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Jeannette <nija312 wrote: Fw: Dr. Baruch's - Wellness Wednesday "The Harmful Effects Of Sugar on Mind and Body"Wed, 14 Jun 2006 22:12:33 -0400- Wednesday, June 14, 2006 1:45 PMDr. Baruch's - Wellness Wednesday "The Harmful Effects Of Sugar on Mind and Body">I apologize for the length of this email. It is hard to find> information about sugar without finding volumes. It is such a harmful> and addictive substance.>> The Harmful Effects Of Sugar On Mind And Body> Macrobiotics.co.uk>>> Of all the foods consumed today, refined sugar is considered to be one> of the most harmful. ...In 1997

Americans devoured 7.3 billion pounds> of candy. Americans spent an estimated $23.1 billion dollars on candy> and gum. The average American consumed a record 27.3 pounds of candy> and gum in the same year-the equivalent of about six regular sized> chocolate bars a week-marking the fifth consecutive year of increased> demand. (1)>> ...Consumption of processed foods (which are laced with sugar) cost> the> American public more than $54 billion in dental bills each year, so> the> dental industry reaps huge profits from the programmed addiction of> the> public to sugar products. ...Today we have a nation that is addicted> to> sugar. In 1915, the national average of sugar consumption (per year)> was> around 15 to 20 pounds per person. Today the average person consumes> his/her weight in sugar, plus over 20 pounds of corn syrup. To add> more>

horrors to these facts there are some people that use no sweets and> some> who use much less than the average figure, which means that there is a> percentage of the population that consume a great deal more refined> sugar than their body weight. The human body cannot tolerate this> large> amount of refined carbohydrates. The vital organs in the body are> actually damaged by this gross intake of sugar.>> ...Refined sugar contains no fiber, no minerals, no proteins, no fats,> no enzymes, only empty calories. What happens when you eat a refined> carbohydrate like sugar? Your body must borrow vital nutrients from> healthy cells to metabolize the incomplete food. Calcium, sodium,> potassium and magnesium are taken from various parts of the body to> make use of the sugar.>> Many times, so much calcium is used to neutralize the effects of sugar> that the bones

become osteoporotic due to the withdrawn calcium.> Likewise, the teeth are affected and they lose their components until> decay occurs and hastens their loss. ...Refined sugar is void of all> nutrients, consequently it causes the body to deplete its own stores> of> various vitamins, minerals and enzymes. If sugar consumption is> continued, an over-acid condition results, and more minerals are> needed> from deep in the body to correct the imbalance. If the body is lacking> the nutrients used to metabolize sugar, it will not be able to> properly> handle and rid itself of the poisonous residues. These wastes> accumulate> through the brain and nervous system, which speeds up cellular death.> The bloodstream becomes over-loaded with waste products and symptoms> of> carbonic poisoning result.>> ...Sugar also makes the blood very thick and sticky,

inhibiting much> of> the blood flow into the minute capillaries that supply our gums and> teeth with vital nutrients. Therefore, we wind up with diseased gums> and starving teeth. America and England, the two largest sugar> consumers, have horrendous dental problems.>> ...In 1948, a $57,000 ten-year study was awarded to Harvard University> by the Sugar Research Foundation to find out how sugar causes cavities> in teeth and how to prevent it. In 1958, Time magazine reported the> findings, which were reported in the Dental Association Journal. They> discovered there was no way to prevent the problem and their funding> immediately disappeared.>> ..."The most significant human study was done in Sweden, reported in> 1954, and known as the Vipeholm Dental Caries Study. More than 400> adult mental patients were placed on controlled diets and observed for> five

