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Eat an Alkaline, Low Glycemic Index Diet

Whenever we eat something with a high glycemic value like a candy bar, a Twinkie, or even a high glycemic piece of fruit, the consumption of those high glycemic carbohydrates spikes our blood sugar and insulin.  A numeric chart called the Glycemic Index shows whether a food is low glycemic or high glycemic. The higher the numeric value of the carbohydrate is on the chart the quicker it will elevate blood sugar. The chart runs from 1 to 105. Any carbohydrate below the number 50 on the chart is considered a low glycemic food. Anything above 50 is moderately high and carbohydrate foods above 55 are high glycemic. Protein and fat do not elevate blood sugar. Therefore they are not rated on the GI scale.

 

To lose fat and especially belly fat, and to control blood glucose, and insulin (especially diabetics) don’t eat anything that will spike your blood sugar.  Any food above 55 on the GI is going to cause a spike in your blood sugar.  When we eat something really sweet our blood sugar shoots up very high, our body releases insulin and the insulin drives the excess sugar into a fat cell.  Sugar is acidic and even high sweet fruits like dates, bananas apples and grapes are high glycemic. Once you elevate your blood sugar the body releases insulin and a fat cell is created to store the acidic, high sugar food that you’ve eaten.  Sugary, acidic foods cause your body to go into fat storage mode.

 

To Lose Fat or to Control Blood Sugar, Eat Low Glycemic foods

Glycemic Index of popular fruits and vegetables

High

Dates ....................................................................103

Baked or mashed potatoes ....................................95

Watermelon ............................................................70

Medium

Pineapple ................................................................65

Banana....................................................................60

Low-Glycemic Carbohydrates

Sweet Potato ..........................................................55

Mango ....................................................................50

Kiwi ........................................................................50

Green peas.............................................................45

Black-eyed peas.....................................................40

Apple/pear ..............................................................40

Peach......................................................................30

Most dried beans ....................................................30

Grapefruit.................................................................25

Cherries ..................................................................25

Tomatoes ................................................................15

Green vegetables ................................................0-15

Peppers (all varieties)..........................................0-15

 

Read This Very Carefully and Thoroughly

 

A high-glycemic diet is one that includes any white sugar, any white flour, white rice, honey, maple syrup, alcohol, coffee, wheat, any junk food, and most fruit.  A high-glycemic diet also includes cooked beets and carrots, rutabaga, summer squash, cooked yams, pumpkin, parsnips, white potatoes, apricots, figs, grapes, raisins, melons, mangoes, bananas, papaya, pears, peaches, plums, pineapple, kiwi, sapote, cherimoya, rambutian, durian, dates, and dried fruits.  All fruit juices, carrot juice, and beet juice are also high-glycemic foods.  Source – “The Cure For Diabetes, Gabriel Cousens, M.D.”