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"The sugary or starchy refined carbohydrates do not because they (unlike their wholesome, whole-grain predecessors - which are very hard to come by these days) lack vitamins, enzymes and fiber. The refining process has stripped away all of these nutrients. 332 It's important to understand that refined carbohydrates are something totally different than complex carbohydrates. The word carbohydrate is a dangerous word. Remember the Confusion Techniques? Well, the word carbohydrate has a double meaning. It can mean something good and something bad." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.)

"Atkins and other low-carbers regard refined carbohydrates as the root of all evil, but they see only the trees, not the forest. Avoiding refined carbohydrates was a good start, but it is just one piece of the puzzle. Let me end this chapter on a cautionary note. Baboons, which subsist in the wild on leaves, nuts, fruit, insects, and small animals, normally have low cholesterol and no coronary artery disease-which would suggest that they have no genetic propensity to high cholesterol." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"In a body that is not addicted to refined carbohydrates, fats are burned slowly for fuel, like a thick oak log in a fireplace, unlike refined carbohydrates, which the body burns quickly like paper or dry kindling. The fats we consume are recombined to create one very essential fat, cholesterol. Cholesterol is used by the body to make many types of hormones. (Women who have been on fat restricted diets for a long period of time develop severe hormone imbalances.) When people consume too little fat they are likely to become depressed." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.)

"Thomas Cleave's 1975 book, The Saccharine Disease: Conditions Caused by the Taking of refined carbohydrates such as Sugar and White Flour showing that within twenty years after processed white flour and sugar are introduced into a culture, there is an "outbreak" of diabetes. His statistical analysis showed processed sugar rather than fat as the primary cause. According to Dr. Cleave, in 1955 the primary cause of diabetes was thought to be related to fat consumption. This was because of a paper presented in 1949 by H. P." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "Cleave concluded, as we have, that the introduction of refined carbohydrates into a culture was the primary, but not sole, cause of the dramatic increase in diabetes. Other underlying causes include increased consumption of cooked animal fats and trans fats, heavy metals, agrochemicals, vitamin D deficiencies, mineral and vitamin deficiencies in general resulting from a diet of nutrient-poor processed foods, and hormonal imbalances and deficiencies such as a deficiency in testosterone. Lifestyle habits also play a role—obesity, emotional stress, inadequate sleep, and lack of exercise. Dr." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "This evidence suggests that a diet that is relatively low in fat, relatively high in raw omega-3 fatty acids, and free of high-density refined carbohydrates would be very helpful to the indigenous people worldwide, and to everyone, in preventing and reversing NIDDM. Type-1 Diabetes (IDDM) The cause of Type-1 diabetes is somewhat different than Type-2. Its genetic component is not as direct, but transmission is believed to be an autosomal dominant, recessive, or mixed chromosome, although no mechanism is proven." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Start by eating a diet free of dairy products, refined carbohydrates (e.g., sugar and flour), hydrogenated fats (partially hydrogenated oils or trans fats), and as many additives, preservatives, and chemicals as possible. The more whole organic foods that don't have bar codes, the better. A "clean" whole foods diet like this should clear up symptoms for many people, since it basically eliminates everything that's likely to be a problem. The Stomach Acid Connection One reason why food sensitivities and asthma show up together so often can be found in a study done decades ago by George Bray, M." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"According to the hypothesis, most of the damage to our health that has been wrongly attributed to fats for the past half century—heart disease, obesity, cancer, diabetes, and so on—can rightly be blamed on refined carbohydrates. But the healthy skepticism Taubes brought to the lipid hypothesis is nowhere in evidence when he writes about the (also unproven) carbohydrate hypothesis." - Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Get the book.)

"This is likely because they tend to have higher cholesterol and eat too many fats and refined carbohydrates. • The elderly tend to develop gallstones more so than other people. • Women are two times more likely to develop gallstones. Too much estrogen is thought to contribute to increased cholesterol and decreased gallbladder movement. Too much estrogen may occur in those who take birth control pills, are pregnant or suffer with endometriosis. • Gallstones are thought to run in families. However, diet often runs in families as well." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"Avoid refined carbohydrates in the forms of white sugar, soft drinks, and candies that give you plenty of calories but little or no nutrients. A diet of excess refined carbohydrates (e.g., white sugar) can lead to many nutritional deficiencies and poor health including increasing the incidence of chronic illnesses such as obesity, cancer, heart disease, and arthritis. For more information on sugar, see Chapter 2, "Sweeteners". How are carbohydrates refined? The process of refining carbohydrates entails taking out all of the healthy nutrients (e.g." - M.D. David Brownstein, The Guide to Healthy Eating (Get the book.)

