#sweet panocha

[jojo-reader-hell]

Time to show you all how we do it in the pinta cuh.

Gwess x Fem!Reader

Warnings: Uh, I guess just Gwess being Gwess. I don’t expect everyone to assume she’s not going to be abusive.

Also if I catch anyone complaining about the Spanglish it’s going down and I know for sure you’ve never kicked it with the 90’s cholas in your entire sheltered life.

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“Oye, listen bollera.”

“Told you not to fuckin’ call me bollera cabrona.”

“Cállate tu boca. Escucha bollera. Esa machorras, they do shit differently in the pinta. I worry about your ass because you don’t got one mean bone in your body. Shit, you couldn’t even stand up to the guera who bullied you in eighth grade. But I’ll tell you how it is in there esa. Maybe you’ll have the advantage since you’re going in a bollera, not coming out one…”

“What’s bollera?”

She butchers the Spanish, and all you can do is fucking laugh at her poor attempts. Your girlfriend frowns from between your legs, but you tug at her hair to get her to shut up her whining.

Saturdays, she always bugs you in your free time from writing to spend time with her. What the hell is there for two girls to do in prison on a date anyways? You can play cards with her in the yard, have her spot you lifting weights, all that shit gets old. Instead the two of you stay in, she begs you to baby her and brush her hair, and you oblige. Treating it like your grandma did and telling her stories while she made sweet eyes at you.

“How come you always talk in Spanish whenever you tell me stories about us meeting and falling in love?” She asks, pouting her lips up at you.

“Because that’s how it happened esa.” You laugh, tugging on her hair again and making her squeal, “It’s rare that I even get to act like this, not easy being trapped in the middle of two cultures and not getting accepted by either or. But with my babe, I can do whatever the fuck I want.”

She pulls on your jailbird blues, wanting a kiss but you make her wait. It’s just how that shit goes. You still hold grudges from the time she made your first stint into prison some bullshit.

“As I was saying mensa, as every corresponding event would prove in the future, it seemed Little Mosca was, for lack of a better term, entirely full of shit.”

To a point though, as you would later find out. But when it came to it, she didn’t know you or your life.

Never the less you’d have never thought your time in the “pinta” was going to be as smooth sailing as it was. You expected to get into fights, possibly be violated, become “somebody’s bitch” as they so eloquently put it in every fucking prison movie you could get your little pizza hands on. That’s what they told you in your friend groups too. Stop doing loca shit with the girls and go back to school, school girl. You should be at home studying fool. You like to talk about stupid shit like rocks and fucking video games all fucking day. You’re still a kid.

It pisses you off and only serves to give you a Napoleon complex.

Maybe if you had listened, it wouldn’t have gotten you into a case of wrongful arrest that not even the best pro bono lawyer could get you out of. You expected to have no one to turn to in El Acuario. Especially when you didn’t seem to fit in any of the stereotypical niches that came from being an outsider in some bad ass peckerwood lands.

Last name is impossibly hard for the white kids to say? Three strikes you’re out and a beaner. Try to bond with the other people of color? Let’s face it, even if you’re on the same short end of the stick there’s no spot in that long history of oppression for you homes. Speak Spanglish even though you don’t know all that much Spanish because your parents took “English Only” as law? Now every homegirl at El Super is taking the piss out of you.

But say you get grudgingly accepted by the locas, but they’re the kind of girls that sport hoop earrings, lipliner no lipstick, and a neck covered in hickeys? Well, you had the last part, but when the hickeys were from another girl it tends to cause a ruckus in the barrio.

You didn’t expect to be led to your cell and recognize nearly every girl already locked up in there.

“A la verga! Es La Bollera guey!”

“Sad Girl?!” you exclaimed at the voice, only to be jostled into silence.

“Shut the fuck up!” Screams the guard who is leading you.

“Orale bollera! The fuck are you doing in here homegirl?!”

“Let her go homes, she ain’t do shit!”

“Ay loca! The fuck did you do to get in here foo? Get caught eating panocha again?!”

“She ain’t do shit pinche culero! Let her go!”

But somehow against every barrier, life worked in its own way. You went to school, tried to keep it straight to fit in, let your energy help you to fit in seamlessly no matter where you went. But the homegirls always warned you to stay out of shit. Even though they all loved you anyway, bollera y todo, they always claimed you barely survived outside when it came to your sweet nature, how the hell were you going to last a day in the pinta?

The way they seem to want your freedom, it seems like you’re going to incite a riot among the chicanas.

You’re almost embarrassed. Every mom friend on the block seems to be doing time the same way as you, but the camaraderie doesn’t last too long.

