I was reading Dr Mercola's article about how Carbohydrate ingestion is causing the disease load of Obesity, Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiovascular diseases, Alzheimer's and even Cancers. The link of his article is here.
He quotes from The Daily Mail London of June 15, 2011: "[In modern times], the Real Bread Campaign, a non-profit pressure group, claims that bread has actually gotten worse since 1911 in terms of secret adulterants -- enzymes that do not have to be declared on labels -- still being smuggled into it. Today, despite the modern fashion for healthy eating, 'nutritionally empty' white bread accounts for more than 50 percent of what we buy."
So, we are aware for almost 100 years that the bread is nutritionally empty. And almost half of what we eat consists of bread or some similar grain flour product, which is again same carbohydrate. We also know that all carbohydrate that we eat turns into glucose and raise blood sugar. This is normal if it was in moderation and in a healthy individual. This is what we all need to understand, as to when it gets out of hand and abnormal, and hence starts causing problems.
It is a little technical but bear with me and I will try and make it simple in one paragraph. Even after that if there is any question, please email me and I will try and explain again either on email or on telephone:
Insulin is secreted by pancreas and its normal function is to reduce the levels of glucose (sugar) in blood. A) However, if pancreas is exposed to high demand due to excessive intake of carbohydrates, the insulin it can produce may not be enough to do the job. B) Another important aspect we need to logically understand is that where does this sugar go from blood? Answer is that it is stored in liver or muscle for future use. But then if the intake is too excessive and the storage capacity is also full then what happens to this excess glucose? This is important to remember; such extra glucose is removed from blood but because the storage is full, it turns into FAT, which is stored in separate storage called fat cells. Whereas the stored glucose converts into blood glucose readily when needed for use, the stored fat does not easily convert and hence it increases obesity and all its related problems.
Other problems that excessive intake of carbohydrate will cause is Insulin Resistance because of continued high levels of insulin present in blood to fight with high blood sugars. Such insulin resistance is touted to be the cause of high blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases, obesity, which are all collectively called metabolic syndrome. Aside from this Alzheimer’s (which is now referred to as type 3 diabetes by some experts) and cancers are also connected by many researchers to the same basic phenomenon.
Our aim should be to simply try and follow the following food intake:
Add to this the following:
He quotes from The Daily Mail London of June 15, 2011: "[In modern times], the Real Bread Campaign, a non-profit pressure group, claims that bread has actually gotten worse since 1911 in terms of secret adulterants -- enzymes that do not have to be declared on labels -- still being smuggled into it. Today, despite the modern fashion for healthy eating, 'nutritionally empty' white bread accounts for more than 50 percent of what we buy."
So, we are aware for almost 100 years that the bread is nutritionally empty. And almost half of what we eat consists of bread or some similar grain flour product, which is again same carbohydrate. We also know that all carbohydrate that we eat turns into glucose and raise blood sugar. This is normal if it was in moderation and in a healthy individual. This is what we all need to understand, as to when it gets out of hand and abnormal, and hence starts causing problems.It is a little technical but bear with me and I will try and make it simple in one paragraph. Even after that if there is any question, please email me and I will try and explain again either on email or on telephone:
Insulin is secreted by pancreas and its normal function is to reduce the levels of glucose (sugar) in blood. A) However, if pancreas is exposed to high demand due to excessive intake of carbohydrates, the insulin it can produce may not be enough to do the job. B) Another important aspect we need to logically understand is that where does this sugar go from blood? Answer is that it is stored in liver or muscle for future use. But then if the intake is too excessive and the storage capacity is also full then what happens to this excess glucose? This is important to remember; such extra glucose is removed from blood but because the storage is full, it turns into FAT, which is stored in separate storage called fat cells. Whereas the stored glucose converts into blood glucose readily when needed for use, the stored fat does not easily convert and hence it increases obesity and all its related problems.
Other problems that excessive intake of carbohydrate will cause is Insulin Resistance because of continued high levels of insulin present in blood to fight with high blood sugars. Such insulin resistance is touted to be the cause of high blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases, obesity, which are all collectively called metabolic syndrome. Aside from this Alzheimer’s (which is now referred to as type 3 diabetes by some experts) and cancers are also connected by many researchers to the same basic phenomenon.
Our aim should be to simply try and follow the following food intake:
1. Maximum use of greens leafy and colored veggies.
2. Substantial intake of all proteins like fish, eggs, meat, lentils etc.
3. Moderate amount of fat to meet calorie requirements.
4. Remaining needed calories from carbohydrate from whole grains.
If the above regimen is followed, we may be able to reduce the human disease load of all kinds. By following this people are known to have lost weight, prevented diabetes and coronary artery disease an even regress these diseases and enjoy better health.Add to this the following:
- Enough exposure to sunlight or supplements of Vit. D
- Supplements of Omega 3 essential fatty acids
- Protection from undue exposure of radiation
- Enough exercises, aerobic and resistance both
- Staying away from chemicals as best as possible
- Eating organic where possible
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