- It's like a health mantra: "DRINK
JUICE & EAT LOTS of FRUITS & VEGGIES"...right? Well, not
so fast little Buddy. This ubiquitous motherly advise, when said correctly,
no longer rolls off the tongue so easily ...Moms (who usually know what
they're taking about?) should, instead, say something a little more in-depth,
like:
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- "If you don't have Diabetes, eating
a little bit of small, dark fruit, with a large 'Skin to Pulp' ratio, is
OK... but never... never ever... drink sweet fruit juices... not even the
so-called naturally sweet kind... and eat lots of raw, mostly above ground,
veggies (except corn)."
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- In defense of my new, improved, and
necessarily convoluted, "buzz-phrase" I will explain how the
NFP (New Food Pyramid), the ADA (Amer. Diabetes Assoc.) and the AHA (Amer.Heart
Assoc.) have dropped the ball... again... but first some pertinent info...
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- Refined Sugar is BAD in every way! Discovered
today it would probably be identified as a hazardous food substance like
MSG. It does not do one positive thing... well, except make things sweet.
Now days, that single "sweet" reason won't fly because we have
the amazing, healthful, and completely natural sweetener from the South
American Rain Forest, "Stevia".
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- The sugar industry is in a veritable
panic trying to figure out how to stop the "Stevia Invasion".
Because all of the above Associations are "in the tank" for
the Sugar, Juice, Grain & Pharmaceutical industries, it is not remotely
surprising that when you go to their websites and put "Stevia"
in their search engine... Why... they've never even heard of it?
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- Liars!
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- Did you know the FDA is actively trying
to keep you from learning or even hearing about Stevia ?
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- Wouldn't you think that the ADA (the
Diabetes one), in particular, would be all over something as "Heaven
Sent" as Stevia -- no calories, no blood-sugar rise, and it's an all
natural food with NO side effects. Even the other ADA (Dental) should
love it because it will not cause tooth decay... Oh, wait ! ...I forgot!
The only reason the Diabetes ADA exists is because you get sick with diabetes
& the Dental ADA makes big money on tooth decay ...but I digress.
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- To understand the lies & misdirection
concerning sugar and fruit juice you need to know a little about carbohydrates.
The ADA would have you believe all carbs are the same to include table
sugar. This is SO wrong.
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- Here is an ADA quote :
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- ..."Research has shown that sugar
has the same effect on blood glucose levels as other carbohydrates"...also
they say... "To include sweets in your meal, you can cut back on the
other carb foods at the same meal." Great idea !! substitute Real
Food with Anti-food...
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- By telling a "half truth" they
can get away with this LIE...Yes, it is true that all digestible carbs
eventually turn into the "cell food", Glucose, but what happens
on the way to becoming Glucose (also called Dextrose) makes all the difference
in the world.
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- This is primarily centered around how
much insulin is secreted to keep your blood sugar down where it should
be. If you are slim, exercise just a little, and you have very sensitive,
thus efficient insulin... with a stable, normal blood sugar... ...the glucose
that insulin takes into the cell will be used as energy or temporarily
stored as Glycogen for quick energy BUT ... not stored as fat.
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- Carbohydrates : there are 2, 3, 4 or
even more different kinds of carbs depending on how you break them down...
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- (1).. Simple Carbs - One of the 2 major
classifications (the other is Complex) only have one or two sugar molecules.
The Monosaccarides (means one sugar) of interest are Glucose & Fructose.
These two go together to form Sucrose (table sugar). Table sugar is
called a Disaccarides, which means two sugars - at least one of the sugars
has to be Glucose. The other Disaccarides are Lactose (milk sugar) which
is made of the two Mono's, Glucose & Galactose... ...and Maltose, made
of Glucose & Glucose. Simple carbs taste sweet and are considered
"empty calories" - in fact they rob the body of enzymes &
acids as they are processed.
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- Simple carbs (except fructose) can cause
a too rapid rise in blood sugar, requiring an insulin secretion to lower
it. The insulin turns this excess sugar into fat.
