Cancer LOVES Sugar - Your Heart will Suffer too! (Strokes, Heart Attacks, etc)

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Cancer LOVES Sugar - Your Heart will Suffer too! (Strokes, Heart Attacks, etc)

JoAnn Guest Aug 31, 2005 17:29 PDT

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Every doctor learned back in medical school all about Otto Warburg's

discovery; a discovery of humongous proportions, because way back in the

fifties Otto discovered the main biochemical cause of cancer, or what

differentiates a cancer cell from a normal, healthy cell.

 

So big a discovery was this, that Otto Warburg was awarded the Nobel

Prize.

 

Cancer has only one prime cause.

 

It is the replacement of normal oxygen respiration of the body's cells

by an anaerobic [i.e., oxygen-deficient] cell respiration.

-Dr. Otto Warburg

 

But what else does Warburg's discovery tell us.

 

First off, it tells us that cancer " metabolizes " much differently than

normal cells.

 

Normal cells need oxygen.

 

Cancer cells despise oxygen. In fact, oxygen therapy is a favorite among

many of the alternative clinics we've researched.

 

Another thing this tells us is that cancer metabolizes through a process

of " fermentation " . If you've ever made wine, you'll know that

fermentation requires sugar.

 

The " metabolism " of cancer is approximately 8 times greater than the

metabolism of normal cells.

 

Okay, so here is what we can put together knowing the above:

 

The body is constantly overworked trying to feed this cancer.

 

The cancer is constantly on the verge of starvation and thus constantly

asking the body to " feed " it.

 

When the food supply is cut off, the cancer begins to starve unless it

can make the body " produce " sugar to feed itself.

 

The wasting syndrome, cachexia, is the body producing

*sugar* from *proteins*

(you heard it right, not from carbohydrates or fats,

but from proteins)

 

in a process called " glycogenesis " .

 

This sugar " feeds " the cancer.

 

The body finally dies of " starvation " , trying to feed the cancer.

 

Now, knowing that one's cancer needs sugar, does it make sense to feed

it sugar?

 

Does it make sense to have a high carbohydrate diet?

 

The reason Food Therapies even exist today (beyond the fact that they

work) is because someone once saw the " connection " between sugar and

cancer.

 

There are many food therapies for cancer, but not a single one allows

many foods high in carbohydrates and not a single one allows sugars,

 

BECAUSE SUGAR FEEDS CANCER.

 

Why doesn't your physician tell you this?

 

Hard to tell.

 

Maybe your doctor feels it is his job to cure your cancer, not yours.

 

Maybe because your doctor learned about Warburg, but never put the rest

together, never placed " nutrition " into the equation.

 

Maybe because your physician didn't study nutrition.

 

As late as 1978, the AMA's official position (stated in courts of

law) was that nutrition had " nothing to do " with health or disease.

However, those who've paid attention to this sugar craving cancer stuff

have come up with some remarkable therapies for cancer.

 

Laetrile is just one.

Hydrazine Sulfate, which stops the process of " glycogenesis " in greater

than 50% of all patients with cachexia is

another.

 

There are the food therapies aimed at starving cancer.

 

Knowing which foods the cancer loves, the patient avoids them.

 

Cancers loves cooked foods (this is a relatively recent finding)

and

cancer loves sugar.

 

If you hate your cancer, then " starve " it.

 

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subject: Sugar and Cancer

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Originally printed by The Alternative Research Foundation

 

It puzzles me why the simple concept " sugar feeds cancer " can be so

dramatically overlooked as part of a " comprehensive " cancer treatment

plan.

 

Of the 4 million cancer patients being treated in America today, hardly

any are offered any scientifically guided nutrition therapy beyond being

told to " just eat good foods. "

Most patients I work with arrive with a complete lack of nuritional

advice.

 

I believe many cancer patients would have a major improvement in their

outcomeif they controlled the " supply " of cancer's preferred fuel,

*glucose*.

 

By slowing the cancer's growth, patients allow their immune systems to

reduce the bulk of the tumor mass -- to catch up to the disease.

 

Controlling one's blood-glucose levels through diet, supplements,

exercise and meditation can be one of the most crucial

components to a cancer recovery program.

 

The sound bite -- sugar feeds cancer --

is simple. The explanation is a little more complex.

 

The 1931 Nobel laureate in medicine, German Otto Warburg, Ph.D., first

discovered that cancer cells have a fundamentally different energy

metabolism compared to healthy cells.

 

The crux of his Nobel thesis was that malignant tumors frequently

exhibit an increase in " anaerobic glycolysis " -- a process whereby

 

*glucose* is used as a " fuel " by cancer cells

with " lactic acid " as an " anaerobic byproduct " --

compared to normal tissues.

 

The large amount of " lactic acid " produced by this fermentation of

glucose from cancer cells is then transported to the liver.

 

This conversion of glucose to lactate generates a lower, more acidic pH

in cancerous tissues as well as overall physical fatigue from lactic

acid buildup.

 

Thus, larger tumors tend to exhibit a more " acidic " pH.

