U all know I'm no physician (even if I have been called Dr. Luv a time or three;-). Lately I've become increasingly interested in the effects of refined sugar on my health. So, I 'll share what I've learned with U & do with it as U will:According to a 2007 study by the Child & Family Research Institute:
"When there’s too much sugar in the diet, the liver converts it to lipid. ...the increased production of lipid shut down a gene called SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin)...". Again, I'm no doctor - but anything that shuts down any sex hormones is not. a. good. thang! To read the entire study (about half a page long) click here. Interesting stuff!
I've begun reading William Dufty's Sugar Blues. So far, it's a fascinating book with plenty of in depth information on the history of Sugar (including its role in the slave trade!). Three summers ago I successfully cut out all refined sugars & dropped 20 pounds without even exercising! But, I fell off that "wagon", gained it all back, now it's time to get back on it!An interesting observation I had a couple summers ago: went to stay at a country home of a colleague where they had sugar water hummingbird feeders. The hummingbirds were aggressive & territorial: diving at each other to get at the feeders. At my family's country home we have honey suckle bushes where we watch the hummingbirds flit from flower to flower alongside each other showing no signs of aggression. Something to think about.
Hmmm, Now ... if I can find a nice, delicious chocolate I'd have NO problem kicking that evil refined sugar habit:
May we all enjoy Sweet Lovin' & Goo Gobs of Great W-health!
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Second Tootie Treat: Work Your Walls.
Third Tootie Treat: Keep The Pussy @ Ease.
Fourth Tootie Treat: Silence Iz Golden.
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6 comments:
That particular variety of chocolate does NOTHING to make me wanna kick a sugar habit!
Oh, that chocolate does it for me! IN A BIG WAY!
Hello,
Sugar does a number on the body because it is in anything, and certain foods in combination converts into glucose in the body.
Great book I read was Sugar Busters were the idea was to eliminate it from your diet and push protien instead, lost a lot of weight on that.
2nd 68 - u got your own chocolate at home ANYway! ;-)
Sistah Babz: *High Five* ;-)
Clnmike - i'll definitely check that book out, too! will keep blog-land posted on my progress with my efforts over at my healthy spot;-)
Great minds think alike... I just posted that Djimon pic and didnt even see this post first...!
Eb - so nice it's posted TWICE;-)
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