Guest guest Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 In a message dated 8/23/2004 3:47:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, dragonhealing@... writes: Anne, while any sugar should be kept to a minimum, unrefined natural sugarsare very healthy. It is refined sugar that is not. The body must have somesugars available to function properly. --- I disagree. The body deals with both natural sugars and refined sugars the same way. Yes, the body operates on glucose, but it can convert healthy carbs -- veggies, fruits, whole grains -- into glucose and get all the glucose it needs. A great book that talks about this is Lick The Sugar Habit by Appleton. Myra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 Anne, while any sugar should be kept to a minimum, unrefined natural sugars are very healthy. It is refined sugar that is not. The body must have some sugars available to function properly. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: " Anne Bird " <irishfox@...> " Hawk-Health " <health > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 3:26 AM Subject: Molasses > . > MOLASSES is sugar, unsulphured, sorgum, blackstrap, etc., it is still sugar. > MAPLE SYRUP is sugar - although there are many who tot the curative > powers of and swear by it....it is still sugar. > HONEY - whether raw unpasturize, unfiltered, etc and all of us who think > honey is the end all, it is still sugar. > FRUIT JUICES pasturized in the carton is cooked and thereby lack the > enzymes it started out with and you end up with fruit tasting liquid > sugar..not much more - certainly all vitamin C must be destroyed also. > The same holds true for canned fruit juices. > > If you have a health problem or are trying to prevent health problems, > get rid of sugar in your life. > > This is my story and I am sticking to it! LOL. > > Anne > Almost Sugarless in VA USA > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 I'm not sure on this... however, raw honey would be okay... or just leave it out. Suzi"Gypsi at www.aromaticwings.com" <aromatic_wings@...> wrote: Can we use the black strap molasses instead of the maple syrup in the "lemond aide"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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