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| 99-percent pure sodium chloride and, like table salt, contain no trace minerals, only the residue of processing chemicals. Ask about these products at your health store: Real Salt, Lima Salt and Celtic Salt. |
| Avoiding Sugar |
| In nutritional circles, no one has anything good to say about white sugar and only a few defend honey, brown rice syrup, barley malt, maple syrup, dehydrated sugar cane juice or molasses. In fact, some condemn dried fruit, fruit juices and any fruit sweeter than a cranberry. |
| Dr. Melvin Page was one of the first to take this position. A dentist and colleague of Weston Price, Page studied Price's research and applied the findings to his patients. Through laboratory analyses, he discovered that when patients ate sugar or refined carbohydrates, their blood chemistries changed. Page recommended that anyone recovering from illness avoid all fruits and sugars; during healthy times, he recommended fruits and sweets only occasionally. |
| Sugar disrupts digestion by overworking the pancreas, which produces insulin, the hormone that regulates our utilization of glucose (sugar) and carbohydrates. Excessive insulin, especially in overweight people, is associated with fluid retention, sleep disorders, the production of the "bad" cholesterol LDL, low metabolism, thyroid disorders, hypoglycemia and food cravings. Internal parasites love sugar. So do Candida albicans yeast cells. |
| High fructose corn syrup is of growing concern because recent studies have shown that large quantities of high-fructose sweeteners can lead to chromium deficiency, which is associated with heart disease and diabetes. |
| In our culture sugar is very hard to avoid and it's addictive, but reducing or eliminating sugar from the diet often improves digestion, increases energy and improves overall health. |
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