruit which has a natural form of sugar
and eventually your cravings will pass and you’ll start to feel and look great.
Nancyappleton.com/141-reasons-sugar-ruins-your-health
141 Reasons Sugar Ruins Your Health
(Just Kidding, it’s 143) By Nancy Appleton PhD & G.N. Jacobs -Excerpted from
Suicide by Sugar
11. Causes a decline in tissue elasticity, function – the more sugar, the more elasticity and function you lose.
12. Sugar reduces high-density lipoproteins (HDL).
13. Sugar can lead to chromium deficiency. 14. Sugar can lead to ovarian cancer.
15. Sugar can increase fasting levels of glucose. 16. Sugar causes copper deficiency.
17. Sugar interferes with the body’s absorption of calcium and magnesium.
18. Sugar may make eyes more vulnerable to age-related macular degeneration.
19. Sugar raises the level of neurotransmitters: dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine.
20. Sugar can cause hypoglycemia. 21. Sugar can lead to an acidic digestive tract.
22. Sugar can cause a rapid rise of adrenaline levels in children.
23. Sugar is frequently malabsorbed in patients with functional bowel disease.
24. Sugar can cause premature aging. 25. Sugar can lead to alcoholism.
26. Sugar can cause tooth decay. 27. Sugar can lead to obesity.
28. Sugar increases the risk of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
29. Sugar can cause gastric or duodenal ulcers. 30. Sugar can cause arthritis.
31. Sugar can cause learning disorders in school children.
32. Sugar assists the uncontrolled growth of Candida Albicans (yeast infections).
33. Sugar can cause gallstones. 34. Sugar can cause heart disease.
35. Sugar can cause appendicitis. 36. Sugar can cause hemorrhoids.
37. Sugar can cause varicose veins. 38. Sugar can lead to periodontal disease.
39. Sugar can contribute to osteoporosis. 40. Sugar contributes to saliva acidity.
41. Sugar can cause a decrease in insulin sensitivity.
42. Sugar can lower the amount of Vitamin E in the blood.
43. Sugar can decrease the amount of growth hormones in the body.
44. Sugar can increase cholesterol.
45. Sugar increases advanced glycation end products (AGEs),
which form when sugar binds non-enzymatically to protein.
46. Sugar can interfere with the absorption of protein. 47. Sugar causes food allergies.
48. Sugar can contribute to diabetes 49. Sugar can cause toxemia during pregnancy.
50. Sugar can lead to eczema. 51. Sugar can cause cardiovascular disease.
52. Sugar can impair the structure of DNA. 53. Sugar can change the structure of protein.
54. Sugar can make the skin wrinkle by changing the structure of collagen.
55. Sugar can cause cataracts. 56. Sugar can cause emphysema.
57. Sugar can cause atherosclerosis.
58. Sugar can promote an elevation of low-density lipoproteins (LDL).
59. Sugar can impair the physiological homeostasis of many systems in the body.
60. Sugar lowers enzymes ability to function.
61. Sugar intake is associated with the development of Parkinson’s disease.
62. Sugar can increase the size of the liver by making the liver cells divide.
63. Sugar can increase the amount of liver fat.
64. Sugar can increase kidney size and produce pathological changes in the kidney.
65. Sugar can damage the pancreas. 66. Sugar can increase the body’s fluid retention.
67. Sugar is the number one enemy of the bowel movement.
68. Sugar can cause myopia (nearsightedness).
69. Sugar can compromise the lining of the capillaries. 70. Sugar can make tendons more brittle.
71. Sugar can cause headaches, including migraines. 72. Sugar plays a role in pancreatic cancer in women.
73. Sugar can adversely affect children’s grades in school.
74. Sugar can cause depression. 75. Sugar increases the risk of gastric cancer.
76. Sugar can cause dyspepsia (indigestion). 77. Sugar can increase the risk of developing gout.
78. Can increase levels of glucose in blood much higher than complex carbohydrates in a glucose tolerance test can.
79. Sugar reduces learning capacity.
80. Can cause two blood proteins – albumin and lipoproteins – to function less effectively, which may reduce the body’s ability to handle fat and cholesterol.
