Under the Tower
Paulette Delcourt: Sugar Could Very Well Kill You
It's not as much of a stretch as you think; sugar may be as toxic as tobacco.
One of my first physicians was also the most memorable. His nurse would usher me into the exam room to take my vitals, and within a few minutes Dr. Comrie would come in for my exam, close the door, sit down and light a cigarette. He would perch over my chart like a wise owl as he took down my symptoms, his burning Pall Mall marking time with a growing length of tenuously dangling gray ash. He treated me for asthma and recommended my mother quit smoking in the house. She didn’t. My dad was also a terrible allergy sufferer and insisted the windows in the car, and in the house, were closed at all times to keep pollen out. Puffs of my mom’s swirling Pall Mall smoke disappeared into our seats, curtains, walls and carpets—and our lungs. The …
Paulette Delcourt
12:09 am on Saturday, April 14, 2012
You definitely have to read labels on everything! What is happening to our food supply is an outrage. One could even argue it's a form of control because sugar is addictive to the point that it actually stimulates the pleasure centers of the brain the way cocaine does. Crazy. more ›