RE: Re: Does organic sugar feed cancer cells?

[Guest guest]

get yourself a book on the glycemic index or look it up on the internet.

Anything over 50-55 is faster absorbing than you should be using, including

honey.

Bruce Guilmette, PhD

Survive Cancer Foundation, Inc.

http://survivecancerfoundation.org <http://survivecancerfoundation.org/>

Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day

has enough trouble of its own. Matt 6:34 (NIV)

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From: [mailto: ] On

Behalf Of fmschwegler

Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 7:58 PM

Subject: [ ] Re: Does organic sugar feed cancer cells?

-Sugar is sugar stay away from any form. I truly don't think there is

a cancer out there that doesn't feed on sugar. I recommend stevia and

some protocols say that honey organic of course is alright to.

-- In @ <mailto: %40> ,

rysnwr@... wrote:

>

> I ordered some organic sugar cane. It's suppose to be 100% pure

sugar. My

> question is does organic sugar feed cancer cells like regular white

sugar?

>

> Reysean

>

[Guest guest]

What about the essential sugars such as those put out by Mannatech?

Ray Simons

[Guest guest]

Hi Bruce:

I did look up the glycemic index & learned some interesting things.

Apparently, I am better off eating M & Ms (GI = 33) than popcorn (GI =

72). See http://www.lowglycemicdiet.com/snacksgi.html. Please help

me understand this as it seems quite counter-intuitive.

Thanks,

Bruce wrote:

>get yourself a book on the glycemic index or look it up on the internet.

Anything over 50-55 is faster absorbing than you should be using, including

honey.

>

[Guest guest]

Actually, I would disagree with Mannatech on this. One of the 8 sugars is

glucose. Cancer patients do NOT need this " essential sugar " as we all get

too much of this as it is.

Loretta

[Guest guest]

ERIC:

YOU SAID...Apparently, I am better off eating M & Ms (GI = 33) than popcorn (GI

= 72).

I LOOKED AT THE WEBSITE YOU REFERRED TO. POPCORN IS LISTED AS GI =

55....NOT 72....must be a mis-print M & M PEANUTS = 33PEANUTS = 15.........

THERE MUST BE MORE PEANUTS THAN SUGAR IN THE M & M PEANUT

CANDY......POPCORN AT GI = 55 IS STILL CONSIDERED LOW GI......I BET YOU

THAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT AIR

POPPED CORN.....NOT THE BUTTERED POP CORN......BUTTER OR MARGARINE OR

SUGAR PEANUTS ARE NOT IN MY DIET.......BUT I DO EAT AIR-POPPED CORN

WITH ONION POWDER AND EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL POURED ON IT

WAYNE......(Prostate cancer)

[Guest guest]

Totally agree.

Before the creation of sugar, we never took glucose or fructose for that

matter in pure form.

I don't recall the cave-man needing the Mannatech " essential sugar " and yet

he flourished :-)

Just my two pennies.

BR/victor

Dr. Loretta Lanphier wrote:

> Actually, I would disagree with Mannatech on this. One of the 8 sugars is

glucose. Cancer patients do NOT need this " essential sugar " as we all get too

much of this as it is.

>

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

The first question that pops to mind is why worry about junk food and

its location on the glycemic index? If you are fighting cancer, this is a

life and death struggle and for the life of me I cannot understand why you

would consider eating anything that does not have nourishment in it.

Iceberg lettuce is under M & M's glycemic-wise, but I would not consider that

something worth eating at this stage either as it has virtually no

nutritional value.

I frankly would worry more about eating healthy and working to stay alive

rather than find garbage on the glycemic index to eat which will do nothing

to help heal your body.

To answer your question, I do not have an answer that would make much sense

to you. Enjoy the M & M's, but I would much prefer you to consider nutrition

more important. (Pop corn is not nutritious either.)

Regards,

Bruce Guilmette, PhD

Survive Cancer Foundation, Inc.

http://survivecancerfoundation.org <http://survivecancerfoundation.org/>

Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day

has enough trouble of its own. Matt 6:34 (NIV)

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From: [mailto: ] On

Behalf Of G. Wruck

Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 10:37 AM

Subject: RE: [ ] Re: Does organic sugar feed cancer cells?