So far the worst part of Green Dolphin was being arrested. Slammed on the hot hood of a police cruiser and cuffed, thrown around like you were a rag doll. Granted it wasn’t any fun having la juda sticking their fingers into where you didn’t want anyone except your future partner to, but that and the mugshot, it came with the territory. Eventually your homegirls do have to quiet down, not before reassuring you that they got your “esquina”. Well, now that you’re trapped in a six by eight cell with some goo goo eyed chick that acts like she’s la reina of the whole fucking place, it doesn’t seem like that’s going to be an option anymore.

Even better… she’s not even Hispanic or Latina. Her skin is pasty white and clashes with her blue koolaid dyed lips.

No matter. You know how to deal with the white girls too. That’s the beauty of being able to chameleon your way into any situation.

“Uh… hey.” You say awkwardly. “Nice to meet you.”

She doesn’t say a word. Weird. You have to scoot by her to take your place on the bottom bunk, about four seconds from opening your mouth to ask the dreaded ice breaker “what are you in for”, when she suddenly yanks you by the coveralls.

Oh… Oh hell no.

“What the fuck do you think you’re doing?! Thats my bunk-…”

Earrings off. Let’s go fool. It goes down like Diddy Kong, or more like Donkey when that’s just the type of punch she gets seemingly out of nowhere. You don’t have to turn around to know. She was fucked the minute she tried to get you.

It’s a matter of seconds, after you’ve floored her to the enamel first and pretty much sat on her chest, your hands and an unseen force have her pinned below you with your hands around her skinny guerra neck. The homegirls must have thought the screams were coming from you, because immediately you hear the banging of iron bars as your homegirls are coming to back you up.

“Oh shit! Bollera! Que esta pasando guey?!”

“Get the fuck off her white bitch!”

Their spring into action is stopped dead in its tracks when they see you’re strangling the girl on the floor. It takes them a minute to really comprehend the predicament you’ve got the girl in. When they only knew you from hang outs at Burger King or some dude’s house, they don’t truly know the reason that you waltzed in among them. Unafraid. Unyielding. They only know you that you’re a real loca to be walking around with girls who claim to be so.

They’re dead silent. Don’t even say shit when the girl’s turning blue. Not a word of encouragement or a “ja guey” to keep you going. But it’s fine.

You knock her back and forth into the enamel. She keeps trying to kick you off but her arms are pinned. You’re too far up on her chest, almost sitting on her breasts, smothering her down and punctuating every sentence with a jolt of her head against the flooring as you press down on her windpipe.

“Andale puta, you wanna play that way, I’ll play too.”

She’s blue. Turning the same shade as her lipstick. But you let her stay conscious enough to squeak out an answer.

“Here’s a few rules home girl, keep your fucking hands off me and leave me the fuck alone. I don’t give a shit about you, I didn’t get thrown in the pinta to get fucked up by some gabacha. But you wanna play that shit with me? Al rato bitch!”

“Sueltalo Bollera!”

“You feel me bitch?” You growl.

“Sueltalo homegirl! She ain’t worth it!”

“Let her go!”

“You feel me?!” You insist.

A squeak. That’s all you get from her. A small squeak of affirmation and you let her neck go, continuing to to make your bed as she flounders on the floor, totally ignorant of your homegirl’s gawking but feeling proud of yourself none the less.

It’s no fanfare when you meet up with everyone else later on. They tell you to watch your shit and to leave your cellmate at that. If word gets out, you might have a couple more fights at this rate.

But it doesn’t matter. Smooth sailing from now on since you stood up to her before she could get a hit in.

“You hit me though!”

“Technically that was my Stand that hit you.”

Those same blue koolaid lips pout at you again, and this time you lean down to give her a kiss right on her mouth. She squeals, its that same familiar sound she made when you had her pinned to the floor all those months ago.

“Yeah and you tried to knock my ass out too, but the thing I wasn’t prepared for was to meet someone who liked it like that.” You laugh.

Gwess just huffs, making grabby hands at your coveralls and begging you for more affection.

That’s how it goes in the pinta though. At least Little Mosca was right about that part.

[naturalwellnessjourney]

