PeatandPotatoes
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Just curious, what brand and type of sugar you prefer to use?
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Interesting on your sugar choice @Jennifer. I am curious if there is some Policosinols in this sugar as well?I use raw honey, maple syrup from my uncle’s trees in NH and this sugar:
Sun-dried Cane Juice Crystals - 10 LBS — Super Vital Foods
A Raw, Low Glycemic, Minerals Rich Sweetener Our raw sun-dried cane juice crystals come from 100% pure sugar cane that’s organically grown in the highly mineralized volcanic soil of the Ecuadorian mountains.www.supervitalfoods.com
Sounds like some very good reasons, thanks for sharing @Jennifer !@J.R.K, I would think it contains policosanol, since it’s whole cane juice. I chose it as a substitute for when ripe fruit is scarce and to lessen my dependency on cooked sugars because it’s truly raw. I experience digestive upset if I have more than a small amount of cooked sugars—maple syrup, white sugar, pasteurized fruit juice etc.—but can have as much of the raw cane juice crystals as I want without issue.
Found a UK version@J.R.K, I would think it contains policosanol, since it’s whole cane juice. I chose it as a substitute for when ripe fruit is scarce and to lessen my dependency on cooked sugars because it’s truly raw. I experience digestive upset if I have more than a small amount of cooked sugars—maple syrup, white sugar, pasteurized fruit juice etc.—but can have as much of the raw cane juice crystals as I want without issue.
Excellent info,iv been struggling a bit to get my carbs in and not relying in corn masa or organic white rice,i think i will start to use more white sugar again,need the extra caloriesAnd just in case Vileplume happens to read this thread, or anyone else nervous about white sugar depleting minerals, Ray also said this about sugar:
[SUGAR HIGH] If the rest of your diet is good, the energy bursts from sugar should level off, and become a steady increased metabolic rate.
[Anti-sugar cult] There is a great anti-sugar cult, with even moralistic overtones,equating sugar craving with morphine addiction. Sugar craving is usually caused by the need for sugar, generally caused by hypothyroidism.When yeasts have enough sugar, they just happily make ethanol, but when they don't have sugar, they can sink filaments into the intestine wall seeking it, and, if the person is very weak, they can even invade the bloodstream and other organs. Milk, cheese, and fruits provide a very good balance of nutrients. Fruits provide a significant amount of protein. Plain sugar is o.k. when the other nutrients are adequate. Roots, shoots, and tubers are, next to the fruits, a good carbohydrate source; potatoes are a source of good protein. Meat as the main protein can provide too much phosphorus in relation to calcium.
I checked a few of the references that were on the charts in his video, and didn't find any facts that would necessarily support what he was saying. Many people are publishing similar extreme interpretations. His ideas about alcohol, appetite, addiction, insulin, and leptin are stereotyped medical cliches, that aren't supported clearly by good evidence [SUGAR THE BITTER TRUTH - LUSTIG].
I think a total for sugar up to ten ounces can be o.k., depending on your metabolic rate and needs. Budd and Piorry used up to 12 ounces per day therapeutically.
If your other foods are rich in vitamins and minerals it's safe.
To prevent stress, or to replenish glycogen stores after stress, your appetite for it is likely to be a good guide.
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Are you still using those cane juice crystals? I’ve never heard of those but it looks interesting.I use raw honey, maple syrup from my uncle’s trees in NH and this sugar:
Sun-dried Cane Juice Crystals - 10 LBS — Super Vital Foods
A Raw, Low Glycemic, Minerals Rich Sweetener Our raw sun-dried cane juice crystals come from 100% pure sugar cane that’s organically grown in the highly mineralized volcanic soil of the Ecuadorian mountains.www.supervitalfoods.com
Thanks! I ordered 10lbs to put in coffee. Im starting to think refined cane sugar is making my digestion slower because raw honey causes no issues but unfortunately it’s hard to find a non allergenic honey for myself.Yep, I’m still using the cane juice crystals, @aniciete. I got back into the habit of drinking black tea recently and have been using the crystals to sweeten it.