 

This inefficient pathway for energy metabolism yields only 2 moles of

adenosine triphosphate (ATP) energy per mole of glucose, compared to 38

moles of ATP in

the complete " aerobic oxidation " of glucose.

 

By extracting only about 5 percent (2 vs. 38 moles of ATP) of the

available energy in the food supply and the body's calorie stores, the

cancer is " wasting " energy,

and the patient becomes tired and undernourished.

 

This vicious cycle increases body " wasting " .

 

It is one reason why 40 percent of cancer patients die from

malnutrition, or " cachexia " . Hence, cancer therapies should encompass

regulating blood-glucose levels via diet, supplements, non-oral

solutions for cachectic patients who lose

their appetite, medication, exercise, gradual weight loss and stress

reduction.

 

Professional guidance and patient self-discipline are crucial at this

point in the cancer process. The quest is to eliminate sugars or

carbohydrates from

the diet and to control blood glucose within a narrow range to help

" starve " the cancer and " bolster " immune function.

 

The glycemic index is a measure of how a given food affects

blood-glucose levels, with each food assigned a numbered rating. The

lower the rating, the slower the digestion and absorption process, which

provides a healthier, more gradual infusion of sugars into the

bloodstream.

 

Conversely, a high rating means blood-glucose levels are increased

quickly, which stimulates the pancreas to secrete insulin to drop

blood-sugar levels. This

rapid fluctuation of blood-sugar levels is unhealthy because of the

stress it places on the body

 

Sugar in the Body and Diet

 

Sugar is a generic term used to identify simple carbohydrates, which

includes " monosaccharides " such as fructose, glucose and galactose; and

" disaccharides " such as maltose and sucrose

(white table sugar).

 

Think of these sugars as different-shaped bricks in a wall.

When fructose from organic fruit is the primary monosaccharide brick in

the wall, the glycemic index registers as healthier, since this natural

sugar is slowly absorbed in the gut,

then converted to glucose in the liver.

 

This makes for " time-release foods, "

which offer a more gradual rise and fall in blood-glucose levels.

 

If glucose is the primary monosaccharide brick in the wall, the glycemic

index will be higher and less healthy for the individual.

 

As the brick wall is torn apart in digestion, the glucose is pumped

across the intestinal wall directly into the bloodstream, rapidly

raising blood-glucose levels.

 

In other words, there is a " window of efficacy " for glucose in the

blood: levels too low make one feel lethargic and can create clinical

hypoglycemia; levels too high start creating the rippling effect of

diabetic health problems.

 

The 1997 American Diabetes Association blood-glucose standards consider

126 mg glucose/dL blood or greater to be diabetic; 111 to 125 mg/dL is

impaired glucose tolerance and less than 110 mg/dL is considered normal.

 

 

Meanwhile, the Paleolithic diet of our ancestors, which consisted of

wild lean meat, vegetables and small amounts of whole grains, nuts,

seeds and fruits, is estimated to have generated blood glucose levels

between 60 and 90 mg/dL.

 

Obviously, today's high-sugar diets are having unhealthy effects as far

as blood-sugar is concerned.

 

 

Excess blood glucose may " initiate " yeast overgrowth,

blood vessel deterioration,

heart disease

and other health conditions.

 

Understanding and using the glycemic index is an important aspect of

diet modification for cancer patients.

 

There is also evidence that sugars may feed cancer more efficiently than

starches (comprised of long chains of simple

sugars), making the index slightly misleading.

 

The glycemic index is a useful tool in guiding the cancer patient toward

a healthier diet, but it is not " infallible " .

By using the glycemic index alone, one could be led to thinking a cup of

white sugar is " healthier " than a baked potato.

 

This is because the glycemic index rating of a sugary food may be lower

than that of a starchy food.

 

To be safe, I recommend less fruit, more organic vegetables, and

no refined sugars in the diets of cancer and heart patients.

 

What the Literature Says

 

A mouse model of human breast cancer demonstrated that tumors are

sensitive to blood-glucose levels. Sixty-eight mice were injected with

an aggressive strain of

breast cancer, then fed diets to induce either high blood-sugar

(hyperglycemia), normoglycemia or low blood-sugar (hypoglycemia).

 

There was a dose-dependent response in which the lower the blood

glucose, the greater the survival rate. After 70 days, 8 of 24

hyperglycemic mice survived

compared to 16 of 24 normoglycemic and 19 of 20 hypoglycemic.

 

This suggests that " regulating " glucose levels is key to slowing tumor

growth.

 

 

In a human study, 10 healthy people were assessed for fasting

blood-glucose levels and the phagocytic index of neutrophils, which

measures immune-cell

ability to envelop and destroy invaders such as cancer.

 

Eating 100 g carbohydrates from glucose, sucrose, honey and orange

juice all significantly decreased the capacity of neutrophils to engulf

bacteria.

 

Starch did not have this effect.

 

A four-year study at the National Institute of Public Health and

Environmental

Protection in the Netherlands compared 111 biliary tract cancer patients

with 480 controls.

 

Cancer risk associated with the " intake " of sugars, independent of other

energy sources, more than doubled for the cancer patients.