71 different names for sugar 🤯😳🤬 Sugar is linked to many health problems both physically and mentally. Most people know that type 2 diabetes is self induced by a bad diet, what would happen if sugar was removed from people's diets? Obesity, as we have seen with the recent illnesses going around, is one of the top 3 causes of mortality. What would happen if sugar was removed from the market? Better health? Lower health care costs? Less baby boomers on disability? Better behaving children (and adults)? Less hypertension and heart disease? Way lower cholesterol levels? Less inflammation? Less dementia & Alzheimer’s? Watch out for sneaky names! Agave Nectar*Corn Syrup Grape Sugar Panocha Barbados Sugar Corn Syrup Solids High-Fructose Corn Syrup Powdered Sugar Barley Malt*Crystalline Fructose Honey*Raisin Juice Concentrate Barley Malt Syrup Date Sugar*Honey Crystals Raw Sugar*Beet Sugar Dehydrated Cane Juice Icing Sugar Refiner’s Syrup Brown Rice Syrup*Demarara Sugar Invert Sugar Rice Syrup Brown Sugar Dextrin Lactose Saccharose Buttered Syrup Dextrose Liquid Fructose Sorghum Syrup*Cane Juice Evaporated Cane Juice Malt Syrup Sucanat*Cane Juice Crystals Florida Crystals Maltodextrin Sucrose Cane SugarFree-Flowing Brown Sugars Maltol Sugar (Granulated)Caramel Fructose Maltose Sweet Sorghum Syrup Carob Syrup Fruit Juice Mannose Syrup Castor Sugar Fruit Juice Concentrate Maple Crystals Treacle Coconut Palm Sugar Glucose Maple Syrup*Turbinado*Coconut Sugar*Glucose Solids Molasses*Yacon Nectar*Confectioner’s Sugar Golden Sugar Muscovado Yellow Sugar Corn Sweetener Golden Syrup Palm Sugar #diabetesawareness #heartattack #heartattack #inflammation #aging #illness #obesity #fattyliver #cholesterol #dementia #alzheimers https://www.instagram.com/p/CRTmozpAIzo/?utm_medium=tumblr

[mellicose]

My period ended yesterday. No matter what anyone says, I feel like a warm, breezy, field of wildflowers down there today!

Let those sweet breezes blow. 

I don’t know what possessed Ms. Schumer to write that bit. Between that and the wee story about being passed out drinking and waking up to someone going down on her (oh the horror and a bit insensitive, tbh), I was done. 

Tangential PSA: If someone were to ask me, “what one piece of advice would you give to straight women?” it would 1000% be DO NOT use Summer’s Eve or any of those specialized ‘feminine hygiene washes’. Ever. Although it will serve to clean you (way too harshly imo), it also makes the panocha taste *awful*, since it strips away the natural…um…flavor, which is amazing if you’re healthy. 

Dudes, and most lesbians, won’t tell you this, since they’re just glad to be there. But I just did. Listen to Mama Wettie. I won’t steer you wrong.

Also, in the long run, it might cause a pH imbalance, which would make it smelly. A nasty little cycle, don’t you think?

The vagina is a self-cleaning organ. Pussy isn’t supposed to taste like flowers, yo. Nopity-nyope. And if it smells like a barnyard, you should seek medical advice.

[incalyscent-fr]

yo the singles list is here, i’ll link to dragons but not all of them have bios causes i’m garbage (also hellreek is a big aroace squad and i didn’t even know it until now)

you two said yes so you get a ping @cheeseburgeridgeback @fr-blackiebelle

ruzo, bisexual biromantic (potentially courting tj’s lucasta)

morbus pansexual aromantic, she has some kids and also she’s generally awful but go for it if that’s your jam (will be picky, akeelah child)

tacenda, greysexual demiromantic, leader of the vigilante group (will be picky, akeelah child)

lachesis, greysexual aromantic, don’t fate him he’s terrifying (akeelah child)

xarouqu, heterosexual greyromantic, brokenhearted old hunting trainer.  been through some shit (old and sentimental)

aquilone, bisexual panromantic, has several lovers so be ok with that (best friend’s progen’s son)

tuqburni, pansexual panromantic, kinda rude, wants to overthrow akeelah (akeelah’s blood)

mortirudh, homosexual homoromantic, tuq’s little brother, lonely little sod (akeelah’s blood)

haduwig, tactical adviser, has some shit going down, available later (bestie’s progen’s daughter)

fernah, bisexual biromantic, princess of lumarae vana, doesn’t seem to be getting anywhere with that water prince (sentimental)

tenskawatawa, demisexual demiromantic, archangel’s daughter, currently freaking out, come back later

rusvai, greysexual biromantic, one of aramis’ last brood, mean son of a bitch (frond’s progen’s daughter.  will be picky)

brayen, bisexual demiromantic, morrigan and okeer’s son.  a sweet shining boy.  just settling in, available later

febris, pansexual greyromantic, at least you’ll never get sick around her (akeelah child)

gabriel, pansexual greyromantic, he’s spoiled to hell and a brat but at least he’s pretty (has a breeding partner for $$$, friend’s old clan leader’s kid)

mariette, asexual ceteroromantic, eats bad dreams, only slightly nicer than her father

xibalba, heterosexual biromantic, kinda still hopelessly in love with his last platonic breeding partner, available later maybe

gutch, pansexual panromantic, infamous wolf queen of the tangled wood (old and sentimental, has a breeding partner for $$$)

phenris, bisexual biromantic, mostly just a jackass (has a breeding partner for $$$, hasn’t bred in a while)

razor, the mom friend (has a breeding partner for $$$, hasn’t bred in a while)

faculae, pansexual homoromantic, self conscious who is super good at lashing out (has potential breeding partner for $$$ but they have not bred)