81. Sugar can contribute to Alzheimer’s disease.
82. Sugar can cause platelet adhesiveness, which causes blood clots.
83. Sugar can cause hormonal imbalance – some hormones become underactive and others become overactive.
84. Sugar can lead to the formation of kidney stones.
85. Sugar can cause free radicals and oxidative stress. 86. Sugar can lead to biliary tract cancer.
87. Sugar increases the risk of pregnant adolescents delivering a small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infant.
88. Sugar can lead to a substantial decrease the in the length of pregnancy among adolescents.
89. Sugar slows food’s travel time through the gastrointestinal tract.
90. Sugar increases the concentration of bile acids in stool and bacterial enzymes in the colon, which can modify bile to produce cancer-causing compounds and colon cancer.
91. Sugar increases estradiol (the most potent form of naturally occurring estrogen) in men.
92. Sugar combines with and destroys phosphatase, a digestive enzyme, which makes digestion more difficult.
93. Sugar can be a risk factor for gallbladder cancer.
94. Sugar is an addictive substance. 95. Sugar can be intoxicating, similar to alcohol.
96. Sugar can aggravate premenstrual syndrome (PMS). 97. Sugar can decrease emotional stability.
98. Sugar promotes excessive food intake in obese people.
99. Sugar can worsen the symptoms of children with attention deficit disorder (ADD).
141 Reasons Sugar Ruins Your Health
(Just Kidding, it’s 143) By Nancy Appleton PhD & G.N. Jacobs -Excerpted from
Suicide by Sugar
- Sugar can suppress your immune system.
- Sugar upsets the mineral relationships in the body.
- Sugar can cause juvenile delinquency in children.
- Eaten during pregnancy, lactation can influence muscle force production in offspring, which can affect an individual’s ability to exercise.
- Sugar in soda, when consumed by children, results in the children drinking less milk.
- Sugar can elevate glucose, insulin responses and return them to fasting levels slower in oral contraceptive users.
- Sugar can increase reactive oxygen species (ROS), which can damage cells and tissues.
- Sugar can cause hyperactivity, anxiety, inability to concentrate and crankiness in children.
- Sugar can produce a significant rise in triglycerides.
11. Causes a decline in tissue elasticity, function – the more sugar, the more elasticity and function you lose.
12. Sugar reduces high-density lipoproteins (HDL).
13. Sugar can lead to chromium deficiency. 14. Sugar can lead to ovarian cancer.
15. Sugar can increase fasting levels of glucose. 16. Sugar causes copper deficiency.
17. Sugar interferes with the body’s absorption of calcium and magnesium.
18. Sugar may make eyes more vulnerable to age-related macular degeneration.
19. Sugar raises the level of neurotransmitters: dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine.
20. Sugar can cause hypoglycemia. 21. Sugar can lead to an acidic digestive tract.
22. Sugar can cause a rapid rise of adrenaline levels in children.
23. Sugar is frequently malabsorbed in patients with functional bowel disease.
24. Sugar can cause premature aging. 25. Sugar can lead to alcoholism.
26. Sugar can cause tooth decay. 27. Sugar can lead to obesity.
28. Sugar increases the risk of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
29. Sugar can cause gastric or duodenal ulcers. 30. Sugar can cause arthritis.
31. Sugar can cause learning disorders in school children.
32. Sugar assists the uncontrolled growth of Candida Albicans (yeast infections).
33. Sugar can cause gallstones. 34. Sugar can cause heart disease.
35. Sugar can cause appendicitis. 36. Sugar can cause hemorrhoids.
37. Sugar can cause varicose veins. 38. Sugar can lead to periodontal disease.
39. Sugar can contribute to osteoporosis. 40. Sugar contributes to saliva acidity.
41. Sugar can cause a decrease in insulin sensitivity.
42. Sugar can lower the amount of Vitamin E in the blood.
43. Sugar can decrease the amount of growth hormones in the body.
44. Sugar can increase cholesterol.
45. Sugar increases advanced glycation end products (AGEs),
which form when sugar binds non-enzymatically to protein.
