Numerous studies have linked the consumption of refined sugar with a whole list of symptoms and illnesses, including:
· suppresses the immune system
· makes the blood acidic
· mineral deficiencies
· tooth decay
· advances aging
· digestive disorders
· kidney damage
· causes hyperactivity in children
· obesity
· depression
and many more.
These symptoms are all various manifestations of one main mechanism: sugar cannot be digested. Sugar inactivates digestive enzymes and remains in the tract, fermenting. Some of this toxic mass gradually seeps into the bloodstream where it acidifies the blood. Many of the following conditions are the result of the body trying to maintain the normal pH of the blood.
One effect of an over-acidic digestive tract is that the good bacteria, the intestinal flora, are destroyed. These are required in the final stages of digestion and without them, rotting and stagnation of food is promoted, instead of digestion. The half-digested carbohydrates leak into the bloodstream intact and cause problems in the joints, muscles and organs, and can cause or contribute to diseases such as osteoarthritis, kidney disease, irritable bowel syndrome, candida albicans, reflux/heartburn and chronic allergies.