 

Furthermore, an epidemiological study in 21 modern countries that keep

track of morbidity and mortality (Europe, North America, Japan and

others) revealed that

sugar intake is a strong risk factor that contributes to higher breast

cancer rates, particularly in older women.

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Post subject: Sugar and Immunity

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As some of you may remember, you are generally not succeptable to

viral attack or tumor growth if your immune response is kept at high

levels (more specifically, the strength and count of your NK cells)

 

However, when exposed to sugars, the immune state is weakened

considerably.

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The Leukocytic Index proves the devastating effect of refined

carbohydrates on immunity.

 

Many people have been asking for a mechanism for the

" depressed immunity " seen in people who eat sugar and other refined

carbohydrates.

 

Many are known but the Leukocytic Index is an especially helpful one for

many people to begin to take this health risk seriously.

 

More than 20 years ago a large study was published about the effects

of refined carbohydrates (of which processed sweets are the worst) on

the leukocytic index.

 

Our white cells are the most important factors in " protecting " us from

invading organisms.

 

The leukocytic index is a measure of how many invading organisms one

white blood cell (WBC) can eat in an hour.

Therefore an index of 10 means that that one WBC ate 10 organisms in

THAT hour.

 

The average LI (leukocytic index) in the USA--and remember, average

is not as healthy as one can get--is about 13.9.

Within 15 minutes, after an individual eats the amount of refined

carbohydrates normally ingested in the evening meal --about 100 grams,

the leukocytic index drops to about 1.4.

 

Depending on the genetic susceptibility to this problem, it might be

better or worse--this is just an average.

 

Diabetics ALWAYS have a LI of less than 2.

 

That means the average person loses more than 90% of their immune

function within 15 minutes of " indulging " in this poisonous substance.

This deficiency lasts for about 2 hours after the stress occurs.

 

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What is routinely given intravenously during surgical procedures?

 

Glucose water!

 

When Ringer's Lactate (which has no sugar) is used instead, the

incidence of post operative infection is " reduced " by two thirds.

 

The only reason I can think of for this kind of persistent ignorance is

that there is no money in changing the thinking of operative

routine.

 

There is a lot more money in treating the *infections* that are created

by the Allopathic Monopoly.

 

Since this has been known for more than 20 years, don't you think it

is time for this information to get out to the public?

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Post subject: Sugar Isn't as Sweet as It Seems

 

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I am finishing up my investigations on two very special products that

can knock out flu and cold symptoms in a matter of hours. One formula

comes from Israel and the other is a special formulation from Australia.

 

 

Never before have they been used together, and the results I've been

seeing are nothing short of miraculous.

 

For every remedy that actually works, there are probably a hundred that

fail the test. And even when I do finally find a natural remedy that

works, chances are it's not being made commercially or it's not

available in the United States.

 

After over 15 years of scouring the jungles and most remote parts of the

world in search of valid cures, I can tell you it's not an easy task.

Drug companies are just now starting to realize this.

 

A few years ago, there was a lot of publicity about how drug companies

were starting to look to the rainforests and traditional medicine men

for new breakthrough drugs. Not surprisingly, little has materialized

from these efforts. The " breakthrough " products the companies hoped for

are not coming fast enough to satisfy profit-hungry shareholders.

 

As a result, pharmaceutical companies are rapidly beefing up their

marketing efforts to compensate for their inability to introduce new

drugs. And make no mistake; the pharmaceutical giants are some of the

most savvy and well-financed marketers on the planet.

 

Their latest efforts are focused on ways to treat blood sugar and

diabetes problems.

 

And millions of people in this country are starting to suffer

needlessly because of their efforts.

I don't want you to fall into this trap.

 

Sugar Isn't as Sweet as It Seems

 

When you consider that the average American intake of added

(non-naturally occurring) sugar is 20.5 teaspoons per day, it's obvious

that Americans have a serious sweet tooth.

 

That rate of sugar consumption adds up to 68.5 pounds per person, per

year, and is suspected to be even higher. (USDA CSFII Survey) If sugar

is such a serious health concern, as so many of us have been saying for

so long, a rate of consumption like that is nothing short of slow

suicide.

 

For decades " health nuts " have been warning about the dangers of

increased sugars and/or refined carbohydrates in the diet.

 

Let me tell you, it has been a real uphill battle trying to convince the

public that consuming too much sugar could eventually lead to

diabetes--especially when conventional medicine kept asserting that

sugar is " totally harmless " .

 

Even today, as diabetes reaches epidemic proportions in this country,

most doctors continue to preach that dietary sugar has no connection to

behavior problems, mood swings, depression, or the increased incidence

of adult onset diabetes.

 

Our FDA says that the only problem sugar causes is dental cavities. And

with the support of the American Dietetic Association, the Sugar

Association has stuck to the position that at only 15 calories per

teaspoon, sugar is a healthy, low-calorie sweetener that is no different

than any other carbohydrate.

 

Nothing could be further from the truth.

 

In fact, decades of research supports the fact that a " sweet tooth "

will invariably lead to a lifetime of poor health and premature death.

