Too much sugar kills you!

[ILG]

I think marijuana should be legal, but not smoked.

[KeptByTheWord]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

Sugar Complaint: I've been buying "natural" applesauce for years. (the kind with no sugar--or artificial sugar--added) This morning, I made a quick stop at the Dollar General to grab some soup and applesauce for my flu-bug-bitten household. I don't normally stop there, but it was on the way home and I was exhausted. Since I was in a hurry, I also didn't look at the labels on anything. Just your standard Campbell's chicken soup and Dollar General brand applesauce.

This afternoon I poured myself a little bowl of the applesauce and took a bite and nearly gagged--it was SO SWEET. Seriously, LIKE SYRUP. Apple flavored syrup--with texture. I turned the bottle around and looked. The first two ingredients: Apples, High fructose corn syrup. I'm surprised it listed apples first, actually. YUCK!!! That stuff is TRASH. And this is what *the masses* feed themselves and their children all the time? No wonder we are sick and fat. What floors me is that people expect applesauce to taste like that instead of tasting like, well, APPLES!

End of applesauce rant.

Wow! Scary isn't it!!!

Ketchup is another heavy-laden high fructose corn syrup top seller. You have to look REALLY hard to find a brand that doesn't have the HFCS in it. When you actually begin to look at labels, to try to find food that doesn't have the HFCS, it is shocking!! Yes, indeed, no wonder we have the obesity epidemic in this country with all the HCFS and GMO in our food!

[KeptByTheWord]

Originally Posted by ILG

I think marijuana should be legal, but not smoked.

Question.... how would such a thing be enforced? lol...

[KeptByTheWord]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

There's still enough debate over whether or not marijuana is good for you to make it a valid concern for anyone concerned with their overall health. The smoke inhalation is not any better for you than cigarette smoke--it's just that people are going to smoke less marijuana than tobacco cigarettes, so they don't inhale as much overall.

Personally, I think making marijuana legal will remove the "gateway to other drugs" part of the equation. Since you have to go outside the law to obtain it presently, then you are going to encounter less savory people and circumstances than you would buying a pack of cigarettes. Obviously that allows for the likely possibility of being introduced to other bad habits and addictions. That is what people mean when they call it a "gateway drug." I can also tell you from experience working in a drug and alcohol recovery program at our local jail that marijuana use does seem to go hand in hand with other illicit drug use.

It will be interesting to see how marijuana use plays out in the states where it's been legalized. It's far too early to determine that regular, recreational use is healthy. "Safe" isn't the same term as "healthy." If something is safe, that means it isn't going to kill you--at least, not right away. If something is "healthy" that means it contributes to your health and well being. It's too early to say that marijuana is "healthy" when we don't even know for SURE that it's SAFE.

[shazeep]

the thing about the "healthy/safe" debate is that pot has been smoked for thousands of years, and has been legal in many countries...yikes, just look at Willy, isn't he like 100 now?

[ILG]

Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

Question.... how would such a thing be enforced? lol...

That's the thing. I don't think it should be enforced.

[Pressing-On]

Interesting...

What are the benefits of coconut sugar?
Coconut sugar, derived from the flowers of the coconut tree, is an organic, sustainable natural sweetener that shows promising results for people who suffer from chronic illnesses or conditions such as diabetes, gallstones, cancer, heart disease and obesity. This sugar has a low glycemic index and is also a nutrient powerhouse, filled with lots of vitamins, minerals and amino acids. Coconut sugar is minimally processed, unbleached and contains no preservatives.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/36...coconut-sugar/

Found this article when I ran across this recipe.



http://www.unrefinedkitchen.com/2013...butterfingers/

[shazeep]

wow--wonder what it costs. i've been on coco oil for a couple of years, great stuff. i think the low GI is key.

[MawMaw]

Hi ladies. I appreciate the fact y'all are so health concious and I hope it
does help you.

But, I have to say, (and everyone knows this).... "when it's your time to go, it's your time to go".... no matter how healthy you eat.

My (deceased) BIL is one example. He was THE most healthy eating person
I ever knew. Excercised regularly. Was perfect weight. You would have admired him. But, he died suddenly in his mid 60's.

On the other hand....my FIL has ALWAYS eaten anything and everything
he has ever wanted (including ricearoni and mac n cheese in the box LOL)
and just celebrated his 84th birthday. He gets around
better than my hubby and I do!

Anyway, I just wanted to put my non essential 2cents worth in.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by shazeep

wow--wonder what it costs. i've been on coco oil for a couple of years, great stuff. i think the low GI is key.

I haven't tried it, but will purchase a bag and do a test with it as opposed to regular sugar. I'll post my findings.