Re: Re: Sugar Addiction - 76 ways sugar can ruin your health

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Hi Cherie,

You will feel better, everything you are doing to help your body will help

but it takes time to clean out the garbage first. One day you will notice

that you didn't feel as much pain or you weren't as tired. Then each day

afterward will be better until one day you look back on when you used to

feel badly and try to remember what that was like.

Kenda

> Sunny

> I was a sugar addict all my life, and don't consider it kicked. I

> haven't had any in 3 1/2 weeks. Everyone keeps asking me if I feel

> better, eating so healthy that is, and I really don't YET. But I'm

> praying too, and I know God has his own timing. Until then, He is

> teaching me perserverence and building my character!! I know what

> you mean about the thinking " you're so sick anyway ... " , but I know

> myself well enough to know that once I give in to that temptation it

> always leads to a long spell of eating badly.

> Many Blessings,

> Cherie

>

>

>>>>>

>>>>> Thanks Michele!

>>>>> ----------------------------

>>>>>

>>>>> http://home.earthlink.net/~loveguru/NOSUGAR.htm

>>>>>

>>>>> Sugar Addiction

>>>>> By Appleton, Ph.D.

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>> Can you go for more than a day without eating sugar in

>>>>> any form?Do you drink soft drinks or milkshakes, eat

>>>>> Danish pastry, fruit yogurt (a 6 oz. cartoon has 7

>>>>> teaspoons of sugar or honey), donuts, bagels, cakes,

>>>>> cookies, most bran muffins or many other sugary items.

>>>>> Can you go without any other foods that contain words

>>>>> ending in " ose " such as sucrose, fructose, etc., or

>>>>> contain corn syrup, corn sweetener, honey, barley

>>>>> malt, maple syrup, sugar cane solids, or rice syrup?

>>>>> Do you pig out on a carton of ice cream or a bag of

>>>>> cookies? If you find that sugar is part of your diet

>>>>> every day, you may have a problem.

>>>>>

>>>>> The average person eats 153 pounds of sugar a year.

>>>>> That is equivalent to over 1/2 cup of sugar a day.

>>>>> The teenage boy eats twice that much. So you say,

>>>>> " Who cares? " What is wrong with sugar?

>>>>>

>>>>> There is much scientific evidence written in many

>>>>> medical journals showing that sugar can ruin your

>>>>> health. Do you have any of the following symptoms?

>>>>> Do you fall asleep after meals, have allergies, gas,

>>>>> bloating, extended stomach after meals, joint pains,

>>>>> headaches, chronic fatigue, constipation, diarrhea,

>>>>> over weight, skin problems, high blood pressure or

>>>>> other symptoms? These all can be signs of a sugar

>>>>> problem.

>>>>>

>>>>> We have evolved from early man having digestive

>>>>> mechanisms to digest foods. RARELY did he find a

>>>>> honey bee hive and get anything sweeter than an

>>>>> occasional apple.

>>>>>

>>>>> We do not have the digestive mechanisms to digest the

>>>>> glut of sugar that we are eating on a daily basis.

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>> Recently, information has emerged as to what happens

>>>>> to the minerals in the body when sugar and other

>>>>> abusive foods are eaten. For example, every time we

>>>>> eat just as little as two teaspoons of sugar our blood

>>>>> chemistry can change, and we can throw ourselves out

>>>>> of homeostasis, the wonderful electrochemical balance

>>>>> needed for health and life itself. Doctors and

>>>>> clinicians do not usually test the total blood

>>>>> chemistry of a person before and after ingesting

>>>>> sugar, but if they did, they would find that the

>>>>> minerals increase or decrease, and change relationship

>>>>> with each other. In the usual case the calcium

>>>>> increases and the phosphorus decreases (the ratio of

>>>>> calcium to phosphorous increases too much) and there

>>>>> is toxic calcium in the body because minerals only

>>>>> work in relation to each other. A mineral can become

>>>>> toxic to the body when there is an excess of that

>>>>> mineral in the body. Toxic calcium can cause plaque

>>>>> on the teeth, kidney stones, arthritis, cataracts,

>>>>> bone spurs, and hardening of the arteries.

