Sugar, the "Legal" Heroin?

If you're like me, what you're about to read will shock and horrify you.nnLike many of you, I'm very saddened by the lives stolen through drug addiction. Not only the lives of addicts themselves, but of their friends and families as well. Drug addiction affects everyone.nnWell imagine my surprise when I discovered that refined sugar is very similar to heroin... one of the most addictive and deadly narcotics out there.nnYes, you read that right. Sugar and heroin have more in common than not.nnBut there's one key area where sugar and heroine are different...nn...sugar is legal.nnAnd it's consumed to the tune of 160 pounds per year per adult. So, I think it's very important that you know the facts. You need to know just how dangerous refined sugar really is to your body. Don't worry, I'll keep the scientific mumbo jumbo to a minimum because I want you to be sure to "get" what I'm telling you.nnYou'll never look at refined sugar the same way again...nn3 Ways Sugar and Heroin Are Similarnn#1 Similar Refining ProcessnnThe first way sugar and heroin are similar is in how they are manufactured. Heroin starts out as opium extracted from the poppy plant. Then, it's refined into morphine and further refined into heroin. Originally it was touted as a new "non-addictive" painkiller. Now it's simply the most addictive drug in the world... besides sugar.nnSugar, similarly, begins as juice pressed from the sugar cane and is refined into molasses. Then, it's further refined into brown sugar and then white sugar. The resultant white sugar crystals we're all familiar with are completely stripped of any of their original nutrients (just like heroin).nnBecause of this, our bodies don't know how to react to the constant deluge of sugar. It throws our systems out of whack. Which leads to why they're both...nn#2 Addictive in Similar WaysnnBoth substances create an immediate rush (though heroin is much stronger initially). Heroin particles attach themselves rapidly to endorphin receptors, creating a rush of euphoria.nnSugar creates a smaller high and lands in the liver until it's redistributed through the body as fat. Sugar, like a drug, is incredibly addictive and habit-forming. In fact, it's estimated that as many as 95% of people are addicted to some degree or another.nn#3 Organ DamagennHeroin does most of its damage in the brain before moving to the heart and lungs. Most people never break the addiction and wind up over-dosing.nnSugar-related damage in the body is much slower, but no less destructive. In fact, there's a case to be made that since sugar is ingested in such large quantities, the damage it does to the body is more pronounced and widespread.nnThe thought that sugar and a drug like heroin have anything in common horrifies me. It horrifies me because I look around and I see people I know, people I love and care about struggling with an addiction they don't even know they have.nnAnd what's especially painful is that breaking your addiction to sugar is infinitely easier than breaking an addiction to heroin.nnThink disease, depression, and weight gain are just a fact of life?nnThink again. Your body is being sabotaged by "dead foods." Discover how a "magic ingredient" in live whole foods helps balance hormones, adds mojo to all aspects of your life and obliterates weight gain.nn