 

In fact, even if sugar weren't so harmful on its own merits, people who

consume the highest amounts of sugar also tend to take in the lowest

amounts of many important nutrients.

 

Vitamins A, C, B12, and folate, as well as calcium, phosphorus,

magnesium, zinc, and iron are typically lacking in the diets of those

who eat lots of sugar. These deficiencies arise from the fact that

high-sugar diets tend to be higher in calories, but lower in important

fruits, vegetables, and meats than healthy diets. (Agricultural

Research, June 2000, 17.)

 

The bigger problem, however, is that sugar causes harm at an even more

fundamental level. To understand why, you have to understand a little

about how your body works.

 

The Gears Behind the Clockwork

 

The carbohydrates we eat are converted by the body into a simple sugar

called glucose. This glucose, or " blood sugar, " enters the bloodstream

to be transported throughout the body.

 

Blood sugar is the primary energy source used by the brain, the nervous

system, and the muscles. To be utilized, the blood sugar must get from

the blood- stream into the nerve and muscle cells.

 

This is where insulin comes into the picture. As I'm sure many of you

recall from high school biology, insulin is the pancreatic hormone that

opens up the cell walls so blood sugar can enter. It is the key to the

whole energy process.

 

Insulin is secreted in two phases. A surge of insulin is initially

released immediately following a meal, or when sugar or sweetness is

detected in the mouth and digestive system. A second round of insulin is

released shortly after a meal and continues to be released gradually for

several hours.

 

For insulin to work properly, it must be present in sufficient

quantities, and the cells in your body must be " sensitive " to its

effects. When cells don't react to the effects of insulin by allowing

sugar to enter through their cell walls, a condition called insulin

resistance exists.

 

Insulin resistance isn't fully understood at this point. However, we do

know that insulin resistance is often directly related to obesity. This

is especially true when a person has a fat build-up in the waist or

abdominal area.

 

Studies have shown that obese, non-diabetic individuals can reduce their

levels of circulating insulin simply by losing weight. This reduction in

the amount of insulin occurs without any changes in blood sugar levels.

 

In other words, by losing weight, one can often overcome insulin

resistance. This is true because, with less fat to complicate the

picture, existing insulin levels become more effective at lowering blood

sugar levels.

 

On the flip side of the coin, excess abdominal fat and fat that has

accumulated around the liver increase the amount of circulating free

fatty acids in the blood. As these fatty acids break down, they increase

toxicity levels.

 

In turn, increased toxicity has been shown to do two things: First, it

inhibits the production of insulin; and second, it makes muscle cells

less sensitive to the insulin that is available.

 

Muscle tissue is crucial in helping to balance blood sugar levels.

Under normal circumstances, over 80 percent of the blood sugar released

immediately following a meal is taken up by muscle cells.

 

A Wrench in the Works

 

It should be obvious from this simple biology review that the regulation

of insulin is a very important part of staying healthy and alive.

Unfortunately, an increasing percentage of the American population

cannot maintain this balance. And when their insulin and blood sugar

regulation capabilities get seriously out of whack, their condition is

referred to as diabetes.

 

There are two types of diabetes. Type I diabetes, often referred to as

Juvenile Diabetes since it occurs early in life, involves the complete

failure of the body to produce any insulin. Type I diabetes is also

referred to as insulin-dependent diabetes because insulin injections are

required to provide adequate levels of this hormone. It accounts for

only about 5 percent to 10 percent of all diabetes. I suspect that the

use of the term " juvenile " in reference to this disease will shortly be

changed since younger and younger children are now developing type II

diabetes.

 

Type II has historically been referred to as adult-onset diabetes or

non-insulin dependent diabetes. It is the most common form of diabetes,

affecting 90 percent to 95 percent of all diabetics. It develops over a

longer period of time and is generally diagnosed in adulthood, hence the

name.

 

Type II begins with the insulin resistance I described earlier, where it

takes higher and higher amounts of insulin for the cells to open up and

let blood sugar in. This resistance generally continues undetected for

years, since the pancreas is usually able to compensate by producing

ever-increasing amounts of insulin. After a time, however, the quality

of the insulin lessens.

 

Eventually, the pancreatic cells start losing their ability to produce

insulin. When the insulin levels drop to the point where they can't

reduce blood sugar levels to normal, the individual is diagnosed as

having diabetes.

 

The recently published UK Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) suggests

that before most patients are actually diagnosed with type II diabetes,

the pancreas has lost its ability to properly control post-meal blood

sugar levels for over 8 years and insulin resistance has been present

for up to 12 years. Until recently, the earliest Type II diabetes was

seen in those in their 40s or older. That has changed, however.

 

In the last few years, an alarming number of children has been diagnosed

with type II diabetes. Type II is appearing more frequently in

pre-pubescent children, and has even been documented in children as

young as four years old. (American Diabetes Foundation)

 

Getting Worse Slowly Is Not the Same Thing as Getting Better

 

Most doctors fail to tell their patients that, even if they use the best

conventional therapies available, type II diabetes will only get

progressively worse.

 

If your doctor has led you to believe that taking your prescription

medication will either fix your diabetes or keep it from getting worse,

you've been terribly misinformed. When you look at the current treatment

programs, this shouldn't come as any surprise.