 karolyne, greysexual homoromantic, almost no development done but she’s the daughter of tj’s mad healer so bonus, available later (has potential breeding partner for $$$ but they have not bred)

hammurabi, pansexual panromantic, dajoji punching squad (potentially taken, akeelah’s blood) 

hecatonchires, bisexual homoromantic, maybe a little bit nuts but it’s okay, dajoji punching squad (akeelah’s blood)

regal, pansexual heteroromantic, sweet pea, currently super heartbroken come back later (old and sentimental)

legion , greysexual panromantic, kinda the stereotypical poet dude on the outside, secret sweetie on the inside (old and sentimental) 

lafier, a good sweet girl, too good, too pure (old and sentimental, has a breeding partner but they haven’t bred in literal years)

morchella, bisexual panromantic, a spooky girl with one or two family issues

pietra, asexual demiromantic, still sad come back later (dream dragon, sentimental)

slephner, bisexual biromantic, this girl has had so many mates and it’s never really worked out tbh but give it a go she’s a sweetie

ezio, pansexual panromantic, he’s going on here for shits and giggles (dream dragon)

smokerise, pansexual panromantic, she’ll kill you but you’d thank her for it

foraoise, greysexual panromantic, still kinda getting over the sudden death of his last mate, and that shadow princess is so forward

panocha, pansexual panromantic, yes he really is that ugly but he is so, so sweet (sentimental)

afilade, polysexual aromantic, don’t date afilade he’s awful (sentimental.  so sentimental.  has several breeding partners for $$$)

maximize, pansexual demiromantic, big and gruff and beautiful.  makes sharp things (has a breeding partner for $$$)

tsukiyomi, pansexual heteroromantic, kinda uptight, but kinda a softie (has a breeding partner for $$$)

caroline, demisexual demiromantic, don’t date her she’d sooner kill you (based off the main character of the book i’m writing, will be super SUPER picky, i almost didn’t put her here but give it a go if you must)

caleem, pansexual panromantic, be good to him or caroline will kill you (based off the main character of the book i’m writing, will be picky)

furiosa, asexual biromantic, up here for shits and giggles (will be picky)

max, greysexual heteroromantic, up here for shits and giggles (will be picky)

hayalet, citerosexual aromantic, trying to date her would be a wild ride honestly (akeelah’s blood)

tali, heterosexual heteroromantic, up here for shits and giggles

seaweed, heterosexual greyromantic just retired, looking for someone to cuddle (old and sentimental)

zara, heterosexual heteroromantic, pretending not to be sad, cheer her up (based off a character from the book i’m writing)

mephistopheles, homosexual homoromantic, his dad’s least favorite because he was too big to eat. recently fucked up message me if you wanna date him (akeelah’s blood)

basso, pansexual panromantic, runs the burrick where all the nefarious dragons go (this is the start of said dragons) up here for shits and giggles

agaricus, homosexual homoromantic, recently fucked up, available later 

rashiel, pansexual homoromantic, a little ball of energy trying not to be sad help him (based of a character from the book i’m writing)

resheph, heterosexual heteroromantic, pointy outside, soft inside (akeelah’s blood)

grey, pansexual panromantic, he’s a pirate who’s the son of death what more do you want

sonder, homosexual homoromantic, big gay who beats people up for money (birthday dragon)

monachopsis, homosexual homoromantic, slightly bigger gay who beats people up for money (birthday dragon)

abraxas, pansexual panromantic, this guy is new but has already accepted his fate as a disappointment child, thanks parents (potentially taken, akeelah’s blood)

ubuntu, bisexual polyromantic, don’t know a whole lot about this guy but he’s COOL (potentially taken, gen one)

lechon, bisexual biromantic, forgotten prince of lumarae vana, a sweet boy (sentimental)

evie, heterosexual heteroromanitc, here for shits and giggles

jacob, bisexual biromantic, here for shits and giggles

ikigai, pansexual panromantic, literally just a blob of shade, don’t know how that would work out but hey (dream dragon)

[beckypatterson1]

ULTIMATE list of hidden sugars (77 tricky names, many are not obvious)

Sugar has about 10,000 names (okay, that’s a bit of an exaggeration). 

To help you out, I’ve compiled an ULTIMATE list of hidden sugar names. 

