Study Proves That Sugar Is Responsible For Many Diseases

Sugar Said To be Responsible For A Number Of Diseases

 Here it is in black and white - Sugar is the culprit when it comes to quite a number of diseases.

November 8th, 2017

By Dr. Joseph Mercola

Contributing writer for Wake Up World

Refined sugar was not consumed on a daily basis until the past 100 years. Before that, it was a treat afforded only by the very rich as sugar cane was a difficult crop to grow. In the past 100 years, rates of obesity, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes and numerous other chronic diseases have skyrocketed.

When sugar and tobacco were introduced by Native Americans to Europeans as they began to settle America, the average life span was relatively short.¹ This meant health consequences from sugar and tobacco were easily buried in the myriad of other life challenges the early settlers faced.

The Dangers Of Sleep Deprivation

We all know how important sleep is, yet so many people ignore the fact and believe that they can get away with little sleep.  We therefore punish our body and then expect it to function in top form.  This needs a serious re-think:

• Based on studies investigating how much sleep people need to maintain their health, an expert panel concluded that most adults need right around eight hours per night
• About 40 percent of Americans are sleep deprived, which can increase your risk for accidents, weight gain, chronic diseases, reduced sex drive, poor cognitive function, and memory loss
• Sleep is essential for cementing events into long-term memory, and for making sense of your life. During sleep your brain extracts the gist of what happened during the day, and fosters new insights

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How Prolonged Sitting Kills You, and What You Can Do About It

This study addresses the dangers of sitting for long periods and their detrimental effect on your health.  Movement is so very important for your health.


How Prolonged Sitting Kills You, and What You Can Do About It

Inflammation Affects Your Health

Important news about depression and how it an inflammation can have a serious affect health on our health.

There’s a bidirectional relationship between all of the major chronic diseases and psychiatric diagnoses (patients who struggle with chronic diseases are more likely to be depressed and vice versa)


Psychoneuroimmunology: How Inflammation Affects Your Health