{"id":4165,"date":"2016-05-24T01:03:10","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T01:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/food4healthybones.com\/?p=4165"},"modified":"2022-01-01T02:30:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T07:30:32","slug":"why-something-so-sweet-is-so-bad-for-your-bones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/food4healthybones.com\/blog\/why-something-so-sweet-is-so-bad-for-your-bones\/","title":{"rendered":"Why something so sweet is so bad...for your bones"},"content":{"rendered":"
When I was on Wall Street, every day was a whirlwind. Sitting down to a meal was rare. Instead, I snatched what I could, when I could. For a quick energy fix I often grabbed something sweet like a Peppermint Pattie.<\/p>\n
Now, I knew eating sugar could rot my teeth. But what I didn\u2019t know at that time was that sugar could also \u201crot\u201d my bones. Here\u2019s what I mean.<\/p>\n
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You\u2019ve heard me talk about the acid-alkaline balance. Basically it means that your body likes to be slightly alkaline. But sugar is acidic. When you eat too much, your body tries to get back in balance. To do that it leaches calcium out of your bones to buffer the acid. And when the buffering is done your body excretes that calcium.<\/p>\n
If you do this often enough, you\u2019ll lose lots of calcium and your bones will be weaker. And it doesn\u2019t help just to take in more calcium. Animal studies show that eating too much sugar can cause osteoporosis even when calcium levels are good.[i]\n
Excess sugar also depletes your body of phosphorus<\/strong>, a mineral that is important in helping your bones absorb calcium.<\/p>\n And sugar raises your cortisol levels. This stress hormone can lead to thinner bones.<\/p>\n Americans today eat a whopping 139 pounds of sugar per year.<\/p>\n That averages out to about 43 teaspoons a day! <\/strong><\/p>\n (for my label readers....1 gram = 4 teaspoons)<\/p>\n Compare that to our grandparents who ate just about four teaspoons a day.<\/a><\/p>\n And when I talk about sugar I don\u2019t just mean my Peppermint Patties or a teaspoon of sugar in your coffee. I mean all the foods and drinks that easily break down into sugar when you eat them. Things like bagels, bread, crackers, and pretzels will get you to the same place as sucking on a few lumps of sugar. And sugar is hidden in most processed foods today like ketchup, salad dressings, canned soup, and sports drinks.<\/p>\n All that sugar may be more addictive than drugs. In one study researchers allowed rats access to two areas. In one area, the rats were fed Oreo cookies. In another they received rice cakes. All the rats started hanging out in the Oreo area hoping for another fix. <\/em><\/p>\n Then the researchers looked at the rats\u2019 brains. They found<\/em> <\/em>\u201c...Oreos activated significantly more neurons than cocaine or morphine\u201d<\/strong><\/em> <\/em>on the brain\u2019s opioid receptors. In other words, the Oreos were more addictive than heroin and cocaine<\/em>.<\/em>[ii] <\/em><\/p>\n And there's more:<\/p>\n \"The data is so overwhelming the field has to accept it. We are finding tremendous overlap between drugs in the brain and food in the brain.\" <\/em>Nora Volkow, Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse [iii]\n <\/p>\n You and your bones don\u2019t have to be the victims of a sugar addiction. Here\u2019s what to do.<\/p>\n Would you and your bones like to spend a weekend with me?<\/p>\n Rest-Restore-Rejuvenate <\/strong><\/p>\n Take a break from the speed of your life and REBOUND in our Healing Sanctuary in Bucks County, PA. Your body, bones, heart and mind will thank you. You will be pampered, fed an organic bone strengthening breakfast and dinner, rest, restore and rejuvenate. I promise!<\/p>\n Find out more HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n How are your bones? You can tell me more HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n From my sweet and delicious bones to yours,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow much sugar do we consume?<\/h3>\n
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Please let me know how I can better serve you and your bones.<\/h3>\n
Kindly take a moment to tell me more.
My gift for your time is a simple alkalizing salad\/veggie recipe video waiting just for you.<\/p>\nIrma<\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n