Last I counted there were 77, but if I missed one please let me know ;)

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Agave nectar Agave syrup Barbados sugar Barley malt Barley malt syrup Beet sugar Blackstrap molasses Brown rice syrup Brown sugar Buttered syrup Cane juice Cane juice crystals Cane sugar Caramel Carob syrup Castor sugar Coconut palm sugar Coconut sugar Confectioner’s sugar Corn sweetener Corn syrup Corn syrup solids Crystalline fructose D-ribose Date sugar Date syrup Date syrup Dehydrated cane juice Demerara sugar Dextran Dextrin Dextrose Diastatic malt Ethyl maltol Evaporated cane juice Fructose Glucose Grape sugar Florida crystals Fruit juice concentrate Glucose solids HFCS (High-Fructose Corn Syrup) Free-fowing brown sugars Galactose Golden sugar Honey Hydrolyzed starch Icing sugar Invert sugar Karo Malt syrup Lactose Maltodextrin Molasses Maltol Panocha Palm sugar Mannose Powdered sugar Rice syrup Muscovado Maltose Pear juice concentrate Refner’s syrup Panela sugar Maple syrup Raw sugar Saccharose Sorghum syrup Sucanat Syrup Sucrose Treacle Sugar (granulated) Turbinado sugar Sweet sorghum Yellow sugar

from Recipes Blog https://happyherbivore.com/2019/09/ultimate-list-hidden-sugars-77-tricky-names-many-a/

[artsoccupychi]

How to Avoid Hidden Added Sugar in Your Food

At GSG I try to be all about the good things you eat–and do–to fuel and strengthen your body.

I want to be all about what to say yes to. Not so much about what you gotta say no, no, never  to.

But sugar? It’s everywhere, and it’s nasty stuff.

I’ve written before about how sugar can ruin your health–not only is it cancer’s favorite food, but it’s as dangerous as alcohol and cigarettes. It causes inflammation, addiction, weight gain, and diabetes.

I’ve also written about beating my own sugar addictions–and recent research is showing that “addiction” isn’t too strong a word.

Jeff O’Connell refers to sugar as “America’s deadliest habit,” and Dr. Robert Lustig famously describes how sugar and street drugs have a lot in common in the way they affect the human brain and behavior.1,2

One study has even shown sugar to be more addictive than cocaine.3

And when we give in to the cravings, sugar “rewards” us by making us feel weak, without willpower, out of control, and guilty.

But you know this. It’s likely you’ve already decided to reduce or eliminate sugar in your diet, and I’ll bet you’ve read a lot of labels, noticing added sugar in everything from bread to soup, and even ketchup.

But while you might know that manufacturers put sugar in all kinds of foods that don’t seem like they need it, did you also know that they’re also concealing it by using dozens of different names for “sugar?”

The ingredient may not say “sugar,” but it’s going to trigger the addictions, create the inflammation, and increase your risk of cancer and diabetes, just the same! The first step toward knowing how to avoid hidden added sugar in your food is learning some tricks for spotting them on food labels.

Other names for sugar on ingredient labels

The more we catch on to how deadly sugar is, the more the food industry produces alternatives with tricky or technical names. They would prefer you know less, rather than more, about what you’re eating.

But the list of sugar’s variant names is long.

Most folks are savvy to “sucrose,” “fructose,” and “high-fructose corn syrup” (HFCS) as names for added sugar. Because the -ose suffix was assigned by biochemists to indicate the presence of sugar, you can sleuth for sugars by looking for ingredients with that ending: besides sucrose and fructose, look for dextrose, mannose, maltose, saccharose, and glucose, as well.

Another tip is to watch for “syrups.”  Syrups are created by boiling down and concentrating the juices from high-sugar plants like cane and corn. HFCS is the most notorious sugar syrup, of course, but any “syrup” on an ingredient label is an added sugar: malt syrup, rice syrup, refiners’ syrup, carob syrup, maple syrup, and golden syrup are a few more examples.

There are other ingredients with names that are familiar to you, and are even from whole-food sources, but are still concentrated sweeteners and can be considered “hidden sugar:” fruit juice concentrate, honey, maple syrup, molasses, and sorghum.

More ingredients that may not be immediately obvious as being added sugar include muscovado, panocha, treacle, dextrin, and barley malt.

What about the sugar “hiding” in fruit?

The anti-carb folks will hate me for this one. But here’s a fact:

Yes, there are sugars in fruit, but nobody ever got diabetes from eating fruit. In fact, nobody gets fat from eating fruit, either.

(Now, if you’re eating lots of fruit AND you’re eating lots of refined sugar, then you have a problem. But let’s just assume that all of the sugar in your diet comes from fruit.)

Some indigenous people who have no access to Western packaged foods eat lots of fruit, in season. Some cultures, in some parts of the year, it’s the majority of their diet! And they don’t have inflammation, or weight problems. Their diabetic population is approximately zero.

Ignore the diet industry, including the current “low carb” popular trend. Its survival requires you buying their line so you’ll buy their packaged foods. And the line they’re selling is to vilify whole foods with natural sugars in them, which confuses the issue, because we have a problem with refined sugar, not with whole foods that contain natural, simple sugars.

Fruit isn’t your problem. Fruit is packed with phytonutrients and antioxidants and minerals, plus loads of soluble and insoluble fiber, to clean the digestive tract and slow down impact on blood sugar.

If you’re going to worry about sugars, worry about the isolated, concentrated kind. Not the kind you pick off a tree or vine.

