The Sugar Fix or Healthy Digestion the Natural Way

The Sugar Fix: Uncover the High Fructose Fall-Out That Is Making You Fat and Sick

Author: Richard Johnson

In The Sugar Fix, Dr. Richard Johnson, who oversees a pioneering research program, reports on discoveries about how fructose impacts the body—and directly connects the American obesity epidemic to a frightening escalation in our fructose consumption.

It comes as no surprise that the sugar is found in processed foods like candy, baked goods, canned foods, and frozen meals in the form of high-fructose corn syrup, but it is also hidden in less obvious foods like peanut butter, egg products, and soups. Many fruits and vegetables contain high levels of it naturally. Dr. Johnson shows how to cut way back on the sweetener by making effective substitutions. The daily meal plans included here contain no more than 25 grams of fructose, one-quarter of the amount the average American now ingests.

Rather than the low-carb approach of so many recent diets, Dr. Johnson recommends a much easier to enjoy and stick to formula: 50% carbs, 25% fat, and 25% protein. The immediate benefit of this diet is to help anyone shed excess weight. The additional benefits are even more impressive—reduced risk for such serious health problems as high blood pressure, elevated blood fats, and insulin resistance, conditions directly linked to heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease, and stroke.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments     vii
Introduction     viii
Crystals and Corn Syrup: A Brief History of Fructose
The Fructose Factor     3
Raising Cane     12
Sweet and Dangerous     27
The Price of Sugar: Fructose, Uric Acid, and Your Health
Signs of Trouble     41
The Acid Test     57
Sugar Shock     77
The (Other) Trouble with Fructose     96
Sweet Salvation: The Low-Fructose Solution
Steak and Potatoes     113
Group Therapy     125
The Case for Milk     144
The Low-Fructose Diet     154
More Than a Diet: The Low-Fructose Lifestyle
Further Steps     195
Good Questions     213
Epilogue     228
Appendices
Recipes for the Low-Fructose Diet     235
The Fructose Content of Common Foods     278
The Fructose Content of Popular Fast Foods     286
The Purine Content of Selected Foods     292
References     293
Index     296

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Healthy Digestion the Natural Way: Preventing and Healing Heartburn, Constipation, Gas, Diarrhea, Inflammatory Bowel and Gallbladder Diseases, Ulcers, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Food Allergies, and More

Author: D Lindsey Berkson

A complete guide to healing your digestive problems, once and for all—safely, inexpensively, naturally Good digestion is fundamental to good health, and even such common problems as chronic heartburn and gas can have harmful effects on virtually every cell in your body. Quick fixes such as over-the-counter and prescription medications don’t address the real causes of the problems: they only mask symptoms. Nature, on the other hand, offers a variety of gentle, readily available remedies that not only treat underlying digestive problems but also help to promote overall well-being. Learn about natural solutions and how to put them to work for you in Healthy Digestion the Natural Way. Dr. D. Lindsey Berkson clearly and simply explains the normal digestive processes and what can happen to interfere with them. Then, drawing upon her decades of research and clinical experience successfully treating thousands of sufferers of digestive problems—many of whom had exhausted all the standard medical solutions—she provides:

• Easy-to-follow programs for correcting digestive problems without drugs
• Specific treatments for gas, heartburn, constipation, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcers, gallbladder disease, food allergies, and more
• Natural remedies, including diet, exercise, mind-body and breathing techniques, and reflexology
• Guidelines on how to design a naturally healthy diet tailored to your unique physical makeup, problems, and tastes