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The Beet an Example of Good Carb vs. Bad Carb

The Beet an Example of Good Carb vs. Bad Carb

By Joan McDaniel                         

Simple Carbohydrates and Complex Carbohydrate or Good vs. Bad.

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Today I’m going to review the beet.  I have begun using it to help me detox so I did a little research but first, I thought I cover the subject of Carbohydrates.  Since I found my way to regain my health was to avoid simple carbs and processed food. All that food did was convert itself into sugar devoid of any other nutrient.  It gave my body nutrition but only one kind that being sugar. I missed out on all the other badly needed antioxidants. Without proper nutrition the body’s immune system can’t go to war and you get sick.  So I said, “I’ll avoid carbs in my diet”. Yet about all I am eating now are carbs are at least complex carbs.  So let’s review; just what are Good Carbs vs. Bad Carbs? Then we will talk about the magnificent beet.

We all need Carbohydrates they are what provide our body energy. All fruits and vegetables are carbohydrates and so are candy, white bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, and most sodas and processed Sugar. So why is one good for you like the complex carb and one not as good like the simple carb?  More about this a little further down in the article but, it depends on their chemical makeup. The simpler the carb is considered bad for all it contains is sugar.

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Good Carbs vs. Bad Carbs

                 

The complex carb is considered good, not only because it contains natural sugar but other nutrients like natural fiber and vitamins.  It takes the body longer to break down and use the complex carb where it breaks the simple carb down almost instantaneously. Read the section Carbohydrates and Sugar in my article on sugar high sugar low and away we go to see what simple sugars do to the body.

Clink Link for further reference and The Nutritious Beet






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