NaturalPedia > Foods and Beverages > Sugars

Quotes about Sugars from the world's top natural health / natural living authors

 Email this page to a friend   |  Click here for FREE email alerts

page 1 of 28 | Next ->

"Incomplete breakdown of gluten and casein, fatty acids, and complex sugars can result in the creation of partially digested molecules, including neurotoxic partial proteins, or peptides. These peptides can then trigger neurological decline and behavioral disorders. Therefore, of special importance to kids on the autism spectrum are enzymes that contain: Peptidases-the enzymes that help complete the breakdown of peptides. Lipase—to digest fatty acids. Amylase-to digest starch. Disaccharidases—including lactase, maltase, sucrase, and iso-maltase-which help break down sugars." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"While it's true that most of us consume far too many "simple sugars" we also have to remember that the body does not distinguish between sugar taken in as sucrose and that eaten, say, as fruit juices. All sugars provide the same number of calories and are ultimately converted by the body to glucose, the sugar found in the blood. Complex carbohydrates, the starches, are metabolized by the body more slowly than simple sugars, thus keeping a more stable, constant blood-sugar level. Those simple sugars are also more likely to elevate triglyceride levels. Finally, simple sugars contain no fiber." - Robert E. Kowalski, The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure: How to Lower Your Blood Cholesterol by Up to 40 Percent Without Drugs or Deprivation (Get the book.)

"Certain of these sugars, especially sucrose, are also what are now referred to as "bad" sugars because they provoke an insulin spike. 2. Glycogen is a sugar made up of a long chain of glucose molecules. Glycogen is the cellular storehouse of glucose, making it readily available for energy turnover in the cell. Aerobic athletes, such as runners, rely heavily on glycogen stores to give them energy during long exercise bouts. Hearts also rely on glycogen as an energy store to protect them from short periods of ischemia when the oxygen-requiring pathways of energy metabolism slow down or stop. 3." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.)

"This process was limited by the availability of these sugars and of certain acids, and after a while (a billion years or so) supplies began to run low. Some bacteria escaped from this constraint by developing a new way of obtaining food: photosynthesis. Using the energy of sunlight, they converted carbon dioxide, water, and minerals into energy-rich organic compounds. Since these simpler molecules were much more abundant than the sugars needed for fermentation, the new cells could survive in a greater variety of environments. A new degree of freedom had been reached." - Peter Russell, Waking Up In Time: Finding Inner Peace In Times of Accelerating Change (Get the book.)

"Many people have found themselves to be highly sensitive to sugar from their overconsumption of processed sugars and starches since childhood. This acquired sensitivity can cause them to experience both high and low fluctuations of energy. The sufferers often compensate for these unpleasant feelings by eating even more complex carbohydrates, proteins, and some fats, thus worsening the cycle. Complex carbohydrates have a lower glycemic index and raise blood sugars more slowly than do simple sugars, such as pastries or other baked goods using white flour and white sugar." - Tom Woloshyn, The Complete Master Cleanse: A Step-by-Step Guide to Maximizing the Benefits of The Lemonade Diet (Get the book.)

