tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228730898176067287.post6357534352779632139..comments2015-02-20T14:19:42.561-06:00Comments on Stay healthy! Enjoy life! Help others when you can!: Sugar - a Toxin?Bryan - oz4casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18027990322659101002noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228730898176067287.post-26993369234351897822011-04-08T18:39:10.921-05:002011-04-08T18:39:10.921-05:00Yes, I've read that too much sugar may play a ...Yes, I've read that too much sugar may play a role in acne. Nice to hear some confirmation. Now if I can just convince my teenage daughter :)Bryan - oz4casterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027990322659101002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228730898176067287.post-83619569870327860112011-04-08T10:15:23.919-05:002011-04-08T10:15:23.919-05:00Sugar is a toxin. Thank you for writing this artic...Sugar is a toxin. Thank you for writing this article. I have been refined sugar free for three weeks now. My acne problem is gone. I was a sugar-holic and decided to experiment to see if sugar was the cause of my skin problems. Surprise, surprise...it was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228730898176067287.post-53646650121502722852009-05-07T21:46:00.000-05:002009-05-07T21:46:00.000-05:00Addictive my darling, addictive drug.Addictive my darling, addictive drug.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06412327832790038697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228730898176067287.post-71625358168491336812008-01-25T18:31:00.000-06:002008-01-25T18:31:00.000-06:00Cheeseslave, yes, most factory packaged/processed ...Cheeseslave, yes, most factory packaged/processed foods are loaded with sugar! Not to mention all the other bad-for-you stuff. It's well worth the effort to buy good quality whole foods and prepare them yourself. What could be more important than your health? <BR/><BR/>Choosing good quality food is a good investment for a healthy happy future :)Bryan - oz4casterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027990322659101002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228730898176067287.post-61143219943962105182008-01-25T13:23:00.000-06:002008-01-25T13:23:00.000-06:00BTW I am the same as you -- I think it's the healt...BTW I am the same as you -- I think it's the healthy fats (raw butter, coconut oil, raw cream) that have made my sugar cravings disappear. That and the fermented foods. I drink kombucha and kefir daily.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228730898176067287.post-6694437018875316212008-01-25T13:21:00.000-06:002008-01-25T13:21:00.000-06:00This is really true. Sugar is everywhere (actually...This is really true. Sugar is everywhere (actually it's not even sugar anymore -- it's HFCS).<BR/><BR/>I have been on a low-carb high-fat diet for the past month and have lost 9 pounds already (including during the holidays when I didn't totally stick to it).<BR/><BR/>I went to the mall yesterday for the first time since I've been on the diet. I tried to find something I could eat and it was impossible. <BR/><BR/>Everything had bread or sugar (or HFCS). I thought maybe I'd get some thing at the Japanese place but all they had was teriyaki chicken -- totally loaded with sugar!<BR/><BR/>I ate the raw cheese I brought with me and waited till I got home to eat a meal. <BR/><BR/>The other thing I noticed was that there were temptations everywhere. Chocolate chip cookies, pretzels, etc. Everything full of sugar. Impossible to avoid! Of course, I did. Thankfully I have kicked my sugar and carb cravings.<BR/><BR/>It's no wonder, though, that people are addicted!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228730898176067287.post-89847493183392712402008-01-21T19:39:00.000-06:002008-01-21T19:39:00.000-06:00Migraineur, LOL! Yes, I've noticed the same thing ...Migraineur, LOL! Yes, I've noticed the same thing too. Just because it's at a "health" food store doesn't mean it's healthy :)<BR/><BR/>There's lots of food in there loaded with sugar, omega-6 oils, and soy - which I don't consider healthy! I cringe whenever I pass the soy milk :)<BR/><BR/>When you think about it though, much of the food we eat is not really whole. We don't eat the whole cow, we eat only parts. We don't eat the whole grain plant, we eat the seed. We don't eat the whole tree, we eat the nut.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand factory farmed and factory processed/packaged foods take on a whole different meaning. Fake food is probably a better name :)<BR/><BR/>BTW, if you like discussing health with like minded people, check out the two "Health Discussion Groups" I have listed on the side bar. Native Nutrition is a wide-open topic group and you can read the messages without joining. DiscussingNT is focused mainly on preparing healthy food and on health - other topics are not permitted. IIRC, you have to join to see the messages there.Bryan - oz4casterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027990322659101002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228730898176067287.post-74133879626790346582008-01-21T18:17:00.000-06:002008-01-21T18:17:00.000-06:00Thanks for your response. I've been drinking the ...Thanks for your response. I've been drinking the GT's Kombucha, too, and I also like the gingerade flavor. It fills my craving for something fizzy.