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Fructose Malabsorption, The Root of Multiple Diseases

What I am about to tell you will take some patience. But if you read it carefully you will understand how a simple misunderstanding can lead to health crisis and the use of dangerous medications needlessly.

Fructose Malabsorption Syndrome (FMS) can lead to many illnesses which may be diagnosed as common diseases. But the truth is that FMS may be at the root of almost every disease known to mankind. Often health care professionals confuse the cause of disease with the effect of disease whether that be in the pancreas, colon, brain, heart, thyroid or nervous system, etc. These locations may be where the effects of the problem show up and not the cause of the problem.

For sure diabetes is a health crisis. But that does not mean that diabetes is a mystery or that the cause is genetic. In fact more times than not the actual cause is some kind of nutritional deficiency or a predisposition for malabsorption of nutrients. When a person is treated for the symptom that usually means that the underlying condition will remain unaddressed allowing for further deterioration of the condition. Unless you understand this simple fact every disease under the sun can take hold and grow to its maximum level of harm. Not only this but often drugs and pharmaceutical approaches add to the damage because of their side effects.

It is estimated that 100 Million Americans are affected by FMS. Mainstream medicine routinely overlooks this critical path which leads to numerous diseases. Instead they prefer to treat the apparent condition without a deeper understanding of the cause. Some people feel that the reason for this sad truth is money. In the accepted medical model money in the form of commercial enterprise and research grants are awarded not on the basis of solving the cause of an illness but on how much the solution is vested in that medical model. In other words, simple nutritional resolutions are not as profitable as complex drug and procedural approaches. The result is that health care providers have more financial incentives to prescribe medicines than to identify true causes which are most likely nutritional.

For the patient this has had devastating consequences. This blog exists to help people understand the issues as they relate to their health and to dispel many of the self serving myths propagated by the medical establishment.

If you look around in any Western country you will see that disease, illness and obesity have gone rampant. We do not expect to save the entire population from ignorance and malfeasance. But if we can save just one we will have done our job.

Not only has obesity reached epic proportions but so has the ignorance being preached from mainstream sources. In one recent article, the headline referred to the fact that McDonald's was teaching about nutrition. In the article an 11 year old child stated that she had learned that McDonalds could be healthy depending on the choices she made. In her case she was choosing less cheese and more lettuce on her sandwich and that she would opt for chicken instead of beef for instance as chicken had less calories. In fact, it is just this sort of misinformation which has lead to the epidemic of disease and obesity. In no shape or form would any McDonalds food be considered healthy especially Chicken McNuggets or the recent revelation that much of what is served at McDonalds is from GMO crops, highly altered with additives and cooked in oxidative oils containing transfats. Its not only McDonalds that engages in this practice but many fast food chains and restaurant chains do the same.

Fructose is fruit sugar. Fruit containing fructose is generally thought of as being healthy like orange juice for instance. But within this simple concept is a more harmful condition that has links to every disease known to mankind. It is a little acknowledged fact that excessive amounts of fructose remain in the small intestines and feed bacteria. From there SIBO (Small Intestines Bacterial Overgrowth) can be the cause of digestive distress like diarhea, gas, bloating and cramping. These are all common when FMS is present. Bacteria that are overgrown release gasses which can then slow down the digestive tract which results in constipation.

If you are drinking alcohol or have other intestinal problems in addition to FMS you may be at risk of liver damage and intestinal leakage problems and intestinal permeability which leads to autoimmune diseases such as Chogrins Syndrome, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Type I Diabetes, Multiple Sclerosis, Psoriasis, Eczema, Vitiligo, Hashimoto Disease, Graves Disease, etc. All of these autoimmune diseases can be tracted back to the digestive system where the immune system is concentrated. This according to Naturopathic Pharmacist Ben Fuchs lies at the base of many of today's illnesses.