>>>>>

>>>>> These are effects of an increase in a particular

>>>>> mineral ratio. When minerals decrease, they can be

>>>>> reduced to such an extent that our enzymes are unable

>>>>> to function well as each enzyme is dependent upon a

>>>>> mineral to function. As a result we do not digest our

>>>>> food completely and some of this undigested food can

>>>>> get directly into the blood stream and is treated as a

>>>>> foreign substance. This by-product of incomplete

>>>>> digestion, causes the immune system to come into

>>>>> action. Actually, this is one form of food allergy.

>>>>> The immune system must respond to this undigested or

>>>>> partially digested food in the blood stream. For some

>>>>> of us, this undigested food can cause an inflammatory

>>>>> response with sneezes and wheezes. For others it

>>>>> might cause headaches, anger, arthritis, fatigue,

>>>>> multiple sclerosis, psoriasis or other problems. On

>>>>> top of all this, too much sugar can overwork and

>>>>> exhaust our white cells and weaken our immune system.

>>>>> The white blood cells need protein to function, and

>>>>> they are not receiving the correct protein

>>>>> combinations since protein is not being digested and

>>>>> assimilated properly.

>>>>>

>>>>> The bottom line is that sugar upsets the body

>>>>> chemistry and suppresses the immune system. Once the

>>>>> immune system becomes suppressed, the door is opened

>>>>> to infectious and degenerative diseases. The stronger

>>>>> the immune system the easier it is for the body to

>>>>> fight infectious and degenerative diseases.

>>>>>

>>>>> Sugar is implicated in the following diseases and many

>>>>> more: allergies, arthritis, diabetes, hypoglycemia,

>>>>> osteoporosis, gallstones, kidney stones, headaches,

>>>>> yeast infections, and cataracts.

>>>>>

>>>>> So if you have any of the symptoms or diseases

>>>>> mentioned, remove all forms of sugar from your diet

>>>>> for two weeks, I think that you will be pleasantly

>>>>> suprised. Not only will some of those symptoms

>>>>> disappear but you will be strengthening your immune

>>>>> system, allowing it to do the job it was meant to,

>>>>> defend you against foreign invaders.

>>>>>

>>>>> Appleton, Ph.D., did her undergraduate work at

>>>>> U.C.L.A. in Food and Nutrition. She received her

>>>>> Ph.D. from Walden University in Health Services. Her

>>>>> award willing dissertation was written on " An

>>>>> Alternative to the Germ Theory, " which will come out

>>>>> in the book THE CURSE OF LOUIS PASTEUR. She is author

>>>>> of HEALTHY BONES, LICK THE SUGAR HABIT THE CURSE OF

>>>>> LOUIS PASTEUR, and HEAL YOURSELF WITH NATURAL FOODS.

>>>>> For more information on the web: www.nancyappleton.com

>>>>>

>>>>> 76 Ways Sugar Can Ruin Your Health

>>>>>

>>>>> Contributed by Appleton, Ph.D

>>>>> Author of the book Lick The Sugar Habit

>>>>>

>>>>> In addition to throwing off the body's chemical

>>>>> balance, excess sugar may result in a number of other

>>>>> significant consequences. The following is a listing

>>>>> of some of sugar's metabolic consequences from a

>>>>> variety of medical journals and other scientific

>>>>> publications.

>>>>>

>>>>> 1. Sugar can suppress your immune system and impair

>>>>> your defenses against infectious disease

>>>>>

>>>>> 2. Sugar upsets the mineral relationships in your

>>>>> body: causes chromium and copper deficiencies and

>>>>> interferes with absorption of calcium and magnesium

>>>>>

>>>>> 3. Sugar can cause can cause a rapid rise of

>>>>> adrenaline, hyperactivity, anxiety, difficulty

>>>>> concentrating, and crankiness in children

>>>>>

>>>>> 4. Sugar can produce a significant rise in total

>>>>> cholesterol, triglycerides and bad cholesterol and a

>>>>> decrease in good cholesterol.

>>>>>

>>>>> 5. Sugar causes a loss of tissue elasticity and

>>>>> function.

