WELCOME TO NOURICHE WELLNESS & AESTHETICS

In our ever-expanding understanding of human health, we have come to the realization that our health is never as simple as it may seem. There is an interconnectedness between the different biological systems in the body. Our understanding of these relationships requires a systems approach to health- whereby the impact of each human biological system is evaluated in relationship to each other, not in isolation.

The consumption of refined sugar is a glowing example of how one imbalance can trigger major disturbances in the body and lead to disease.

In 1967, Dr. Martin classified refined sugar as a poison because it has been depleted of its life forces, vitamins and minerals. “What is left consists of pure, refined carbohydrates. The body cannot utilize this refined starch and carbohydrate unless the depleted proteins,vitamins and minerals are present.”

Nature supplies these elements in each plant in quantities sufficient to metabolize the carbohydrate in that particular plant. There is no excess in our bodies that make us unique in our ability to handle simple sugars. Refined sugar is “empty” calories because it lacks the natural minerals which are present in the sugar beet or cane.

Eating refined sugar drains and leaches the body of precious vitamins and minerals through the demand its digestion, detoxification and elimination makes upon one’s entire system. So essential is the balance to our bodies that we have many ways to provide against the sudden shock of a heavy intake of sugar. Minerals such as sodium (from salt), potassium and magnesium (from vegetables), and calcium (from the bones) are mobilized and used in chemical transmutation; neutral acids are produced which attempt to return the acid-alkaline balance factor of the blood to a more normal state.

Sugar taken every day produces a continuously overacid condition, and more and more minerals are required from deep in the body in the attempt to rectify the imbalance. Finally, in order to protect the blood, so much calcium is taken from the bones and teeth that decay and general weakening begin. Excess sugar eventually affects every organ in the body. Initially, it is stored in the liver in the form of glucose (glycogen). Since the liver’s capacity is limited, a daily intake of refined sugar (above the required amount of natural sugar) soon makes the liver expand like a balloon. When the liver is filled to its maximum capacity, the excess glycogen is returned to the blood in the form of fatty acids. These are taken to every part of the body and stored in the most inactive areas: the belly, the buttocks, the breasts and the thighs.

Excessive sugar has a strong mal-effect on the functioning of the brain. The key to orderly brain function is glutamic acid, a vital compound found in many vegetables. The B vitamins play a major role in dividing glutamic acid into antagonistic-complementary compounds which produce a “proceed” or “control” response in the brain. B vitamins are also manufactured by symbiotic bacteria which live in our intestines. When refined sugar is taken daily, these bacteria wither and die, yeast flourishes and our stock of B vitamins gets very low.

Many people are standing on the cliff of prediabetes overlooking subtle symptoms.

Signs you may have diabetes or prediabetes:

• Increased/frequent urination
• Excessive intake of water or food
• Weight loss despite decreased appetite
• Nausea and/or vomiting or abdominal discomfort after eating
• Weakness or excessive fatigue
• Absence of menstruation in women or impotence in men
• Blurred or poor vision
• Poor wound healing or increased susceptibility to infection

Any person 30% overweight for 30 years is likely to become a diabetic. Today’s generation will live shorter lives than their parents due to the large rise in diabetes. This disease  is not only preventable but  it is reversible in most cases with attention to lifestyle and diet especially the eradication of simple sugar.

. credit:global healing center

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