Comments on: The Scary Truth about Halloween Candy

By: Dr. Gary Huber

Dr. Gary Huber — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:18:52 +0000

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By: Dr. Gary Huber

Dr. Gary Huber — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:12:00 +0000

Hi Angie,
I consider anything under 5 grams of sugar per serving to be relatively low. Now we are talking about processed foods because whole foods don’t come with labels and they don’t need to. But if you need a little treat from time to time I wouldn’t worry about the grams of sugar. If you want a treat then have an ice cream cone or a piece of cake. Certainly more than 5 grams of sugar per serving but then treats only happen once a week or so. Uh oh . . . I hit the sore spot . . . treats happen how often? For too many of us we feel the need to satisfy our sweet tooth once or even twice A DAY!!! Thats a whole different conversation.
Enjoy,
Dr. Gary Huber

By: Dr. Gary Huber

Dr. Gary Huber — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:07:28 +0000

I know what your thinking . . . “perfectly good candy . . . why waste it?” I had that dilemma initially but whom ever I give it to is going to suffer the same fate that I was trying to avoid in my own children. So I do have a few ideas that come to mind depending on your situation.

1. If you recently suffered an ugly divorce then perhaps you might send it to your ex.
2. Send the bulk of it to his lawyer.
3. I hear the Taliban are hungry, but they’re already sick so it might be redundant.
4. Why not mail it to Monsanto to return the favor, they’ve been making us sick for years.
5. Perhaps the FDA, if they’re not going to protect us then why should we bother protecting them.

Whoever eats all that sugar will incur a nasty hit to their immune system, an erratic swing in blood sugar, fuel growth of yeast and fungus in the bowel, and raise their insulin which leads to inflammation and weight gain. Throw it in the trash where it belongs.
Dr. Gary Huber

By: Angie

Angie — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:17:28 +0000

What is considered to be high sugar content? Is there a certain number of grams that is considered low sugar? I get that sugar is bad, but its nice to have a sweet treat every once in awhile and it would be nice to have some better choices on hand.

By: Angie

Angie — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:49:40 +0000

Great idea about the candy/toy exchange! Any suggestions for what to do with the candy?

By: phyllis

phyllis — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:22:14 +0000

The “Great Pumpkin” visited our home on halloween night confiscating all (I mean almost all) the candy leaving cute little tea sets (which the girls had been asking for) in place of the bucket of candy. Being 5 and 7 they are still humoring me and were actually excited about their treats. It’s fun hearing them tell everyone about the great pumpkin. I wonder when they will wonder why the great pumpkin doesn’t visit all their friends houses. Even still they are both fighting something this week. I once heard Dr. Sears say the week after Halloween was their busiest week in the doctor’s office all year.