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Sugar - A Major Cause
Of Immune Deficiency
Of all the factors in our modern
world that are working against our immune defenses, sugar must surely be the
worst. This totally unnatural product (I choose not to call it a food) causes
more illness - and certainly more colds and flu - than perhaps any other product
that civilization punishes itself with. When you see a child with a runny nose -
think sugar - when you see someone sneezing - think sugar. When you hear someone
coughing - think sugar. When you see someone laid up in bed with a red nose -
think sugar. It may not be the primary cause in every case, but I would bet that
sugar is a primary cause in most cases.
Some years ago researchers carried out a series
of studies that examined how sugar consumption weakens the ability of white
blood cells to destroy bacteria (germs). The results of this study showed that if a person
eats no sugar for 12 hours, each white blood cell could destroy an average of 14
bacteria. When 24 teaspoons of sugar were consumed (the amount in a medium piece
of cheesecake or a milk shake), the white blood cells were so compromised that
they could only destroy an average of one bacterium each. Study the following
chart carefully and then, whenever you sneeze, or cough, or have a runny nose,
think back on your recent sugar consumption.
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How Refined White Sugar
Weakens
Our White Blood Cell's
Ability To Destroy Bacteria |
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Teaspoons
of Sugar |
Number of Bacteria Destroyed |
This Amount of Sugar
is Found in . . . |
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0 |
14.0 |
- |
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6 |
10.0 |
1 Scoop of Ice Cream |
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12 |
5.5 |
1 Soft Drink |
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18 |
2.0 |
Less Than Half a Malted Drink |
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24 |
1.0 |
1 Sweet Cheesecake Slice |
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(Kijak. E.; Foust G;
Steinman R.R.; Relationship of Blood Sugar Level and Leukocytic Phagacytosis;
Southern California Dental Association 1964; 32(9):349-351) |
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Little wonder, therefore, that
enlightened researchers are saying what they are saying about the dangers of
refined white sugar - and of this denatured product's ability to compromise the immune
system . . .
`If only a fraction of what is
already known about the effects of sugar were to be revealed in relation to any
other food additive, this material would promptly be banned.' (Dr J. Yudkin.,
Sweet and Dangerous, New York: Bantam, 1972, p.5)
`White sugar is the curse of the
civilized world.' (Dr. Michael Sharon, Complete Nutrition, p.29)
`Refined sugar, divorced from its
associates, is one of the tragedies of our civilized diet. This is the result of
scientific tampering with one of Nature's products.' `Sugar is mineral hungry -
it robs the system of its vital organic salts, thereby causing, or laying the
foundation for, many serious and distressing diseases. Reliable tests show that
the discontinuance of the use of sugar reduces the frequency of adenoiditis and
tonsillitis amongst children almost one hundred percent. Honey [raw or natural]
is an excellent substitute; in fact, it is the natural sweet. Refined sugar
[white and brown] is unnatural; it is artificial and wholly harmful in whatever
way it is taken. Honey supplies heat and energy; its use should be encouraged to
satisfy a natural desire for sweet things. Fruits and vegetables contain all the
sugar, in its very best form, that the system requires.' (George Teasdale,
Nature Heals!, pp.16, 61)
Those who follow the
Nature's Way
program will be amazed at the improvement in their vitality. By following the
program, your immune defenses will be reinforced and colds and flu will soon
become ailments of the past.
In the light of the above, the
reader is urged to consider the feature entitled Overcome
Colds And Flu Forever.
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