<BR/><BR/>I'm pretty sensitive to carbs, though, so I only drink a half a bottle a day (or not quite every day) to cut the carbs somewhat.<BR/><BR/>I was at Whole Foods today, and both the person behind me and the person ahead of me in line were buying mostly processed foods in brightly colored boxes. I, on the other hand, was buying a bottle of cream, a jug of milk (I don't drink unfermented milk, except for cream, but my husband does), some Chinese broccoli, one pear, a slab of ribeye, a Meyer lemon, and a bottle of kombucha. Some of the food was processed (cream is fractionated milk, and of course kombucha is fermented), but nothing was processed in a way that my grandmother couldn't have done in her own kitchen. Oh, OK, the milk and cream were pasteurized.<BR/><BR/>I wanted to cry out to both of them, "Do you think that just because you buy it at Whole Foods it's a whole food?" But, my online persona aside, I actually do have some manners.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228730898176067287.post-11293654225649582532008-01-16T20:28:00.000-06:002008-01-16T20:28:00.000-06:00Migraineur, I agree that breaking the sugar addict...Migraineur, I agree that breaking the sugar addiction is probably the most important single thing to do for anyone who is overweight or has signs of insulin resistance.<BR/><BR/>Red peppers do have some sugar, but they're an excellent source of vitamin C!<BR/><BR/>I've been too lazy and impatient to make my own kombucha. I buy GT's Kombucha and Gingerade is my favorite. My only concern about kombucha is that tea is high in fluoride, although high quality organic teas made from the newer leaves have less. So, I only drink a couple of bottles a week.<BR/><BR/>I also agree that it's not good to try to make too many dietary changes at once. Always do the easy things first :)<BR/><BR/>Getting away from factory processed/packaged foods is probably the next best thing to do and go organic if you can afford it.Bryan - oz4casterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027990322659101002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228730898176067287.post-38491908809676263542008-01-16T11:16:00.000-06:002008-01-16T11:16:00.000-06:00Thanks for stopping by my blog. I can attest to t...Thanks for stopping by my blog. I can attest to the fact that foods in their natural state come to taste sweet enough once you kick the sugar addiction. I have, more than once, gone to a restaurant and been 100% positve they have added sugar to vegetable dishes. But an experience at home the other night made me rethink this. I roasted some red peppers and served them as a side dish with lamb. They seemed candy-sweet to me, and I know that I did not add any sugar to them!<BR/><BR/>Do you make your own kombucha? I've been buying it in those very expensive bottles. Do you have any information on the safety of home-produced kombucha?<BR/><BR/>@Dimitri - I am in favor of a "gradual" approach to health, with one exception. The first step is drastic - eliminate all sources of concentrated carbs, whether sugar, refined grains, whole grains, starchy vegetables, high sugar fruits like mangoes, etc. If you need crutches like supplements or artificial sweeteners in the first few days or weeks, go for it. But I think the goal should be to wean yourself off as much of that stuff as possible, too, and as Bryan says, add more good stuff in. Just do it gradually. I tried to drink a diet Coke the other day, and I threw it out because I didn't like the taste any more. But when I first went low-carb, diet Coke saved me from temptation many many times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228730898176067287.post-44960913241393404552007-12-29T09:05:00.000-06:002007-12-29T09:05:00.000-06:00Dimitri, I'm glad you broke your sugar addiction. ...Dimitri, I'm glad you broke your sugar addiction. It can be a real challenge for some people. The lucky ones never get addicted in the first place :)<BR/><BR/>I would be hesitant to use a refined supplement like L-glutamine, as it may cause side-effects long-term. I prefer to use whole foods as much as possible. For me, the keys were adding good animal/dairy fats, adding probiotic foods like raw kefir and raw kombucha, and getting good nutrition by favoring nutrient dense foods.Bryan - oz4casterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027990322659101002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5228730898176067287.post-42513285572484225402007-12-29T00:05:00.000-06:002007-12-29T00:05:00.000-06:00You are so right! Sugar is also Cancers favourite ...You are so right! Sugar is also Cancers favourite food, and I don't mean the star-sign. I found adding L-Glutamine 3 times a day killed my carb cravings. Without it, it was hell!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com