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Jamieson Health Center Newsletter
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July 3, 2013 |
Volume 2, Number 5 |
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Dear friends and patients, I’m concerned. I’m concerned
that some of you are still drinking soda every day. I’m concerned that some
of you are indulging in too many sweets. Sugar is a deadly poison and some of
you are still not taking this seriously. Granted, drinking that daily
soda or eating that daily candy doesn’t cause an immediate or acute illness.
On the contrary, it may make you emotionally feel so much better. However,
what you are ignoring is the chronic damage to your entire system. Sugar promotes continuous
food consumption and it is the cause of your obesity. It’s the cause of your
hypertension and high blood pressure which can lead to cardiovascular
disease. It causes fatty liver, insulin resistance, cancer and neurological
diseases like dementia, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. And
it’s not just table sugar (sucrose). It’s also High Fructose Corn Syrup
(HFCS). Biochemistry-wise they are the same. They are made of one molecule of
glucose and one molecule of fructose. Glucose
is a good carb, it’s the energy your body needs to function. Fructose
sounds natural, however when consumed by itself, it’s a poison. It’s a toxin
that needs to be metabolized and detoxified by the liver. And in the process,
a lot of bad waste and by-products are created that cause chronic illness and
are deadly for you. I encourage you to watch a
video from Robert H. Lustig,
M.D. from UCSF’s Division of
Endocrinology and Metabolism in which he proves that today’s health issues and
obesity are not caused by the fat in our diet but by the sugar and HFCS. HFCS
is very cheap and it has found its way into our entire food supply. So please
check the labels on the food and do not buy or consume foods with HFCS or
sugar. It’s literally in everything from cereal to bread to meat to
medication, etc. Do you know it’s also in baby formula? So why do you think
studies show that today we have an epidemic of obese 6 month olds? It’s not
the fat, it’s the sugar! Unfortunately,
for some of you, your body has reached a state of high cholesterol or insulin
resistance. Quitting sugar is an absolute must, but you need professional
help to heal and stop the deadly cycle. I hope you give me a call to discuss
your options. Yours in good health, Dr. Samuel Jamieson, D.C. |
Sugar …. The bitter truth. Sugar and HFCS – creating a perfect but deadly
vicious cycle. 1.
Table sugar(sucrose) and High Fructose Corn
Syrup (HFCS) are biochemistry-wise the same. They are made of one molecule of
glucose and one molecule of fructose. 2.
Glucose is a good carbohydrate. It’s the energy your brain, muscles
and organs use to function. Fructose sounds natural, however when consumed by
itself (such as in orange juice), it’s a poison. God designed fructose in
combination with its antidote fiber, and only consumed in its natural form as
a whole fruit is it healthy for you. 3.
Fructose is bad. Whenever you consume foods or drinks that contain
fructose, sucrose or HFCS, the fructose needs to be metabolized and
detoxified by the liver. It’s just like alcohol, but without the buzz. 4.
During this metabolic process, there are many waste and by-products
created like cholesterol, fats, insulin and uric acid that are deadly for
you. They cause chronic diseases like obesity, cardiovascular diseases,
insulin resistance, Type 2 Diabetes but also cancer and neurological diseases
like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. Here are the by-products: ·
Uric acid: o
causes gout, a very painful disease destroying the joints o
stalls the blood flow in the arteries causing stroke and high blood
pressure which can lead to heart disease ·
Citrate and fat storing enzymes o
creating lots of VLDLs (cholesterol) storing them as fat ·
Insulin o
creating more fat o
causing insulin resistance, which creates more insulin o
leads to Type 2 diabetes, cancer and neurological disorders ·
Enzymes that down-regulate the insulin receptors in the liver o
causing liver insulin resistance, creating more insulin making more
fat 5.
Insulin is a very destructive hormone and the more insulin your cells
are exposed to: o
the more prone to cancer and neurological diseases you become, o
the less your brain can recognize the hormone leptin which is supposed to tell the brain that you’ve
had enough to eat. Therefore you never feel full, continue to eat
and become obese. And worst, you continue to crave and eat the same foods
containing sugar and HFCS, which starts the metabolic process all over again.
And here we have a perfect but deadly vicious circle. So it’s not the fat, it’s the sugar. We are all heavier and we
eat more than 20 years ago. In the US, studies show that teen boys consume
275 more calories per day, adults males 187 and adult females 335 calories
more per day. Where do those calories
come from? In 1982, the American Heart Association, US Department of Agriculture
and the American Medical Association admonished us to reduce our fat intake
from 40 to 30 percent. Today we are eating less fat but at the same time
obesity rates and rates of cardiovascular disease and stroke have gone up
dramatically. So it can’t be the fat. The content of home cooked
food can be controlled. However, the content of low-fat processed food can’t.
