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<\/a>But what does it do for the areas we don\u2019t want \u201cplumped?\u201d\u00a0 Yes, this natural sugar might help us on our quest for a healthier weight.\u00a0 It has just 11 calories per teaspoon — but is only half as sweet as sugar.\u00a0 That may mean you use twice as much, which makes it 22 calories to sugar\u2019s 16.\u00a0 However, the benefit comes from two areas.\u00a0 For one, Trehalose is digested in the small intestine, not the stomach.\u00a0 That means it has a long, slow delay to hit the bloodstream. That prohibits the sugar rush and big insulin dump — and subsequent crash.\u00a0 It\u2019s this rise and fall of insulin\u00a0 which instructs the body to store fat.\u00a0 Trehalose can help bypass that scenario.<\/p>\nBut is it low glycemic?\u00a0 I perused dozens of Web sites looking for an actual number.\u00a0 One said it was as high as 90.\u00a0 Another said 35.\u00a0 Why the difference?\u00a0 I think I found an answer on the Endowment for Medical Research site which sells Trehalose.\u00a0 They said that Trehalose is made of up of two glucose molecules. These are digested only in the small intestines by an enzyme our bodies make called \u201ctrehalAse.\u201d\u00a0 People who have more of this enzyme digest more TrehalOse and digest it more quickly.\u00a0 That particular site suggested that diabetics and others who are concerned about blood sugar test themselves to see what their own individual response is.<\/p>\n
The other advantage of Trehalose is the good that it does your body.\u00a0 It helps protect your cells like it does the cells of the desert plants.\u00a0 Research into using Trehalose to prevent and treat neurological diseases like Huntington\u2019s disease, Parkinson\u2019s and Alzheimer\u2019s has been promising. \u00a0In Alzheimer\u2019s disease malformed proteins get into the wrong areas of the brain and clump together. Trehalose inihibits that clumping of the malformed protein. \u00a0Tests are ongoing, so no definite conclusions yet.<\/p>\n
I read lots of testimonies of people who claim greater mental acuity and clarity of thought after using Trehalose for a while.\u00a0 I don\u2019t believe anyone who eats table sugar can claim that!<\/p>\n
My research into this sugar led to a lot of unexpected areas.\u00a0 I read that using it in bathwater will help eliminate the body odor common to elderly people.\u00a0 Spraying it on hair has been proven to help the hair retain moisture.\u00a0 I haven\u2019t tried either of these, so I can\u2019t say if it will make you sticky or not.<\/p>\n
You can cook with Trehalose since it is heat stable, but it\u2019s lower sweetness may change some recipes.\u00a0 People who are enthusiastic about cooking with this sugar are ones who say, \u201cIt keeps my desserts from being too sweet.\u201d\u00a0 Those of us with a sweet tooth may need to figure out how to compensate with our recipes.<\/p>\n
Totally natural, protects your cells, may prevent Alzheimer\u2019s disease, low to moderate glycemic index.\u00a0 What\u2019s the downside?\u00a0 As usual, the price.\u00a0 It runs about $9 a pound plus shipping and handling.\u00a0 However, if it really does prevent Alzheimer\u2019s, it is certainly cheap at that price!\u00a0 The calorie count and the lack of sweetness also fall on the negative side.<\/p>\n
What do I think?\u00a0 Personally, I ordered 5 lbs. and will give it a try.\u00a0 If I don\u2019t like it, I\u2019ll bathe with it and smell sweet, so I guess I can hardly lose!<\/p>\n
Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/p>\n
Susan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n
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<\/a>But what does it do for the areas we don\u2019t want \u201cplumped?\u201d\u00a0 Yes, this natural sugar might help us on our quest for a healthier weight.\u00a0 It has just 11 calories per teaspoon — but is only half as sweet as sugar.\u00a0 That may mean you use twice as much, which makes it 22 calories to sugar\u2019s 16.\u00a0 However, the benefit comes from two areas.\u00a0 For one, Trehalose is digested in the small intestine, not the stomach.\u00a0 That means it has a long, slow delay to hit the bloodstream. That prohibits the sugar rush and big insulin dump — and subsequent crash.\u00a0 It\u2019s this rise and fall of insulin\u00a0 which instructs the body to store fat.\u00a0 Trehalose can help bypass that scenario.<\/p>\n