I have stumbled upon a little known form of sugar called d-ribose.

It is a simple carbohydrate, does not seem to alter blood sugar or insulin levels.

I is being tested as an energy booster to patients with Fibromyalgia and congestive heart failure.

So far, early studies are showing a 45% improvement in energy in patients.  Very promising indeed as it appears the sugar goes directly to the mitochondria (energy cells) of the body and bypassing organs that signal caloric storage and insulin response.  Sounds crazy, I know. Some studies are looking at implications for diabetics and there too it is showing promise.

I bought some (250 gram for $40 dollars and I don’t know if it is placebo but I really feel different and energized when I take it.  Not caffeine ups, just fresh, like in the middle of a brisk walk kind of feeling.

It smells like light brown sugar and tastes 1/2 as sugar.  I cannot tell it apart from my organic table sugar in either hot or cold beverages.

So now I can enjoy my sweet morning masala chai and now think about the extra sugar insulin response.

Check it out.  It has now replace stevia sweetener in my cupboard, which I found fine for cold smoothies but weird tasting in hot beverages.

I credit this discovery to Dr. Mehmet Oz, of www.realage.com.  It is a great website, I found some awesome exercise workout videos there too.

My next bit of research is going into N-Acetylcysteine and how it benefits immunity.