Sugar isn't Sweet Plus

UPDATE On March 3, 2007

Check out my Popcorn Flour Recipes

plus easily revise your recipes to low calorie and eat healthy for life!

Link is located near the bottom of this page.
Disclaimer: All information on this page has been gathered from articles..books..personal experience or testimonials of others. I am not personally recommending use of any of the ideas presented here...It is for your information only. Information contained here may be subject to debate. Accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Kesti16 assumes no responsibility for how information presented is used by the public.

We love Sugar but sugar doesn't love us.

Mollasses has all the good things that have been taken out of sugar.

Black Strap especially....see this page.

http://kesti16.com/KestiKard/Whole.HTM

1. Sugar can suppress the immune system.

2. Sugar can upset the body's mineral balance.

3. Sugar can cause hyperactivity, anxiety, concentration difficulties, and

crankiness in children.

4. Sugar can cause drowsiness and decreased activity in children.

5. Sugar can adversely affect children's school grades.

6. Sugar can produce a significant rise in triglycerides.

7. Sugar contributes to a weakened defense against bacterial infection.

8. Sugar can cause kidney damage.

9. Sugar can reduce helpful high density cholesterol (HDLs).

10. Sugar can promote an elevation of harmful cholesterol (LDLs).

11. Sugar may lead to chromium deficiency.

12. Sugar can cause copper deficiency.

13. Sugar interferes with absorption of calcium and magnesium.

14. Sugar may lead to cancer of the breast, ovaries, prostate, and rectum.

15. Sugar can cause colon cancer, with an increased risk in women.

16. Sugar can be a risk factor in gall bladder cancer.

17. Sugar can increase fasting levels of blood glucose.

18. Sugar can weaken eyesight.

19. Sugar raises the level of a neurotransmitter called serotonin, which can

narrow blood vessels.

20. Sugar can cause hypoglycemia.

21. Sugar can produce an acidic stomach.

22. Sugar can raise adrenaline levels in children.

23. Sugar can increase the risk of coronary heart disease.

24. Sugar can speed the aging process, causing wrinkles and gray hair.

25. Sugar can lead to alcoholism.

26. Sugar can promote tooth decay.

27. Sugar can contribute to weight gain and obesity.

28. High intake of sugar increases the risk of Crohn's disease and ulcerative

colitis.

29. Sugar can cause a raw, inflamed intestinal tract in persons with gastric

or duodenal ulcers.

30. Sugar can cause arthritis.

31. Sugar can cause asthma.

32. Sugar can cause candidiasis (yeast infection).

33. Sugar can lead to the formation of gallstones.

34. Sugar can lead to the formation of kidney stones.

35. Sugar can cause ischemic heart disease.

36. Sugar can cause appendicitis.

37. Sugar can exacerbate the symptoms of multiple sclerosis.

38. Sugar can indirectly cause hemorrhoids.

39. Sugar can cause varicose veins.

40. Sugar can elevate glucose and insulin responses in oral contraception

users.

41. Sugar can lead to periodontal disease.

42. Sugar can contribute to osteoporosis.

43. Sugar contributes to saliva acidity.

44. Sugar can cause a decrease in insulin sensitivity.

45. Sugar leads to decreased glucose tolerance.

46. Sugar can decrease growth hormone.

47. Sugar can increase total cholesterol.

48. Sugar can increase systolic blood pressure.

49. Sugar can change the structure of protein causing interference with

protein absorption.

50. Sugar causes food allergies.

51. Sugar can contribute to diabetes.

52. Sugar can cause toxemia during pregnancy.

53. Sugar can contribute to eczema in children.

54. Sugar can cause cardiovascular disease.

55. Sugar can impair the structure of DNA.

56. Sugar can cause cataracts.

57. Sugar can cause emphysema.

58. Sugar can cause atherosclerosis.

59. Sugar can cause free radical formation in the bloodstream.

60. Sugar lowers the enzymes' ability to function.

61. Sugar can cause loss of tissue elasticity and function.

62. Sugar can cause liver cells to divide, increasing the size of the liver.

63. Sugar can increase the amount of fat in the liver.

64. Sugar can increase kidney size and produce pathological changes in the

kidney.

65. Sugar can overstress the pancreas, causing damage.

66. Sugar can increase the body's fluid retention.

67. Sugar can cause constipation.

68. Sugar can cause myopia (nearsightedness).

69. Sugar can compromise the lining of the capillaries.

70. Sugar can cause hypertension.

71. Sugar can cause headaches, including migraines.

72. Sugar can cause an increase in delta, alpha and theta brain waves, which

can alter the mind's ability to think clearly.

73. Sugar can cause depression.

74. Sugar can increase insulin responses in those consuming high-sugar diets

compared to low sugar diets.

75. Sugar increases bacterial fermentation in the colon.

76. Sugar can cause hormonal imbalance.

77. Sugar can increase blood platelet adhesiveness which increases risk of

blood clots.

