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From The Professionals’ Desks

Reality Check √ - “Healthy Answers on

Living & Loving Life”: “A Case for Carbs!”

By Dale Brown, B.S., M.A., C.E.C. you that carbs are the main source of energy for the human healthy complex carbs, the ones that have not been altered
Dale is a motivational speaker who body. They give us the fuel we need to work effectively, in a food laboratory. There are two types that can be broken
has spent many years as a Certified efficiently, and to think clearly. During digestion, sugars down into glucose molecules and used as fuel… starchy
Life Coach and has written numerous and starches are broken down into glucose that charges your and fibrous. Examples of starchy carbs are brown rice,
articles and e-books relating to self- engine so you can keep moving. baked and sweet potatoes, oatmeal, brown pastas and whole
improvement and ways to build a high- What is the theory behind a low-carb diet? grains. Fibrous carbs are veggies like asparagus, broccoli,
performance team. Her education and The belief is that fewer carbs results in lower insulin levels, cauliflower, onions, mushrooms, spinach, as well as most
years of experience in physical fitness which causes the body to burn stored fat for energy, thereby varieties of dark green leafy vegetables.
and training of elite athletes has helping you to lose weight. However, drastically restricting How do you know for sure you are buying unprocessed
enabled her to sharpen her knowledge in many health-related carbs to fewer than 20 grams a day can result in ketosis, a foods?
areas. The following is one in a series of columns devoted condition that occurs when you don’t have enough sugar for I know there are so many items on the market that claim to
to many topics that deal with the mind/body connection and energy. Your body then breaks down stored fat, builds up be “healthy,” “organic”, or “gluten–free.” In order to know the
the importance of living a healthy lifestyle. Dale, a Bocaire ketones and causes side effects such as nausea, headache, difference is to become familiar with reading labels. Sounds
resident, can be reached at dalebrown@lovingmondays.com. mental fatigue, constipation, and bad breath. Not good! easy, but it’s not. Here are a few tips that might help you sort
In a recent article I referred to the COVID-19 curse; it’s Not all carbohydrates are created equal, so let’s not group out the good from the bad.
my way of saying that many people give in to overeating them together in one bucket. Carbs come in two forms: simple • The order of ingredients is important because they are
during these stressful times. With a vaccine on the horizon, and complex. Simple carbohydrates are basically sugars that listed according to how much they make up the product. The
you may see the light at the end of the tunnel; that is, returning are broken down and digested very quickly, such as table first ingredient should start with “whole,” like “whole oats”
to a more “normal” life. This could mean changing your sugar, fruit juice, milk, yogurt, honey, maple syrup and brown or “whole wheat flour.” Wheat flour has been processed, but
everyday attire of PJs or warm-ups and slipping into “stepping sugar. Simple carbs contain very few essential vitamins and whole-wheat flour contains all the parts of the grain, bran,
out” attire. It could also mean trimming down to fit into those minerals, so eliminating them is a no brainer. These are the endosperm and germ.
slim jeans. bad guys you want to avoid. • If unbleached wheat flour is the first ingredient, and
Unless you’ve been faithful to your exercise routine and Complex carbohydrates, on the other hand, take longer whole-wheat flour comes second or third, the product is
watching your diet for the past 10 months, you might be ready to digest and are packed with healthy fiber, vitamins and mainly processed, and the whole grains make up a small
to shed some unwanted pounds. There are lots of prescribed minerals. Vegetables, whole grain breads, oatmeal, legumes, portion.
diets that claim to be the answer, but the one I hear most from brown rice and whole-wheat pasta fall into this category. • Check where oil plays into the mix. If it’s high on the
people is, “No more carbs!” Carbs in general are not unhealthy. Instead, it’s what has ingredients list, you may want to avoid it because high oil
My friend Sam is a good example. As a New Year’s happened in the milling process over the years to give a longer plus grains equals a very heavy food.
resolution, his idea of losing weight was to stop eating any shelf life to products. In essence, the processing of bleaching When it comes to losing weight, most people can lose on
form of carbohydrate, especially pasta, bread, bagels and and enriching has destroyed the original bran that contained most diets that restrict calories. Studies show people who
muffins. He’s convinced that fewer carbs and more portions the nutrients. Today, the refining process is so chemically continued to follow low-carb diet plans lost about the same
of fat and protein from animal sources will be the answer to intensive that the carbs contain fast-burning sugars deficient as those who followed higher-carb diets.
dropping a few pounds. of vitamins and minerals. Have you ever noticed how long a Let’s not blame carbs for your diet gain or loss. At the
I have to admit that cutting out carbs may help your loaf of bread lasts? Yikes! end of the day, it comes down to calories in, calories out, and
waistline, but might not be the healthiest way to go. It seems So…how does all this information factor into losing choosing the best foods for your health in moderate amounts.
to me that carbs have gotten a bad rap. Nutritionists will tell weight? The key is not to cut out carbs totally, but to choose Bon Appétit!

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