High Fructose Corn Syrup

We are sometimes told that the body handles all types of sugar in the same way. What we are usually not told is that while sucrose (table sugar and starches) is metabolized in the muscles and used for energy, fructose is metabolized in the liver. There it is turned to fat and stored in the body for future use.

This makes sense when we consider that most fruit ripens in the fall. Before central heating people used to need to store extra fat to keep warm in the winter. This would see them through when food was scarce during that season.

In the tropics where fruit is available all year around people were admired for their abundant size. It was quite the fashion. The last queen of Hawaii was exceedingly large!  In fruit, this conversion process is somewhat mediated by the fact that the fructose is bound by the fiber in the fruit. (This is a good reason to eat the whole fruit and not just the fruit juice. Also, we probably would not eat 4 or 5 oranges in one sitting but we might drink the juice of 4 or 5 oranges.) This fiber protection is not the case with high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), because it has no fiber. Obesity in this country has skyrocketed since the introduction of HFCS into the food supply.

Weight gain further results because when we consume HFCS, the hunger hormones, ghrelin and leptin aren’t activated. This results in overeating since hunger is not suppressed by those hormones when they are not activated like they are supposed to be.

“Additionally, cancer cells love HFCS. They gobble it up, reproduce and take over the body in ways that table sugar-fed cancer cells can’t match – even though plain ol’ sugar feeds cancer cells, too.” reports Jordan S. Rubin, founder and CEO of Garden of Life, NY Times bestselling author and natural hearth expert.

It pays to read the labels! All sugars are not created equal.

Acids are Stored in Fat Tissue

Acids and toxins steal electrons from the atoms and molecules that make up your cells. Every part of your body is made of cells.

These damaged atoms damage the cells, which are made of atoms, so that the cells and, therefor the body, doesn’t function properly. Then disease results. This is also called oxidative stress. Grains, sugars and, especially cola drinks!!, are examples of acid-forming foods.

Alkaline elements neutralize acids because they donate electrons to atoms and molecules. Vegetables and fruits, such as lemons and tomatoes, are alkaline-forming. Even though lemons, etc. are normally thought of as acid, they are actually alkaline-forming when they are metabolized by the body. They leave behind an alkaline ash (residue) when they are burned as fuel (metabolized) by the body. Making smoothies is such a simple and delicious way of eating tons of veggies!

The body, in its wisdom, wraps toxins in fat because fat is an insulator and this protects the vital organs from damage from those toxins.

When the toxins are eliminated the fat is no longer needed and it is released. Most diets fail because they don’t take this into account. Fortunately, there are many ways to cleanse, to detoxify, the system.

Month: January 2016