I came across this on page 101 of Fit For Life. I thought it was interesting that he thought 90% of our diet should supply us with glucose. I also thought it was interesting that a common mistake people make is getting rid of the symptoms of low blood sugar by eating protein instead of eating foods that supply glucose!


Q. Why does it seem as if so many people today either have hypoglycemia or think that they do? And doesn't eating fruit aggravate a hypoglycemic condition?

A. The reason that so many people have hypoglycemia and that so many others think they do is twofold. First, the range of possible symptoms of hypoglycemia is so extensive that it would be surprising if there were anyone without at least one of the symptoms. The list of sixty-two possible symptoms includes emotional upsets, moodiness, stuffy nose, fatigue, exhaustion, confusion, inability to think staight, anxiety, irritability and inability to decide easily. It even includes gas, indigestion, flatulence, and feeling sleepy after meals! Wow! there probably aren't three people in the United States who haven't experienced at least one of those symptoms, and there are fourty-five more! Second, the Standard American Diet (SAD) is such that its energy-usurping, acid-producing nature is certainly consistent with creating low blood sugar, which is another term for hypoglycemia.

In the chapter on the correct consumption of fruit, it was stated that fruit has born the brunt of more unjustifiable criticism than any other food. The second part of your question is a classic example of the almost universal misunderstanding of fruit's ever-so-important role in aquiring and maintaining a high level of health. As odd as it may seem, fruit is actually what will most effectively and effiently overcome the problem of hypoglycemia. I don't mean it will effectively suppress the symptoms, I mean it will remove the cause so the symptoms never appear. The most common means of suppressing symptoms is by eating, usually something very heavy like protein foods such as meat or eggs. This will cause the symptoms to abate by diverting the energy that was causing the symptoms to the stomach to digest the food. It is a temporary measure that insures the prolonged existance of the problem, leading to more frequent eating. There is a far more rational approach that can aliminate the frequent meals and the hypoglycemia.

What exactly is low blood sugar? It was pointed out earlier that the number-one prerequisite of a food should be in its fuel value. That approximately 90 percent of our food should supply us with the glucose needed to carry out life's functions. The brain uses only one fuel: sugar in the form of glucose. It does not use fat or protein or anything but glucose, which is taken from the bloodstream to meet the brain's requirements. If there is not a sufficient amount of utilizable sugar in the blood to satisfy the needs of the brain, an alarm goes off. This alarm manifests itself as the symptoms of hypoglycemia. So the problem boils down to not having enough sugar in the blood. It is extremely hard to have low blood sugar if you have plenty of blood sugar if you have plenty of sugar in the blood. Here's where the confusion usually appears. It is absolutely, positively imperative that the right kind of sugar be introduced into the bloodstream. Any kind of processed sugar will only make the situation worse. The kind of sugar that will do the job is the sugar found in fresh fruit! In the fruit it's called fructose; inside the body it truns to glucose faster than any other carbohydrate. What is essential to remember is that the fruit must be eaten correctly. This means on an empty stomach. Because the sugar is in its natural, organic state, it will pass swiftly through the stomach and be in the bloodstream within an hour.

By following the program in Part Two you will automatically be eating fruit correctly, which will help you eliminate the cause of hypoglycemia. For many people who have suffered from hypoglycemia for years without relief, this explanation may sound overly simplified. But we have many case histories of people with long-standing hypoglycemia. Many had confirmed its existence with the Glucose Tolerance Test and subsequently eliminated the problem successfully by employinh the Fit For Life technique.



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I did more reading in this book, it is virtually a fruitarian bible. I have always been put off by the fact that is isn't totally vegan or raw, but it still has interesting info.

Page 6 The Weight Standards Are Too High

Virtually all the longlived peoples of the world, from Asia to South America to New Zealand, lend to be lean. In America, life insurance statistics show that the greatest health, longevity and freedom from degenerative disease are found among those who are 15% under the conventional standards, since the norm for body weight is too high if judged by current health standards.

Page 53 Fruit is the Perfect Fuel

Fruit more than any other food, most perfectly supplies the body with what it needs to experience the highest level of health possible. Aside from its high water content for cleansing, the fact that it leaves no toxic residue in the system and that it demands hardly any energy for digestion makes it the most perfectly balanced food for supplying the prerequisites of life for your body. The five essentials of life that must come from the foods you eat are glucose for fuel (from carbohydrates), amino acids, minerals, fatty acids and vitamins. The number-one, most important priority of any food is its fuel value. Without fuel the body cannot exist. Fuel value should always be the foremost factor in determining the worth of any food. The ideal percentage of each of the five essentials in food as required by the body are as followd:

glucose -90%
amino acids- 4%-5%
minerals-3%-4%
fatty acids-1+%
vitamins-under 1%

The above represents what the ideal composition of food, in terms of the body's needs, would be. There is only one food on the planet that fills that bill perfectly. It's Fruit!

This book was indirectly the reason I ended up at this site, believe it or not (I found it to be very helpful to transition from eating meat and dairy)