White Sugar, White flour, white poisons

White Sugar, White flour, white poisons

The dark side of white sugar/flour

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Sugar, sugar, sugar. Who doesn’t love the sweet taste of sugar. Commonly associated with love, affection, comfort, and even rewards for doing good things. Unfortunately, Count Dracula, Tony the Tiger, and that familiar Leprechaun never went to nutrition school.

“Refined sugar and all refined foods such as polished rice, white flour, and the like are nothing less than legalized poisons.” - Dr. Abram Hoffer

Sugar, and white flours are highly refined substances (not foods) where up to 98% of the minerals and vitamins, needed to properly metabolize them in the body, have been removed.

When we take vitamins and minerals out of our food, which would normally aid the workers (enzymes) of our bodies, we must get them from somewhere else in order to properly metabolize food. Our tissues become the reluctant donors, and this eventually leads to a vitamin and/or mineral deficiency, which eventually leads to a health condition. We are taking more “health dollars” out of the “health bank” than we are depositing.

How many reasons do we need in order to ‘say goodbye’ to the white stuff? Well, Dr. Nancy Appleton thinks there’s about 146 scientifically proven reasons to kick the sugar habit. You can review her list here.

There are some great alternatives to satisfy the sweet tooth:
Dried fruit (unsulfured): mango, apricots, raisins, apples.
Mix nut butter with stevia and water (taste like pudding).
Cherries have a low glycemic index but are very sweet.....and in season!

Tip: If its in the house, you’ll eventually eat it. Therefore, only stock up with healthy whole foods. Save the sweats for a once-in-a-while treat outside of the house.

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