As processed foods
contained less fat, consumer goods companies had to add sugar to enhance the
taste. Since HFCS is sweeter and much cheaper than table sugar, it has found
its way in almost all processed foods. Studies show that the additional
calories are in the carbohydrates i.e. sugar and HFCS, not in the fat. In
1982, the intent was to create a non-fat diet, but from the metabolic process
explained above, we need to realize that a high-fat diet was created instead.
Lots of HFCS and sugar makes lots of fat and insulin in the liver, and it
chronically affects our entire system. Until we
understand this, we will keep pointing the finger at fat. For more information about insulin
resistance, obesity, high cholesterol, hypertension, call our office at 408-517-0706 or visit our website at www.jamiesonhealthcenter.com. |
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Fructose statistics.
History of
fructose consumption: ·
Natural fructose intake from fruits
and vegetables is 15g/day ·
Prior to WW2: 16-24 g/day ·
1970-1988: 37g/day, 8% of total
calorie intake (TCI) (In 1975 HFCS was introduced in food supply) ·
1994: 54.7 g/day– 10.2% of TCI ·
Today’s adolescents: 72.8 g/day
which is 12.1% of TCI ·
Nowadays each one of us consumes 63 lbs of HFCS per year. Studies show that the
consumption of soft drinks has increased 41%, and fruit drinks 35%. Yearly fat gain from drinking one coke a day: ·
1915: 6.5 oz bottle a day causes 8 lb of fat ·
1955: 10 oz bottle a day causes 13 lb of fat ·
1960: 12oz can a day causes 16 lb of fat ·
1988: 44oz thirst buster causes 57 lb of fat ·
1992: 20 oz bottle causes 26 lb of fat |
Craving sweets is often triggered by your emotions.
NET and herbs can help. Getting rid of sweets and
soda is not easy. Most patients drink soda or eat sweets because it makes
them feel better. They say it seems to make them happier. In many cases, the
sweet cravings are caused by stress and/or your emotions. It is therefore very
important to identify why you eat sweets or drink soda and why you develop
the cravings. How do you feel when you feel the urge to consume sweets? What
feelings surface? What situations occur? What circumstances are you facing?
For example, are you angry or frustrated? Once you know which feelings
or circumstances cause those cravings, the next step would be to try to avoid
those circumstances or change your reaction to them. Once you recognize the
feelings, you could try and change your physiology by going for a walk or a
hike for example, and taking a bottle of water with you. You could go on a
prayer walk and ask God to heal you from the feelings that cause your
cravings. You could call a friend instead and talk to him or her about what’s
going on. Also, for some of you,
quitting sugar is an absolute must, but it is not enough to reverse the
effects of high cholesterol and insulin on your body. You need professional
help. In my practice, I use Neuro Emotional Technique (NET) along with supplements
and herbs to help my patients cope with their sugar cravings and metabolism.
NET can reset the neurological and physiological responses of certain
emotions. Supplements such as Inositol,
Gymnena and Cataplex GTF help the body cope with the sugar cravings and sugar
metabolism. So I want you to know that I can help you overcome some of those
difficult habits, reverse insulin resistance and high cholesterol. For more information about
sugar cravings, insulin resistance, diabetes, diet, NET and our holistic
treatments, call our office at 408-517-0706
or visit our website at www.jamiesonhealthcenter.com. |
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JAMIESON
HEALTH CENTER
Integrative Chiropractic Applied Kinesiology Nutrition Emotional Stress Relief Total Body Modification Advanced Neurofeedback qEEG brain mapping 1175
Saratoga Ave, Ste 8 San Jose, CA
95119 Phone
408.517.0706 Email drjamieson@sbcglobal.net We’re on the Web! |
Seminars we’ve taken. Since I want to make a difference in
your lives and that of your children, I’m constantly trying to keep up with
the latest developments in healing practices and new discoveries in the area
of alternative holistic medicine. To that end, I have attended the following
seminars and conferences over the last several months: ·
International
College of Applied Kinesiology Annual Meeting 2010 ·
Doctor of the
Future – The Practice of Rational Intervention ·
NeuroEndocrine-Immune Axis
of Andropause ·
Metabolic
Biotransformation: an overview of detoxification and weight management ·
Restoring
Gastrointestinal Health ·
Practical Blood
Chemistry ·
Functional
Neurology for the Primary Care Provider ·
Neurotransmitters
and Brain ·
Applied Brain
Concepts ·
The
Thyroid-Brain–Immuno Connection ·
Restorative
Endocrinology: Balancing Female Hormones in Menopausal Women ·
Restorative
Endocrinology: Balancing Hormones in Cycling Women ·
The Impacts of
Estrogen on the NeuroEndocrine-Immune Axis ·
Restorative
Endocrinology: Balancing Male Hormones ·
Advanced
Nutrition Therapeutics for Addictions and OCD Some
patients have asked about previous newsletters and they can be found on our
website at http://www.jamiesonhealthcenter.com/archive.htm |
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