| Before we get to honey we have a question
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| | in honey. However, the amounts are
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| from one
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| | miniscule and really not
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| of our readers.Pam asks:What is your
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| | worth the health risk of large doses of
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| opinion of Splenda?Answer:Splenda is made
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| | simple sugars. I
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| by chlorinating sugar (sucrose). Three
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| | think one of the best quotes I have
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| of the hydroxyl groups on the sucrose
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| | found regarding this is:"Added sugar
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| molecule are replaced by
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| | contributes nothing but calories and is
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| chlorine. DDT, an extremely toxic
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| | known as a
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| pesticide, is another
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| | dead food. All you have to do to improve
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| compound made by chlorinating positions
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| | your nutrition is
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| on a hydrocarbon ring
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| | consume products without any added
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| structure. The data so far would
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| | sugar. Anyone interested in
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| indicate that Splenda
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| | improving their nutrition and personal
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| (Sucralose) is not as dangerous as
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| | health should avoid added
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| Aspartame but the
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| | sugar in their diet."This is from the
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| following have been observed in
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| | following website: PlugThe MericleDiet is
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| laboratory animals.Shrunken thymus glands
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| | one of the few diets that really makes it
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| (up to 40% shrinkage)Enlarged liver and
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| | as easy as it can be to get off of
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| kidneys.Atrophy of lymph follicles in the
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| | "added sugars." Maenomenom and Some
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| spleen and thymusIncreased cecal
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| | Ancient HistoryThe nature of honey
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| weightReduced growth rateDecreased red
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| | depends on from which flowers the honey
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| blood cell countHyperplasia of the
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| | bees get their nectar. Clover honey is
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| pelvisExtension of the pregnancy
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| | very popular and does
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| periodAborted pregnancyDecreased fetal
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| | not constitute a significant toxic
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| body weights and placental
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| | health threat on an acute
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| weightsDiarrhea**********************A
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| | basis. However, honey gathered from
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| list of products where it is found:Baked
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| | Rhododendron in the
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| goods and baking mixesChewing
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| | Black Sea area is very toxic. Xenophon,
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| gumConfections and frostingsFats and oils
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| | the author of The
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| (salad dressings)Fruit and water icesJams
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| | Anabasis, who was also a very brilliant
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| and jelliesProcessed fruits and fruit
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| | military leader and
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| juicesSweet sauces, toppings and
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| | a follower of Socrates, found out the
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| syrupsBeverages and beverage basesCoffee
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| | hard way. In 401 B.C.,
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| and teaDairy product analogsFrozen dairy
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| | following a less than optimal campaign
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| desserts and mixesGelatins, puddings and
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| | in Persia, he elected
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| fillingsMilk productsSugar
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| | to lead 10,000 Greek soldiers through
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| substitutes**********************My
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| | the mountains of
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| Opinion: I would not use
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| | Kurdistan, Georgia and finally Armenia.
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| it.**********************Honey and Meli
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| | They noticed a large
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| Maenomenon.Pediatric Warning: Honey and
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| | number of bee hives when they made camp
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| Children Under TwoChildren under the age
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| | in Colchis. They
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| of one (to be really safe probably two
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| | raided the hives and devoured the honey.
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| years old) should not ingest honey.
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| | Soon they were all
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| Honey contains clostridium
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| | acting like intoxicated madmen, had fits
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| botulinum spores. In the human with a
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| | of vomiting and
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| mature immune system, the
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| | collapsed by the thousands.Toxic Honey
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| spores will not germinate in the
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| | -A WeaponPompey, a few years later, in 67
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| gastrointestinal tract. However, in the
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| | B.C. did not fare as well.
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| immature immune system of the infant, the
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| | While campaigning against Mithridates
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| spores can germinate and cause botulism,
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| | king of Pontus,
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| a descending flaccid paralysis caused by
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| | he camped in the same area. Some allies
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| the neurotoxin of clostridia botulinum.
