If true, this is discouraging -- Agave Nectar, the hoax....

[alfreda89]

**Sigh** Sometimes, I just use small amounts of sugar. I wonder what "organic" or "raw" agave nectar is, then?

Beware of the Agave Nectar Health Food Hype

From the article:

Agave “nectar” or agave “syrup” is nothing more than a laboratory-generated super-condensed fructose syrup, devoid of virtually all nutrient value, offering you metabolic misfortune.

Unfortunately, masterful marketing has resulted in the astronomical popularity of agave syrup among people who believe they are doing their health a favor by avoiding refined sugars like high fructose corn syrup, and dangerous artificial sweeteners.

And if you’re diabetic, you’ve been especially targeted and told this is simply the best thing for you since locally grown organic lettuce, that it’s “diabetic friendly,” has a “low glycemic index” and doesn’t spike your blood sugar.

While agave syrup does have a low-glycemic index, so does antifreeze -- that doesn’t mean it’s good for you. Agave syrup has the highest fructose content of any commercial sweetener -- ranging from 70 to 97 percent, depending on the brand, which is FAR HIGHER than high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), which averages 55 percent.

This makes agave actually WORSE than HFCS.

http://tinyurl.com/yfyv8v4

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[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

All the horrible chemicals that Agave is exposed to pretty much boil down to inert filtration agents--activated charcoal and mined perlite--inorganic acids, resins (likely another part of the filtration process, and not likely a source of contamination) and enzymes. Not saying the stuff isn't bad for you--it's nectar, hence sugar. But that ZOMG Teh Chemicals!!!!!!!! always gets under my skin. Water's a chemical.

I'll stop now.

Yeah --

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

I was reminded about water being a chemical with a new filtration system I tried this week. It basically lines up water molecules as opposed to leaving them clumped, which means they are smaller and slip into clogged cells easier? I was skeptical but willing to try a gallon of the stuff. I was warned it might make me feel a bit flu-ish, as this would work like a detox on problem systems. (There's a Lyme doctor using this with patients, and I heard a woman talk who was put into remission/cured of Lyme using this and EMF inhibitors.) Based on a spring discovery where the people drinking the water were not only unaffected by the Chernobyl radiation, but actually healthier than other groups nearby who were actually missed by the blown stuff.

Boy, howdy, this sent me into full scale Lyme symptoms again. Not fun! But in slow amounts, it's a detox I can control a bit, and I do feel better this weekend. A bit more energy, a bit less foggy. So...water -- the chemical. I'll report back when I've tried a bit more of it.