When you eat excess carbohydrates and sugar, your body notices that sugar levels are elevated. Insulin is released from the pancreas so as to store sugar as glycogen in the liver & muscle cells for further energy later on. This can help keep your blood sugar more stable and keep away from carbohydrate temptations. With high carbohydrate diets, you are riding the wave of carbohydrate highs. When you eat, you’re feeling great and full. Then a few hours later, you come back crashing down & are hungrier than you were prior to eating the carbohydrate.

The micronutrients required for blood sugar control are: -

1. Vitamins B – there are about six types of Vitamin B, most of which are available in “B-complex” or multivitamin supplements. These work best when taken together, to assist in the metabolism of all food groups. Also, certain types of Vitamin B prevent nerve damage that is caused by diabetes. Read the rest of this entry »

What is colon plaque?

I don’t know if you have seen the pictures of colon mucus more technically known as mucoid plaque, but if you have you really know the meaning of the word GROSS! It looks like a diseased string of slimy sausage and smells even worse. Colon plaque or mucoid plaque is a controversial term that Dr. Richard Anderson coined to cover a number of intestinal health issues. His contention was that these issues were all related and resulted in the body producing this substance in response to various foreign elements it had to deal with. The fact that he was a Naturopath rather than an medical doctor made it hard for some people to believe what he was trying to say. Read the rest of this entry »