Wellness Pathway #142:
White Flight
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No, I'm not referring to a sociological dynamic in
this Wellness Pathway. I'm referring to a simple rule of thumb that can assist you to
easily and markedly improve your health. Avoid white foods and food products.
That goes for white flower, sugar, rice, potatoes, bread, crackers, tortillas,
snacks, and pancakes. The problem? These foods all have a high glycemic
index, meaning they metabolize too fast in your blood system. You could call
them "flash foods," because that's what they do in your body.
When these foods flash their load of sugar, they spike the glucose in your
system which, in turn, spikes the body's production of insulin. Then everything
comes crashing down -- until you get another hit. Like drug addicts, many people
go through the day from sugar high to sugar high -- not even knowing the problem
because they never actually eat sugar. But they do drink it in beverages. And
they are eating plenty of white food products (white flour actually has a higher
glycemic index than white sugar). These are not, of course, the only
high-glycemic foods. But if you want to avoid the health problems associated
with "flash foods" (including diabetes and cardiovascular problems), white
flight is a good place to start.
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