Some are clients, some are friends of mine, and some are people I run into on the street, but they’re all just like you and me. In almost every case, they’re consuming a regular diet of refined sugar.

Most people just don’t know how dangerous sugar really is. And, the problem goes much deeper than simply feeling depressed and down all the time.
What gets me so upset is, regardless how many studies science produces to show the dangers of sugar, very few people are telling you the unvarnished truth about it . . . sugar is a toxic poison.

Okay, so you probably think I’m overreacting a bit here, right? To be honest, you wouldn’t be the first one to think so. But that’s my point.  Most people treat sugar like it’s just a little vice.

Well, I’m here to tell you that the danger is much more serious. And I’ve got 3 rock-solid reasons why you should get as far away from refined sugar as possible.

REASON #1: SUGAR LEADS TO CELLULAR DEATH

In 1957, Dr. William Coda Martin published a study on the chemical effects of sugar on the body. In a nutshell, here’s what’s going on . . .
The process of refining sugar completely drains it of vitamins and minerals. That’s why sugar is said to have nothing but empty calories. When the body tries to digest the refined sugar, it can’t break it down nutritionally. This creates a toxic substance called pyruvic acid. This acid has a lethal effect on our cells.
Basically, sugar blocks oxygen from getting through, resulting in cellular death. And, according to Dr. Martin, this “is the beginning of degenerative disease.”

REASON #2: SUGAR DRAINS THE BODY OF VITAMINS AND MINERALS

Since sugar is so difficult to break down, our bodies have to use a lot of vitamins and minerals just to make use of this toxin. So a sudden influx of sugar creates an incredible strain on the body.

This means the body has to use its vital resources of sodium, magnesium and potassium and other essential nutrients just to bring itself back into balance.

In other words, sugar creates a chaotic mess in our bodies and consumes a lot of our healthy resources to bring everything back under control.
Oh, and do you want to know why tooth decay comes from eating too many sweets?

It’s because calcium is taken from the bones and teeth to help protect the blood from the acid imbalances brought on by sugar. This leads to decay and weakening of the bones.

Sugar’s devastation on the body just never stops.

REASON #3: SUGAR LEADS TO AN ALL-OUT ASSAULT ON THE VITAL ORGANS

Let’s follow sugar’s pathway through the body. At first, sugar is stored in the liver in the form of glycogen. But after a daily diet of refined sugar, the liver begins to swell like a balloon. This causes a backup of sugar (now in fatty acid form) in the blood.

Next stop . . . inactive areas such as the waist, buttocks, belly and thighs where fatty acids are stored.
Then another backup. Only this time, the fatty acids settle in the heart, kidneys and other organs.

Slowly their contaminated cells begin to turn into fat, too. The organs begin to slow down, leading to high blood pressure, small brain paralysis and diabetes.
And, believe it or not, that’s just for starters. Refined sugar affects digestion, body chemicals and even the nervous system.

See why this drives me crazy?

Sugar is one of the most dangerous substances you can put into your body. It overtakes every area. It affects everything. And our society is overrun with it.
But, you don’t have to live like a slave to the effects of sugar any longer.

You can begin to make healthier food choices and start living life with more energy, excitement and zest.

Holistic nutrition experts insist that our diets be balanced and that we remove any ingredients that are known to be counter-productive or even harmful. Government nutrition experts however do little to point out the significant problems caused by our over reliance on sugar and how this rather simple and unassuming product can cause an addiction as bad as some of the items listed within restricted schedules.

Like any addictive substance, refined sugar has little or no value for your body. Quite the contrary, ingestion tends to draw on vitamins and minerals present within your bloodstream for processing. We can see quite an analogy between some of the most addictive and dangerous banned substances and our innocent act of eating or drinking sugar. Each has the consequence of creating an unnatural “high” and each can cause long-term organ damage over time.

When we add sugar to foods or drinks or rely on processed items that are heavily infused with simple sugars, then we are choosing that initial boost of energy and reward because of our “sweet tooth” with a subsequent crash and a conversion of the ingredients into stored fat. While some of the protected, scheduled drugs may be known to create problems for our major organs, an overreliance on simple sugar intake can lead to an excess of insulin production and the onset of diabetes. All that stored fat will invariably lead to obesity and all the problems that condition brings with it.

When sugar was first introduced to our diet it was touted as the purest form of food and one which required very little in the way of preparation. It is this very simplicity that has undoubtedly caused simple and refined sugars to become one of the scourges of our modern diet. Drugs often represent the easy way out within any situation and sugar represents an easy, every day, “acceptable” fix.

Holistic health solutions focus our attention on eating a balanced, natural diet, leading a healthy lifestyle, exercising and avoiding any kind of excess. Moderating our sugar intake ranks very highly on a list of concerns and requires us to realize that our sugar addiction can be very damaging indeed.