46. Sugar can interfere with the absorption of protein. 47. Sugar causes food allergies.
48. Sugar can contribute to diabetes 49. Sugar can cause toxemia during pregnancy.
50. Sugar can lead to eczema. 51. Sugar can cause cardiovascular disease.
52. Sugar can impair the structure of DNA. 53. Sugar can change the structure of protein.
54. Sugar can make the skin wrinkle by changing the structure of collagen.
55. Sugar can cause cataracts. 56. Sugar can cause emphysema.
57. Sugar can cause atherosclerosis.
58. Sugar can promote an elevation of low-density lipoproteins (LDL).
59. Sugar can impair the physiological homeostasis of many systems in the body.
60. Sugar lowers enzymes ability to function.
61. Sugar intake is associated with the development of Parkinson’s disease.
62. Sugar can increase the size of the liver by making the liver cells divide.
63. Sugar can increase the amount of liver fat.
64. Sugar can increase kidney size and produce pathological changes in the kidney.
65. Sugar can damage the pancreas. 66. Sugar can increase the body’s fluid retention.
67. Sugar is the number one enemy of the bowel movement.
68. Sugar can cause myopia (nearsightedness).
69. Sugar can compromise the lining of the capillaries. 70. Sugar can make tendons more brittle.
71. Sugar can cause headaches, including migraines. 72. Sugar plays a role in pancreatic cancer in women.
73. Sugar can adversely affect children’s grades in school.
74. Sugar can cause depression. 75. Sugar increases the risk of gastric cancer.
76. Sugar can cause dyspepsia (indigestion). 77. Sugar can increase the risk of developing gout.
78. Can increase levels of glucose in blood much higher than complex carbohydrates in a glucose tolerance test can.
79. Sugar reduces learning capacity.
80. Can cause two blood proteins – albumin and lipoproteins – to function less effectively, which may reduce the body’s ability to handle fat and cholesterol.
81. Sugar can contribute to Alzheimer’s disease.
82. Sugar can cause platelet adhesiveness, which causes blood clots.
83. Sugar can cause hormonal imbalance – some hormones become underactive and others become overactive.
84. Sugar can lead to the formation of kidney stones.
85. Sugar can cause free radicals and oxidative stress. 86. Sugar can lead to biliary tract cancer.
87. Sugar increases the risk of pregnant adolescents delivering a small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infant.
88. Sugar can lead to a substantial decrease the in the length of pregnancy among adolescents.
89. Sugar slows food’s travel time through the gastrointestinal tract.
90. Sugar increases the concentration of bile acids in stool and bacterial enzymes in the colon, which can modify bile to produce cancer-causing compounds and colon cancer.
91. Sugar increases estradiol (the most potent form of naturally occurring estrogen) in men.
92. Sugar combines with and destroys phosphatase, a digestive enzyme, which makes digestion more difficult.
93. Sugar can be a risk factor for gallbladder cancer.
94. Sugar is an addictive substance. 95. Sugar can be intoxicating, similar to alcohol.
96. Sugar can aggravate premenstrual syndrome (PMS). 97. Sugar can decrease emotional stability.
98. Sugar promotes excessive food intake in obese people.
99. Sugar can worsen the symptoms of children with attention deficit disorder (ADD).
- Sugar can slow the ability of the adrenal glands to function.
- Sugar can cut off oxygen to the brain when given to people intravenously.
- Sugar is a risk factor for lung cancer. Sugar increases the risk of polio.
- Sugar can cause epileptic seizures.
- Sugar can increase systolic blood pressure (pressure when the heart is contracting).
- Sugar can induce cell death.
- Sugar can increase the amount of food that you eat.
- Sugar can cause antisocial behavior in juvenile delinquents.
- Sugar can lead to prostate cancer. Sugar dehydrates newborns.