 

The whole idea in treating diabetes is to bring fluctuating blood sugar

levels back to normal as quickly as possible. This must be done

immediately after eating and then gradually continue for several hours,

as food is being digested. In non-diabetic individuals, this process

occurs very smoothly because the body constantly adjusts its secretion

of insulin depending on the levels of blood sugar. The body uses a

feedback system to monitor and adjust insulin levels.

 

Therein lies part of the dilemma with the use of supplemental

insulin--and other hormones, for that matter.

 

Supplemental hormones flood the body and essentially shut off the

feedback system. In an effort to compensate for this problem there have

been two basic forms of drugs used to treat type II diabetes.

 

The older class of drugs, called sulfonylureas, are longer-lasting

agents (Diabenese, for example), which stimulate the production of

insulin from the pancreas.

 

The newer drugs do several things, like 1) block the liver from

producing extra glucose (or blood sugar), 2) increase insulin

sensitivity, and 3) reduce the absorption of glucose in the intestinal

tract.

 

Unfortunately, without a feedback system in place to determine the exact

dosage needed for each meal, using either of these drug types is a

shotgun approach at best.

 

When too little insulin is released, blood sugar levels rise, causing

the formation of " triglycerides " and fat storage.

 

When there's too much insulin, blood sugar levels begin to fall

(hypoglycemia), triggering a feeling of hunger and the constant need to

eat, which also causes weight gain and fat storage.

 

Hypoglycemia is a term for low blood sugar. Diabetes is high blood

sugar, or hyperglycemia. Hypoglycemia from too much insulin can be a

very serious problem with diabetics. Almost 2 percent of diabetics die

as a result of hypoglycemia.

 

Thousands more (15 percent to 20 percent) experience the problem during

treatment and 60 percent of those require hospitalization for 12 to 72

hours in an attempt to get the problem stabilized. Five percent of those

die. Hypoglycemia is particularly a problem in diabetics who: 1) are

over 60 years of age; 2) have cardiovascular or kidney problems; 3)

practice inconsistent eating habits; and 4) take other medications.

 

These problems explain why diabetics treated with oral medications such

as those I've described generally have a weight gain of anywhere from 6

to 12 pounds or more.

 

And, as I explained earlier, this weight gain and the extra deposits of

fat become part of the vicious cycle that causes diabetes to

" progressively " worsen.

 

Additionally, the roller-coaster effect from constantly fluctuating

blood sugar levels contributes to increased blood fats, high blood

pressure, increased stickiness of the blood and clot formation, heart

failure, poly-cystic ovary disease, nerve pain and degeneration, and

damage to the small blood vessels, especially those in the eyes, the

kidneys, and the lower limbs.

 

Before you place complete trust in your medication to take care of your

diabetes problem, take a look at this list of " complications " linked

directly to progressing diabetes.

 

It comes from the American Diabetes Foundation.

 

Diabetes is now:

 

 

the leading cause of blindness in people age 20 to 74

 

 

the leading cause of kidney failure

 

 

the leading cause of amputation of the lower limb

 

 

responsible for 50 percent to 60 percent of the impotence problems in

males over the age of 50

 

 

responsible for severe nerve damage in 60 percent to 70 percent of all

diabetics

 

 

the major cause of " stroke " in the United States

 

 

known to increase the risk of heart disease by 2 to 4 times over normal.

 

 

(In the UKPDS study I mentioned earlier, researchers found that even

when intensive efforts were made to control blood sugar levels in

diabetics, the risk of developing heart problems was not affected.

 

Diabetics without any previous history of heart attack had the same

high heart-attack risk as non-diabetics with a previous heart attack.)

 

Diabetes is one of those diseases that can make the treating doctor look

like an absolute genius. After placing a patient on diabetic medication,

the doctor can predict with uncanny accuracy the chain of health

problems that will begin to develop like clockwork in the upcoming

years. Keep in mind, the chain of events will happen even if you comply

perfectly with the therapy. In essence, the doctors can predict the

progressive decline--but do nothing to prevent it.

 

An Epidemic in the Making

 

The increasing incidence of diabetes creates a perfect marketing target

for pharmaceutical companies. Just look at the facts--and the trends.

 

Diabetes is a growing epidemic in this country, with no end in sight.

Adult-onset diabetes has increased between 600 percent and 1,000 percent

in the last 60 years. It is currently increasing at a rate of 6 percent

a year, and that rate is expected to accelerate.

 

Currently, one in every five American kids is obese. And since obesity

is directly linked to diabetes, the target population for diabetic

pharmaceuticals now extends clear down to four-year-olds. Yes, diabetes

is a pharmaceutical company's dream come true.

 

As I said before, pharmaceutical companies are the best marketers in the

world--but don't get caught up in believing that they have the magic

bullet for diabetes. That would be a fatal mistake. Diabetes is a

disease in which you have to address several underlying factors.

