April 4,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Once upon a time, sugar was mostly relegated to desserts. But now, excessive amounts can be found in our everyday foods and beverages, and it’s taking a toll, according to recently published studies.
• The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center exposed high-sugar diets as major risks for cancer, especially breast cancer.
• The Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience journal indicates that sugar may cause not only diabetes and obesity, but also brain defects similar to those triggered by stress or abuse.
• Sugar accounts for much of our country’s weight gain and the rise of fatty liver disease.
“We already knew it was very bad for us, but alarming new evidence just keeps pouring in,” says nutritionist and juicing pioneer Cherie Calbom, MS, who is known as “The Juice Lady.”
“Despite the case against excessive sugar intake, we know its prevalent use remains in things like ketchup, yogurt, canned soup, salad dressing, tomato sauce, bread, granola bars – not to mention soda or dessert-style coffee beverages.”
That’s why Calbom suggests taking full control of the sugar in your diet by making your own meals, snacks and drinks. Her most recent book, “The Juice Lady’s Sugar Knockout” (www.juiceladycherie.com), offers recipes for overcoming sugar.
Samples of her “Sugar Knockout” recipes include:
Curb your carb craving with a Jerusalem artichoke-based juice cocktail.Here’s a traditional remedy:
• 3-4 carrots
• 2 celery ribs
• 1 Jerusalem artichoke
• 1 cucumber, peeled if not organic
• 1 lemon, peeled if not organic
• ½ green apple
Wash produce first and, once juiced, drink as soon as possible.
Longing for dessert-time? Try a delicious alternative to traditional Chocolate Mousse.
• 1 medium avocado, ripe
• 2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 Tbsp. coconut nectar or ¼ tsp. stevia
• 6 Tbsp. almond milk
• Optional: pistachios, strawberries, raspberries or goji berries
Put large chunks of avocado flesh in the blender. Add the cocoa, sweetener and almond milk. Blend, starting on low and then moving to high speed until smooth. If the avocado is larger, you will need a bit more of each ingredient. If it is too thick, drizzle in a bit more almond milk. Add more cocoa or sweetener to taste. Refrigerate the mousse and serve cold. Top with nuts or berries.
“These recipes let you know that, once you decide to live without sugar, it’s deliciously possible,” Calbom says.
About Cherie Calbom, MSN (a.k.a. The Juice Lady)
Cherie Calbom holds a Master of Science degree in whole foods nutrition from Bastyr University. Known as “The Juice Lady” (www.juiceladycherie.com) for her work with juicing and health, she is author of 31 books, with millions of copies sold worldwide. No stranger to healthy diet trends, Cherie joined George Foreman as nutritional spokesperson in the Knockout the Fat phenomena that forever changed grilling in America.
The reliance on sugar and other simple carbohydrates began with the low fat diet fad. There are three different chemical processes for the digestion of proteins, carbohydrates and lipids, and only one involves the immediate storage of unneeded energy as fat. Yep, that would be carbs. If you are fat, you eat too much in the way of simple carbohydrates, or you have a glandular issue. That’s it. Those are the options. Going on a low fat diet will not help you one iota. Cutting sugar, HFCS, wheat, potatoes etc will melt fat right off your frame.
This isn’t news dr Atkins has been touting this for years back in the 70’s there was a study called the Boston nurse study that linked high carb diet to cancers of all kinds , in the 90’s the mayo clinic linked high sugar diets to tumor growth. Lastly low carb diet have been shown to be therapeutic in prevention epileptic seizures in children (johns Hopkins ).