METABOLIC SYNDROME & MINERAL LOSS
Sarah Wilson, the former editor of Cosmopolitan Magazine - turned blogger - needs no convincing about the scourge of sugar. She had been feeling lethargic and run-down, so she went on an eight-week trial without the sweet white powder. Fructose was forming a dangerous layer of fat around her liver. Metabolic syndrome meant her body was shutting down, while her weight kept climbing. Since quitting cold turkey, Sarah’s never looked back and has never felt better.
Sugar robs the body of important B vitamins and contributes to many mental and physical ailments, including blindness, hair loss, wrinkled skin, dermatitis, and anemia. It doesn’t stop there. Sugar can cause ulcers and play havoc with one’s bone structure, which can be devastating to growing children. As little as a quarter of a teaspoon of sugar in the stomach creates an acidic condition.
In order to compensate for this, the body’s mineral reserves are called into action. Thus, calcium and other minerals are robbed from bones. This also applies to other acid-forming substances, such as coffee and carbonated drinks/sodas. Sugar stunts growth by inhibiting the ability of bones to increase in length and width. (Dr. Robert Lustig, MD, Professor Emeritus of Paediatrics, Div. of Endocrinology at the University of CA, San Francisco)
Taking high doses of calcium alone is not the answer. Too much or the wrong kind of calcium can calcify the soft tissues, including the arteries, and inhibit the absorption of magnesium. A magnesium deficiency sets the stage for kidney stones, nervous conditions, depression, heart disease, hypertension, and high blood pressure. Taking in an equal amount or higher ratio of magnesium in relation to the right type of calcium (in foods or supplements), along with sunshine vitamin D, iodine, and boron, will enhance the absorption of calcium into the teeth and bones, where it belongs.
Elektra Transdermal Magnesium has been found to be highly effective in this process. It is available in the USA from MagnesiumViaSkin.com, and in Australia or New Zealand from Elektra Magnesium. Read my article Magnesium Extraordinaire in Masters of Health magazine, October and November 2022 issues.
Of course, various other nutrients, such as zinc, potassium, vitamin C, and omega-3 fatty acids, also play critical roles in metabolic health and the body's response to sugar. Increasing chromium and protein is very effective in overcoming sugar cravings. Not too long ago, Harvard University did a study to determine 'what ages the body'.
Their findings revealed that the elevation of insulin, caused by the consumption of refined sugar, refined carbohydrates, and drugs such as caffeine and nicotine, is the culprit.