High Fructose Corn Syrup Found to Raise Blood Pressure
Due to the fact that sugar has been linked to diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, increased LDL cholesterol, and liver disease, many people have sought a substitution for it. One such substition has been high fructose corn syrup. In fact, it is of the leading forms of calories consumed in the American diet today.
A recent article on Dr. Mercola’s site reported that studies have linked high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) to an increase in blood pressure among males. This article argues that HFCS is not a good alternative solution to the other nutrient-absent food, sugar. Fructose has been linked to anemia, low immune function, bone loss, blood sugar issues, and liver and pancreas dysfunction. Finally, one BIG reason to avoid HFCS-it causes weight gain!
What’s the best way to avoid HFCS? Not consuming processed or fast foods and replacing them with whole, yummy foods. 🙂
Swine Flu Update
Washington Health Department has suspended its rule of safe levels of mercury allowed for pregnant women and infants. This is in order to allow swine flu vaccinations to be used on them. Although nasal sprays will not contain mercury in the form of its preservative thimerosol, it does contain the live virus which is not recommended for pregnant and infants (Dr. Mercola)
FYI: In Mark Hyman’s book, The Ultra-Mind Solution, Mercury is stated to be the 2nd most toxic heavy metal behind plutonium. Mercury is also found in DPT and Hib vaccinations.
Excerpt from article:
Thimerosal contains 49.6 percent mercury by weight, and is added to vaccines as a preservative. It also helps kill germs, so it prevents multi-dose vials from spreading infection.
As of July 1, 2007, pregnant women and children under the age of three were prohibited from receiving vaccines with a mercury content exceeding:
- 1.0 mcg per 0.5 ml dose for influenza vaccines (which equals 2 mcg/ml)
- 0.5 mcg per 0.5 ml dose for all other vaccines (which equals 1 mcg/mlMy recent blog on the swine flu