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- Fructose (fruit & corn sugar) does
not cause a rise in blood sugar like Sucrose (table sugar) so manufactures
went crazy and started putting Hi-Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) in everything...with
the blessing of the medical community. But here's the Coup d' Gras! HFCS
is usually a mixture of 50% Corn Fructose & 50% Glucose ...Gee, that
looks an awful lot like the Disaccaride Table Sugar mentioned above...
Fructose + Glucose = Sucrose.
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- Granted, fructose alone does not cause
the same rise in blood sugar, but it is still a simple sugar, which means
it is an empty calorie with no vitamins, minerals or enzymes! But because
of the low blood sugar rise, the "Fructose Crowd" tries to pass
off a fructose carb as comparable to a complex veggie carb... ...they are,
decidedly, not the same just because fructose acts sort of like a complex
carb!
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- In fact, Fructose... even though it does
not cause a large increase in blood sugar, still manages to reduce the
affinity of insulin for its receptor, so if you are "genetically predisposed"
then a little later down the road you will start getting an increase in
insulin anyway, because the body has to secrete more to do the same job
as before -- this is "Fructose-induced Insulin Resistance."
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- Because it is possible for a fat person
to eat lots of fructose & sucrose without becoming Insulin Resistant,
I will very reluctantly concede that a person might have to be genetically
predisposed to develop Type II Diabetes... but if that's true, then there
is a very large percentage of the population that is susceptible because
"Adult On-set Diabetes" is increasing exponentially...
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- Oh [...Snap...] wait a minute! That's
right! It has to be called Type II Diabetes because NOW even children
develop it...
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- "Maaa..." Eric Cartman whines,
"...more Snacky Cakes"!!
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- There is growing evidence that "Fructose-induced
Insulin Resistance" is also associated with stimulated Liver VLDL
(Very Low Density Lipoprotein) secretion. Models show that the induction
of VLDL causes a subsequent increase in plasma triglycerides... ...this
can eventually contribute to Heart Disease, Folks !
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- (2).. Complex Carbs - As the name implies,
these carbs are more complex because they contain many thousands of sugar
molecules strung together. Don't; however, make the mistake in thinking
any & all complex carbs are healthful and that they are all "slow
burning" thus avoiding a rise in blood-sugar & insulin. In fact,
some very starchy complex veggies, like mashed-potatoes (w/o the skin),
can cause a much greater insulin release than sucrose (table sugar).
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- This is because Complex carbs come in
two forms - Low & High Fiber...
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- a).. Low fiber - which are starches (potatoes/rice),
or veggies & fruits that are low fiber (tomatoes/grapes).
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- b).. High fiber or non-starch polysaccharides
(NSP) - Like Cellulose, hemicelluloses, pectins, gums & mucilages,
(all carbohydrates) and lignins, the only non-carbohydrate component of
dietary fiber. Lignins, which gives wood the ability to grow tall, are
the precursor to the powerful cancer fighter, Lignans (with an a) found
in all plants... but VERY high in Flaxseed.
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- Another way to classify fiber is by how
it dissolves in water or Water Solubility... (Viscosity is the newer,
more applicable term for Solubility...)
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- a).. Insoluble - Cellulose & some
Hemicellulose, (Ligins, non-carb)...this is the good stuff slowing the
absorption of other sugars... ...thus avoiding the rapid sugar rise &
the need for more insulin. If at all possible, a substantial portion of
your "Carb containing foods" should be high cellulose veggies
like raw broccoli, dark green leafy lettuce (Romaine...not iceburg), greens
(mustard/turnip), etc...
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- b).. Soluble - ( Viscose Fiber) - Pectins
(apples & carrots ), gums ( Oats & legumes ), mucilages (Seed protection,
like in Flaxseed ), Hemicelluloses-- (Grains) some are soluble, others
are insoluble. Soluble fiber will partially dissolve and form a gel that
is good for lowering cholesterol, blood Glucose, and ultimately, Insulin.
