A Great Article on Carbohydrates Part 2

Here is the remainder of the article from yesterday. After you finish check out some of the links to get so more great info.

To make this concept about whether you’re a slow or fast oxidizer of carbohydrates easy to understand, I will list symptoms to give you an idea. It’s obvious you’re a slow burner if you’re tired, have low blood sugar, chronic fatigue, put on weight easily, and have loose bowels possibly. A fast burner metabolizes and digests almost everything very easily. They seem to have a lot of energy. If the lifestyle is improper, their symptoms can include: high blood pressure, insomnia, irritability, indigestion. But they are highly motivated people.

This can be a little confusing because we see a mixture of these conditions and energies in most people. When we use the proper carbohydrates, we can balance both sides of the coin, a yin-yang concept. Learn the monitoring system in ProMetabolics which will answer your questions about what foods are best for you.

The safest source of carbohydrates (meaning less explosive insulin reaction) comes from plants and roots, including beans, carrots, pumpkin, squash, lentils, Jerusalem artichokes, and pre-digested or sprouted grains.

Rice, whole grain wild or brown rice, with their fibers, is good. Barley, quinoa, millet (an alkaline producing grain), amaranth (a complete protein), kamut, and spelt are also good. Wheat would be your last choice and should be sprouted. Sprouting neutralizes most of the gluten and renders the grain less acidic than common wheat.

To sum it up, get to know your body by how you feel and how well you digest your foods. (Ultimately, learn to watch your saliva and urinary pH after meals (see ProMetabolics). You literally are what you digest. And remember; use large amounts of green foods. If you’re green inside, you’re

clean inside.
Stay well,

Dr. Smokey Santillo

Here is a link to where you can purchase the book by Dr. Santillo.

He has written several other books as well that we will add some posts about. I like what he is saying in most of his articles since it very much relates to a book we discussed in some earlier posts. The Book was How to Heal Your Broken Brain by Dr. Mark Hyman. This book has had a lasting effect on me. Although I was unable to follow the program exactly as he had it written out I have permanently changed the way I shop for many of the everyday products I use.