Sugar!!!!
Okay, a couple of weeks ago, I said that I was going to start posting what I heard from my doctor, and I just saw him the other day, so here goes:
Rule number one: Sugar is the devil!
Did you know that before the year 1900 the average annual sugar intake was approximately five pounds per year per person? In 2007, that number is approximately 165 pounds per year per person. Back in the days of less sugar, you rarely saw people suffering diseases such as heart attack, stroke, diabetes, Parkinson's, allergies, cancer...... etc. etc. etc.
Most people say that those diseases were there, but that they weren't diagnosed because medical science hadn't gotten to that point yet. My response to that is that I agree that those diseases were present, but not nearly as common as they are today. I would be willing to say that the incidences of those ailments was less than 10%.
Sugar increases the production of free-radicals in the body, which are like... enemy soldiers doing their best to break you down. With higher levels of free-radicals, your body isn't able to fight the diseases that are thrown at it.
With that said... avoid sugar at all costs. And don't think that you're in the clear by drinking diet soda, or sugar free candy bars. Those are worse yet. Artificial sweeteners are chemicals that God did not intend for you to put into your body.
Here's another one for you. Do you know how drink manufacturers make caffeine free drinks? They ad formaldehyde! Yeah! That's right!!
Next time, I'll talk about how the body processes sugar, verses how the body processes fat. And I'll tell you how I lost 40 pounds the healthy way.
For now, cut back on sugar... or if possible, avoid it all together.
Rule number one: Sugar is the devil!
Did you know that before the year 1900 the average annual sugar intake was approximately five pounds per year per person? In 2007, that number is approximately 165 pounds per year per person. Back in the days of less sugar, you rarely saw people suffering diseases such as heart attack, stroke, diabetes, Parkinson's, allergies, cancer...... etc. etc. etc.
Most people say that those diseases were there, but that they weren't diagnosed because medical science hadn't gotten to that point yet. My response to that is that I agree that those diseases were present, but not nearly as common as they are today. I would be willing to say that the incidences of those ailments was less than 10%.
Sugar increases the production of free-radicals in the body, which are like... enemy soldiers doing their best to break you down. With higher levels of free-radicals, your body isn't able to fight the diseases that are thrown at it.
With that said... avoid sugar at all costs. And don't think that you're in the clear by drinking diet soda, or sugar free candy bars. Those are worse yet. Artificial sweeteners are chemicals that God did not intend for you to put into your body.
Here's another one for you. Do you know how drink manufacturers make caffeine free drinks? They ad formaldehyde! Yeah! That's right!!
Next time, I'll talk about how the body processes sugar, verses how the body processes fat. And I'll tell you how I lost 40 pounds the healthy way.
For now, cut back on sugar... or if possible, avoid it all together.