The more viscose or greater Viscosity of this gel the slower your blood
glucose fluctuates, which in the long run, actually strengthens the sensitivity
of your insulin because it's not over-used & abused continuously by
the ingestion of Fruit Loops & Cheezy Poofs. Cartman is called "Fat
Ass" for a reason, folks.
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- High fiber foods (both Viscose &
Insoluble) can slow digestion of other carbs, like sugar & starch,
reducing insulin need... but not always. For example, too much sugar can
still cause an insulin increase with the ingestion of a high fiber food.
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- Take Prunes... They have about 3 times
the fiber of other F&V but they also have lots of sugar with 30% of
its weight consisting of glucose, 15% fructose, and 2% sucrose...that's
47% sugar. Of course, with that much fiber, prunes turn out to only cause
a moderate rise in Glucose.
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- The poor Baked Potato doesn't fair as
well -- with the skin it is pretty high in Insoluble fiber but the high
starch makes it considerably worse than Sucose (table sugar) for a rise
in glucose and the panicky insulin reaction to follow.
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- Does all this mean that a person should
consider eating Sucrose rather than a baked potato or they should never
eat prunes or potatos? NO & NO... MMMMMmmmm no...
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- A potato is real food with many healthful
nutrients -- Sucrose is an anti-nutrient. Homo Erectus ate roots &
tubers but he never saw Table Sugar. Homo Erectus ate foods the equivalent
of prunes & potatos...and so can you, if you are like homo Erectus
in that you are slim, exercise daily, and don't have Diabetes or any other
chronic inflammatory ailment like Heart Disease...
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- We are homo Erectus, remember, with a
keyboard, HDTV, and, thank your God of choice, an internet. ...Or, you
wouldn't hear me pontificate, reader.
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- (3).. Refined Carbs (...Cue the funeral
dirge!)- Bread, Cereal, Pasta & the aforementioned Cheezy Poofs...
This is the Manmade stuff that is killing us insidiously. Refined carbs
are very much like Simple Carbs in that they are anti-nutrients and cause
a rapid rise in glucose & insulin. However, most are complex carbs
that have been stripped of the fiber & nutrients that make them "real
food". For example, if you strip the whole wheat of its bran &
germ - you wind up with the endosperm - the plants store of starch...this
becomes "White Bread," or put in "Anything Brown" and
call it "Wheat Bread" or throw in some visible chunks of rye
or whatever & some caramel coloring and call it "Multi-Grain"
bread or cereal. Death by "The Staff of Life." That's irony.
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- And did you know ?? They now have "100%
Whole Wheat..." ...that's WHITE !! Here, let me hold your hair back
while you vomit.
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- What about Juice vs. Fruit ??
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- Several times a day Mom uses her Juicer
to make some homemade, healthful "Vegetable Juice" - she tells
her friends that juicing veggies is such a wonderful thing to do for your
family...Well, the only problem is she makes it the way she saw it on TV
- so her "veggie juice" is actually about 50% apples, 40% carrots
(people love to use carrots for juicing because they are very high in...you
guessed it - SUGAR) and 10% broccoli & spinach. So, her "Healthful
Veggie Drink" actually contributes to Fructose-induced Insulin Resistance
because of too much SUGAR with virtually NO fiber! You can cut the irony
with a plastic knife. Healthful in this case is decidedly unhealthy.
I don't care HOW bushy your white eyebrows are or now many trucks you
can pull with your nipples!
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- Instead, try juicing broccoli, spinach,
celery, cabbage, beets, onions, etc...most adults (and EVERY kid) will
go "Yuck ! it needs apples & carrots." Then sweeten with
the aforementioned stevia!
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- Come on Uncle Al!! I can hear the internal
dialogue...
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- Homo Erectus must have eaten apples and
carrots ...so what's the diff? The diff is that we did not evolve juicing
fruit. When you eat the whole fruit, digestion of the sugar is slowed because
of the fiber... ...which means you don't get a big "sugar blast"
all at once! Plus, part of the sugar is carried away with the fiber.