>>>>>

>>>>> 6. Sugar feeds cancer cells and has been connected

>>>>> with the development of cancer of the breast, ovaries,

>>>>> prostate, rectum, pancreas, biliary tract, lung,

>>>>> gallbladder and stomach.

>>>>>

>>>>> 7. Sugar can increase fasting levels of glucose and

>>>>> can cause reactive hypoglycemia.

>>>>>

>>>>> 8. Sugar can weaken eyesight

>>>>>

>>>>> 9. Sugar can cause many problems with the

>>>>> gastrointestinal tract including: an acidic digestive

>>>>> tract, indigestion, malabsorption in patients with

>>>>> functional bowel disease, increased risk of Crohn's

>>>>> disease, and ulcerative colitis.

>>>>>

>>>>> 10. Sugar can cause premature aging.

>>>>>

>>>>> 11. Sugar can lead to alcoholism.30

>>>>>

>>>>> 12. Sugar can cause your saliva to become acidic,

>>>>> tooth decay, and periodontal disease.

>>>>>

>>>>> 13. Sugar contributes to obesity.

>>>>>

>>>>> 14. Sugar can cause autoimmune diseases such as:

>>>>> arthritis, asthma, multiple sclerosis.

>>>>>

>>>>> 15. Sugar greatly assists the uncontrolled growth of

>>>>> Candida Albicans (yeast infections)38

>>>>>

>>>>> 16. Sugar can cause gallstones.39

>>>>>

>>>>> 17. Sugar can cause appendicitis.40

>>>>>

>>>>> 18. Sugar can cause hemorrhoids.41

>>>>>

>>>>> 19. Sugar can cause varicose veins.42

>>>>>

>>>>> 20. Sugar can elevate glucose and insulin responses

>>>>> in oral contraceptive users.43

>>>>>

>>>>> 21. Sugar can contribute to osteoporosis.44

>>>>>

>>>>> 22. Sugar can cause a decrease in your insulin

>>>>> sensitivity thereby causing an abnormally high insulin

>>>>> levels and eventually diabetes.45,46,47

>>>>>

>>>>> 23. Sugar can lower your Vitamin E levels.48

>>>>>

>>>>> 24. Sugar can increase your systolic blood

>>>>> pressure.49

>>>>>

>>>>> 25. Sugar can cause drowsiness and decreased activity

>>>>> in children.50

>>>>>

>>>>> 26. High sugar intake increases advanced glycation

>>>>> end products (AGEs)(Sugar molecules attaching to and

>>>>> thereby damaging proteins in the body).51

>>>>>

>>>>> 27. Sugar can interfere with your absorption of

>>>>> protein.52

>>>>>

>>>>> 28. Sugar causes food allergies.53

>>>>>

>>>>> 29. Sugar can cause toxemia during pregnancy.54

>>>>>

>>>>> 30. Sugar can contribute to eczema in children.55

>>>>>

>>>>> 31. Sugar can cause atherosclerosis and

>>>>> cardiovascular disease.56,57

>>>>>

>>>>> 32. Sugar can impair the structure of your DNA.58

>>>>>

>>>>> 33. Sugar can change the structure of protein and

>>>>> cause a permanent alteration of the way the proteins

>>>>> act in your body.59,60

>>>>>

>>>>> 34. Sugar can make your skin age by changing the

>>>>> structure of collagen.61

>>>>>

>>>>> 35. Sugar can cause cataracts and

>>>>> nearsightedness.62,63

>>>>>

>>>>> 36. Sugar can cause emphysema.64

>>>>>

>>>>> 37. High sugar intake can impair the physiological

>>>>> homeostasis of many systems in your body.65

>>>>>

>>>>> 38. Sugar lowers the ability of enzymes to

>>>>> function.66

>>>>>

>>>>> 39. Sugar intake is higher in people with Parkinson's

>>>>> disease.67

>>>>>

>>>>> 40. Sugar can increase the size of your liver by

>>>>> making your liver cells divide and it can increase the

>>>>> amount of liver fat.68,69

>>>>>

>>>>> 41. Sugar can increase kidney size and produce

>>>>> pathological changes in the kidney such as the

>>>>> formation of kidney stones.70,71