 

Muscle Up to Help Control Blood Sugar

 

First and foremost, the most important factor is to get your weight

down. In almost every case of type II diabetes, the body can control

blood sugar fluctuations naturally when the obesity problem is taken

care of. Obviously, this will require both changes in the diet and at

least moderate amounts of exercise.

 

Exercise provides you with four important benefits. It

 

 

increases lean body tissue

 

 

burns fat

 

 

increases the sensitivity of insulin, enabling the pancreas to produce

less, and

 

 

raises the metabolic rate.

 

Whatever exercise you choose, it needs to be done for at least 30

minutes, three times weekly. Brisk walking, jogging, swimming, and

bicycling are all good programs. If possible, I would also highly

recommend that you add weightlifting to the exercise program. I'm not

implying that you need to strive for the Arnold Schwarzenegger look. But

even a very limited amount of weight training has been shown to increase

muscle mass, which routinely begins to decline between the ages of 40

and 50.

 

An important benefit of muscle tissue is that, unlike fat tissue, it

constantly uses energy. The more muscle tissue you have, the higher your

metabolic rate will be. While you burn a certain amount of calories

during exercise, more importantly, your muscle tissue continues to burn

calories for hours after the exercise is discontinued.

 

When you consider that muscle tissue is responsible for 80 percent of

the blood sugar uptake following a meal, every little bit of extra

muscle helps.

 

Professional body-builders are keenly aware of the muscle/blood sugar

connection. They understand that to build the maximum amount of muscle

tissue, insulin and blood sugar levels must be carefully regulated.

 

They accomplish this by eating several smaller meals throughout the day

and restricting or eliminating refined carbohydrates (sugar) from their

diets.

 

By eating foods higher in " complex " carbohydrates six or more times a

day, they minimize their need for insulin.

Diabetics should follow a similar routine.

 

The French Have Us Confused

 

In an effort to lose weight, people in this country have become obsessed

with trying to eliminate fat from their diet. Unfortunately, that

obsession is misguided. Fat elimination isn't the total solution.

 

There's been a lot written about what has been called the " French

Paradox. " Researchers have been trying for years to figure out why,

despite their diet, the French have significantly less heart problems

and other diseases associated with dietary excess and aging than

Americans.

 

The French are healthier and live longer, even though they smoke more,

eat four times more butter, three times more cheese, and two times more

animal fat than Americans.

 

If you look at the recommended dietary guidelines suggested in this

country, the French appear to be doing everything wrong.

 

The truth of the matter, however, is that when you follow the guidelines

promoted by our American Heart Association, the American Medical

Association, the food industry, and other " authorities " in this country,

you're almost certain to suffer and/or die from heart disease, cancer,

or diabetes.

 

Part of the French people's protection appears to come from their

increased consumption of wine, particularly red wine. Wine, as you know,

contains several potent antioxidants that have been shown to protect the

heart and blood vessels.

 

But a closer look at the French diet reveals some other very important

" differences " .

 

The French eat *fewer* snack foods and more vegetables, whole grains,

other complex carbohydrates, and fish.

 

They consume only " half as much milk " as Americans do,

 

and most of that is not pasteurized and homogenized like it is in this

country.

 

One of the biggest differences, however, is that the French eat only one

eighteenth of the " amount " of sugar that Americans eat.

 

Additionally, they eat only about half the amount of fruit that we do,

which would give them a lower consumption of the fruit sugar fructose.

 

Based on these findings, I can't help but believe that the dramatic

difference in sugar consumption is responsible for much of the so-called

French Paradox.

 

How to Eat When Your Diet's Too Sweet

 

As I've said many times in the past, the best way to prevent a disease

is to eat as if you have the disease. The diet for a diabetic is

essentially a diet for anyone concerned about their long-term health and

survival.

 

Several points to remember include:

 

 

Split the food you eat into several smaller meals throughout the day. If

you normally eat a sandwich at noon, split it and eat half at your

normal lunchtime and the other half in the middle of the afternoon. You

should also eat something mid-morning and mid-afternoon.

 

Other " snacks " at these times might be a cup of homemade vegetable soup,

a handful of nuts, raw vegetable slices, or half an avocado.

 

 

Don't skip meals, especially breakfast.

Skipping meals signals your body that you are going into a starvation

mode. Your body will automatically reduce your metabolic rate.

 

 

Avoid artificial sweeteners. The sweet taste in your mouth triggers the

release of insulin, even though there might not be any sugar that needs

to be dealt with.

 

Candies and gum trigger the same reaction.

 

Avoid soft drinks and all " processed " fruit juices, regardless of

whether they have been sweetened naturally or with sugar.

 

Supplements Provide the Edge

 

In addition to diet changes and exercise, certain nutritional

supplements can help stabilize blood sugar levels, improve insulin

sensitivity and help rebuild and/or repair the pancreas.

 

I have yet to find a product on the market that properly addresses

either diabetes or less advanced blood sugar problems, so,

unfortunately, most of these supplements will have to be taken

individually.

 

In discussing the necessary herbs and nutrients for dealing with

diabetes and blood sugar problems, it's difficult to recommend exact

dosages. Daily dosages will vary from one individual to another,

depending on the severity of the problem.