- Sugar can cause women to give birth to babies with low birth weight.
- Sugar is associated with a worse outcome of schizophrenia.
- Sugar can raise homocysteine levels in the bloodstream.
- Sugar increases the risk of breast cancer. Sugar is a risk factor in small intestine cancer.
- Sugar can cause laryngeal cancer. Sugar induces salt and water retention.
- Sugar can contribute to mild memory loss.
- Sugar water, when given to children shortly after birth, results in those children preferring sugar water to regular water throughout childhood.
- Sugar causes constipation.
- Sugar can cause brain decay in pre-diabetic and diabetic women.
- Sugar can increase the risk of stomach cancer.
- Sugar can cause metabolic syndrome.
- Sugar increases neural tube defects in embryos when it is consumed by pregnant women.
- Sugar can cause asthma.
- Sugar increases the chances of getting irritable bowl syndrome.
- Sugar can affect central reward systems. Sugar can cause cancer of the rectum.
- Sugar can cause endometrial cancer. Sugar can cause renal (kidney) cell cancer.
- Sugar can cause liver tumors.
- Sugar can increase inflammatory markers in the bloodstreams of overweight people.
- Sugar plays a role in the cause and the continuation of acne.
- Sugar can ruin the sex life of both men and women by turning off the gene that controls the sex hormones.
- Sugar can cause fatigue, moodiness, nervousness, and depression.
- Sugar can make many essential nutrients less available to cells.
- Sugar can increase uric acid in blood.
- Sugar can lead to higher C-peptide concentrations. Sugar causes inflammation.
- Sugar can cause diverticulitis, a small bulging sac pushing outward from the colon wall that is inflamed.
- Sugar can decrease testosterone production.
- Sugar impairs spatial memory. Sugar can cause cataracts.
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Agave, Soy -except Natto, Seed oils, Natural flavouring
Realfoodforager.com/Why-I-never-use-agave
Agave syrup in supermarkets is not natural
Agave was developed in the 1990′s and is made primarily in Mexico.
There is really no such thing as agave nectar.
The sweetener is made from the starchy part of the yucca or agave plant — the roots. Inulin, also a complex carbohydrate, makes up about 50% of the carbohydrate content of agave.
To produce so called agave nectar from the Agave Americana and Tequiliana plants,
the leaves are cut off the plant after it has aged 7 to 14 years.
Then the juice is expressed from the core of the agave.
The juice is filtered, then heated, in order to hydrolyze the polysaccharides into simple sugars.
The filtered, hydrolyzed juice is concentrated to a syrupy liquid, slightly thinner than honey,
from light colored to dark amber, depending on the degree of processing. (source)
It is a highly processed operation to convert the carbohydrates into a liquid nectar.
This is done using caustic acids, clarifiers and filtration chemicals and results
in a syrup that is from 70% – 92% pure fructose — even higher than high fructose corn syrup (which is 55%).
This is certainly not a raw product and this entire method can’t be good.
Sally Fallon Morell and Rami Nagel, authors of “Agave Nectar: Worse Than We Thought,”
write that obese people who drank fructose sweetened drinks
with a meal had blood triglyceride levels 200 times higher than equally obese people
who drank glucose-sweetened drinks. Clearly, this indicates that synthesized fructose is very bad for you.
Agave nectar is packed with it.
Agave is not traditionally used
The marketing moguls portray agave as part of traditional Mexican culture.
Agave as a sweetener from the agave plant is used traditionally in Mexico,
but it is quite a different substance than the agave on the markets here.
Called miel de agave or miel de maguey, it is actually made from the sap of the agave plant
and it is boiled for hours and reduced much like a maple syrup might be prepared.According to Rami Nagel,
The result is a very dark, thick liquid with a characteristic smell and strong flavor.
Even to this day this dark syrup liquid is used to treat several illnesses…
The strong syrup has a high concentration of mineral salts such as calcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium, as well as amino acids. It has been consumed since prehispanic times.
This is quite a different substance than the agave marketed as a healthy alternative to sugar.
