One of the most serious chronic illnesses we have to deal with in our culture today is elevated blood sugar or “diabetes.” This condition stems from two related factors.
The first of these is the over-consumption of simple carbs or what we call “sugars.” The second is the lack of proper hydration—our inability to realize that quality water is essential to maintaining good health.
Natural sources of simple carbohydrates are apples, oranges, lemons, grapefruit, peaches, berries, melons, organic grains and even organic milk. Processed simple carbs are found in commercial “sugar added” products such as soft drinks, designer coffees, syrups, jellies, candy, cookies, donuts / pastries, ice cream and all fast food starches (french fries) and breads. These types of carbs, especially those that are processed, contain few nutrients other than calories and are designed to provide the body with additional glucose, thereby supplying it with additional fuel to provide quick energy. Processed sugars also provide us with a level of comfort throughout the day because they seem to soothe the nervous system, but only temporarily. They are basically snacks or snack meals or drinks and we have labeled them, appropriately, comfort food, fast food, or junk food.
Excess sugar consumption toxifies the bloodstream and interrupts various metabolic processes concerning the liver, pancreas, adrenals, and eventually the kidneys. Such acidic volume actually feeds our natural probiotic microforms (bacteria, yeast, fungus and mold). These microforms thrive in an over-acidic, low oxygen environment. Such proliferation is termed “microform overgrowth” and, in an acidic environment, these microforms basically breakdown tissue and bodily processes. They live on our body’s glucose (sugar) which they use for energy and likewise use our body’s fats and proteins for development and growth.
In addition, these microforms produce acidic waste themselves (mycotoxins / extotoxins) which further pollute the blood and cell tissue and compromise all basic metabolic processes. Such toxins reduce the absorption of protein, B-complex vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients which weaken the body’s ability to produce enzymes and other chemical components necessary for basic cellular activity.
Chronic dehydration, especially, plays a major role involving sugar metabolism in that the brain needs glucose for its energy value and its metabolic conversion to water. When there is a shortage of water (or salt) in the body, the brain is designed to resuscitate itself by raising the levels of blood sugar in circulation, thus raising the glucose levels in the blood. In addition, it seems that chronic dehydration causes a severe depletion of the amino acid, trystophan. As it turns out, Trystophan is a vital ingredient needed to convert into the three or four most essential neurotransmitters necessary for proper brain and endocrine function; the most common being seratonin and melatonin. It is the brain’s trystophan content and its various byproduct neurotransmitter systems that are responsible for maintenance of the homeostatic balance of the body. Again, proper sugar metabolism—its ebb and flow—is essential for healthy brain function which, in turn, supports the homeostasis of one’s total bio-energetic health and well being.