 

The foundation for dealing with blood sugar problems is a good

multivitamin/mineral.

 

On top of that foundation, the following foods and supplements have been

proven to be helpful.

 

 

Onions and garlic (These should be eaten liberally, both raw and

cooked.)

 

 

Brewer's yeast (for minerals and B-vitamins), 1 to 3 tablespoons daily

(I think the KAL brand brewer's yeast flakes are the best tasting and

easiest to take.)

 

 

Gymnema Sylvestre (400 milligrams daily)

 

 

Vanadium (as vanadyl sulfate, 7.5 mg two to three times daily)

 

 

Turmeric (1/4 teaspoon 3 or 4 times a day)

 

 

Blueberry leaves (Vaccinium myrtillus) 1 gram per day

 

 

Ginger root, cinnamon, fenugreek seed powder, nutmeg and bay leaf have

also been found to help reduce the need for insulin. (I personally add a

teaspoon or so of one of these to my morning protein shakes to help

stabilize blood sugar levels.)

 

You'll find all of these in health food or grocery stores. The gymnema

sylvestre and vanadyl sulfate are also available from Mountain Home

Nutritionals at 800-888-1415, code C719E, or www.drdavidwilliams.com.

 

Also, be sure to to check the activity of your thyroid gland. You can do

this by taking your basal body temperature. I have give instructions for

this procedure many times in the past. A good place to review them, as

well as read up on the thyroid, is the November 1999 issue of

ALTERNATIVES. The thyroid gland is often underactive in people with

diabetes, and almost always so in cases of obesity.

 

The refined nature of the American diet tends to suppress thyroid

function.

 

The Standard American Diet (SAD) is loaded with foods that combine

simple carbohydrates with fats.

 

This combination is found in most fried foods, candy, cookies, cakes,

sweet rolls, etc.

 

When simple sugars and heated fats are consumed together, not only will

you experience dramatic increases in blood fats, but also fat storage,

weight gain, and a decreased metabolic rate.

 

Drugs Won't Solve the Problem

 

Over the last decade or so, the public has been lured into a false sense

of security when it comes to diabetes. The pharmaceutical companies and

conventional medicine have promoted the idea that diabetes is a

" controllable " problem. Most people now think that diabetes is something

about as serious as high blood pressure.

 

Simply by taking a few pills each day, everyone can go on their merry

way without any additional consequences.

 

Don't you believe it.

 

Although the general public will never realize it, the pharmaceutical

companies will conduct one of the biggest marketing scams of all time

over the next five or ten years.

 

Millions of younger and younger individuals in this country will begin

to develop diabetes. In fact, thanks to things like soft drinks, or

" liquid candy, " it's already happening. The average teenage boy now

drinks 3.5 twelve-ounce sodas a day (one out of ten drinks 7 cans a

day). Each of these sodas has the equivalent of 10 teaspoons of sugar.

Girls in the same age group drink an average of 2.5 cans a day. Overall,

each American drinks over 54 gallons of soda per year. And sodas are

just one source of sugar.

 

Statistics show that average yearly consumption of total (not just

added) sugar in this country is now over 152 pounds per person. Over 16

percent of our calories now come from refined sugar and that doesn't

include the sugar which naturally occurs in things like milk, fruit

juice, fruit, etc.

 

The handwriting is on the wall.

 

Diabetes is going to be a huge problem in the years to come. And by

downplaying its seriousness and marketing a magic pill instead of

lifestyle changes, the drug companies are going to make billions.

 

Meanwhile, the average person on the street won't have a clue that

there was a connection between his morning soda and sweet roll and his

heart attack until it's way too late.

 

The Cure for Slow Suicide Is Fast Change

 

Earlier in this century, most of the deaths from diabetes resulted from

comas triggered by elevated blood sugar levels that couldn't be

controlled. Today, due to the discovery of insulin, deaths from diabetic

coma are more rare. Today death from diabetes is usually more subtle.

 

Uncontrolled blood sugar levels interfere with fat metabolism. As blood

sugar levels rise unabated, the body converts these sugars into fatty

compounds called triglycerides. Triglycerides slow the blood flow in the

smaller arteries and arterioles by making the blood thicker and

stickier.

 

As the oxygen-carrying blood fails to reach various parts of the body in

time, the damage begins to mount.

 

The areas supplied by the smallest blood vessels begin to suffer first.

 

 

The vision deteriorates.

 

Strokes occur.

 

Kidneys begin to fail.

 

Cardiovascular disease becomes evident.

 

Numbness, tingling and pain begins to occur in the lower extremities

followed by the necessary amputation of the toes, feet or lower limbs.

 

Diabetes is a slow, quiet, progressive disease. It's not something that

will go away on its own, and you must understand that it can't be cured

using conventional medications.

 

To prevent or treat the disease, you have to make some changes in both

your diet and lifestyle. The half-dozen or so I've spelled out in this

issue will do the trick--if you start them soon enough.

 

If the nutrition " authorities " adopted these simple guidelines today,

diabetes could be prevented, reversed, and/or eliminated.

 

Best of all, it doesn't require some rare, outrageously expensive magic

bullet or treatment program to stop diabetes. Lifestyle and diet changes

are a cure we can all afford.