This agave has deep, intense flavor that most people would not relish —
certainly not those who are used to western sweeteners.
What does this all have to do with agave?
Agave is not better, it is a highly processed, chemically treated substance
that is being hailed as a natural sweetener.
Since agave is primarily fructose, we need to address the various issues around fructose.
As stated above, most agave is a highly processed, chemically treated substance
that is being hailed as a natural sweetener. In fact, it is not natural at all
and has no place in a real food kitchen or for anyone trying to improve their health.
It is loaded with synthetic fructose.Find reasons to avoid fructose here.
Naturally occurring levulose found in fruits and some vegetables,
also contain enzymes, vitamins, minerals, fiber, and fruit pectin.
All of these elements make natural levulose healthy.
As usual, we are being fed information from food companies about agave that is incorrect,
misleading and dangerous to our health.
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Ournourishingroots.com/top-5-health-foods-that-make-you-sick
Agave, Soy -except Natto, Seed oils, Natural flavouring
Realfoodforager.com/Why-I-never-use-agave
Agave syrup in supermarkets is not natural
Agave was developed in the 1990′s and is made primarily in Mexico.
There is really no such thing as agave nectar.
The sweetener is made from the starchy part of the yucca or agave plant — the roots. Inulin, also a complex carbohydrate, makes up about 50% of the carbohydrate content of agave.
To produce so called agave nectar from the Agave Americana and Tequiliana plants,
the leaves are cut off the plant after it has aged 7 to 14 years.
Then the juice is expressed from the core of the agave.
The juice is filtered, then heated, in order to hydrolyze the polysaccharides into simple sugars.
The filtered, hydrolyzed juice is concentrated to a syrupy liquid, slightly thinner than honey,
from light colored to dark amber, depending on the degree of processing. (source)
It is a highly processed operation to convert the carbohydrates into a liquid nectar.
This is done using caustic acids, clarifiers and filtration chemicals and results
in a syrup that is from 70% – 92% pure fructose — even higher than high fructose corn syrup (which is 55%).
This is certainly not a raw product and this entire method can’t be good.
Sally Fallon Morell and Rami Nagel, authors of “Agave Nectar: Worse Than We Thought,”
write that obese people who drank fructose sweetened drinks
with a meal had blood triglyceride levels 200 times higher than equally obese people
who drank glucose-sweetened drinks. Clearly, this indicates that synthesized fructose is very bad for you.
Agave nectar is packed with it.
Agave is not traditionally used
The marketing moguls portray agave as part of traditional Mexican culture.
Agave as a sweetener from the agave plant is used traditionally in Mexico,
but it is quite a different substance than the agave on the markets here.
Called miel de agave or miel de maguey, it is actually made from the sap of the agave plant
and it is boiled for hours and reduced much like a maple syrup might be prepared.According to Rami Nagel,
The result is a very dark, thick liquid with a characteristic smell and strong flavor.
Even to this day this dark syrup liquid is used to treat several illnesses…
The strong syrup has a high concentration of mineral salts such as calcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium, as well as amino acids. It has been consumed since prehispanic times.
This is quite a different substance than the agave marketed as a healthy alternative to sugar.
This agave has deep, intense flavor that most people would not relish —
certainly not those who are used to western sweeteners.
What does this all have to do with agave?
Agave is not better, it is a highly processed, chemically treated substance
that is being hailed as a natural sweetener.
Since agave is primarily fructose, we need to address the various issues around fructose.
As stated above, most agave is a highly processed, chemically treated substance
that is being hailed as a natural sweetener. In fact, it is not natural at all
and has no place in a real food kitchen or for anyone trying to improve their health.
It is loaded with synthetic fructose.Find reasons to avoid fructose here.
Naturally occurring levulose found in fruits and some vegetables,
also contain enzymes, vitamins, minerals, fiber, and fruit pectin.
All of these elements make natural levulose healthy.
As usual, we are being fed information from food companies about agave that is incorrect,
misleading and dangerous to our health.
***************************************************************