Tag: sugar
Stroke and heart attack – can you reverse atherosclerosis?
We examine research on ways ‘experts’ claim you can reverse atherosclerosis, the build-up of plaque in your arteries, leading to heart attack and stroke.
How...
Give up Sugar for 10 days; feel the difference
When you give up sugar (not just glucose, but also alcohol, bought fruit juices, refined foods, fizzy drinks, alcohol, cake, biscuits, breads and pasta)...
The low-FODMAP Diet
The low FODMAP diet is not really a diet, more a way of analysing what foods may be causing IBS, colitis or worse; and...
Berberine can cut blood sugar and reduce blood pressure
The herbal component berberine, known to reduce blood sugar is shown in this research to reduce blood pressure and improve blood circulation reducing cardiovascular...
How sugar trashes your immune system
Refined foods and high-plasma glucose levels cause inflammation, free radicals and dangerous proteins while reducing levels of important immune system members.
High-glycemic index foods promote...
Sugar damages immune system, brain cells, telomeres
Sugar weakens the immune system, increases inflammation in the body by causing spikes in insulin and can damage telomeres as much as smoking; It...
Blood Sugar Levels Lowered by Ginger
According to a study by researchers at the Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences in Yazd, Iran, ginger significantly lowers blood sugar levels. This study involved...
Common sugar linked to heart problems, diabetes and cancer ‘beyond doubt’
With a Regional Health Authority in Australia announcing it is to ban soft drink sales in schools, came visuals of sugar cubes in front...
