Refined Sugar, Pasteurized Juices Immobilizes Immune System

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There are numerous websites which now claim that your body turns all

 

food to glucose irregardless of its source, so whether a diabetic eats

 

refined sugar, vegetables, or steak is irrelevant.

It is very shocking that the health care professionals who wrote

these pages could be so short-sighted.

 

First of all, it is true that your body converts all foods to

glucose. However, there is an important difference between sugar and

those other foods.....meat, fruits, and vegetables

all have some 'vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and amino acids' included.

However SUGAR has NONE of these things to 'assist' in its

*digestion*, assimilation, and absorption. As a result, metabolizing

'refined' sugar puts the body at a severe

*nutritional disadvantage*.

 

 

First of all, in 1973 the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

published a study by A. Sanchez et al,

 

" Role of sugars in human neutrophilic phagocytosis " ,

November, 1180-1184, showing that ingesting 100 grams of " simple sugar "

lowers *white blood cell* activity for at least five hours.

 

He got this result using " processed honey " , " refined table sugar " ,

and " pasteurized orange juice " .

 

Lowered white blood cell activity means your *immune system* and

it's *ability* to " fight infection " , is 'impaired'.

The general public believes that the orange juice they buy at the

store is healthy..

 

however, once the fresh squeezed juice has been " pasteurized " ,

it no longer has any *live* enzymes,

and the vitamin and mineral content has been 'greatly' reduced.

In essence, the 'processing' of the juice renders it the same as

refined white sugar,

because it does not contain the lifegiving substances which help the

natural sugar to be " metabolized " .

 

Honey would give the same result *unless* it is " raw, UNHEATED

honey " .

This means that in the processing of the honey, the temperature

cannot exceed 96 degrees fahrenheit,

or the live 'enzymes' in the honey will be destroyed as well.

 

Since most people do not drink fresh squeezed orange juice, or go to

the trouble to make sure their honey is unheated during processing,

they are feeding their bodies pure sugar without knowing it.

 

Now think about the amount of sugars that the average person gets in

their daily diet.....it's no wonder that so many people are sick.

Their " immune systems " are constantly operating below their optimum

levels.

 

Again, in 1976 a study was published in the journal Dental Survey.

In this study, J.R. Ringsdorf found that drinking 24 ounces of cola

depressed

the activity of a kind of white blood cell called a " neutrophil "

that *eats* bacteria.

He found that this reduction in activity lasted for at least five

hours.

 

Another good study was in 1977 by J. Bernstein et called " Depression

of *lymphocyte* transformation

following oral glucose ingestion " ,

 

=American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 30, page 613.

 

In 1991, T.W. Jones et al. published an article called Independent

effects of youth and poor diabetes control on responses to

hypoglycemia in children.

It was published in Diabetes, Volume 40, pages 358-63.

 

These researchers found that sugar increases *adrenalin*, a

stimulating

'hormone' secreted by the " adrenal " glands.

It was also found that this 'adrenalin' increase was far

more 'pronounced' in children than in adults,

which might account for why children often have 'hyperactivity'

problems when their diet contains refined sugars.

 

 

 

When sugar is constantly in the diet, the pancreas must constantly

produce insulin. When sugar is continually overused, the pancreas

eventually wears out and is no longer able to clear sugar from the

blood, and diabetes is often the result.

 

This tendency toward diabetes rises severely after menopause.

 

Sugar also increases the " urinary output " (excretion) of *essential*

vitamins and minerals.

According to L. K. Massey in Acute effects of dietary caffeine and sucrose on

urinary mineral excretion in healthy adolescents Nutr. Res 8(9):

 

1988, calcium *loss* through the urine 'doubles' when a soft drink containing

sugar is consumed. Cola drinks containing both caffeine and sugar

 

caused the greatest calcium and " bone loss " in these subjects.

 

White, refined sugar and *sucralose*' are all bleached

with " Chlorine Bleach " ,

a substance with which we wash our clothes and many people are

 

sensitive to.

Chlorine, when it combines with organic compounds,

converts

to *Dioxin*, a " lethal " chemical.

