High Blood Sugar Can Cause Many Deadly Diseases
It’s not easy being a healthy these days. We are constantly besieged by the lure of sugary, starchy treats (salted caramel latte and a scone anyone?). Yet behind the innocent disguise of these pleasures is the threat of chronic disease, the leading cause of death.
Heart disease, stroke, diabetes, arthritis, and Alzheimer’s are among the most common and most expensive health problems in the United States today. In most cases their origins spiral back around to those small daily decisions — the fries instead of a salad, the syrupy hot drink with whipped cream instead of a simple cup of coffee or tea, or the ice cream or pie for dessert instead of a little fruit (or, gasp, no dessert).
What is it about these seemingly innocuous indulgences that add up to deadly diseases? — Sugar and refined carbohydrates. (Although the hydrogenated fats, lack of fiber, industrialized salt, and artificial chemicals play their roles, too.)
The standard American diet chronically spikes blood sugar, which in turn chronically spikes insulin and the result is inflammation. Inflammation is now recognized as the common denominator among chronic disease today.
Stable blood sugar levels are vital to all processes of the body, […]