Hi Bruce:

I did look up the glycemic index & learned some interesting things.

Apparently, I am better off eating M & Ms (GI = 33) than popcorn (GI =

72). See http://www.lowglyce <http://www.lowglycemicdiet.com/snacksgi.html.>

micdiet.com/snacksgi.html. Please help

me understand this as it seems quite counter-intuitive.

Thanks,

Bruce wrote:

>get yourself a book on the glycemic index or look it up on the internet.

Anything over 50-55 is faster absorbing than you should be using, including

honey.

>

[Guest guest]

Well, I think I've been misunderstood here & that you read entirely

too much into my question. I saw your reference to the glycemic

index as I had never heard of it before. I have been avoiding sweets

but then realized according to the index that things like

gluten-free, unsweetened corn flakes were worse than M & Ms! That's

what prompted my question.

G. Wruck

Bruce wrote:

>Dear ,

>The first question that pops to mind is why worry about junk food and

>its location on the glycemic index? If you are fighting cancer, this is a life

and death struggle and for the life of me I cannot understand why you would

consider eating anything that does not have nourishment in it. Iceberg lettuce

is under M & M's glycemic-wise, but I would not consider that something worth

eating at this stage either as it has virtually no nutritional value. I frankly

would worry more about eating healthy and working to stay alive rather than find

garbage on the glycemic index to eat which will do nothing to help heal your

body.

>

[Guest guest]

>Leonard sez:

>My understanding is that the cave-man got all the essential sugars by eating

>vine-ripened fruit

Cavemen were probably quite hardy, but they weren't noted for their

dietary acumen nor for their longevity. I don't think I'd look to

Neanderthals for great wisdom in selection of saccharides.

I read of an interview with a 105 year old Peruvian man. When asked

to what he contributed his longevity, he replied, " Eating green

bananas and smoking cheap cigars. " I hope this settles the matter.

[Guest guest]

What you need to do is evaluate not only on the sugar index, but also on the

nutritional value of what you injest. IThis morning was the first chance I

had to take a look at the link in your other email. The reason your M & M's

are so low is the peanut inside which reduces the overall sugar load per

M & M. Now the next thing to consider is whether or not you even want to eat

peanuts. One of the issues here is that peanuts have a natural occuring

fungus that is not killed off by roasting, freezing and/or boiling. So when

you eat peanuts you are also upping the intake of a fungus that many people

react violently to (this is what causes the allergic reaction that many

have). This fungus, even if you do not have an outward reaction to it,

requires part of your immune system to fight its effects and here we go

again using resources for something that should be fighting disease, not

helping to digest your food.

So, yes the peanut M & M's you listed are indeed low on the index, but the

nutritional value is also missing.

When you look at the index, please remember it is just a tool like so many

others out there. It is only a piece of the puzzle, not the entire

solution. In general, seek only foods that have good nutritional value

along with low levels on the index and you will do yourself a great favor.

Regards,

Bruce Guilmette, PhD

Survive Cancer Foundation, Inc.

http://survivecancerfoundation.org <http://survivecancerfoundation.org/>

Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day

has enough trouble of its own. Matt 6:34 (NIV)

_____

From: [mailto: ] On

Behalf Of G. Wruck

Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 7:56 PM

Subject: RE: [ ] Re: Does organic sugar feed cancer cells?

Well, I think I've been misunderstood here & that you read entirely

too much into my question. I saw your reference to the glycemic

index as I had never heard of it before. I have been avoiding sweets

but then realized according to the index that things like

gluten-free, unsweetened corn flakes were worse than M & Ms! That's

what prompted my question.

G. Wruck

Bruce wrote:

>Dear ,

>The first question that pops to mind is why worry about junk food and

>its location on the glycemic index? If you are fighting cancer, this is a

life and death struggle and for the life of me I cannot understand why you

would consider eating anything that does not have nourishment in it. Iceberg

lettuce is under M & M's glycemic-wise, but I would not consider that

something worth eating at this stage either as it has virtually no

nutritional value. I frankly would worry more about eating healthy and

working to stay alive rather than find garbage on the glycemic index to eat

which will do nothing to help heal your body.

>