Sugar is a White, Sweet and Tasty Killer

When refined sugars enter the stomach, it causes what is known as a sugar reaction where the stomach is paralysed. As little as a quarter teaspoon can cause this. Since refined sugar is strongly alkaloid, the stomach will secrete an unusually high amount of acid to make balance. If this process is repeated over a long period of time, an ulceration of the walls of the stomach will occur.
Our blood normally maintains a weak alkaline condition, and when strongly alkaline sugar is introduced, the acid reaction takes place causing the bloodstream to become over acidic. To compensate for this our internal supply of minerals is mobilised so as to restore a normal balance. The minerals in our daily food and reserves should be sufficient to cope with the situation. However is we eat refined sugar daily, this supply soon runs out and we must depend on minerals stored deep within the body, particularly calcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium in our bones and teeth. If this continues for a long enough period, the depletion of calcium from the bones and teeth results in their eventual decay and general weakening and osteoporosis.

The body has various back up system when minerals are in short supply and the blood is acidic. One of them is called the Ammonia buffer. The kidneys start producing Ammonia which is a strong alkali (PH 9.25). This balances the PH once again. Unfortunately, if the intake of sugar carries on, there will result a depletion of minerals from the bone and the teeth and the Ammonia buffer will eventually damage the kidneys with too much ammonia and acid.
Excess sugar is stored in various places within the body, first in the form of glycogen in the liver. When the amount of glycogen exceeds the livers storage capacity of about 50g, it is then released into the bloodstream in the form of fatty acid, which is stored in the more inactive places of the body such as the buttocks, thighs and mid section (cellulite). Then if the intake of refined sugar is continued, this fatty acid becomes attracted to the more active organs such as the heart and the kidneys, which gradually become encased in a layer of fat and mucus, which also penetrate the inner tissues of these organs. This of course weakens their normal function and when excessive enough causes their eventual stoppage.

This excessive intake of sugar in modern society can be seen in the increasing incidence of such degenerative diseases as heart disease. Two out of five people in the US are now suffering from heart disease. Refined sugar also directly affects our thinking abilities through the destruction of the intestinal bacteria which are responsible for the creation of B-Vitamins necessary for the synthesis of glutamic acid which is directly involve in the mental activities carried on the brain. A lack of this component can result in a lack of memory and ability to think clearly.

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