White foods or foods that have been processed, refined, and often left with a white appearance are not healthy for your body to digest. These foods—think flour, bread, crackers, white rice, pastas, etc.—provide too many simple carbs that convert to blood sugar quickly and can result in insulin resistance and lead to diabetes and heart disease.
‘Physiologically, sugar causes a surge in the hormone insulin and also alters the way the liver metabolizes the simple form of sugar, glucose,’ says Dr. Dean. ‘Sugar promotes oxidative stress and internal inflammation which is similar to rusting.
This internal rusting causes aging, wrinkles, etc., because it damages cells.’ Sugar also taxes the adrenal glands and the immune system. When adrenal function is impaired or weak, Dr. Dean explains that a person may suffer from low blood sugar, low blood pressure, low body temperature, and fatigue or exhaustion.
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