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- Also, have you ever noticed that it takes
a lot of fruit to make a fairly small amount of juice -- so when you drink
a big glass of juice it's like consuming the amount of sugar in more whole
fruit than one would ever eat at once! Consider that a moment.
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- Fruit should be kept to a minimum (NO
fruit if you're diabetic) and you should use only those very dark, black,
blue, purple, or red fruits, with a large "Skin to Pulp" ratio.
The skin is where most of the magical stuff (antioxidants, etc.) is located,
so you want "little dark guys" like blackberries, blueberries,
raspberries, strawberries, etc. The one exception to the "small-dark
rule" is one banana a day... ...if you don't have Diabetes and are
not overweight.
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- Here are just a few of the reasons why
Fructose is nothing like complex veggie carbs and why too much fructose
is likely worse than too much Sucrose :
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- (1).. OK, we've already mentioned the
"Fructose-induced Insulin Resistance" problem.
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- (2).. ... hyperinsulinemia, hypertriglyceridemia
and high blood pressure can be induced in fructose-fed rats! We're not
rats? Correct. They're mammals... ...that's enough.
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- (3).. Fructose raises both LDL &
VLDL but does not raise HDL. All 3 do the wrong thing biochemically on
fructose. The rise in the Very Low Density Lipoprotein (VLDL) is particularly
significant compared to other carbs.
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- (4).. Rats fed a fructose-enriched diet
had a 72% higher homocysteine levels after 5 weeks - This is consistent
with the increased TG (Triglycerides), VLDL (Very Low Density Lipoprotein)
secretion, and atherosclerosis associated with chronic fructose feeding.
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- (5).. Excess fructose can accelerate
mineral loss. In particular Copper...this can be a very serious problem
for people that don't supplement with Zinc & Copper yet consume in
excess of 20% of their calories from fructose.
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- (6).. Fructose is metabolized in the
liver and is converted to fat more readily than other sugars.
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- (7).. Feeding rats fructose created a
56% increase in TG secretion rate, and an 86% increase in plasma TG.
Feeding glucose, however, did not have this effect on TG production, This
is likely because glucose stimulates both TG production, and TG removal,
maintaining homeostasis. Fructose stimulates TG production, but impairs
removal. The human liver possesses a large capacity to metabolize fructose
to fat.
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- Who's Looking Out for You ??...well,
lets just see...
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- 1) Amer. Diabetes Assoc. -- The ADA
would tell you pretty much everything I've said reference "Fructose
/ Sucrose / Refined Carb Induced Insulin Resistance" is because I'm
a "Subversive" out to destroy America. In fact the ADA would
have you believe that it's not empty carbs that cause Insulin Resistance
(IR)...the empty carbs cause you to get fat and being fat causes IR.
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- OK...then, why is it that many traditional
Eskimos (eating only Fat & protein) don't mind putting on some extra
Fat to stay warm while "rubbing noses" on those long Arctic nights?
Lets see...if they had a smiling, sociopathic Medical Doctor telling them
to "...reduce Saturated Fat (Blubber) in their diet & lose weight
to avoid Heart Disease" - the overweight Inuit would laugh, thinking
this must be a joke, because the Inuit have the lowest incidence of Coronary
Disease on the planet... Oh yeah, if you can find one case of Type II diabetes
among all the fat Eskimos that eat only Fat & Protein...I will shut-up
& put my head in a micro-wave for two minutes on high.
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- Of course, if you ask the ADA why more
& more NON-traditional Eskimos who now consume the White Man's poison
(sugar) are starting to develop the White Man's disease, Type II Diabetes...they
will say "How 'bout those Yankee's?" or, "Why do you hate
America, Mr. Graham...?"
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- 2).. The Amer. Heart Assoc. -- Recently
there was an "earth shattering" story that just barely made it
to "mainstream news" and within a couple of days was lining bird
cages everywhere. The insane & unexpected results of a large study
proved what I (And many other holistic types) have been saying for years
-- that undamaged Saturated Fat (SatFat), like real butter, was not the
enemy and that this whole "Low Fat" craze, not only didn't help
but appeared to hurt.