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| | of Mithridates
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| It also does not matter if the honey is
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| | (the Heptakometes) had placed toxic
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| pasteurized, since the typical
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| | honeycombs all along
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| pasteurization temperature is not high to
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| | the way. Pompey's army feasted on the
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| kill the spores.Composition of HoneyHoney
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| | honeycombs and soon
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| is a highly processed (by bees in this
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| | they were easily slaughtered. Similar
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| case) substance
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| | tactics were used
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| that is usually around 40% by weight
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| | against Russian foes of Olga of Kieve in
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| fructose. The typical
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| | 946 A.D. and Tartar
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| composition in 100 grams of honey
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| | soldiers were massacred by the Russians
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| is:Water 17.1 g (12.2-22.9
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| | in 1489 after
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| g)Monosaccharides:Fructose 38.5 g
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| | ingesting toxic honey in the same
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| (25.2-44.4 g)Glucose 31.0 g (24.6-36.9
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| | area.Meli Maenomenon (Mad Honey)This
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| g)Disaccharides:Maltose 7.20 g (1.70-11.8
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| | honey soon became known as mad honey.
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| g)Sucrose 1.50 g (0.50-2.90 g)Back to our
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| | While there has been
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| familiar "fructose short-circuits
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| | some debate on this subject it
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| glycolysis."Once again we visit the near
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| | apparently is significant enough,
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| equal amounts of fructose and
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| | even here in the US, that poison control
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| glucose entering the bloodstream at the
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| | data bases all make
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| same time. Also, each
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| | mention of toxic honey poisoning. Early
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| gram of maltose will yield two molecules
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| | symptoms include
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| of glucose for each
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| | tingling, numbness, dizziness, impaired
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| molecule of maltose. Each gram of
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| | speech, and even
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| sucrose will yield one
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| | hallucinations. Larger amounts of
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| molecule of fructose and one molecule of
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| | ingested "meli maenomenon"
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| glucose for each
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| | result in vertigo, delirium, nausea and
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| molecule of sucrose. As mentioned
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| | vomiting, impaired
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| previously, (now almost
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| | breathing, bradycardia, hypotension,
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| ad nauseum) the fructose enters the
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| | cyanosis, muscle paralysis
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| metabolic pathway for
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| | and unconsciousness. Extreme ingestions
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| glucose below where glucose enters.
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| | can cause ventricular
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| This short circuits the
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| | tachycardia and other serious cardiac
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| glycolytic path for glucose and
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| | arrhythmias.Differential Diagnosis:Acute
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| temporarily blocks the
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| | Myocardial Infarction vs Toxic Honey
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| metabolism of the glucose. Excess
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| | IngestionIn most emergency rooms in
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| insulin is secreted and
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| | northern California, one of
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| in about two hours when both sugars are
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| | the differential considerations for
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| metabolized, there
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| | acute myocardial
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| will be too much insulin in the
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| | infarction (heart attack) is mad (toxic)
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| bloodstream and voila ...
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| | honey ingestion.Today's Health Tip:Honey
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| hypoglycemia. Or, if you in the middle
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| | is really no safer than sucrose. I would
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| of the Ironman or a
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| | try to limit
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| training run or ride -the Bonk! I hate
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| | the ingestion of honey just as you would
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| this bicycle and
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| | any other simple
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| why am I doing this stupid
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| | sugar.Reference:Stryer Biochemistry
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| triathlon?Honey may be naturally
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| | Fourth EditionDan McFeeley (The Ancient
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| processed by bees but it is still
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| | History)
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| a large dose of fructose and
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| | His only address is:
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| glucose.Even though honey is a more
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| natural substance, it really is no
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| | This however, at least for me, was
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| safer than sucrose. All the problems
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| | a broken link.Thanks for your
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| associated with sucrose
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| | attention.Copyright 2005 John Mericle
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| are also associated with honey. Lowered
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| | M.D. All Rights Reserved is devoted to
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| immune system function
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| | achieving optimal health and peak
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| that can lead to cancer. Damage to the
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| | performance through diet and lifestyle
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| vascular system
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| | change. Dr. Mericle brings together a
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| leading to heart disease and adult onset
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| | unique blend of formal training in
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| diabetes mellitus with
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| | organic chemistry and biochemistry,
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| gangrenous toes and all -are at the end
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| | medical education, 29 marathons, 3 Hawaii
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| of the sugar freeway.
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| | Ironman competitions and a lot of
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| There is also some discussion about
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| | practical real life experience.
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| additional nutrients found
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