years. The subjects were divided into various groups. Some ate> complex and simple carbohydrates at mealtimes only, while other> supplemented mealtime food with between-meal-snacks, sweetened with> sucrose, chocolate, caramel, or toffee. Among the conclusions drawn> from the study, was that sucrose consumption could increase caries> activity. The risk increased if the sucrose was consumed in a sticky> form that adhered to the tooth's surfaces. The greatest damage was> inflicted by foods with high concentrations of sucrose, in sticky> form,> eaten between meals, even if contact with the tooth's surfaces was> brief. Caries, due to the intake of foods with high sucrose levels,> could be decreased when such offending foods were eliminated from the> diet. But individual differences existed, and in some cases, caries> continued to appear despite avoidance of refined sugar or

maximum> restriction of natural sugars and total dietary carbohydrates." (2)>> ...Diabetes is another commonly known disease caused by sugar as well> as> a high fat diet. Diabetes is caused by the failure of the pancreas to> produce adequate insulin when the blood sugar rises. A concentrated> amount of sugar introduced into the system sends the body into shock> from the rapid rise in the blood sugar level. The pancreas eventually> wears out from overwork and diabetes then rears its ugly head.>> ...Hypoglycemia occurs when the pancreas overreacts to the large> amount> of sugar in the blood and releases too much insulin leaving one with> the "tired" feeling as the blood sugar level becomes lower than it> should be.>> "A recent article in the British Medical Journal, entitled The Sweet> Road to Gallstones, reported that refined sugar may be one of

the> major> dietary risk factors in gallstone disease. Gallstones are composed of> fats and calcium. Sugar can upset all of the minerals, and one of the> minerals, calcium, can become toxic or nonfunctioning, depositing> itself anywhere in the body, including the gallbladder.>> ..."One out of ten Americans has gallstones. This risk increases to> one> out of every five after age forty. Gallstones may go unnoticed or may> cause pain-wrenching pain. Other symptoms might include bloating,> belching, and intolerance to foods." (3) ...Another serious problem> with sugar that is now coming to the forefront is the various levels> of> mental problems. Our brains are very sensitive and react to quick> chemical changes within the body. As sugar is consumed, our cells are> robbed of their B vitamin, which destroys them, and insulin production> is inhibited. Low

insulin production means a high sugar (glucose)> level> in the bloodstream, which can lead to a confused mental state or> unsound> mind, and has also been linked with juvenile criminal behavior. Dr.> Alexander G. Schauss, brings this solemn fact out in his book, Diet,> Crime and Delinquency. Many mental ward and prison inmates are> "sugarholics" and erratic emotional outbreaks often follow a sugar> binge.>> REFINED SUGAR-A DRUG?>> ...Refined sugar, by some, is called a drug, because in the refining> process everything of food value has been removed except the> carbohydrates-pure calories, without vitamins, minerals, proteins,> fats, enzymes or any of the other elements that make up food. Many> nutrition experts say that white sugar is extremely harmful, possibly> as harmful as a drug, especially in the quantities consumed by the> present-day

American.>> ...Dr. David Reuben, author of Everything You Always Wanted to Know> About Nutrition says, ".white refined sugar-is not a food. It is a> pure> chemical extracted from plant sources, purer in fact than cocaine,> which> it resembles in many ways. Its true name is sucrose and its chemical> formula is C12H22O11. It has 12 carbon atoms, 22 hydrogen atoms, 11> oxygen atoms, and absolutely nothing else to offer." ...The chemical> formula for cocaine is C17H21NO4. Sugar's formula again is C12H22O11.> For all practical purposes, the difference is that sugar is missing> the> "N", or nitrogen atom.>> ...Refining means to make "pure" by a process of extraction or> separation. Sugars are refined by taking a natural food, which> contains> a high percentage of sugar, and then removing all elements of that> food> until only the sugar

remains. ...While sugar is commonly made from> sugar cane or sugar beets. Through heating and mechanical and chemical> processing, all vitamins, minerals, proteins, fats, enzymes and indeed> every nutrient is removed until only the sugar remains. Sugar cane and> sugar beets are first harvested and then chopped into small pieces,> squeezing out the juice, which is then mixed with water. This liquid> is> then heated, and lime is added. Moisture is boiled away, and the> remaining fluid is pumped into vacuum pans to concentrate the juice.> By> this time, the liquid is starting to crystallize, and is ready to be> placed into a centrifuge machine where any remaining residues (like> molasses) are spun away. The crystals are then dissolved by heating to> the boiling point and passed through charcoal filters. After the> crystals condense, they are bleached snow-white usually by the use