"Ask yourself: Is eating refined carbohydrates and sugar worth losing your mind over? Source: www.mercola.com Caprylic Acid This supplement is an anti-fungal that destroys Candida and is said to be beneficial for streptococcus and staphylococcus aureus infections. Caprylic acid has also the common name Octanoic Acid and is an eight-carbon straight chain fatty acid. This acid can easily permeate fatty cell membranes of microbes, thus it is very effective against bacteria because it can break into its hard cell membrane. It is naturally found in coconuts and breast milk." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.) "Follow a healthy diet that is low in fat, sugars and refined carbohydrates. Dietary recommendations, found in Chapter Three, contain a list of low, medium and high glycemic and fat foods. The low glycemic and low fat foods in Column One are best for health. Food combining is another great tool for optimum digestive function. It maximizes one's digestive powers to absorb nutrients from foods. It is based on combining types of foods to utilize our digestive chemistry to the fullest. The principles are as follows: eat fruit alone and at least half hour or more away from other foods." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.) "For example, packages state the contents are "low fat" yet they are high in refined carbohydrates, salt, sugar and chemicals. All the other ingredients may make us fat but the product itself contains less fat. We assume a low fat product is a healthy choice, but often it is not. Did you know? You are what you eat and do not excrete.... If you spread out the surface of the lining of your small intestine, it would fill the surface of a tennis court! The great surface of the small intestine aids in quick and efficient absorption of digestive products into the blood stream." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"It's critical that the brain has a steady supply of glucose so when we are eating excessive convenience foods or refined carbohydrates we have a seesaw of blood sugar. That has a direct impact on the brain but then it further imbalances the stress hormone that I was mentioning. With regard to adrenaline, the blood sugar drops, the adrenaline goes up, and it's interesting that adrenaline when oversecreted over a period of time reduces the brain's production of dopamine. Dopamine is one of the neurotransmitters that has been found to be low in children with ADHD." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.) "One of the causes of high Cortisol and low DHEA is eating refined carbohydrates on a regular basis. And indeed people with Alzheimer's disease have been found to have high Cortisol and low DHEA levels." Mixing protein with carbohydrates may be helpful, Dr. Debe says. "People addicted to eating carbohydrates who don't want to make any drastic change right off can start by not eating the carbohydrate by itself. If you eat several cookies, that is pretty much pure carbohydrates and will cause a big swing in blood sugar." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"He had a significant response to the anti-hypoglycemia diet, which consisted of frequent feedings, increased protein, and avoidance of refined carbohydrates. His improvements included increased calm, increased focus, and improved social skills, as well as decreased meltdowns, tantrums, and aggressive behaviors. He later began the GF/CF diet, and responded positively. Because he had reactive hypoglycemia, I provided functional support with supplements, including zinc, magnesium, chromium, and bi-otin. He was also advised to avoid eggs, because of his egg allergy." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"The brain thrives on glucose, so we have to have a good diet, not refined carbohydrates or sugars that do more harm than good. We have free radicals, these little products of metabolism that cause scarring of the brain. We have energy in the brain in the form of the power plant Mi Brain Aging and the mitochondria. We have the synapse, a very important juncture where the electrical chemical energy is transferred from one cell to another to create the memory, to help us produce other memories, to draw up old memories, restore new memories and the emotions and all that." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Grains aren't good sources of magnesium, calcium, or potassium, and they're loaded with refined carbohydrates, which send the wrong signal to his metabolism. Protein from cheese and chicken contains only saturated fat. Forty percent of the fat in your brain is DHA, the omega-3 fat that speeds transmission of signals and probably shapes the transmission of signals. DHA binds to a vitamin A receptor along with vitamin D and goes into the nucleus of cells, where it decides which genes in the brain to turn on and which ones to turn off." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"The theory is that refined carbohydrates interfere with insulin metabolism in ways that increase hunger and promote overeating and fat storage in the body. (Call it the carbohydrate hypothesis; it's coming.)* If this is true, then there is no escaping the conclusion that the dietary advice enshrined not *Gary Taubes describes the developing carbohydrate hypothesis at great length in Good Calories, Bad Calories." - Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Get the book.)

