1. Sugar cause sudden increase in glucose level.

Uneven amount of sugar in your blood often cause mood changes, quick tiredness, constant headache and the desire to eat even more sugar. Slowly it becomes a habit and new dose of sugar cause only temporary relief, however after few hours sugar deficiency and hunger become even stronger. On the other hand, those who don’t use sugar feel strong and vital.

2.  Sugar increases the risk of obese, diabetes and heart diseases

International researches shoved that there is a correlation between usage of glycolic products including sugar and obesity or diabetes. Such products also increase the risk of heart diseases. Newest research found some evidences that glycemic products can be biased with various cancer forms.

3. Sugar causes immune system disorders.

While experimenting with animals it was discovered that sugar blocks immune reactions. Further research is needed but it is now known that bacteria and yeast need sugar to grow. In the presence of imbalance between these materials (bacteria and sugar) human immune system can become weaker. As a result people tend to ill a lot more.

4. Large doses of sugar cause chromium deficiency in the body.

Constantly consuming large amounts of sugar or other refined carbohydrates human does not get enough chromium which is mainly responsible for regulating sugar level in the blood. Chromium can be found in many animal or vegetative products also in the seafood products. Refined carbohydrates take chromium away from these products.

5. Sugar cause aging.

In addition to this sugar cause negative effect on the skin. Certain part of sugar molecule when entered into blood joins with the proteins – this is called glycolisis. Because of this new structures are formed and reduce body tissue solidity. The more sugar is in your blood the faster you become older. Well not you, your body does.

6.  Sugar cause dental decay.

Often talking about sugar badness the main effect is often omitted. That is sugar increase the risk of caries the most of other foods. As a proof you can throw a freshly dropped tooth into a glass of coca cola, you will see that sugar don’t whiten and strengthen your teeth.

7. Sugar cause dental disease, later it can develop into heart disease.

It was proved that chronic periodontal infections stimulate coronary arteries diseases. It is a fact that dental illness certainly related with heart troubles.

8. Sugar effects on your kids’ health and learning abilities.

Many parents can prove that sugar makes effect on the children behavior. Kids react to real sugar and sweeteners more or less the same so difference between sugar and sweeteners research haven’t shown visible results.
Now a little bit about kids’ cognitive abilities. In 1979-1983 New York Schools participated in the interesting experiment. All products with sugar, artificial sweeteners and dyes where removed from pupil breakfast and lunch. The results where shocking positive. Overall marks have increased by about 15,7 percent while earlier only 1,7% were achieved.

9. Sugar and Stress

While in stressful situation body ejects stress hormones. These hormones also are in presence while body has low levels of sugar. For example when you eat a piece of cake the sugar level sharply increase after a while it decrease sharply also. At the time stress hormones are activated. They quickly build much sugar and energy into the body. The problem is that those useful hormones can cause anxiety, irritation and sudden change of mood.

10. Sugar obtrudes important nutrients.

Scientists inform that people who eat many sugar doesn’t have important nutrients in they ration, especially vitamins A, C, B12, folic acid, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and iron. Sadly kids fall into this category and they are those who need these nutrient the most.

Now when we know so much about sugar we can improve our life by choosing food more carefully. Not all products containing sugar are sweet. Buying premade and conserved food products closely read tags. Even dietary foods contain much sugar.

minerals

Zinc increases brain power, it participates in the synthesis of proteins, is involved in regulation of muscle contractions, and improves the overall mood, provides viability.

Products consisting high levels of zinc: meat, liver, seafood, pumpkin seeds, eggs, lean (up to 2.5 percent. fat) milk, beer yeast.

Zinc deficiency symptoms are: enlarged prostate, not well formed genitals.

Zinc consuption increase when the body has a lot of group B vitamins, also those suffering of diabetes. Eating too much sweets during the day results in about 3 mg of zinc loss.

Phosphorus

Phosphorus is involved in the energy transfer process and is very important for nerve and brain activity, body cell renewal is affected by phosphorus also.

Products with high levels of phosphorus: fish, meat, poultry, eggs, nuts, grains and seeds.

The main signs of phosphorus deficiency: rickets, abscesses. Note: people more than 40 years old  should use less product rich products because their have weaker kidneys which fail to remove the excess phosphorus from the body.

Iodine

Iodine “burn” the excess fat, increases vital energy and mental power.

Foods with a lot of iodine: vegetables grown in soil containing  iodine (especially onion and sea kale).

The main signs of iodine deficiency: decreased mental ability, lack of energy with overweight, thyroid failure.

Iodine demand increase when eating lots of green cabbage, which contain substances that block the body’s use of this important element.

Iron

Iron is necessary for the production of hemoglobin, it will prevent anemia (anemia), prevents from fast tiredness, strengthens the immune system.

Products that are high in iron: the liver, kidneys, cattle, red meat, oysters, egg yolks, nuts, beans, dried apricots, oats and barley flakes.

The main symptom of iron deficiency: anemia. The need of this element increase dramatically when treating inflammations, taking aspirin several times a day, drinking a lot of black tea or coffee.

Calcium

Calcium strengthens teeth and bones in old age helps prevent osteoporosis and transmit impulses for muscle and nerve cells, has positive effects on metabolism.

Products with high calcium: milk and milk products, sesame seeds, yeast, nuts, seeds, soya and its products, sardines, salmon, beans, cabbage, broccoli.

General calcium deficiency symptoms: painful muscle spasms, rickets in children, adults – and osteoporosis, skin, hair and nail changes. The need of this element increase when often using weak alcoholic drinks (including the beer).

Magnesium

Magnesium is necessary in normal calcium, phosphorus, sodium, potassium and vitamin C body metabolism, helps to avoid stress, overcome depression, and protects against heart disease, prevents accumulation of slag urinary organs and gall bladder.

Products with high magnesium levels are: large grains (pearl, buckwheat), figs, almonds and other nuts, bananas, leafy vegetables.

The main deficiency symptoms: fatigue, avoidance any kind of physical activity, increased nervousness. Magnesium consumption increase dramatically when frequently using alcoholic beverages, on permanent overwork, exhaustion of the body as well as the use of contraceptive pills and diuretics (urine excretion promoting drugs).

Selenium

Selenium provides elasticity of soft tissues, slows the body’s aging process; alleviates the complications of menopause for women.

Products with high selenium: seafood (especially shrimp and sea kale), tuna fish, beef liver and kidneys, lots of selenium are in sprouted wheat, bran, onions, broccoli and tomatoes.

The main feature of selenium deficiency – decrease in potential and sexual disabilities. Heavy smoking and eating processed food results in higher demand of selenium.

Although our lunch or dinner tables with pumpkin dishes are not very common, it is worth to try. 100 grams of pumpkin contains 128 mg of vitamin A, 12 mg of vitamin C, 1.1 mg of vitamin E, some B group vitamins, it is rich in carbohydrates – starch, sugar, pectin. As well as minerals – potassium, sodium, iron, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium. 100 grams of these vegetables contains 25 kcal of energy.

The squash has dietary and medicinal properties. They contain pectin which removes from the body cholesterol and other harmful substances, such as lead, cobalt, radioactive strontium. Pumpkins are used in folk medicine to treat atherosclerosis, bowel, stomach, kidney, liver and gall diseases.

Those who want to loose excess weight are advised to eat pumpkins, because they improve intestinal activity and the body easily takes it.

So remember that pumpkins are not only for Halloweens night!