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Originally Posted by Villages PL
I would include sugar as a drug-like substance. It's bad for one's health and people become addicted to it. It's in lots of foods like dressings, candy, cakes, pies, cookies, pastries, bread, soft drinks, fruit drinks and many other items.
Just because it comes from a plant, does that make it a food? Lots of pharmaceuticals come from plants.
If you think sugar isn't addictive, try eliminating it from your diet and see what happens. You won't know how much you need it until you don't have it. And moderation usually means a steady supply in one form or another.
Sugar is just plain bad for your health and I think it's a drug.
Now let's hear from all those who are addicted to it.  |
Are you talking about real sugar or the stuff that thanks to pressure from big agriculture has replaced it in most processed foods--high fructose corn syrup? The same “corn” that gasoline additives are made from!
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Originally Posted by senior citizen
Basically, sugar has been replaced by its evil twin HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP........which is in everything if you read labels. Also, toxic to one's health given the huge amount of it which is consumed.
Best to eliminate as many processed foods, canned foods, frozen prepared foods, etc. as one can and try to cook "fresh" (which I know you do)......
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I couldn’t agree more. Just read the ingredients on the labels and be responsible for what you’re putting in your bodies. Processed foods are killing us--with our support and agreement!
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Originally Posted by lightworker888
Just had a conversation yesterday with a neighbour about how people are handing over their lives to people in "authority" who they think have more understanding about their bodies than they do. It is your life and your body and the information is all available. Take some active charge of your life as you have to live the consequences of choices you make. No one forces you to do or take anything. It is all in your hands (except of course in an acute emergency) and it behooves all of us to check out all the choices we make daily. It is your choice in the food you choose, the stores and restaurants etc. you support, the lifestyle choices you make, the people you hang out with, the movies and tv you watch........the list is endless. If we keep blindly supporting choices that are governed by the profits of the companies, we allow ourselves to be easily led down a path of their choosing.
It seems that more people are waking up, but we as a people have to get out of our "victim" stance and become part of the "take action" group in order to get change to happen. It has been said that if you keep doing what you've always done, you'll continue to get what you've always gotten. Change only happens at a different level of consciousness so that is why it is so important to keep getting more info. That's the only way I know of to raise consciousness. And I know that "driving your own bus" isn't always "easy", but it can be as exciting as you want to make it. And at least the consequences are of your own making which is very empowering and satisfying.
Getting off my soapbox now.
LW888
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Stay on your soap box, LW888. Be a power of example of someone who takes responsibility for yourself and stops blaming others for your bad choices!