Your Life-Your Choice March, 1999 ===================== Question & Answer Supplement This supplement continues the compiled list of questions about sugar. This series is of tremendous interest to anyone trying to lose weight, or having health concerns affected by sugar. Dr. Abrams has put this series together because of the overwhelming number of questions we receive regarding this issue. We're always anxious to hear YOUR story. Many Your Life-Your Choice readers share the same or similar health issues. By sharing your experiences with us you help thousands of others. Tell us what helped you through a particular situation. What modality did you use to resolve your health issue. Help others find relief the way you did. Send in your testimonials and encourage your friends to send in theirs. In particular, I would like to see some success stories from people who have used Reiki. I don't believe that we've had any of those yet. I think it would help people to see how Reiki was used to successfully address a particular health concern. Send your testimony to mailto:testimony@life-choices.com with "Testimony Your Life-Your Choice" in the subject heading. Size limitations prevent us from publishing all the questions & answers. If your question is time sensitive, Dr. Abrams is extending an offer for you to call him on his toll free number to ensure a timely response. This is a toll free call from anywhere in the U.S.A. and Canada; 1-800-777-1328. I encourage you to take advantage of this generous offer and remember to tell him that you are a Your Life-Your Choice subscriber. Brigitte Synesael Your Life-Your Choice Editor Traditional Medicine Needs Our Help! Your life is your choice-don't make it the doctor's choice! http://www.Life-Choices.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This newsletter is meant to educate and inform. It is not intended to diagnose or prescribe. 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Sugar is always present in your blood. Your main source of energy is blood sugar which comes from all types of foods. Proteins can be converted by your body into sugar, so even if you would eliminate all carbohydrates, you would still have sugar in your blood. 2. Q When I go on a diet, I get tired more easily. I crave sugar even more than usual. Why is this, and is there anything I can do about it? A This happens because you are consuming fewer calories than your body requires per day. Some people's bodies do not start burning the stored energy (fat) as readily as others do, so they go through more periods of energy shortage. The best thing to do to minimize the problem is to do a short spurt of strenuous physical activity. This may seem foolish because you are feeling tired already, but the physical activity releases hormones which cause fat to be mobilized and made available to be burned for energy. It also gets the blood circulating faster carrying more oxygen to all your muscles, which can help to perk you up. Also, eating your reduced-calorie meals on a regular schedule can help to reduce the occurrence of low blood sugar, which could produce symptoms of tiredness. 3. Q How does excess sugar consumption increase fat in the blood which leads to heart disease? A When the blood sugar goes up fast after consuming sweets or a very large meal, your body is stimulated to form trigly- cerides (a blood fat). Triglyceride formation also requires fatty acids which comes from the fats you consume. (See Question 15.) 4. Q What foods are high in triglycerides? A Any food containing fat contains triglycerides, because 98% of the fat found in food is composed of triglycerides. These are broken apart into smaller pieces before being absorbed. All of the triglycerides in your blood have been synthesized by your body. 5. Q I have seen the terms "monoglycerides" and "diglycerides" on food labels. What are they? A They make up the remaining 2% of fat in food. They are also broken down before absorption. They are added to foods in small amounts as emulsifiers. Emulsifiers blend liquids together for more uniform consistency and texture and are not a significant part of the calories of the item. *************************************** If I haven't answered your question, call me on my personal 800 HOTLINE, it's a toll free call and I'll be happy to answer your question. The HOTLINE is 1-800-777-1328. It's available in the U.S.A. and Canada. I'll be looking forward to talking with you, just for the health of it. This call is totally FREE to you, just remember to tell me that you are a Your Life-Your Choice subscriber! Dr. Norman R. 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