"Following the program's guidelines helps prevent the spikes and drops in blood sugar associated with consumption of refined carbohydrates. Stable blood sugar results in reduced cravings for sweets and little or no desire to binge eat. Together, these characteristics help promote weight loss. Diets that claim to reduce weight and protect the heart abound. They include the famous Atkins diet and the South Beach diet. Each has some virtue and obviously works to reduce weight. However, there are concerns." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.) "Foods such as partially hydrogenated fats (trans fats) and refined carbohydrates trigger the production of harmful eicosanoids and promote inflammation. Adequate omega-3 fatty acids prevent and counteract inflammation. Omega-3 s benefit just about every tissue in the body. Fish oil is preventive and therapeutic for all arrhythmias. Atrial fibrillation patients on fish oil are more likely to maintain good heart rhythm. Patients taking fish oil leave the hospital sooner following bypass surgery and are at reduced risk for bypass graft closure. They can walk farther on a treadmill test." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.) "We also use the term refined carbohydrates, meaning highly processed foods loaded with sugar. They give you that temporary sugar high, a spike in blood sugar, often followed by an energy crash when insulin rushes in to normalize the level. Candies, pies, pastries, and alcohol are particularly quick to enter into the system bulging with cargoes of sugar. The rise in insulin triggers carbohydrate cravings. And when more carbs and sweets are eaten, this vicious cycle starts all over again. The food-addicted individual develops a need for continual quick fixes." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"The prudent woman would decrease all sources of refined sugar in the diet by avoiding candies, pastries, and desserts; she would also avoid sweetened cereals, white breads, or any food containing refined carbohydrates. Decreasing the total carbohydrate intake in favor of increased protein may be advisable as well. A recent study of women found that weight loss of as little as 5 percent with a plan that included decreased carbohydrates and increased exercise lead to a decrease in the ability of LDL cholesterol to cause atherosclerosis." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) "A diet low in sugars and refined carbohydrates is particularly important in preventing Candida vaginitis. In fact, a recent study confirmed that women with impaired glucose tolerance were at higher risk for recurrent vaginal candidiasis.33 In general, a well-balanced whole foods diet that is low in fat, sugars, refined foods, and alcohol is optimal in preventing all infections. Some women who have severe, stubborn cases of chronic Candida vaginitis may benefit from stricter diets that avoid fermented foods. However, many "anti-candida" diets can be rigorous and unnecessarily stressful." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) "Prophylaxis for Prevention of Recurrence • Avoid sugars, refined carbohydrates, alcohol, and fermented foods. • Eat 8 oz. unsweetened acidophilus yogurt daily. • Lactobacillus species capsules: 8-48 billion organisms per day. • Boric acid powder capsules: insert 1 capsule once daily at bedtime during menstruation only for 4 consecutive months. During Pregnancy Avoid boric acid suppositories, herbal suppositories, and garlic during pregnancy. Consult your alternative and conventional medical practitioner for safe options." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Evidence from studies in India of rural and urban groups of the same culture showed their diabetes incidence being significantly higher in the urban setting, with its much higher consumption of refined carbohydrates. It is not possible to relate it to the consumption of fats as those cultures have one-half the fat consumption that is needed for health. In the U.S., Cherokee Indians also followed the pattern of high refined carbohydrate associated with high diabetes incidence." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Vitamin E oil or ointment can also be applied externally to the Nutrition • Avoid sugar, refined carbohydrates, fruit juice, and alcohol. • Reduce fats. • Eat 8 oz of unsweetened acidophilus yogurt daily. • Increase garlic in the diet. vulvar tissue to relieve discomfort there. Vitamin E is especially useful in cases of allergic and irritant-induced vaginitis because it is so soothing. Vitamin E Intravaginal suppository or gelatin capsule once or twice daily for 7 or more days Vitamin C. Vitamin C has long been touted for its beneficial effects on the immune system." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"In fact, according to many experts, one of the biggest contributors to PCOS is poor diet, especially a high intake of refined carbohydrates. Because insulin resistance is such a huge contributor to the PCOS, a diet that helps control blood sugar and insulin is the first order of business. Too much sugar, or foods that convert quickly into sugar, like potatoes and starches, causes a rise in insulin, a hormone that not only aggravates PCOS but also contributes to weight gain. The weight gain-PCOS connection is a classic chicken-and-egg dilemma." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"Meanwhile, in the shadow of these titanic struggles, smaller civil wars have raged within the sprawling empires of the big three: refined carbohydrates versus fiber; animal protein versus plant protein; saturated fats versus polyunsaturated fats; and then, deep down within the province of the polyunsaturates, omega-3 fatty acids versus omega-6s. Like so many ideologies, nutritionism at bottom hinges on a form of dualism, so that at all times there must be an evil nutrient for adherents to excoriate and a savior nutrient for them to sanctify." - Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Get the book.)

"However, refined carbohydrates, such as pasta, white bread, pastries, and cakes are quickly broken down into glucose and act just as refined sugar does. (Note: complex carbohydrates as found in whole grains and washed white Basmati rice are fine, but avoid most other types of polished white rice due their depleted nutritional value.) Obviously, sugar-rich foods and beverages, such as chocolate, ice cream, and soda should be avoided." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

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