Did you know that certain apparently harmless habits can have devastating effects on your health? I'll bet right now you are thinking that I am about to fear monger you into yet another guilt trip about how everything in the world is bad for you. But this is far from the case, what I am about to tell you is absolutely invaluable information, the kind of stuff that should be common knowledge but for some reason is not. Are you ready for it? Here goes- Sugar is Bad for You.
Hahaha I know everyone is thinking, should be common knowledge but isn't? This is common knowledge. But not so fast, here's where it gets interesting, for real. To be healthy for life we need to eat a diet that stabilizes our blood sugar (this goes for everyone not just diabetics), and does not spike it.
This means that the best food for us is the stuff that our ancestors ate as they evolved into us (about 80% organic greens and 20% meat). Our current average diet is completely out of whack with our metabolisms; we eat on average an enormous amount of over processed food and get no where near the amount of nutrients we need to keep healthy.
The biggest culprit in our bad diets is sugar, just 2 tsps of sugar in our morning coffee/ tea serve to spike our blood sugar and destabilize our hormones, this leads in the short term to all sorts of problems such as fatigue, abnormal hunger and eating patterns, sugar highs and lows, weight gain, and acne (yes acne, I don't care what dermatologists say, their degrees are paid for by the pharmaceutical industry, do your own experiments with food and you'll see my point).
Now so I've identified the problem, you probably want a solution, right? Well the only quick solution is to cut out sugar, but that can be tricky at times as sugar tends to be hiding as an added ingredient in most foods, so label reading must become a habit.
The next question I can predict coming is, what can we use as a substitute to sugar just to keep things sweet. Well my recommendation is to avoid all chemical artificial sweeteners, (they are poison) as not having calories does not mean they don't have adverse effects. I personally use Stevia, which is an organic natural sweetener with no chemicals or adverse effects. Generally it is difficult to find Stevia in grocery stores but natural health stores always carry it, about a months supply costs $10.00.
Now if you are wanting more information on the details of sugar and how it relates to diabetes, raised blood sugar and general overall bad health, I strongly recommend that you visit the site below as it provides in depth information on all these questions.
How does just a small teaspoon of sugar daily affect your overall health and contribute to the chances of getting adult onset diabetes? No fear mongering or nonsense, just clear common sense, facts and compassion, visit my site today for more information on this and other subjects.
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