of> pork or cattle bones.>> ...During the refining process, 64 food elements are destroyed. All> the> potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron, manganese, phosphate, and sulfate> are removed. The A, D, and B, vitamins are destroyed. Amino acids,> vital enzymes, unsaturated fats, and all fiber are gone. To a lesser> or> greater degree, all refined sweeteners such as corn syrup, maple> syrup,> etc., undergo similar destructive processes. Molasses is the chemical> and deranged nutrients that is a byproduct of sugar manufacture.> ...Sugar manufacturers are aggressive in defending their product and> have a strong political lobby which allows them to continue selling a> deadly food item that by all reason should not be allowed in the> American diet. ...If you have any doubts as to the detriments of sugar> (sucrose), try leaving it out of your diet for several weeks

and see> if> it makes a difference! You may also notice you have acquired an> addiction and experience some withdrawal symptoms. ...Studies show> that> "sugar" is just as habit-forming as any narcotic; and its use, misuse,> and abuse is our nation's number one disaster. It is no wonder when we> consider all the products we consume daily which are loaded with> sugar!> The average healthy digestive system can digest and eliminate from two> to four teaspoons of sugar daily, usually without noticeable problems,> (that is if damage is not already present). One 12 oz. Cola contains> 11> teaspoons of sugar, and that's aside from the caffeine. It's the sugar> that gives you quick energy, but only for a brief time due to the rise> of the blood sugar level. But the body quickly releases a rush of> insulin, which rapidly lowers the blood sugar and causes a

significant> drop in energy and endurance. It is easy to see why America's health> is> in serious trouble.>> EFFECT OF SUGAR ON NEUROLOGICAL PROCESSES ...One of the keys to> orderly> brain function is glutamic acid, and this compound is found in many> vegetables. When sugar is consumed, the bacteria in the intestines,> which manufacture B vitamin complexes, begin to die-these bacteria> normally thrive in a symbiotic relationship with the human body. When> the B vitamin complex level declines, the glutamic acid (normally> transformed into "gono-go" directive neural enzymes by the B> vitamins) is not processed and sleepiness occurs, as well as a> decreased ability for short-term memory function and numerical> calculative abilities. The removal of B vitamins when foods are> "processed" makes the situation even more tenuous.>> WHAT ABOUT GUM CHEWING?

....Besides the sugar in gum being damaging to> the teeth there is another harmful problem to consider and that is:> "teeth and jaws weren't designed for more than a few minutes of solid> chewing per day-far less than the two hours clocked in daily by> hardcore gum chewers. All this chewing results in inordinate wear on> the jawbone, gum tissue and lower molars, and can change the alignment> of the jaws" says Michael Elsohn, D.D.S., in the Medical Tribune.>> "The one thing not pointed out in the article is sugar is a major> contributor to the aging process.">> Please contact me for speaking engagements and nutritional> consultations> for you or a friend. "Together we can get you healthy.">> Check out my website for information on wellness and wealth creation> advice and tools.>> There will be 2 Wellness and Wealth presentations at Everlasting

Life> on> Wednesday June 21st and Wednesday June 28th. Be there. Get your> finest> African garment out of the clears and get ready for the Return To> Royalty River Cruise on July 29th. More information will be> forthcoming.>> Please send me your suggestions for future Wellness Wednesday topics.>> I have included as an attachment the: 146 Reasons Why Sugar Is Ruining> Your Health>> At your service,>>> Dr. Baruch> eatthecure www.drbaruch.com> 240-417-4301>> If you would like to be removed from this list, reply with remove in> the> subject.>>>--Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.4/364 - Release Date:

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