What is All This Hidden Added Sugar Doing to Our Bodies?

The sugar industry is trying to wrap C12H22011 (i.e. sugar) up in pretty, natural bows by giving it names like evaporated cane juice and fruit nectar. And we are taking the bait. By the end of 2015, “alternative” sweeteners reached $1.4 billion in annual sales.4

The average American consumes 152 pounds of this sugar—including “natural” and “processed”—every year. 152 pounds! That’s about 6 cups every week! And what’s all that sugar doing to our bodies? It’s making us sick in dozens of ways.

Why is sugar bad for you?

Here are just a few of the 100-plus negative effects sugar has on your body:

Fuels addiction. Sugar stimulates the same part of our brain as opioids do: the complex reward-center that leaves us constantly seeking our next “hit”.5

Damages cells and tissues. Researchers from the University of California San Francisco conducted a study that revealed cell aging and sugar consumption went hand in hand. The protective units of DNA (called telomeres) were shorter in those participants who drank the most soda. Shorter telomeres are associated with chronic diseases of aging like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, and are found in people that smoke cigarettes.6

Steals happiness. A study conducted by Harvard School of Public Health linked foods that create inflammation, such as sugar and refined grains, with an over 40 percent greater chance of developing depression.7

Feeds Cancer. Guess what researchers feed cancer in a Petri dish in order to keep it alive while they search for a cure? Sugar.

Ever since Otto Warburg won a Nobel Prize for discovering that sugar feeds cancer, study after study has confirmed the cause and effect.8 A cancer cell has 19 insulin receptors, compared with a normal cell’s 2–which is why cancer cells mop up sugar that’s fed to them, and grow. In fact, people undergoing scans for cancer drink a concentrated glucose (sugar) solution infused with radioactive material–since cancer cells readily uptake the sugar, the scans light up the tumors feeding on the radioactive glucose.

The sugar industry has known this connection for decades–they tried to bury their own research conducted some 50 years ago, confirming the link between sugar and cancer.9

Accelerates aging. Sugar destroys the skin’s collagen and elastin—components that make our skin strong and gives it that “bounce-back” ability. Researchers in England and the Netherlands found that those people with the highest blood sugar appeared older than those with the lowest.10

Suppresses the immune system. Once your blood sugar reaches 120 mg/dl, your white blood cell’s ability to seek and destroy bacteria and viruses is reduced by 75 percent. And blood sugar isn’t even considered “high” until it reaches 130 mg/dl!11

Damages kidneys, brain and eyes. Sugar builds up in your blood vessels and becomes like sludge when it hits your tiny capillaries. Areas in the body that rely the most on these blood vessels and are susceptible to damage include the kidneys, brain, and eyes. In fact, sugar consumption has been linked to macular degeneration—Americans’ number one cause of vision loss.12

Contributes to heart disease and strokes. Sugar stimulates the liver to dump harmful fats into the bloodstream, leading to high blood pressure and hardening of the arteries.13 In the last 25 years, Americans’ consumption of table sugar has increased by 500 percent, while their intake of fats has gone down. Yet heart disease continues to rise.14

According to Dr. Mark Hyman, the glut of high fructose corn syrup on the market has led to the most common disease in America—fatty liver. This, in turn, has led to diabetes, heart attacks, strokes, cancer and dementia.15

What’s the recommended daily sugar intake?

The American Heart Association recommends no more than 6 teaspoons of added sugar per day for women.

I recommend no added sugar.

Don’t let the sugar industry fool you with their 61+ names for hidden added sugars. It’s estimated that 74 percent of the packaged foods sold in supermarkets contains sugar.16 The good news? They haven’t started injecting our beautiful, whole fruits and vegetables with the sweet stuff…yet.

In order to help you choose foods that are free of what some refer to as the “White Devil,” I’ve listed 37 of the most commonly used words for sugar on a wallet-sized card. It’s yours for free–my way of helping you live the healthiest life possible.

  –Robyn Openshaw, MSW, is the bestselling author of The Green Smoothies Diet, 12 Steps to Whole Foods, and 2017’s #1 Amazon Bestseller and USA Today Bestseller, Vibe.

Learn more about the anti-diet she followed, in a free video masterclass she teaches about how to regain your energy, ideal weight, and stable mood with a whole-foods lifestyle.

    Resources

1. Jeff O’Connell. Sugar Nation: The Hidden Truth Behind America’s Deadliest Habit and the Simple Way to Beat It. New York: Hyperion, 2011.

2. Robert Lustig, “Sugar: The Bitter Truth“, University of California Television, 26 May 2009; uploaded to YouTube 20 July 2009.