78. Sugar can increase the risk of Alzheimer's Disease.

Some research done here in NC about sugar.

Sugar

Simply stated, sugar lowers immunity. In 1951, Benjamin Sandler, M.D., a physician from Northern Carolina, wrote a book entitled Diet Prevents Polio. Dr. Sandler's work with rabbits and monkeys convinced him that high amounts of sugar in the diet made one more susceptible to polio. During the polio epidemic of 1948-49, he appeared on an Asheville radio station urging parents not to feed their children refined sugar or foods containing sugar such as ice cream, candy, and soft drinks. His admonitions also ran in local newspapers. In 1948, the incidence of polio in Northern Carolina was 2,402 cases. In 1949, after adopting the "Sandler diet," the rate had fallen to 214 cases. During this time, the national incidence of polio (39 states) had risen.

Was it a coincidence that the rate of polio dropped as the rate of sugar consumption decreased in this state? Did removal of sugar from the diet improve resistance to polio? You can come to your own conclusion, but there is good reason to believe that sugar consumption lowers immunity. In a report published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 100 grams of sugar from glucose, fructose, sucrose, honey or orange juice caused a significant decrease in the ability of white blood cells to engulf and destroy bacteria. This decrease in immune function was still present five hours after sugar was consumed.

There are numerous other studies that show decreases in immune function following sugar consumption. It is probably not significant when one only consumes sugar on occasion. However, on a daily basis it can wreak havoc on your immune system. The problem is sugar creeps into virtually every aspect of our diet, often without our awareness. This is because sugar is added to almost every packaged food sold today. The average adult American consumes more than 150 pounds of sugar each year (teenagers can consume over 200 pounds) ! This is 14 times more than was ingested only 100 years ago. It's far too much for our bodies to handle.

To help illustrate the harmful effects of sugar, let's use breakfast cereals as an example. Many of the most popular children's cereals contain almost 50 percent of their calories as sugar. The presence of large amounts of sugar in the diet causes a gradual depletion of zinc in the body. As zinc levels decline, the sense of taste declines as well. As taste perception declines, there is a greater need to flavor the food in order to make it "taste good." Usually this means adding more sugar. This leads to a further reduction in body zinc levels, which further lowers the taste perception. As a result, a child heaps more sugar on top of his cereal. The cycle goes on and on.

In his book Fighting the Food Giants, biochemist Paul A. Stitt says that it is no accident that children's cereals are highly sugared. Food manufacturers were the first to discover that sugar consumption leads to a gradual loss of zinc, which in turn leads to a loss of taste perception. By marketing cereal high in sugar, they were able to create virtual addicts to their products. What parent has not heard screams of a toddler in the grocery store demanding his breakfast treat!

It you want to have sweets, it's better to get it from fresh fruit. Not canned fruit, not dried fruit, but fresh fruit. A little honey is OK here and there, but don't delude yourself into thinking that natural forms of sugar like honey or maple syrup is good while refined sugar is bad. Sugar is sugar. Fruit provides a form of sugar called fructose. Because it's a natural monosaccharide, it's handled differently by the body than table sugar (sucrose) which is a disaccharide. There is one form of partly refined sugar that I do recommend for non diabetics to be consumed on a routine basis, but in a relatively modest amount. I'm talking about organic Black strap Molasses. The nutritional advantages of bio-available iron and sulfur (& other minerals) offered by black strap molasses far outweigh its downside as a source of sugar.

When you find a herb or cure that you

find interesting...go to www.google.com and research it...

A good idea to do for all drugs and herbs before using them.

Flax oil helps heal you after radiation.

Tobacco mixed with water will cause poison from bee stings to be drawn out.

PAIN is the body...Screaming for WATER!!

http://kesti16.com/kesti16/DrinkWater.HTM

To expedite time needed to slice hard carrots... cook them whole

in boiling water for half the time as it usually takes for them to be

done. Take them out of the water, let them cool a few minutes, and

then slice them. Put them back in the water and finish cooking them.

It's so much easier.

Cinnamon Tea may be good for diabetes.

Flies hate tansy.

If you have yeast problems, avoid sugar, alcohol, mushrooms etc;

FOR DIABETES ....ALPHO LOPOIC ACID

IT HELPS THE BODY TO METABOLIZE INSULIN AND IT WORKS
ALSO.....CHROMIUM FOR DIABETES (some use 200 mg twice a day)

Dandelion root helps the cells use insulin.

Something for cancer

Three tablespoons daily ....chaparral tincture...made with apple cider vinegar.

Chaparral is also good for blood disorders.

(Read up on it and use with care...may cause severe liver and kidney problems)

Feverfew (internally) for back pain.

Sinus

Some have used liquid silver (colliadal) with water for nose sprays.