"But these sugars can use some help to enter cells, and that assistance comes in the form of a hormone known as insulin. Insulin is produced in the pancreas by specialized cells called beta cells. The most important function of insulin is to facilitate the passage of glucose into cells, which means it also helps regulate blood glucose levels. Insulin also plays a major role in how the body uses amino acids to build proteins, and it helps stimulate growth and tissue development by preventing the abnormal breakdown of proteins, fats, and the storage form of glucose, called glycogen." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"Diets high in cooked starches (bread, baked potato, cakes, cookies, pasta) and diets loaded with refined or hybridized (seedless) fruit sugars both feed Candida. Diabetes with its higher blood sugar levels makes people good candidates for Candida. Rainbow Green Live-Food Cuisine examines the pathogenic microorganism Candida and how its presence in the body pushes the recycling button or "composting button" as the Candida functions to recycle the organism it inhabits back to the soil. In essence, Candida accelerates the rate of fermentation of the system." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "Soaking also aids in breaking down the complex sugars (oligosaccharides), which challenge the digestive system and cause gas. Some herbs that help in the digestion of beans can be added during cooking. For example: bay leaves, cumin, winter or summer savory, fresh epazote (available in Hispanic markets). Many people from India maintain the tradition of chewing on dried fennel seeds or drinking a cup of fennel tea at the end of a legume meal to aid the digestion. As a general rule of thumb, 1 cup of dried beans will yield about VA to 3 cups of cooked beans." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "A substance composed of sugars that is stored in the liver and muscles and releases glucose into the blood when needed by cells. glycosylated hemoglobin test—A blood test that measures a person's average glycosylated hemoglobin in the red blood cell in the three-month period before the test. glycosylation—The process in which glucose binds to, chemically alters, and damages proteins. These altered proteins are called advanced glycation end products (AGEs). Over time, AGE proteins may accumulate in the cells and interfere with normal cell functioning." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Carbohydrates: The Benefits of Soluble Fiber Any mention of carbohydrates throws many people into a state of confusion: there are so-called good and bad carbs, complex carbs, high- and low-fiber carbs, sugars and starches, and so on. We will cut through the carb confusion and provide you some practical tips so you can break free of the bonds of food-restriction thinking. Our eating plan maximizes carbohydrate sources that are rich in soluble fiber." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"That pathway uses six-carbon sugars such as glucose. Ribose is conserved by the cell for its primary role, that of rebuilding the energy pool, in this way. Figure 6.3. The Chemical Structure of D-Ribose Ribose is naturally present in foods, but in only very small amounts that are not readily available to contribute physiologically. Its primary dietary source is red meat, particularly veal, where it is found as a major constituent of the nucleic acids that are abundantly available in muscle." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.)

"It is composed of sugars, is srored in the liver and muscles, and is released into the bloodstream as needed, hemoglobin A (Hb Au): The component of red blood cells that transports oxygen to the cells and sometimes binds (glycates) with glucose. The more excess glucose you have in your blood, the more hemoglobin gets glycated. A Hb Ak test measures the percentage of A in the blood. Because glucose stays attached to hemoglobin for the life of the cell (about 120 days), the Hb A test gives you the average of your blood glucose level for that time period." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"We live off processed foods loaded with sugars, synthetic additives, and trans fats. We skip our morning walk and instead spend hours of every day locked inside our cars or plugged into various electronic devices. And perhaps most significantly, harmful toxins have become more and more present in our environment. Every week, more chemicals are introduced into our environment, often without first being tested for safety on humans, much less safety on children. These toxins pervade every aspect of our lives: the air we breathe, the water we drink, even the clothes we wear." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) "Sugar. sugars are also sneaked into tons of different foods, especially foods marketed to kids. Again, study the labels carefully before buying. Avoid all artificial sweeteners and instead satisfy your sweet tooth with evaporated cane juice, stevia, agave nectar, honey, blackstrap molasses, maple syrup (grade B only; grade A might contain formaldehyde), sucanat, date sugar, and fruit juice concentrates. For more information on different types of sugar, I highly recommend Marion Nestles book What to Eat." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) "Refined grains, by contrast, are among the worst processed foods, adding calories and quickly digested sugars without much nutritional value. You should also keep these in glass jars in the pantry—they all make great foundations for easy, affordable meals. And again, buy exclusively organic ingredients whenever you can. • Barley • Bulgur • Brown rice • Rice pasta • Jasmine rice • Whole wheat pasta • Soba noodles • Quinoa • Millet • Wild rice Beans Many stores sell beans in bulk. Look for the big plastic bins in the bulk-food aisle." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"When you cook foods using intense heat and without water or other liquids, such as broth or wine, the sugars bind nonen-zymatically to proteins (collagen and elastin fibers) and form glycotoxins. Visual evidence of this chemical reaction is the browning reaction seen in food cooked under high, dry heat. The cookies and cake in the oven, the chicken on the grill, and the potatoes in the frying pan are all browning and manufacturing AGEs and ALEs, increasing your risk of developing diabetic complications and speeding up the aging process itself." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"Most popular beverages—sodas, juices, shakes, and even coffee drinks—are packed with sugars or artificial sweeteners, artificial colors, and other additives. I avoid these beverages and stick with good old-fashioned water, which is calorie, sugar, and additive free. If you want flavor, try adding a slice of lemon or lime or some fresh-cut herbs (mint is delicious). If you do drink juice, look for 100 percent organic fruit juice that has retained its pulp (that's where most of the nutrients are found) and is additive free. You can cut calories and reduce tartness by mixing it with water." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"Do all of you have more than your fair share of metabolic syndrome; that is, do you tend to be round around the middle, have high blood sugars, high blood pressure, low HDL, and high triglycerides? Are you diabetic? Is the diagnosis "coronary artery disease" listed in many family member's health records and death certificates? Fortify Your Mitochondria with the Awesome Foursome We know that mitochondria can indeed, be fortified, nurtured, fertilized and strengthened." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.) "Of all the sugars found in nature, ribose is the only one that performs these vital metabolic duties. How and When to Supplement with D-Ribose There really are no D-ribose deficiencies in tissue. Deficiencies refer to tissue concentrations of nutrients that fall to below-normal levels. Since ribose is not stored in cells in its free form, there is no "normal" level of ribose in tissue, and therefore ribose deficiency does not exist. Instead, cells are faced with the task of making ribose in response to a specific metabolic demand." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.)

