CHILDREN’S HEALTH DEFENSE—

This week on A Different Perspective, Doc interviews the editors of the book Turtles All The Way Down, as well as the president of the Children’s Health Defense.

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Turtles All The Way Down
No vaccines in the childhood schedule have been compared to a placebo in a clinical trial.
They’ve all been compared to bioactive compounds. Normally another vaccine
90% of mortality rates of infectious diseases were gone before the vaccines came out
What we know about polio is a myth. It wasn’t only viral. Instead, it was related to:
- pesticide
- arsenate
- DPT
Evidence for and against herd immunity from each vaccine.
- Only 5 could possibly be argued to give it
- Those vaccines are for measles, mumps, rubella, chicken pox
Most are not “anti-vax,” but “ex-vaxx”

PERSPECTIVE—

This week on A Different Perspective, Doc kicks off Sugar month by breaking down what sugar is, and why this question isn’t so easy to answer.

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Sugar is a general term, like estrogen
- Describes many things
- It is a generic term that describes any of the classes of soluble, crystalline, typically sweet-tasting carbohydrates obtained from plant sources and other living organisms.
The simplest form of sugar is monosaccharides
Glucose
- Most important energy source in any organism
- Most abundant monosaccharide
- Nerve cells, cells of the renal medulla, and erythrocytes (red blood cells) depend on glucose for their energy production.
- In combination with other monosaccharides, they make cell receptors, tissues, and membranes. Example: Joints !!!
Most adults have a teaspoon to a tablespoon of sugar in their blood. Most sodas will give you 38 to 40 g.
Compound Sugars, also called Disaccharides (double sugars) are molecules composed of two monosaccharides joined by a glycosidic bond.
- Sucrose – Glucose and Fructose
- Lactose – Galactose and Glucose
- Maltose – Glucose and Glucose
Oligosaccharide is composed of three to ten monosaccharides.
Polysaccharides contain more than ten monosaccharide units and can have a large number between 200 and 2500.
- They don’t classify these as sugars and no one knows why…
- Examples of polysaccharides
  - Medicinal mushrooms, seaweeds, and microalgae
  - Adaptogens herbs
  - Chia seeds, Psyllium, Fenugreek
  - Aloe Vera
- No such thing as good or bad sugars, it’s about available glucose or absorption.
  - American Diabetes Association: Sugar
  - Harvard Health Publishing: The Sweet Dangers of Sugar
- Sugar can temporarily weaken your immune system for 5 hours.
- Eating sugar can keep vitamin C from repairing cells. The receptor will take glucose before vitamin C.
- Diabetics have more severe symptoms of COVID and viruses in general because sugar weakens the immune system, which only helps the infection.
- They also have a higher chance of dying from COVID. Much more stringent watch of, and care for, diabetes is suggested during COVID.
- The first key to all of this is not sugar consumption, but sugar absorption
- Having healthy fatty acids before you eat reduces sugar absorption
  - Fiber

PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE—

This week on A Different Perspective, Doc talks about Gymnema and Chicory Root Inulin, and how they can help you balance your sugar intake.

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Gymnema binds to the receptors so they don’t absorb sugar

Chicory Root Inulin
- Supports beneficial bacteria in the gut
- Improves inflammatory bowel conditions
- Reduces food cravings
- Artichokes

LAST 10%—

This week on A Different Perspective, Doc shares why it’s important to vote, and why you shouldn’t stay silent. Especially when it comes to your health.

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