Sugar Lovers Beware

Written by Rino Soriano


It would be fair to assume that almost everyone onrepparttar planet loves sugar and sweet foods. Processed sugar is in many products and is a key ingredient for baking. It seems that everyone has a sweet tooth for some sugar food in one way or another. Most people know to limit their intake of processed sugar, however, what most people don’t know is that sugar is one ofrepparttar 114405 worst ingredients to put into your body. The chemical reaction of sugar inrepparttar 114406 body acts as a poison. Studies show that sugar has drug like effects inrepparttar 114407 body.

Processed sugar has many harmful effects throughoutrepparttar 114408 body and can cause major imbalances inrepparttar 114409 organ systems. You could say that sugar tends to throw offrepparttar 114410 homeostatic balance ofrepparttar 114411 whole body by increasingrepparttar 114412 production of adrenaline by many times. In essence, sugar stimulatesrepparttar 114413 nervous system by inducing a flight or fight response.

This is obviously not a healthy process. This intense reaction ofrepparttar 114414 body increasesrepparttar 114415 production of cortisone, which suppresses immune function and can lead to other health disorders.

The daily intake of sugar leads to many other imbalances and malfunctioning ofrepparttar 114416 bodily processes. High sugar consumption leads to an overly acidic body and in turn will causerepparttar 114417 body to strip nutrients from its reserves to counterbalance this effect. This can eventually causerepparttar 114418 body to take calcium fromrepparttar 114419 bones and teeth since calcium isrepparttar 114420 primary mineral used to neutralize high acid inrepparttar 114421 cells. Osteoporosis and arthritic conditions can result from this continued process.

Sugar and its Link to Weight Gain

Excess sugar consumption will eventually effect every organ inrepparttar 114422 body. Primarily, sugar is stored inrepparttar 114423 liver as glucose. Sincerepparttar 114424 liver’s capacity to store sugar in this form is limited,repparttar 114425 liver will start to expand almost like a balloon with continued daily sugar intake. Whenrepparttar 114426 livers’ capacity has been filled,repparttar 114427 excess glycogen (glucose) is returned torepparttar 114428 blood inrepparttar 114429 form of fatty acids (fat). The fatty acid compounds are then taken to various parts ofrepparttar 114430 body and are stored as fat deposits inrepparttar 114431 buttocks, belly, breasts and hips since these arerepparttar 114432 most inactive body parts.

The consumption of excess processed (refined) carbohydrates hasrepparttar 114433 same effect onrepparttar 114434 body. Eating foods with refined white flours and other enriched products can causerepparttar 114435 same physiological effects. Consuming excess pasta, rice, chips, pretzels, and other high processed carbohydrates can lead to fat deposits onrepparttar 114436 body.

Many people do not understand how eating excess pasta or rice can cause weight gain since these foods has very minute quantities of fat and calories in them. The secret is…it is not that important how much fat or calories a food has. The real key is what biological effect does a food have inrepparttar 114437 body.

Whenrepparttar 114438 inactive body parts have become filled with fat then eventuallyrepparttar 114439 excess fatty acid deposits will become stored around major organ systems such asrepparttar 114440 heart and kidneys. This leads torepparttar 114441 degeneration of these organs and in turn will cause poor health. This can result in poor immune response, poor circulation, high blood pressure, and can even impact brain functioning.

A False Energy High

Too much sugar intake gives one a false sense of energy. When you eat a sweet food, your energy will go up, however, it only feels that your energy is going up. In fact, this false energy is really your body being stimulated viarepparttar 114442 flight or fight response that I spoke of earlier. After this reaction has worn off, your energy levels will come crashing down as most people experience every day after they have eaten a high sugar food.

Most children that have ADD can completely heal themselves just by eliminating processed sugars in their diets. Children eat way too many processed sugars. The behaviors and bodily responses that these children feel arerepparttar 114443 flight or fight responses of their nervous systems. All forms of processed sugars such as nutra sweet, cane juice, corn syrup, brown sugar, splenda, powdered sugar and others haverepparttar 114444 same effect onrepparttar 114445 body. The chemical structures of these compounds are very harmful torepparttar 114446 body and should not be consumed on a frequent basis.

Fruit sugars are very healthy for you. The monosaccharides (simple sugars) in these natural foods are in a structure that are beneficial to your cells. Fruit sugar has a much different effect on your body than does processed sugar. Fruit sugars nourish and energizerepparttar 114447 body naturally. This is true energy as compared torepparttar 114448 false energy one gets from processed sugars. Your cells requirerepparttar 114449 simple sugars in fruits consistently since they serve to fuelrepparttar 114450 body withrepparttar 114451 best substances. Make sure you consistently eat many fruits a day. I would recommend eating 4 to 5 pieces of different fruits a day for better health.

