Re: How much is too much sugar?

January 12, 2008

I think it depends on each individual but having both the protein bars and

the drink in a day sounds like a lot of sugar. However, if you don't have

glycemic issues or Candida, it might be okay for you.

I recommend taking some of your sea salt right before doing any of the sugar

things though.

Cheri

How much is too much sugar?

I bought a Magic Bullet today so that I can make myself protein

drinks. I'm using the Nutribiotics Rice Protein stuff that doesn't

taste good in anything, but it's tolerable, and I'm mixing it with

rice milk and fruit. The rice milk I have in the house now is

flavored with vanilla so one serving of 8 ounces has like 17 grams of

sugar in it. I also mixed in four strawberries and half of a banana

which also provide sugar. I'm guessing that I shouldn't be consuming

so much sugar but that I can get away with it earlier in the day, but

not all day. I've also been eating organic raw protein bars that also

have anywhere from 17 - 23 grams of sugar in them. My question is how

much is too much?

.

January 12, 2008

I start out the day with 1/2tsp of salt in water now and the shake

would be for breakfast a few days/week so it would be w/in 15 minutes

of the salt. I can get the rice milk unsweetened which would leave the

fruit as the only source of sweetener which seems like it would be

better for me but might make it even less tasty. I don't think that I

have candida, but with my tendency to hypoglycemia since I started HC

it seems like I might have glycemic issues.

Thanks,

>

> I think it depends on each individual but having both the protein

bars and

> the drink in a day sounds like a lot of sugar. However, if you don't

have

> glycemic issues or Candida, it might be okay for you.

>

> I recommend taking some of your sea salt right before doing any of

the sugar

> things though.

>

> Cheri

> How much is too much sugar?

>

> I bought a Magic Bullet today so that I can make myself protein

> drinks. I'm using the Nutribiotics Rice Protein stuff that doesn't

> taste good in anything, but it's tolerable, and I'm mixing it with

> rice milk and fruit. The rice milk I have in the house now is

> flavored with vanilla so one serving of 8 ounces has like 17 grams of

> sugar in it. I also mixed in four strawberries and half of a banana

> which also provide sugar. I'm guessing that I shouldn't be consuming

> so much sugar but that I can get away with it earlier in the day, but

> not all day. I've also been eating organic raw protein bars that also

> have anywhere from 17 - 23 grams of sugar in them. My question is how

> much is too much?

>

> .

>

January 12, 2008

You could try Stevia to sweeten it. I use it in yogurt, drinks, all kinds of

things. It actually has a positive effect on blood sugar.

Cheri

Re: How much is too much sugar?

I start out the day with 1/2tsp of salt in water now and the shake

would be for breakfast a few days/week so it would be w/in 15 minutes

of the salt. I can get the rice milk unsweetened which would leave the

fruit as the only source of sweetener which seems like it would be

better for me but might make it even less tasty. I don't think that I

have candida, but with my tendency to hypoglycemia since I started HC

it seems like I might have glycemic issues.

Thanks,

.

January 12, 2008

Hi ,

I've been away for a few days, so I hope I'm not telling you something you

already know. When you have hypoglycemia issues and eat sugar, it is a roller

coaster. Your pancreas puts out a large amount of insulin to cover what you ate,

than you go low later and need more to eat. I rode this coaster for ~40 years. I

think I remember you saying that you eat a lot of protein? That is good. Some

protein you can eat that doesn't have additives would be seeds and nuts, raw is

best.

Stevia was an excellent suggestion for a sweetener. I use it al lof the time as

I'm now diabetic. I hope that you can get your adrenals healed and thyroid

optimal and maybe stave off diabetes.

----- Original Message -----

From: jasrich

Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 10:29 PM

I start out the day with 1/2tsp of salt in water now and the shake

would be for breakfast a few days/week so it would be w/in 15 minutes

of the salt. I can get the rice milk unsweetened which would leave the

fruit as the only source of sweetener which seems like it would be

better for me but might make it even less tasty. I don't think that I

have candida, but with my tendency to hypoglycemia since I started HC

it seems like I might have glycemic issues.

January 13, 2008

,

It is too individual for anyone to say too much sugar for YOU.

Your breakfast shake would have me in a very bad hypoglycemic attack

within 20 min to an hour. I'd be craving more carbs and sugar insanely,

too, and frantically, ravenously hungry.

You just have to go by your own body's reactions. But don't fool

yourself that rice protein is adequate. It might be for YOU, but for

about half the population, it is not. It isn't for me. My body reacts to

it as if I've eaten no protein at all.

And don't forget it isn't just the sugar, it is also the sugar the

carbs in the foods you mention rapidly convert to. Add all that up and

your total sugar load would cause ME extreme problems.

sol

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