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Natural or Not, still sugar. Not to say I don't enjoy some of them... ;) 61 Names for Sugar Agave nectar Barbados sugar Barley malt Barley malt syrup Beet sugar Brown sugar Buttered syrup Cane juice Cane juice crystals Cane sugar Caramel Carob syrup Castor sugar Coconut palm sugar Coconut sugar Confectioner's sugar Corn sweetener Corn syrup Corn syrup solids Date sugar Dehydrated cane juice Demerara sugar Dextrin Dextrose Evaporated cane juice Free-flowing brown sugars Fructose Fruit juice Fruit juice concentrate Glucose Glucose solids Golden sugar Golden syrup Grape sugar HFCS (High-Fructose Corn Syrup) Honey Icing sugar Invert sugar Malt syrup Maltodextrin Maltol Maltose Mannose Maple syrup Molasses Muscovado Palm sugar Panocha Powdered sugar Raw sugar Refiner's syrup Rice syrup Saccharose Sorghum Syrup Sucrose Sugar (granulated) Sweet Sorghum Syrup Treacle Turbinado sugar Yellow sugar

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The easy sugar rule that helped me drop weight

From fats to Fitz

SMH author Peter FitzSimons explains the easy adjustments he made to his eating regimen and life-style to shed a large 45 kilos in physique weight.

When I employed an costly private coach, he gave me a easy trick to deciphering complicated meals labels that is stayed with me ever since: by no means eat something with greater than 15g per 100g of sugar.

It noticed me lower out meals I thought have been wholesome from their star ranking or advertising and marketing, together with cereal bars and protein bars.

I modified up my breakfast totally – and misplaced weight.

Ignore the advertising and marketing on the entrance of the packet when procuring, and verify the sugar content material per 100 grams.  Photo: Supplied for Fairfax Media

So how does the 15-gram rule face up to additional scrutiny?

Accredited practising dietician Joel Feren says it is bang on the cash:

"According to the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute we should be choosing products with 15g of sugar per 100g [or less]," Feren says.

The rule has caveats, nonetheless.

Nutritionist and well being coach Lulu Cook tells me: "Many nutritious foods are naturally higher in sugar than the proposed 15g/100g limit. Cutting them out entirely - especially fruit - would be detrimental to health."

But for processed meals she concedes 15g is a smart restrict.

Dr Kieron Rooney from Sydney University's Faculty of Health Sciences says a harder restrict would seemingly be wanted for drinks.

"A problem I have with the 15g rule is that soft drinks still make it in the diet. Most sugar sweetened beverages have about 10 grams (of sugar) per 100 millilitres. Any sugar-cutting plan that still allows for the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is not a good long-term plan."

Nutrition blogger and educator JR Fletcher says he would advocate an eight gram restrict for dairy merchandise.

Do you understand how a lot sugar is in your trolley?  Photo: Wayne Taylor

He stresses that "low-sugar content" ought to equate to having lower than 5g per 100g; 5-15g per 100g is medium sugar content material, and above 15g is excessive."

Surprise fails

What are the shocking meals that fail the take a look at?

Fruit-packed smoothies or shakes can simply catch folks out, says accredited practising dietician and nutritionist Sanchia Parker.

"Taking time to eat the elements of a smoothie as an alternative of consuming it permits your physique to register it is not hungry."

Feren suggests swapping high-sugar sauces comparable to bolognese for his or her low-sugar cousin: passata.

Parker says swap tomato sauce (25 per cent sugar) or barbecue sauce (a whopping 54 per cent sugar) for salsa.

"Even sauce labelled "hot chilli" (not candy chilli), will include round 25-30 per cent sugar," she warns.

Beware, additionally, that misleading label 'wholesome'. Often, meals producers cannot again it up.

"Foods marketed as "healthy" are a entice for consuming extra sugar," Parker says.

"Granola is marketed as a wholesome cereal possibility however 1 serve (50g) can include 10-15 grams of sugar because of the addition of additional sweeteners and dried fruit. Compare this to rolled oats: simply 0.1g sugar.

"Also be mindful of the 'healthy' protein bars, muesli bars and fruit bars. Ingredients often contain three or four different types of sugar that sound healthy but are just adding excess calories."

Parker warns there are dozens of various names on labels which can be actually hidden sugars (non-diastatic malt, anybody?).

"Food manufacturers love it because they can trick us into thinking their food is healthier than it is because hey, who's going to know that mannose or panocha count as sugar?" she says.

How to navigate day by day meals underneath 15g sugar

Many cereals are the worst offenders for going over the 15g restrict - begin checking the again of packets, and you will be as dismayed as I used to be.

Feren suggests more healthy breakfasts make an enormous distinction.

"Wholegrain breads, oats, and cereals like Weet-Bix, Vita Brits, Guardian, and fruit-free or nut-based mueslis."

Parker suggests sprinkling cinnamon over your cereal or in your espresso as an alternative of sugar.

"A teaspoon contains a little sugar (0.5g) but far less than a teaspoon of sugar at 4g."

She additionally has ideas for the remainder of the day.

