I didn't come right out and say you are lied to for profit, but in many cases it could and likely should be viewed that way. The most predominant topics promoted as health builders that truly are health busters are:
1) Replace sugar with artificial sweeteners
2) Eliminate salt ( or greatly reduce salt intake)
3) Low fat and vegetable oils are the healthy long-term choices
How about some fact behind all the fiction! Read on. Send me your feedback at sheila@getunrefined.com
Top 3 Picks for Natural Sugar Substitutes
Sugar comes from Cane Sugar or Sugar Beets.Naturally occurring in nature in the form of sucrose, its purpose is reserved energy for the plant in which it is growing.This carbohydrate is then highly refined and concentrated to be introduced into our foods.Once in the body,it is converted to glucose (we can't use sucrose) and insulin is required to aid in its metabolism.That is the root of the problem with too much sugar.Lots of sugar in the diet requires the body to produce lots of insulin to manage it.
Excess insulin leads to a multitude of symptoms from heart disease to obesity. So what are the best alternatives to add some sweet to your world? Read More
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10 Reasons to Eat Salt
This article is dedicated to my friend Teresa. While enjoying a day on the water with our significant others, the topic of salt came up. I realized how misunderstood the whole salt/sodium/iodine topic truly is.
To follow are 10 reasons you need to add sea salt (not highly refined synthetically iodized table salt) to your diet.
Symptoms associated with a lack of salt include: insulin resistance, frequent muscle cramps and elevated LDL cholesterol. So what should you have and why?
Since the introduction and constant marketing of cheap replacement fats in the form of vegetable oils and their transfat derivatives the health of our population has deteriorated. Natural fat in bacon, butter, and even tropical oils became evil. While our consumption of saturated fats has decreased by 20%, simultaneously, our consumption of sugar and vegetable oils has skyrocketed. What needs to go and which fats cause the problems? Read More
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