A mazingly enough, we are now heading down that fast slide toward the end of the year and the holiday season. The holidays can demolish what's left of those "good nutrition" resolutions we had set for ourselves and our families back in January. Sweets: the "Trick," not the "Treat" The holiday season is usually kicked off by that traditionally sugar-filled celebration at the end of October. Most of us have fond childhood memories of bringing home a pile of sweet treasures placed into our waiting containers by smiling neighbors or shopkeepers. We loved receiving and eating those treats, and never thought about how all that sugar affected us. "A spoonful of sugar" these days carries more than just an innocent, sweet flavor to "help the medicine go down," as Julie Andrews once sang in Mary Poppins. In fact, it packs more of a wallop than we ever imagined years ago. Of course, we know that sugar is just "empty" calories, devoid of nutrition. We also understand its negative effect on teeth (cavities), but sugar affects more than your waistline and teeth. It affects your mood, behavior, immune system, and may even expose you to genetically modified organisms (GMOs). GMO Sugar? Yes. Unless the label specifies "100% pure cane sugar," beets are commonly used to make sugar. More than 90% of the U.S. sugar beet crop is GMO.1 In fact, these beets are often combined with other sweeteners when the source is not named on the label. If you haven't yet learned much about this topic, I urge you to check it out.2-3 Sugar is pervasive in our diet. Aside from the obvious sources in breakfast cereals, candy bars, desserts, and sodas, "added sugar" is found in a host of foods, including ketchup, crackers, fat-free salad dressings, peanut butter, and cans of soup. It is also an addictive substance, which has been a well-known fact for decades. Is that why sugar is used so extensively in the food industry? In 1822, the average American consumed just 1.5 teaspoons of sugar per day. To see that from today's perspective: one 12-ounce soda contains eight teaspoons of sugar. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently reported that Americans now consume about 100 pounds of sugar per year." Imagine! That is 20 five-pound bags of sugar per year for every man, woman, and child in the country. However, don't despair. Homeopathy can easily eliminate cravings for sweets (often stimulated by a Candida albicans condition), as well as the detrimental effects sugar brings, from weight gain to mood swings. Sugar, Mood, and Behavior Researchers have made fascinating links between sugar intake and attention deficit disorder, depression, and even violent behavior.5 Criminologist Stephen Schoenthaler conducted nutritional studies on delinquents and public school children for almost 30 years. In 1986, he described how one million kids improved their test scores when they eliminated sugar and white flour from their diets.6 Similar results were recorded when Alexander Schauss, PhD, worked to improve the nutrition in juvenile detention centers. He showed that violent behavior decreased dramatically when sugar was eliminated.7 As Dr. Carolyn Dean explains, "The purpose of eating is to provide your body with nutrients."8 Not only is sugar devoid of nutrients, but it also calls upon the mineral reserves of the body to neutralize the acids it creates. This can lead to chronic mineral deficiencies, especially of magnesium, which puts you "at risk for dozens of diseases, from depression to attention deficit disorder to asthma," says Dr. Dean. Sugar and the Immune System As if all that weren't enough dismal news, sugar also depresses the immune system. We all want to remain healthy and happy through the holidays and beyond. Sugar doesn't help, though; in fact, it hurts. According to Dr. Kenneth Brock, the efficiency of the immune system is lowered by 92% for up to five hours after two cans of soda. It's no wonder, now that we know two cans of soda contain more than 16 teaspoons of sugar. As you can imagine, the adrenal glands and pancreas must work overtime to adjust for the blood sugar imbalances that sugar causes. How Can Homeopathy Help? Homeopathy is a safe, natural, nontoxic medicine that quickly addresses the causes of symptomatic imbalances. Symptoms are the trail that the homeopathic medicine follows back to the root cause in order to restore balance. Homeopathy is based upon the law of similars, which states that "like cures like." This is the same principle at work today when scientists use allergens in desensitizing allergy shots and viruses in vaccines. The big difference, however, is that homeopathy uses such tiny amounts of the original substance that it causes no negative side effects. It's enough to awaken the body to heal, but not enough to cause negative side effects. For example, if a child is suffering with a sore throat or cold due to a suppressed immune system (caused by sugar or other factors), homeopathy can help. Allium cepa is Latin for "red onion." Remembering that homeopathy is based on "like cures like," what happens when you chop an onion? It causes a runny nose and watering eyes, just like the symptoms of a cold. So Allium cepa is one homeopathic remedy for a runny nose. Or, consider the case of a child who has possibly had too many sweet "treats," and is now feeling cranky, fidgety, or hyperactive, and is having trouble concentrating. Aside from adjusting the diet in the future, what can be done in the moment? Homeopathy to the rescue! Helpful homeopathic remedies include Ignatia, Calcarea carbonica, Lycopodium, and Magnesia carbonica. Upset Tummy? Let's say too many sweets, rich foods, holiday excitement, or travel has caused a tummy ache. The following remedies may help: Bryonia, Cocculus indicus, and Lac defloratum. A few of the many homeopathic ingredients that may help to counteract weight gain and Candida overgrowth are Adrenilinum, Adrenocorticotrophin, Asafoetida, Saba-dilla, Sulphur, and Thyroidinum. Homeopathy works quickly to reduce symptoms and restore balance. It is also safe medicine with no known negative side effects and a track record that covers more than 200 years! Many scientific research studies have shown the great value of homeopathic medicine, even for serious respiratory illness such as asthma.910 In my nearly 40 years of practice, I have found that homeopathic formulas that combine multiple remedies in multiple high potencies work best. Because it is bioen-ergetic medicine ratherthan biochemical, it can workvery fast, often in seconds. Learn more about homeopathic medicine and its numerous benefits at my website. You can download a free manual, patient forms, and questionnaires to use for yourself, your family, and your doctor's patients. May homeopathy keep your holidays healthy and happy! References: 1. http:/Avww.greenamerica org/pubsgreenamerican/articles/ AprilMay20]3'How-Kfonsantos-Sugar-Beets-Grew-Larger-Tliaii-Tlie-IxnY.cfhi I Apr. May 2013) litlp: www.organiccoivmmers.org kelloggs.cfin http.VAinvw.notignioshoppinggiiide.com tips-for-avoiding-giiios. html That number was rc-cstiniatcd wilh a new calculation method in 2012. resulting in a lower figure of around 76 pounds per year, according to the article in 'lhe .Veir York Times. U.S. Cuts Estimate of Sugiir Intake. (Tliat's still a lot of sugar.) http: drcamlyndean.com articles scary truth about sugar, html ibid ibid ibid Rcilly. D. Taylor. M. Beattie. N. el al.. "Is E\idcncc for Ho moeopathy Reproducible?" Lancet, December 10. 1994. 344:1601-6. White A. Sladc P. Hunt C. Hart A. Ernst E. Individualised Homeopathy as an Adjunct in the Treatment of Childliood Asthma: A Randomised Placebo Controlled Trial. Thorax 2003:58:217-321. Dr. Frank King, nalionalh recognized researcher, lecturer, and author of The Healing Revolution: Eight Essentials to Awaken Abundant Life, Xatu-rally! is the founder and president of King Bio. an FDA-registcrcd homeopathic manufacturing company. He is dedicated to completing chiroprac- tic destiny with homeopathy. Learn how to easily incorporate contemporary homeopathy into your practice by downloading your free Physician's Reference Manual al: www.SafcCareRx. com. 866-298-2740. or: procsriihsafecarerx.com.
