Sugar is not so sweet after all. It is common knowledgethat it is responsible for more than half the diseases we have today.And yet, we are eating it for almost every meal — breakfast, lunch,dinner and as in between meals too! From bread, biscuits, ketchup,pickles, packaged drinks, chikkis, cereal, readymade meals and saucesto the obvious ones like cakes, jams, canned fruit — sugar is almostomnipresent.
GLUCOSE AND SUGAR Thehuman system needs fuel (glucose) to function. One of the mainfunctions of our body is to convert the food we eat into glucosethrough a series of essential biochemical actions with the help ofenzymes. Glucose is present in nature in fruits, vegetables, sprouts,grains and is a very important nutrient needed by the body.Unfortunately, glucose which is a very important ingredient for ourbody is confused with refined sugar. We do not need the refinedsugar and our body cannot handle it. It gets into our body almost likea storm! It stresses our body and throws off the body's homeostasis;excess sugar may result in a number of other significant consequences.Sugars increase our body's production of adrenaline by four times,which puts the body into a state of 'fight or flight' stress, withoutanything to fight or flee from, except the consumption of sugar. Thisstress reaction increases the production of both cholesterol andcortisone. Cortisone inhibits immune function. Ourbody does not recognise this ingredient and all organs from thepancreas to the liver work overtime in order to assimilate it. Tablesugar is so refined and concentrated, that it is a pure drug andequally addictive and is a slow killer. THE PROCESS Duringthe refining process, 64 food elements are destroyed in sugar. All thevitamins, minerals, enzymes, amino acids and fiber are gone, leavingonly empty, non-nutritious, harmful sucrose. It has virtually nothingof value. Nanofiltration is used to decolorise sugar juice or syrup which has serious consequences on our hormones. Sugardrains the body of precious vitamins and minerals, as it puts the bodyunder a great strain for its digestion, detoxification and elimination. WHY THE BAD NAME Whitesugar or refined table sugar is devoid of any vitamins, minerals orfibre; the refining process destroys all its essentials. It negativelyimpacts the body's energy production processes and is insidious. Itcomes under the category of disaccharides and is chemically known assucrose. Studies have proven that sugar disturbs the calciumphosphorous balance more than any other single factor, just as eatingsugar robs the body of its vitamin B — thiamine. Vitamin B deficiencyis a phenomenon of recent occurrence, dating from the time whenindustrial processing of foods began on a big scale. HEALTH EFFECTS • Excesssugar contributes to obesity — is taken to every part of the body andstored in the most inactive areas: the belly, the buttocks, the breastsand the thighs. When these are completely filled, fatty acids are thendistributed among the heart and kidneys • Raises blood pressure and cholesterol levels • Ourbody's tolerance and immunizing power becomes more limited, so wecannot respond properly to extreme attacks, whether they are cold,heat, mosquitoes or microbes • Sugar takenevery day produces a continuously over acid condition requiring manyminerals and vitamins from deep in the body to rectify the imbalance. • Inorder to protect the blood, much calcium is taken from the bones,causing osteoporosis and teeth to decay and general weakening sets in • Somuch energy is required to digest it as well as counteract its sideeffects, that bacteria wither and die and the stock of B vitamins getsdepleated • Excessive sugar has a strong mal-effect on the functioning of the brain • Too much sugar makes one sleepy; our ability to calculate and memory fails gradually • Causeshyperactivity, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, and crankiness inchildren. Sugar can adversely affect school children's grades and causelearning disorders.. It leads to depression and makes people go nuts! • Causes a loss of tissue elasticity and function • Weakens eyesight • Causes hypoglycemia and diabetes • Causes premature aging because it changes the structure of collagen • Lowers amount of Vitamin E in the blood • Contributes to eczema • Causes constipation • Contributes towards Alzheimer's disease • Sugarin its excess may be one of the causes of cancer, especially prostratecancer. No wonder cancer patients, like drug addicts, crave sugar ascancer cells multiply with sugar • In women,sugar increases PMS syndromes, causing pain during menstruation.Getting rid of sugar from the diet also rid women of what is known asnatural weaknesses like nervousness, or incapacity to work, which areoften the result of a painful or difficult menses cycle • High sugar intake can cause epileptic seizures. EASY SUBSTITUTES Inthe early days all our foods were sweetened with one of the followingbefore refined sugar came into the picture. Milk was consumed withhoney, tea with jaggery, curd with fruits and dry fruits, sweets withjaggery and dry fruits, bread with honey, salads with honey etc. Replacesugar with organic honey, organic jaggery, sugarcane juice. When inneed for a refreshing sweet drink, go for hot or cold water mixed withjaggery and lemon or honey. Group Moderator for [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Connect your World with Us join Now - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dimpill_gang/join Affiliated group from dimpill_gang for Only Adult Mails - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fantazies/join Affiliated group from dimpill_gang for Only Health and Food Mails - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Health_and_Gourmet/join Explore your hobbies and interests. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/
