| Sugar may be a deadly metabolic poison.
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| | suppression causing food allergies and
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| An average American consumes 130 pounds
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| | related diseases.
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| of sugar a year. It provides empty
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| | 5. Diabetes-Chronic high intake of sugar
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| calories with no vitamins, minerals or
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| | imbalances the blood sugar level causing
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| nutrients. The body loses its fine tuned
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| | diabetes.
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| balance, leading to impaired digestion
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| | 6. Arthritis-Food allergies caused by
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| and damaging enzyme levels. This causes
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| | sugar result in formation of immune
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| hormonal imbalances, weakens the immune
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| | complexes. Immune complexes and excessive
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| system, and leads to a biochemical chaos
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| | calcium accumulate in the joints and
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| in the body. Since all the body systems
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| | damage them gradually.
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| are interdependent, if one system
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| | 7. Advanced Glycation Endproducts (AGEs)
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| functions abnormally, the rest of the
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| | Excessive blood sugar reacts with
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| systems too go haywire, which leads to a
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| | proteins in the body to form AGEs, which
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| plethora of diseases.
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| | acts like a glue that binds tissues. This
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| How Sugar Affects Health
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| | causes arteriosclerosis, where fat sticks
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| 1. Mineral Relationships - Essential
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| | to blood vessel walls, leading to heart
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| minerals stored in the body tissue are
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| | diseases, high blood pressure, cataracts,
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| depleted to metabolize sugar. This
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| | and arthritis.
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| reduces the availability of digestive
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| | 8. Hypoglycemia-The body secretes insulin
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| enzymes, causing poor food digestion and
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| | to lower elevated blood sugar levels. The
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| a host of associated problems.
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| | insulin levels continue at a higher level
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| 2. Food Allergies-Undigested food enters
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| | for longer periods and soon lower blood
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| the blood stream, where the immune system
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| | sugar levels to below normal, causing
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| perceives it as an enemy and forms
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| | hypoglycemia. This affects energy levels
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| antibodies against it. This leads to food
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| | adversely.
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| allergies and associated problems like
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| | 9. Acidosis-Sugar changes body's normal
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| joint pains, headaches, depression,
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| | pH levels disrupting the enzyme activity
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| anxiety, anger, hyperactivity, fatigue,
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| | and normal body functions.
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| dizziness, and tissue and organ swelling
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| | 10. Imbalances-Sugar metabolization
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| All these symptoms are treated with toxic
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| | results in nutrient fluctuation thus
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| prescription drugs, merely heaping more
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| | disrupting the body balance and causing
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| harm on the body.
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| | many types of diseases.
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| 3. Osteoporosis-Sugar increases calcium
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| | Avoid consuming sugar as it gets
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| loss by urine. In order to maintain
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| | converted into saturated fats,
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| normal blood calcium, this calcium is
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| | accumulating in the arteries and other
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| pulled in from the bones. Calcium loss
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| | organs and leading to long-term damage.
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| from bones leads towards osteoporosis and
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| | Eat natural foods like fresh fruits and
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| weakens the skeletal system.
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| | vegetables to ingest sugar in a healthy
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| 4. Immunity-Sugar damages the function of
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| | and natural form.
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| immune cells, resulting in immune
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