tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post4794524838802507560..comments2024-01-15T12:17:49.418+02:00Comments on Midlife Singlemum: Poisoned By SugarRachel Selbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-58537770837105902882016-11-11T13:30:36.568+02:002016-11-11T13:30:36.568+02:00Pnina, I'm so happy that at least one person h...Pnina, I'm so happy that at least one person has watched some of what I posted. And yes it is scary. Also, you are right about us having less choice. My compromise so far is not eating any obvious sugary food (cakes, sweets, chocolate, biscuits, fruit juices, jelly, ice-cream, and I included ketchup and baked beans). I have chosen the mayonnaise and soup powder with the least sugar that I could find. I've not drunk any alcohol or any other drinks with dded sugar. I'm going to blog about it when the month is up in a about 10 days time. I've had good results so far. Good luck with your journey. xxx Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-25677424892878093392016-11-11T12:42:36.163+02:002016-11-11T12:42:36.163+02:00I've slowly gotten around to watching the vide...I've slowly gotten around to watching the videos. Saw 1 out of the 3 so far (Year of No Sugar) and found it intriguing. Not preachy. Ms. Schaub took a giant leap with her family and I'm glad it worked for her. <br />It would be very difficult, I think, to try and do something so thoroughly here in Israel. The variety of food here is more limited. For example, she found 250 varieties of sandwich bread in the supermarket, and here there are certainly not that many. It could be difficult trying to find certain types of food without sugar and making your own could be daunting, although not impossible.<br />Still, I think there is "food" for thought here, and perhaps even just less sugar is better than not trying at all. My mother and my uncle both died of complications from diabetes, and my brother just had a kidney transplant because he was in total kidney failure - due to diabetes. So I know it is out there for me, and YES, it's scary. I try to do what I can for me but this might just push me to do more. I wish you and DD good luck in your journey. Keep us posted.Penina Paula Arbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17118896166710305445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-51488051209495784102016-10-31T15:59:56.297+02:002016-10-31T15:59:56.297+02:00I believe that everyone should see the videos I po...I believe that everyone should see the videos I posted and make up their own minds. Otherwise we're just two lay people discussing things we don't really understand. Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-45096065533248044822016-10-31T14:29:37.463+02:002016-10-31T14:29:37.463+02:00It's precisely a "maybe" that I'...It's precisely a "maybe" that I'm arguing for. But a maybe that goes both ways really, not just where it is convenient for the idea you have in mind as an absolute. <br /><br />I'm also not sure what it is exactly that you disagree with. If it's the very idea that some people might actually require/digest well what is poison for you, I'll just stop here, since I'm really not into fighting other people's beliefs.Diana Comannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-57505297700524704222016-10-30T16:48:15.608+02:002016-10-30T16:48:15.608+02:00I disagree because though your Grandfather was thi...I disagree because though your Grandfather was thin you dont knw what the state of his liver was. Maybe his overactive thyroid was keeping him thin but his liver was fatty. The fact that he ate sugar by the spoonful seems to prove the point that sugar is addictive. As for your Grandmother, either she was eating something else as well or she also had a co-morbid condition that made her overweight. Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-23329068024267811022016-10-30T16:12:55.613+02:002016-10-30T16:12:55.613+02:00Trouble is that statistics specifically does *not*...Trouble is that statistics specifically does *not* work or deal with individuals and moreover humans function actually on a relatively wide range of "normal" - meaning that what is poison for *you* can even be a needed thing for *me*. To give an example, my grandfather used to eat sugar by the spoon (like that, directly, not even bothering with having it in cakes or anything of the sort) and he was thin by any measure you choose. He also possibly/probably (undiagnosed) had an overactive thyroid. On the other hand my grandmother literally ate only boiled carrots and green vegetables (she could not eat much else) and she was overweight by any measure you choose. <br />So really, putting it all in absolutes may be conforting /easy but it doesn't really help individuals. (That's actually how all the other trends that the last video deplores started anyway, funny enough.) Better I'd say simply try and see what works for you at the end of the day. Good luck!Diana Comannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-49777945155167295032016-10-30T15:57:38.742+02:002016-10-30T15:57:38.742+02:00You're welcome, from one carb addict (though n...You're welcome, from one carb addict (though not sugar) to another. xxxRachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-24434489891301334572016-10-30T15:17:43.876+02:002016-10-30T15:17:43.876+02:00I intend watching all of these over the next week ...I intend watching all of these over the next week -so thank you.<br />I am both a carb and a sugar addict - it really calls to me. I've done really well over the past couple of years at reducing my addiction to both (and feeling so much better) however, I've backslid a lot in the past couple of months (due to life's stresses - I'm a stress eater) but this is a good wakeup call to get back on the straight and narrow. It's hard - and I'll never go completely cold turkey but I do know that it's possible to make significant changes and keep sugar to the very occasional treat rather than a daily source of calories. Thank you again for the kick up the backside!Margie from Torontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103835021764804099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-46371116957513559172016-10-30T14:52:51.585+02:002016-10-30T14:52:51.585+02:00This could be the turning point Mich. Let me know ...This could be the turning point Mich. Let me know what you think after watching. xxxRachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-80442641895409155652016-10-30T10:58:27.623+02:002016-10-30T10:58:27.623+02:00I've already carved out time to watch these to...I've already carved out time to watch these tomorrow when the kids are at school. Mich xMichelleTwinMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03666267510923224699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-45561883124266676902016-10-30T00:09:11.544+03:002016-10-30T00:09:11.544+03:00I forgot to say thank you. Thank you! :)I forgot to say thank you. Thank you! :)Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-53456929797828478292016-10-30T00:08:27.855+03:002016-10-30T00:08:27.855+03:00I agree. The challenge is to get people to watch t...I agree. The challenge is to get people to watch the videos. Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-36635479641721165812016-10-29T16:59:12.882+03:002016-10-29T16:59:12.882+03:00Excellent info...sugar is the cancer cells' fo...Excellent info...sugar is the cancer cells' food. It's so refreshing to know that we are in control of our own health...nice job!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775767038870899935noreply@blogger.com