 

No one should ever consume any substances that have been exposed

to 'chlorine' or chlorine bleach, nor use paper products that have been

 

bleached.

 

Some of the other effects of sugar on the body are:

 

*Increases overgrowth of candida yeast organism

*Increases chronic fatigue syndrome

*Triggers binge eating in those with bulima

*Increases PMS symptoms

*Increases hyperactivity in about 50% of children

*Increases tooth decay

*Increases anxiety and irritability

 

*Can increase or intensify symptoms of anxiety and panic in

susceptible men and women

 

*Can make it difficult to lose weight because of constantly high

insulin levels, which causes the body to store excess carbs

as fat.

 

Sugar is easily replaced in the diet by an herb called stevia.

The whole herb or the liquid or powdered extract can be used. This

herb is 200 times more sweet than sugar,

but it has NO CALORIES, and

does NOT raise blood sugar.

 

It was introduced to Europe by the Spanish Conquistidors in the 16th

 

century, and was used extensively in Europe for decades with no known

 

side effects, before it was outlawed by the EU. It has been used for

 

hundreds of years in Brazil.

 

It is a truly natural dietary supplement. It can be used in hot or

 

cold foods, and can be cooked with. It has no after

taste, and unlike aspartame is non-carcinogenic.

It is a lifesaver for diabetics, for it helps regulate blood sugar.

 

I hope you will choose to increase your family's level of health by

not using sugar, and not supporting the sugar industry by buying

sugar or products containing sugar.

 

 

Note: information regarding processed fruit juices and information on

 

the additives, etc.that are included.

 

 

Processed fruit juice:

 

One of the most interesting examples of an animal by-product showing

up in an unassuming food is 'cochineal extract' in fruit juice.

'Cochineal extract', or carmine, is a red 'dye' that is used in

everything

from candy to juice to lipstick and is 'made' from the female

cochineal *beetles* that feed on red cactus berries.

 

While the males usually escape the fate of becoming red dye because

they have wings and can make an easy exit, the females are not so

lucky.

 

Born without wings, they are easily collected when the cactus is

scraped clean. After they are collected, the female beetles meet

their death in boiling water,

and their corpses are laid out in the sun to dry before they are

crushed into a powder,

which is subsequently used for dying purposes.

 

It takes nearly 70,000 of these little bugs to make one-pound of

'cochineal'. The Center for Science in the Public Interest, in its

" Guide to Food Additives " , makes the following recommendation in

 

regards to cochineal

extract:

 

" These colorings have caused allergic reactions that range from

hives to life-threatening 'anaphylactic' shock.

 

It is not known how many people suffer from this allergy.

The Food and Drug Administration should ban 'cochineal extract' and

carmine or, at the very least,

require that they be identified clearly on food labels so that

people could avoid them...

 

A label statement should also disclose that carmine is extracted

from dried insects so that vegetarians

and others who want to avoid animal products could do so. "

 

I went to the local grocery.I found that such juices as Tropicana

 

Orange-Strawberry with Calcium

contain cochineal extract and clearly list it as an ingredient.

 

While the label doesn't specifically note that it is derived from

beetles, vegans are likely educated enough to know the origin of

this additive.

At some point, we need to stop blaming the food producers and take

some personal responsibility.

And instead of suing McDonald's for fry injustice, I would never

have frequented the establishment to begin with.

 

Some lifestyle choices demand a thorough knowledge of food and big

dose of personal responsibility for one's consumption choices. And

if there's any doubt, don't eat out.

 

Karen L. Schneider is a research intern at the American Council on

Science and Health.

http://healthfactsandfears.com/high_priorities/safe/2002/bugs071202.h

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Pastuerization & Homogenization

 

Large fat molecules cannot get through the intestinal wall into the

bloodstream.

 

The cream no longer rises... because homogenization breaks up those

 

large molecules into small ones that DO get into the

bloodstream!

This becomes an expressway for any fat-borne toxins (lead, dioxin's,

etc.) into your (otherwise) most protected organs.

 

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Portions of this article is taken from information included

on the following website:

 

http://www.unhinderedliving.com/sugardanger.html

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