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Seeker of Truth · (#5 (**permalink**))

Peace to advocators of truth:

Sugar is the most harmful and addictive substance known, and should be completely eliminated from our diets! Being that I'm hypoglycemic, I know first hand about the affects this drug, euphamistically called sugar!

By "sugar" I mean the refined, white powder that is the major ingredient in candy, soft drinks, cakes, pies, and so on. The refining process takes natural sugar cane and removes all of the fiber, vitamins, and minerals from it. First, it is heated up in chalk milk, which extracts its calcium and protein. This heating process also destroys the cane's vitamins and enzymes. Next, it is mixed with acid, chalk, carbonic gas, sulfur dioxide, and natrium bicarbonate. After cooking and cooling this mixture several times, it is then crystallized, centrifuged, and treated with strontium hydroxide. To clean this deadly concoction, it is passed over chalk and carbon acid. Any dark coloring remaining is removed with sulfuric acid, filtered through bone charcoal, then decolorized with highly toxic dyes.

Does this sound like anything resembling a food? It's no less than a drug … an addictive one at that. Nature's wholesome sugar cane is turned into poison by this process! By removing all of the nutrients and adding toxic chemicals, this addictive powder is concentrated into eight times more sucrose than the same weight of cane. This unnatural amount of sucrose plays havoc with blood sugar levels and contributes to diabetes, hypoglycemia, obesity, and heart problems.

You've heard the old saying, "A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down." Not only is the medicine toxic, the sugar immobilizes the immune system. Only nine teaspoons of sugar are needed to paralyze the immune system by at least 30% on that day. One soft drink has ten teaspoons of sugar in it. You're increasing your chance of illness greatly just by having a soft drink! Most Americans consume fifty teaspoons of sugar per day! That's suicide! It only takes thirty teaspoons of sugar to disable the immune system for an entire day. No wonder Americans are so sickly!

Check labels before buying a product. Highly refined sugars in the forms of sucrose (table sugar), dextrose (corn sugar), and high-fructose corn syrup are lethal and are listed as ingredients in virtually everything. Sometimes, a product lists all three. Most ice cream contains over 37% refined sugars (not to mention the unhealthy dairy contained in it). Refined sugar is also hidden in breakfast cereals and fruit drinks, usually higher than 50% of its contents. Become an avid label reader. Your life depends on it!

Dr. Norman Walker states, "Sugar causes irritation and weakening of the mucous membranes of the body and robs teeth, bones, and blood of a great percentage of their minerals. Inflammatory diseases of the breathing and digestive organs result from the use of white and brown sugar" (Walker, Norman W. Water Can Undermine Your Health. Prescott, Arizona: Norwalk Press, 1974).

Besides poisoning and burdening our system, sugar cannot completely metabolize, resulting in pyruvic acid. This toxic compound deprives the blood of oxygen. Our system must then deplete chromium, magnesium, zinc, thiamin, and B vitamins just to attempt absorption of the sugar, thus, creating a deficiency of vitamins and minerals. Our bodies begin to demand more food in order to replenish our nutrient supply. We grab more sugary snacks because we're still hungry and we've become addicted to sweets. More nutrients are robbed from us. Insulin is released from the elevated blood sugar levels, promoting the storage of fat. Our triglyceride levels rise. More toxins are introduced into our bodies (God's temple) and the vicious cycle continues. Obesity, diabetes, and heart disease are just around the corner.

The simple carbohydrates—refined white, brown, turbinado, and corn sugars—should not be categorized with the healthy complex carbohydrates and starches. Most simple carbohydrates should be relabeled "poisonous."

The body absorbs complex carbohydrates much more slowly, which keeps blood sugar levels even. The following is a list of some natural sweeteners that contain complex carbohydrates and most of their original vitamins and minerals.

Syrups made from grains contain a blend of complex carbohydrates and simple sugars. Barley malt syrup is 30% complex carbohydrate and substitutes well for brown sugar. Brown rice syrup is 37% complex carbohydrate and is mild enough to be used in place of brown and white sugar. When this sweetener is dried into granules, it still retains about 33% complex carbohydrate. These all substitute well in your favorite recipes.

Acceptable unrefined, natural, simple sugars are fruit-juice concentrates, granulated cane juice, and pure maple syrup. It still contains some nutrients and is an acceptable sweetener. Although molasses is a by-product of refined sugar, it still retains many of its vitamins and minerals and is also acceptable. What about honey?

Honey must not be used at any time internally. It is manufactured from the nectar picked up from the flowers by the bees- good enough in itself, perhaps- then predigested, vomited and stored for their own future use with a preservative added. It is deficient in calcium and has many detrimental effects for the human being.

According to one authority, honey is "a magical and mystical word in Healthfoodland. It is one of the most overpromoted, overpriced product being sold to gullible health foodists. The great value attributed to honey is delusive…honey is only a little less empty and more dangerous than sugar."

Just as with alcohol, honey, being predigested, enters the blood directly, raising the sugar content very rapidly above normal. To correct this, the pancreas must produce insulin immediately or possible death can occur. More insulin than necessary is likely to be produced, and the blood sugar level then drops below normal. This can produce blackout spells and even death if it goes to low. When blood sugar is below normal, a person will feel depressed. The regular use of honey can create constant imbalances which in turn will adversely affect the normal function of the liver, pancreas and spleen. Hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia are the results of the use of unbalanced sugars. The balanced sugar in maple syrup and sugar can juice causes no dangerous side effects. Artificial, synthetic, and refined sugars have no place in a natural diet.

In your recipes, white or brown sugar can be replaced one-to-one with the granulated cane-juice and brown-rice sweeteners. Liquid sweeteners, however, are a different matter. The white, brown, or turbinado sugars can be replaced with barley malt syrup, brown rice syrup, maple syrup or molasses by reducing another liquid in the recipe by 1/3 cup and adding about 1/3 cup of flour.

Check the labels on all of your food items and don't buy brands that have sugar, sucrose, dextrose, or high-fructose corn syrup. You'll be shocked at how many brands use these poisonous ingredients. Unfortunately, even some "health-food" items contain these ingredients. Also, be wary of "sugar-free" products. Aspartame and saccharine are known toxins.

If we stop buying junk food, companies will be forced to stop manufacturing it and replace it with healthier alternatives. Health-food stores and some grocery stores already offer more wholesome options. Don't overeat these though. Even the healthier sweets are no substitute for fresh, raw fruits and vegetables. The first sweet snack you should reach for is fruit.

Peace!