"This group includes sugars, fatty oils, and organic acids. Sugars Sugars of all compositions are an inseparable part of many medicinal preparations. Glucose is a component of invigorating nourishing preparations, fructose is important for the diet of diabetics, and there are many who would not dispute the healing properties of honey. Dextrans are complex sugars obtained from glucose by the action of certain micro-organisms and are used in solutions as a substitute for blood plasma." - Frantisek Stary, The Natural Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs (Get the book.)

"CHARLES, 64 YEARS OLD I ate the typical American diet of meat, dairy, and sugars. I thought my primary health concern was gaining weight. I began to listen to Gary's radio show. Researchers presented valid research. People spoke about their experiences in health support groups. They sounded energetic and happy as if they had created new, free lives. Many of these speakers were my age or older. Their testimonials influenced me to change my life. Now I follow a protocol on my own, one I found in a book. I use green, red and protein powders. I no longer put poison in my system from meat." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.) "Usually, however, it's a blanket thing, like avoid sugars or increase complex carbohydrates. That leaves a lot unanswered until people go for specific tests." Dr. Kunin goes beyond testing of vitamin levels. "We go a step further and also test the enzymes that the vitamins couple with to ultimately make the body chemistry work," he says. "We see marked deficiencies in large numbers of the people who come to see us. Remember, they are coming to the doctor because they feel something is wrong. The odds of something being wrong, therefore, are 100 percent." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.) "At one point I lost too much weight, but I keep to the program and rarely go off it. No sugars. I enjoy milk-free chocolate and the recommended supplements. The diet and the exercise built me up and I'm enjoying my life and body. JOSEPH I attended a 2004 support group with good results. I was able to eliminate asthma medication. I felt stronger and in a better mindset without the usual anxiety while I used green and other vegetable juices and followed Gary's protocol. I eat fish most of the time and feel healthy today. My personal behavior improved during my time in the group." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Also, as previously mentioned, avoid added sugar and artificial sweeteners, especially aspartame, sold as NutraSweet, which is a neurotoxic substance that has been associated with numerous health problems including dizziness, visual impairment, severe muscle aches, numbing of extremities, high blood pressure, retinal hemorrhaging, seizures, and depression. sugars to eliminate include table sugar, honey, molasses, maple syrup, and other concentrated sweeteners. A moderate amount of the herb stevia may be used as a sweetener when needed. All sodas, diet and regular, should be strictly avoided." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.) "Vegetables are preferable over fruits, as juicing many fruits concentrates the sugars found in fruit. Start with a dark green leafy base of kale or chard, and add vegetables such as beets, celery, and some lemon for taste or half an apple to sweeten it up a bit. It may not sound delicious, but it actually is, and it is cleansing and purifying to the blood and supports liver function. Chapter 11 contains my juicing recipes that are helpful during your detoxification program. Most juicers are relatively inexpensive and are available in most big department stores such as Target and Wal-Mart." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.) "Mark Hyman's Ultrametabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss, he calls for detoxifying the liver as a critical step to weight loss, pointing to the fact that a healthy functioning liver makes for a healthy functioning metabolism that can properly process sugars and fats. He underscores that toxins from within our bodies and from our environment both contribute to obesity. So getting rid of toxins and boosting your natural detoxification system is an essential component of long-term weight loss and a healthy metabolism. I couldn't agree with him more." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"The extracted carbon dioxide is then combined with hydrogen and oxygen from water to form sugars that help make up the plants' leaves, stalks, roots, seeds, and flowers, all of which contain starch, fat, and proteins. The byproduct of this process called photosynthesis is oxygen, which is necessary for the maintenance of human life. Besides providing us with our very breath, plants provide us with all of our food, either directly or indirectly from an animal that ate plant material or an animal that ate an animal that ate plant material." - Pam Montgomery, Plant Spirit Healing: A Guide to Working with Plant Consciousness (Get the book.)