_________________

 

 

Post subject: Sugar Dangers

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---As I was researching this article, I surfed the web and was

surprised to find that the majority of the websites that mention

sugar say that it is fine to eat in moderation.

 

Most of them say that your body turns all food to glucose regardless

of the kind of food eaten, so whether you eat sugar, vegetables, or

steak is irrelevant.

 

I was shocked 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 vitamins, minerals,

enzymes, and amino acids.

 

Sugar has none of those things to assist in its digestion,

assimilation, and absorption. As a result, metabolizing

refined sugar puts the body at a severe nutritional disadvantage.

 

Here are some studies that have been done on sugar and its effects.

I don't know how those health care professionals can say that sugar is

ok after reading these studies.

 

This is information that has been

around for some time, too, and should be well known.

 

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, table sugar,

and processed 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

thesedays. 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 call 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 al. 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 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

boneloss in these subjects.

 

White, refined sugar is also bleached with Chlorine Bleach, a

substance

that 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

*Can trigger 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 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 aftertaste, and 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

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

or products containing sugar.

 

Stevia.net All About The Herb That Is Sweeter Than Sugar

 

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

 

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Note: This is a short document describing the major negative

side-effects of simple/refined sugar consumption. I do think it's

important to reinforce the point.

 

Pay careful attention to the mechanism whereby excess glucose/glycogenis

converted into fatty acids to keep blood PH *normal*.

 

One fact that was left out was that the sugars are converted into

acetates,

and then appended to the end of other fatty acids, making them longer

and longer chains.

 

This increases those fatty acids metabolically to a level where they

cannot be used by the body

as energy and must be converted into other molecules

(like *cholesterol* and triglycerides).

 

That's why I always warn people about sugar consumption

and " lactose " from any type of dairy in the diet.

 

It's just not a good idea.

 

Just consider the increase in fructose (from High Fructose Corn Syrup)

and dairy in the diet in recent years, and it's easy to see why things

like colon cancer, crohn's disease

(High fructose corn syrup is malabsorbed in the intestine), heart

disease, etc. are on the rise.

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Carbohydrates are generally known as common sugars, but in speaking of

sugar we should specify the variety.

 

Single sugars or monosaccharides are found in refined sugar and honey

and include sucrose as well.

 

Double sugars or disaccharides are found in cane sugar and milk and

include sucrose and lactose.

 

" Complex " sugar or " polysaccharides " are found in grains, beans, and

vegetables and include cellulose.

 

In the normal digestive process, " complex " sugars are decomposed

gradually and at a nearly even rate by various enzymes in the mouth,

stomach, pancreas, and intestines.

 

" Complex " sugars enter the bloodstream slowly after being broken down

into smaller saccharide units.

 

During the process, the pH of the blood remains slightly 'alkaline'.

 

In contrast, single and double sugars (together known as 'simple'

sugars) are metabolized quickly, causing the blood to become overly

'acidic'.

To compensate for this extreme *yin* condition, the pancreas secretes a

*yang* hormone, (*insulin*), which allows excess sugar in the blood to

be removed and enter the cells of the body.

 

This produces a rapid *burst* of energy as the 'glucose' (the end

product of all sugar metabolism) is oxidized and carbon dioxide and

water are given off as wastes.

 

Diabetes, for example, is a disease characterized by the failure of the

pancreas to produce enough insulin

to " neutralize " excess blood sugar

following years of extreme dietary sugar consumption.

 

Much of the sugar that enters the bloodstream is originally stored in

the liver in the form of glycogen until needed, when it is again changed

into glucose.

 

When the amount of glycogen exceeds the liver's storage capacity of

about 50 grams,

it is " released " into the 'bloodstream' in the form of " fatty acid " .

This fatty acid is stored first in the more inactive places of the body,

such as the buttocks, thighs, and midsection.

 

Then, if cane sugar, fruit sugar, dairy sugar, and other simple sugars

continue to be eaten, fatty acid becomes attracted to more yang organs

such as the heart, liver, and kidneys,

which gradually become 'encased' in a layer of *fat* and *mucus*.

 

This accumulation can also penetrate the inner tissues, weakening the

normal functioning of the organs causing their eventual " blockage " as in

the case of *atherosclerosis*'.

 

The " buildup " of fat can also lead to various forms of cancer, including

tumors of the breast, colon, and reproductive organs.

 

Still another form of degeneration may occur when the body's internal

supply of minerals -- is mobilized to offset the debilitating effects of

simple sugar consumption.

 

For example, calcium from the teeth

may be 'depleted' to balance the excessive intake of candy, soft drinks,

and sugary desserts.

 

In order to prevent these degenerative effects,

 

it is important to avoid or minimize the consumption of refined sugars

and processed carbohydrates,

 

as well as naturally occurring lactose and fructose

in dairy foods,

 

and to eat carbohydrates

primarily in the form of " polysaccharides "

(complex sugars/carbs) found in organic whole grains,unprocessed dried

beans, legumes, vegetables, and seaweeds.

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JoAnn Guest

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