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Heart Health

As the saying goes "an apple a day keeps the doctor away..." This is a wisdom to live by where apples are concerned, while also supplying you that vital energy we all need. Where the heart is concerned it is important to take in to consideration a food's Glycemic potential-- in other words how our body interprets a sugar and converts it to something useful, glucose. In that work of breaking down the sugars to glucose we get tired, but it's electric, and once it's glucose WE BECOME electrical!  But too much of that glucose can also be toxic (although you'd have to scarf down a whole apple tree to be in any real danger!).  Here's a great list to stay energized, cited from  Adrenal Fatigue  and  Nutrition Data . GIycemic Index and Glycemic Load; Common Foods Food GI Serving Size Net Carbs GL Peanuts 14  4 oz (113g) 15 2 Bean sprouts 25  1 cup (104g) 4 1 Grapefruit 25  1/2 large (166g) 11 3 Pizza 30  2 slices (260g) 42 1...