"Stick to principally recent, complete meals and you will naturally be consuming much less sugar. So suppose lean protein (rooster, beef, pork), nuts, legumes, eggs, dairy, recent fruit and greens.

"Most of those meals do not even have a vitamin label – a great signal you are consuming one thing wholesome / low sugar."

Is sugar actually the satan?

Sugar is the present bete noir of all meals, however Joel Feren feels it might have been over-egged.

"No nutrient is poison; not even sugar. We eat meals, not single vitamins. Often we lose sight of the massive image once we concentrate on only one ingredient like fats or sugar.

"While it's fashionable to lay the blame on sugar for our expanding waistlines, it isn't entirely fair."

Parker agrees that we have to hold the sugar-avoidance obsession considerably in verify.

"It can be extremist. I've had clients who cut out all fruit, sweet-corn, and dairy because they believe there's too much sugar in it," she says.

"There's definitely some fear-mongering that turns an innocent banana into the devil's ambrosia."

Dr Rooney says the 15/100g rule is a place to begin, but it surely relies on the context of your total eating regimen.

"It's total sugar intake we need to be concerned about - not just how much we're eating in each serve."

He agrees with Parker that the most effective resolution is simply to maintain it easy.

"If you are standing in a grocery store aisle attempting to do some psychological arithmetic to find out if a product in a field can or can't be consumed on the idea of a finite degree of sugar content material within the elements checklist, you have already misplaced. 

"Here's an easier rule. Put it down. Head to the colorful show of recent fruit and veges proper subsequent to the entry of the grocery store. Pick one thing from there."

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Fighting to keep her family healthy, local mom explains what they’re doing to cut sugar consumption

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —  Could a common ingredient in your food be weakening your immune system and making you more susceptible to catching a cold or the flu?

Experts say worse than that, too much sugar can can lead to Type 2 diabetes and other associated health risks like kidney failure, strokes, even heart attacks.

According to nutrition experts, the average person consumes four to five times the recommended amount of sugar each day.

So, how can we tame our love for sugar when it’s everywhere –even in the things we think are healthy such as granola and yogurt.  In the video above, Fox 4’s Rob Collins chats with a metro family learning to navigate around sugar to learn how they’re doing it and what they’ve learned navigating the nutritional road map.

A project at UC San Francisco called Sugar Science says sugar can be listed under the following names:

• Agave nectar • Barbados sugar • Barley malt • Barley malt syrup • Beet sugar • Brown sugar • Buttered syrup • Cane juice • Cane juice crystals • Cane sugar • Caramel • Carob syrup • Castor sugar • Coconut palm sugar • Coconut sugar • Confectioner’s sugar • Corn sweetener • Corn syrup • Corn syrup solids • Date sugar • Dehydrated cane juice • Demerara sugar • Dextrin • Dextrose • Evaporated cane juice • Free-flowing brown sugars • Fructose • Fruit juice • Fruit juice concentrate • Glucose • Glucose solids • Golden sugar • Golden syrup • Grape sugar • HFCS (high-fructose corn syrup) • Honey • Icing sugar • Invert sugar • Malt syrup • Maltodextrin • Maltol • Maltose • Mannose • Maple syrup • Molasses • Muscovado • Palm sugar • Panocha • Powdered sugar • Raw sugar • Refiner’s syrup • Rice syrup • Saccharose • Sorghum syrup • Sucrose • Sugar (granulated) • Sweet sorghum • Syrup • Treacle • Turbinado sugar • Yellow sugar

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#sugar can hide under a lot of different aliases. 50 most common are: Barley malt, Beet sugar, Brown sugar, Buttered syrup, Cane juice crystals, Cane sugar, Caramel, Corn syrup, Corn syrup solids, Confectioner’s sugar, Carob syrup, Castor sugar, Date sugar, Demerara sugar, Dextran, Dextrose, Diastatic malt, Diatase, Ethyl maltol, Fructose, Fruit juice, Fruit juice concentrate, Galactose, Glucose, Glucose solids, Golden sugar, Golden syrup, Grape sugar, High-fructose corn syrup, Honey, Icing sugar, Invert sugar, Lactose, Maltodextrin, Maltose Malt syrup , Maple syrup, Molasses, Muscovado sugar, Panocha, Raw sugar, Refiner’s syrup, Rice syrup, Sorbitol, Sorghum syrup, Sucrose, Sugar, Treacle, Turbinado sugar, Yellow sugar. All of those are bad for you. Check the #lables and don't be fooled if it says "no added sugar" !🙄 XxxxxxxxX I failed today. Was at friends Birthday brunch and had cheesecake and bread . Will continue tomorrow, giving up would be just stupid. 🙄 XxxxxxxxX #anvigreen #30daynosugarchallange #nograinchallange #nosugar #challenge #food #sweets #health #healthyfood #healthyliving #weightloss #fitness #mindovermatter #nosugarchallenge #weightlosstips