30 Days of Self Healing – Day 8
8 tips to reduce the sugar in your diet
“Let the sweetness in your life come from fruits rather than sugar.”
Dr. Fabrizio Mancini
Ever wondered why you get cold sores or canker sores after eating candy or sweets? The reason is this: sugar is an “immunosuppressant.” It interferes with the activity of immune-boosting lymphocytes. Your natural defenses go down and you get infections.
Imagine 150 bags of sugar piled up in your garage. That’s how much sugar the average person consumes in a year! This means many of us are suppressing our immune systems by eating too much sugar. I believe that if we stopped eating such large amounts, we’d see a major decrease in colds, flu, and other infections.
You may have heard that sugar feeds cancer cells. There is evidence for this, but here is actually what happens: A diet high in sugar and refined foods makes blood sugar, or glucose, spike really high. This spike increases insulin production in the body (insulin helps your cells store and use glucose). A blood chemistry marked by chronically elevated glucose and elevated insulin sets the stage for cancer and its spread. Cancer cells are studded with insulin receptors. Receptors operate like door locks. Once insulin gets to the receptor, it acts like a key and unlocks the receptors on the cell wall. The cell opens up and lets insulin in the cancer cell, where it stimulates the division of the cell.
Can you circumvent this process? Yes—in the following ways: avoiding refined sugars and flours, exercising regularly, cutting back on alcohol, reducing stress, and taking certain nutritional supplements (more on supplements in the next chapter).