>>>>>

>>>>> 42. Sugar can damage your pancreas.72

>>>>>

>>>>> 43. Sugar can increase your body's fluid retention.73

>>>>>

>>>>> 44. Sugar is enemy #1 of your bowel movement.74

>>>>>

>>>>> 45. Sugar can compromise the lining of your

>>>>> capillaries.75

>>>>>

>>>>> 46. Sugar can make your tendons more brittle.76

>>>>>

>>>>> 47. Sugar can cause headaches, including migraines.77

>>>>>

>>>>> 48. Sugar can reduce the learning capacity, adversely

>>>>> affect school children's grades and cause learning

>>>>> disorders.78,79

>>>>>

>>>>> 49. Sugar can cause an increase in delta, alpha, and

>>>>> theta brain waves which can alter your mind's ability

>>>>> to think clearly.80

>>>>>

>>>>> 50. Sugar can cause depression.81

>>>>>

>>>>> 51. Sugar can increase your risk of gout.82

>>>>>

>>>>> 52. Sugar can increase your risk of Alzheimer's

>>>>> disease.83

>>>>>

>>>>> 53. Sugar can cause hormonal imbalances such as:

>>>>> increasing estrogen in men, exacerbating PMS, and

>>>>> decreasing growth hormone.84,85,86,87

>>>>>

>>>>> 54. Sugar can lead to dizziness.88

>>>>>

>>>>> 55. Diets high in sugar will increase free radicals

>>>>> and oxidative stress.89

>>>>>

>>>>> 56. High sucrose diets of subjects with peripheral

>>>>> vascular disease significantly increases platelet

>>>>> adhesion.90

>>>>>

>>>>> 57. High sugar consumption of pregnant adolescents

>>>>> can lead to substantial decrease in gestation duration

>>>>> and is associated with a twofold increased risk for

>>>>> delivering a small-for-gestational-age (SGA)

>>>>> infant.91,92

>>>>>

>>>>> 58. Sugar is an addictive substance.93

>>>>>

>>>>> 59. Sugar can be intoxicating, similar to alcohol.94

>>>>>

>>>>> 60. Sugar given to premature babies can affect the

>>>>> amount of carbon dioxide they produce.95

>>>>>

>>>>> 61. Decrease in sugar intake can increase emotional

>>>>> stability.96

>>>>>

>>>>> 62. Your body changes sugar into 2 to 5 times more

>>>>> fat in the bloodstream than it does starch.97

>>>>>

>>>>> 63. The rapid absorption of sugar promotes excessive

>>>>> food intake in obese subjects.98

>>>>>

>>>>> 64. Sugar can worsen the symptoms of children with

>>>>> attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).99

>>>>>

>>>>> 65. Sugar adversely affects urinary electrolyte

>>>>> composition.100

>>>>>

>>>>> 66. Sugar can slow down the ability of your adrenal

>>>>> glands to function.101

>>>>>

>>>>> 67. Sugar has the potential of inducing abnormal

>>>>> metabolic processes in a normal healthy individual and

>>>>> to promote chronic degenerative diseases.102

>>>>>

>>>>> 68. I.V.s (intravenous feedings) of sugar water can

>>>>> cut off oxygen to your brain.103

>>>>>

>>>>> 69. Sugar increases your risk of polio.104

>>>>>

>>>>> 70. High sugar intake can cause epileptic

>>>>> seizures.105

>>>>>

>>>>> 71. Sugar causes high blood pressure in obese

>>>>> people.106

>>>>>

>>>>> 72. In intensive care units: Limiting sugar saves

>>>>> lives.107

>>>>>

>>>>> 73. Sugar may induce cell death.108

>>>>>

>>>>> 74. In juvenile rehabilitation camps, when children

>>>>> were put on a low sugar diet, there was a 44 percent

>>>>> drop in antisocial behavior.109

>>>>>

>>>>> 75. Sugar dehydrates newborns.110

>>>>>

>>>>> 76. Sugar can cause gum disease.111

>>>>>

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