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- Also if you go to http://www.alienview.net/ALLT1.html#CholesterolMyth
and read my paper "The Cholesterol Myth", I think it will convince
you that High Cholesterol is not the disease... high cholesterol can be
the response to the disease. The Disease is Arterial Inflammation that
is caused by smoking, SUGAR / Refined Carbs, Trans Fat in pHVO (partially
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil) & oxidized Omega 6, PolyUnsat. food Oils
like Corn & Soy...but it is not CAUSED by high cholesterol!
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- Someone should point out to the AHA that
there are many Eskimos walking around with total cholesterol in excess
of 250 that will never have a heart attack.
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- YET...if you go to the AHA website,
everywhere you turn, it's warning you about SatFat & Cholesterol, but
you have to search to find any ref. to Sugar or the poly food oil, except
to say use "sugar in moderation" and it evilly portrays Poly
Food Oil as healthful. Cue your outrage, reader.
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- These are institutional tramps and thieves
who lie to you, cheat you, and steal from you, forgetting they are trying
to kill you in a managed way so the most amount of profit can be derived
from the commission of that, astonishing, mass murder...was that too harsh?
Sorry.
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- If you go to the recipes & nutrition
section, it gives you instructions to avoid SatFat (use Poly Oil), avoid
Cholesterol (use Margarine), avoid Sodium (who cares), avoid Calories (avoid
Fat) & how to add Fiber (eat brown cereal & bread) - but no where
does it show low sugar / low refined carb recipes. It also warns you about
Trans Fat but does not emphasize that the Trans Fat Molecule & the
pHVO molecule are the same thing. Read LTR# 12 to understand why that's
important -
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- http://www.alienview.net/ALLT1.html#Fatlie
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- 3).. The New Food Pyramid (NFP) -- If
you haven't read the first two installments Ref. the New Pyramid please
do - the first NFP paper will explain how the recommended Poly Food Oil
mentioned above is, not so slowly, killing us. -- LTR# 12 -http://www.alienview.net/ALLT1.html#Fatlie
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- and LTR# 13 - http://www.alienview.net/ALLT1.html#champ
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- Fruit - the recommended 2 to 4 cups of
fruit daily would be fine except :
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- (a). You can substitute juice for the
whole fruit...which is exactly what many will do all the time instead of
only sometimes.
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- (b). Also, Mom gives little Janey a
Big glass of grape juice - the NFP says 1/2 cup but Regis Philbin says
you should drink a big glass because Welch's Grape juice is indorsed by
the American Heart Assoc....so more must be better...
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- Regis wouldn't lie? Maybe not... ...but
he could be ignorant as the dickens!
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- See? Actually, grape juice is one of
the worst juices because it is naturally very sweet. Yes, the stuff that
makes grapes a purple/red color, is the stuff that is rich in powerful
antioxidants. But that free radical protection, with its long-term positive
effects, does not justify the long & short term damage caused by sugar-insulin...
especially when you can get the same antioxidants without the sugar! So,
drink dry, dark red wine (for b'fast you might want the Alcohol-Free wine)
or take Grape Seed extract capsules (they are very cheap).
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- (c). Canned fruit is always acceptable?
It shouldn't be... Canning destroys 2 of the really good things about
fruit - digestive enzymes & many Vitamins.
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- Other Carbs - the official "Pyramid"
recommends twice as many servings of grains (bread, cereal, pasta) as veggies.
I think this is just wrong - especially when you consider that half can
be refined carbs which will surely increase & desensitize your insulin.
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- Well Folks, this concludes the final
installment on "The New Food Pyramid." Or... ...exactly how
you are being manipulated to indorse and practice the dodgiest system of
human nutrition conceived... ...as you allow yourself to be manipulated
by sociopaths only interested in maintaining the status quo regarding how
far they can get their hand in your pocket... ...while they further rob
you of your quality of life. The hyperbole meter bumps zero, reader.
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- Until next time? Well BE.
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- Alan D. Graham
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- Ozark, AL 36360
- 334 774-0395
- NEW E-mail -- alan068@centurytel.net
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