No soap yet. But a dandy, philosophical visit with my sister, freshly returned from a little more than a week on British soil. Piping hot coffee ingested curbside, under overcast skies, while seated in contemporary (almost too funky for our small town?) metallic armchairs. Raw sugar crystals, amber brown and reminding me of Polish stones encircling mosquitoes and whatever else managed to be bogged down in their gloopy-ness before becoming eternal ornaments, embellished her latte.
And what's so special about raw sugar? I know, I know: it's not processed in the same unhealthy way as white sugar, but what is the more specific reason it is better for you? Google research begins (which I realize isn't TRUE research before you condemn my methods! but it has some merit?)...
Here's what Michael Bloch shares: sulphur dioxide is added, phosphoric acid and calcium hydroxide or carbon dioxide are mixed in to "rid the impurities" and pretty it all up. (Whereas raw sugar simply has lime added followed by a centrifuge method to separate crystals.) It's a threat to our environment due to pesticides, clearing of forest/land for sugar cane plantations, processing = loads of energy, waste & chemicals. http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/73/1/White-sugar-vs-raw-sugar.html
It's a threat to us for many reasons, one being that refined sugar raises our insulin level which in turn means a depressed immunity system, causes weight gain, and forces our body to utilize much-needed vitamins and minerals to help our body metabolize it.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-is-Refined-Sugar---Known-As-White-Sugar---Bad-for-You?&id=119462
Sugar lesson of the day.
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