If you are dealing with any digestive issues or any autoimmune issues you may want to check into FMS triggered SIBO. The typical way that autoimmune diseases are treated by the mainstream medical establishment is to shut down the immune system in order to hide the symptoms. Unfortunately, this "head in the sand" kind of approach is what allows the underlying causes to get worse and the patient to end up in a more complicated situation.

If you are suffering from any issue that will affect the balance of the flora in the intestines you are at risk of Estrogenic diseases such as Cervical Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Breast Cancer, Fibroids, Cysts, Infertility and Libido issues just to mention a few.

FMS and SIBO place you at higher risk of deficiencies in the Amino Acid, Tryptophan. Tryptophan is one of the 20 or so Amino Acids in the body. None is more critical than Tryptophan. Tryptophan is found in hundreds of necessary bodily functions. It is one of the Branch Chain Amino Acids (BCAA). It has wide ranging affects on every system in the body.

BCAA's (branched chain amino acids) are the essential aminos leucine, isoleucine, and valine. The combination of these three amino acids makes up approximately 1/3 of skeletal muscle tissue in the human body. BCAA's play a very important role in protein synthesis (the production of proteins in cells from amino acids to build muscle).

What do BCAAs do?

Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. When you eat food containing protein, it gets digested through the intestines and stomach. During this process the protein is broken down into individual amino acids and short chains of amino acids. These amino acids are small enough to be absorbed into the bloodstream.

Once the amino acids are absorbed into the bloodstream they have far reaching effects across the entire body. Amino acids are involved in muscle repair (lean muscle building), essential brain functions and even hair growth just to name a few.

Here is a list of Essential and Non-Essential Amino Acids. Essential means that you have to absorb it every day from food sources:

Essential Amino Acids

Histidne
Isolucine
Leucine
Lysine
Methionine
Phenylanine
Tryptophan
Valine

Non-Essential Amino Acids

Alanine
Cystine
Glutamic Acid
Glutamine
Glycine
Hydroxyproline
Proline
Serine
Tyrosine

BCAA's suppress the appetite and lets the body know when to stop eating. If you have FMS you are going to be deficient in Tryptophan which will cause you to keep eating. If you are like most people you will end up eating a lot more fructose which only leads to more problems due to Fructose Malabsorption Syndrome. This will only make matters worse.

Tryptophan has important relaxing and mood stabilizing properties. Without it you will be more anxious, more jittery, more moody and depressed and have problems sleeping. Tryptophan is nature's Prozac. Tryptophan deficiency may lead to a deficiency in Seratonin leading to depression and anxiety. Where a person may be prescribed a Seratonin Re-uptake Inhibitor, SSRI, the true culprit may be a deficiency in Tryptophan caused by FMS.

Fibromyalgia has also been associated with low levels of Triptophan. A derivative of Tryptophan is 5 HTP. 5 HTP is a precursor to the making of Seratonin. The use of 5 HTP had a significant improvement in Fibromyalgia cases as shown in major studies. One approach to insomnia, mood issues, depression, anxiety and other conditions is to supplement with 5 HTP.

The inability to absorb Triptophan and other BCAA's could have serious health consequences and may lead to being prescribed medications which are known to have severe side effects.A deficiency in Tryptophan may be addressed easily by not eating fructose. Considering that one out of three Americans is dealing with FMS there is a good chance that the key to many problems may lye in the eating of fructose.

Now you understand how lack of nutritional completeness can lead to major illnesses and why you must supplement. Take the time to listen to the lectures of promonent Doctors on the side panel. This information is not available from the mainstream medical establishment and it could save your life.

Brown rice, turkey, protein and pumpkin seeds are great sources of Tryptophan. One of the best sources of Tryptophan is Whey Protein. We at World Health Team recommend "One World Whey" (from grass fed cows). We further recommend that you consider supplementing with the appropriate products offered from Youngevity. Youngevity has formulated a series of products designed to help you get the 90 or so vitamins and minerals necessary for health. Click here .

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