Gall Bladder

A castor oil pack over the liver with Geranium oil and Helichrysum oil added

http://kesti16.com/KestiKard/GBC.HTM

Gall Bladder

Apple juice 8 oz every 2 hours for 2 days

Then last dose on 2nd day, add 2oz extra virgin Olive Oil-

Eat nothing else....both days

Liver problems:

Milk Thistle, D. Methionine

Flush the liver

Plus in 5 oz Extra Virgin Olive oil, the juice of 4 oranges and 3 lemons

every morning for 7 days

(the citrus bioflavanoids assist the process)

Useful herbs to reduce high blood sugar are corn silk tea and Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, which is recommended for hypertension...diabetes.

More information on Tick borne Lyme Disease:

Lyme disease, together with other tick borne illnesses, has become one of the fastest growing infectious diseases in the United States. Cases have been reported from all 50 states, with the greatest number coming from the Northeast, the Middle Atlantic states, the Mississippi Valley, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and northern California.

Lyme disease is caused by a spirochete, a corkscrew shaped bacterium, which is transmitted by the bite of an infected black legged tick, also known as the deer tick. The same tick is capable of transmitting other infections....Concurrent infection may compound the severity and duration of illness.

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/jake/mosaic/lyme.html

COPY Trick. Most people don't know that you can copy an item by first hilighting it with your mouse and then pressing CTRL-C (copy) and then going to your favorite word processor and pressing CTRL-V (paste). This will allow you to format and print the items the way YOU want. You can also use this to copy the URLs (web addresses) that you need to navigate to and within sites.

Or you could block the text with your mouse (highlight), then when you go to "File" and "Print", put a dot in the circle next to "Selection" (about the mid left area), and it will only print the part that you highlight.

Sore throat

my daughter had strep throat. She put 3 or 4 drops of Oil

of Oregano in a little water and drank it down.Next day,

no sore throat. You buy it at a health food store. Make sure you dilute it with juice or water or it'll really burn.

Herbweb.com

Great Site!

http://www.herbweb.com/herbage/2-A.htm

Grandfather had a boil, so Grandma sterilized a soda pop bottle and put that very warm bottle

against the boil, and keep re heating it until the boil begain to drain...

The Detox AM tea has 900 mgs of milk thistle and really moves stuff out.

Good Read: Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon

I think the "Clark kidney cleanse" cannot be beat.

If you are estrogen sensitive...stay away from Rose Hips!

Artichoke extract is said to lower cholesterol.

(eating artichokes is helpful as well)

CARPET CLEANER

Q: Is there a safer/healthier/greener alternative to the cleaning agents that come with carpet steamers?

A: I have had great luck with a concentrated detergent found in the health food stores in the East, called Heavenly Horsetail. I've had such good luck, in fact, that the professional rug cleaner I had use it told me it worked better than anything commercial he had used! Substitute the Heavenly Horsetail for the commercial detergent, but use about 1/3 less since this detergent is concentrated.

POISON IVY

This hint from a trustworthy friend who is part Native American...I would be afraid to try it...I think...Kes

(You can order Jewel weed salve online and keep that on hand instead)

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She said:

I have never seen a case of poison ivy I haven't cured in less than 10 min

You put 1 level teaspoon of lye in a cup of cold water...stir till dissolved.

Apply it and let it sit just til it tingles...then wash it off.... it's a weak solution...like lie soap

only a tiny bit stronger. If necessary...(shouldn't be necessary) you may apply one more time...then wash again.

(Yikes)

(How about I wash four times with lye soap? LOL)

This page has another cure for poison ivy.

http://kesti16.com/KestiKard/FeelGoodPage.HTM

Water lodged in ear.

Mix a teaspoon each of white vinegar and alcohol .. a few drops in ear twice a day

(Standing on one foot and holding head to side that is plugged and jumping up and down will do it too.)

Paint sprain with iodine to stop pain.

Selenium is found in onions.

Grapefruit seed extract is far better than colloidal silver.

Lower back pain.

Massage any painful areas in groin area...deep....this may cause the lower back pain to cease.

Back ache pills.... Magnesium silicilate..

I use Red marine algae for herpes.

Lysine also works for many.

Colds and Flu

Take echinacea tincture... on 2 weeks off two weeks

3 dropperfuls a day

(not sick for three years since doing this)

Pau de Arco for cancer tumors.

http://www.shareguide.com/herbs.html

Selenium is a basic mineral that binds out toxins, especially mercury and arsenic.

Add almond oil to bath when skin is itchy.

Thyme oil is said to kill anthrax.

Nikken has a immune supplement out it boost you immune system 20,000 to 30,000 times.

For Intestinal adhesions or intestinal problems and pain.... Take one tablespoon of wheat germ oil add slippery elm powder and comfrey powder, add water make into a loose paste and eat...very healing.

Drinking water from a silver goblet will kill germs in body.

Bacteria infection in heart valves.

COQ 10 and Hawthorne berries for nourishment.