The True Bitterness of nutra sweet & sucralose (splenda tm)

What you are about to discover is information that has been known for quite some time by various health organizations. Please take this information seriously because there are agendas in place to hide this truth and to use it against you.

Aspartame (nutra sweet) is actually worse to consume than sugar. This technical name includesrepparttar 114452 following brands of sweeteners- (equal, nutra sweet, spoonful and equal measure).

Be advised that these compounds are very powerful and can cause severe biological effects in your body. To say that they are toxic is an understatement. The manufacturer of these compounds knows ofrepparttar 114453 dangers in consuming regular amounts of aspartame substances. As I have already said there is an agenda for putting these compounds into various products.

If you want to knowrepparttar 114454 true agenda then research it for yourself. I am not one who attempts to prove anything to anyone. I challenge you to do your own research and see if you can prove what I am saying wrong. In trying to prove me wrong, you will prove me right.

The Breakdown of Aspartame

Aspartame is a volatile substance, meaning that it breaks down very readily under normal storing conditions. Primarily, all aspartame compounds break down into methanol (alcohol), which is a known neurotoxin. The methanol in time then will break down into formaldehyde that is a highly reactive chemical that is damaging torepparttar 114455 cells and genetics ofrepparttar 114456 body.

This process can cause a number of neurodegenerative diseases such as alzheimers, lupus, multiple sclerosis (MS), and parkinson’s disease. The methyl alcohol that forms from aspartame is thousands of times more potent thanrepparttar 114457 alcohol found in a normal alcoholic beverage.

Reactions to aspartame products includerepparttar 114458 following: headaches, nausea, depression, fatigue, heart palpitations, slurred speech, breathing difficulties, memory loss, seizures and even death. Consuming high amounts of aspartame can also increase your cravings for carbohydrates. I explained earlier that consuming high amounts of empty carbohydrates (refined flours, pasta, rice, chips) will lead to weight gain.

The Truth About Supplements

Written by Rino Soriano


For years now we have heard that supplementing our diets with vitamins and minerals will help us to be healthier by supplying our bodies with nutrients that are not received byrepparttar foods we eat. The media has documentedrepparttar 114404 many studies that have been performed to conclude vitamin and mineral supplements are beneficial to our health. As most of us have been led to believe,repparttar 114405 supplements that are sold overrepparttar 114406 counter can be beneficial to our health if taken as prescribed.

The marketing of some supplements make it sound like these products are wonder remedies that can eliminate certain health conditions. Some companies even claim that their products arerepparttar 114407 only ones that contain certain key ingredients or are manufactured using unique methods.

Are these claims actually valid though? Do these products really supply your body and your cells with vital nutrients that are needed for optimum health? The shocking truth is that most supplements sold in stores are not beneficial to your health as claimed! In fact, they can even be quite harmful under certain circumstances.

First of all, almost all vitamin and mineral supplements that are sold in grocery stores and pharmacies contain ingredients that are synthetic. This means they are not natural and have been formulated in a lab somewhere.

Another important point is that synthetic supplements contain vitamins and minerals that are only fractions of real nutrients. It is almost like getting only 6 eggs in a 12- egg carton. Thus, most supplement products sold either at a drug store, grocery store, or any other supplement store will contain these synthetic nutrients and are not full factors of vitamins and minerals.

The Dangers of Synthetic Nutrients!

There have been studies done to show that many people who ingest synthetic supplements have these pills still in their digestive tract somewhere. If a supplement is all –natural and in whole food form then this will never happen sincerepparttar 114408 body easily and readily processesrepparttar 114409 ingredients accordingly because they are recognizable torepparttar 114410 cells. When an ingredient is foreign (synthetic),repparttar 114411 body doesn’t know what to do with it many times and can sit in your system indefinitely. Don’t let this happen to you!

GOD created fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, roots, and sea plants to supply our bodies with all ofrepparttar 114412 nutrients that our cells require for optimum health. These GOD given whole foods arerepparttar 114413 only true source of nutrients that our bodies recognize and benefit from. Through photosynthesis and other divine processes, these natural foods draw up nutrients out ofrepparttar 114414 soil through their roots and convert them into a form that our bodies can recognize and absorb.

Synthetic supplements can actually cause a person harm. If taken long term, remnants of these synthetics can be stored in a person’s joints and cause arthritic conditions and other joint problems.

They may even get stored inrepparttar 114415 liver or kidneys and cause deposits that impact your overall health. Additionally, in an attempt to process these synthetic nutrients,repparttar 114416 body will actually use up vitamins and minerals to try to rid it of these unrecognizable compounds.

It does not make any sense to take a product that will strip you of vital nutrients when you are trying to receive these nutrients inrepparttar 114417 first place. Therefore, most ofrepparttar 114418 products out atrepparttar 114419 market are a waste of money and can harm you. Additionally, store bought supplements are usually made with ingredients such as artificial colors, crude oils, coal tar, pesticides and other contaminants that can be toxic to your cells.

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