"High intakes of sugars are also associated with an increased incidence of dental caries, providing yet another reason to moderate sugar intake [41]. Dietary fiber intakes would increase if consumption of whole grains increased, so the guideline emphasizes the importance of consuming at least three servings of whole grains daily. 7. Sodium and Potassium Because most Americans consume more salt than they need, this guideline reinforces the DRI recommendation to consume less than 2300 mg of sodium per day (about 1 teaspoon of salt)." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"Herbal and Natural Teas Caffeine elevates blood sugar by stimulating and aggravating the adrenal glucose axis, causing imbalanced and elevated blood sugars, and therefore keeps imbalancing the attempt of the healing diabetic body to achieve a normal physiology. Caffeine is also a diuretic and creates dehydration, which is a tendency in diabetes because the body is trying to rid itself of excess blood sugar by urination (diuresis)." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

page 1 of 28 | Next ->

FAIR USE NOTICE: The research quoted here is provided under the protection of Fair Use provisions and published by the 501(c)3 non-profit Consumer Wellness Center for the purposes of public comment and education. Authors / publishers may submit books for consideration of inclusion here.

TERMS OF USE: Read full terms of use. Citations of text from NaturalPedia must include: 1) Full credit to the original author and book title. 2) Secondary credit to the Natural News Naturalpedia as a research resource and a link to www.NaturalPedia.com

This unique compilation of research is copyright (c) 2008, 2009 by the non-profit Consumer Wellness Center.

ABOUT THE CREATOR OF NATURALPEDIA: Mike Adams, the creator of NaturalPedia, is the editor of NaturalNews.com, the internet's top natural health news site, creator of the Honest Food Guide (www.HonestFoodGuide.org), a free downloadable consumer food guide based on natural health principles, author of Grocery Warning, The 7 Laws of Nutrition, Natural Health Solutions, and many other books available at www.TruthPublishing.com, creator of the earth-friendly EcoLEDs company (www.EcoLEDs.com) that manufactures energy-efficient LED lighting products, founder of Arial Software (www.ArialSoftware.com), a permission e-mail technology company, creator of the CounterThink Cartoon series (www.NaturalNews.com/index-cartoons.html) and author of over 1,500 articles, interviews, special reports and reference guides available at www.NaturalNews.com. Adams' personal philosophy and health statistics are available at www.HealthRanger.org.