Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Can I just point out here...

hey Linz...
just wanted to point out that though the addicitiveness of sugar is down to its chemical energy burst, the reason why it is considered a poison by some of us (including me and its my career speciality) is not just because of the chemical burst and addictive nature, but because of the chain reaction it creates in the body with respect to chemical reactions. For example, the C6H12O6 that is the glucose compound acts to imbalance the minerals in the body in such a way that if someone consumes sugar as a food source as opposed to just a condiment, they force their body to compensate by, for example, stripping the skeletal structure of the body of calcium to try and keep the status quo. Lets not even go to the stress created on the liver and pancreas, the boost of unfriendly gut bacteria colonies etc. Although I am a naturopath, I am also a scientist at heart and will not quote things that are not scientifically sound. I absolutely one hundred percent believe that sugar as a food group (thats the way it is treated these days in western societies) is a poison to the body of mammals. There is nothing wrong with having a cup of tea with a tspn of sugar in it once a day, but when we live in a world where everything is 'fortified' with sugar (or substances just as bad or worse with respect to blood sugar)we are in serious trouble!
heroin and cocaine etc are also just chemicals!

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