Like many people, I was addicted to sugar for years. I was eating sugar all the time and found it hard, once I started to stop. If I had something sweet in the morning, then I wanted more sugar in the afternoon and again after dinner. It was ridiculous, really, but I could not resist.
I noted that I was depressed and anxious without really knowing why. I became irritable and rude to my friends and family. I lost my temper easily and I realized I was feeling worn out and got sick frequently.
As I watched these symptoms at home, I began to notice similar symptoms in my patients. In addition to the symptoms I noted in my house, they suffered from chronic fatigue, gas, constipation and skin problems. I was looking for something in common that could explain these shared symptoms.
It turned out that the common thread was the sugar. They described all their craving for sweet foods and how much it was hard to resist those
cravings. As a nutritionist, I knew I had a better understanding of how sugar was on our bodies.
The more I studied, the more I was scared. The research I found comparing sugar heroin in the way it was produced and that in which it was used. I found studies showing that sugar weakens the brain, disturbed body functions, withdrawing calcium to the body, attacking the body's mineral reserves and leaving a depression and obesity and led the cells to death. I was horrified.
My research led me to one conclusion: the sugar acts as a poison.
Refined sugar is stripped of all its nutrients. To absorb this substance that has no nutrients our body must use its own reserves of vitamins and minerals.
When the body is looking for nutrients to use, it is the key minerals such as calcium from the bones and teeth. Calcium is the mineral first used by the body to neutralize strong acids in cells, we may be left with "toxic" minerals when not rest enough calcium to fight these strong acids. This may cause plaque problems, osteoporosis, arthritis, kidney stones, and even harden the arteries.
Sugar affects our blood composition.
Enzymes are unable to do their job with missing minerals. The imbalance that is created, disrupts digestion. When these poorly digested food arrive in the bloodstream, they can become a target for our own immune system, which interprets it as a "foreign" substance. It is then easy to get sick when your immune system is too busy fighting elsewhere in order to ward off diseases.
Because sugar is so hard to take in, the body has to use a lot of vitamins and minerals to just try to use this toxin. A sudden influx of sugar, even just a tablespoon creates tension in the body. He takes everything he has, such as sodium, magnesium and potassium, just to restore balance. In other words, sugar creates a chaotic mess in our bodies and deprives us of much of our healthy resources.
Sugar does not stop there either. First, it is stored in our liver as glycogen. But with a daily diet of refined sugar, liver swells. This causes a sugar back - now in the form of fatty acids - which flows
into the blood. And where is he then? The answer, annoying and frustrating, is that it goes directly into inactive areas such as the hips, buttocks, stomach and thighs.
Eating sugar kills good (or symbiotic) bacteria, which are necessary for the intestines.
Depression, fatigue and confusion may result from this reaction. The brain needs glutamic acid to function properly. Vitamin B helps glutamic acid to divide the answers "stop-go" of the brain. Without the good bacteria to treat vitamin B, insomnia, forgetfulness and even disorder for simple calculations can occur. In the long term, this can lead to Alzheimer's disease or dementia and depression ...
Raymond Francis, a graduate and expert in Science vitamins, explains the addictive qualities of sugar: "The animal studies show that regular consumption of sugar causes long-term changes in brain composition, similar to that caused by drugs such as cocaine and heroin. These changes indicate that even a single exposure to sugary, salty or greasy can change gene expression by stimulating opioids in the brain. These chemicals are addictive pleasures. "
Half of the ingredients used in breakfast cereals are sugar, and 2/3 cup (160ml approx) of a Fruit flavored yogurt contains 7 teaspoons of sugar. A bowl innocent of tomato soup can contain 8 teaspoons of sugar and a small bottle of orange juice can contain 10.5! It is not surprising that many of us were suffering from this insidious addiction.
What? Go to work without my latte? Do not eat the cinnamon bun while rushing you out. Avoid anything that contains refined white sugar.
Millions of conscious eaters calories, frightened by eating sugar, turned to chemical sweeteners to replace. But if sweeteners are better, why nobody gets thinner?
The good news is that there are many alternatives to refined sugars and with a few tips, you can get rid of your sugar habit. You can add good things to your plate or in your glass. Start making juice.
I make juice for 15 years and I can not stress enough that keeping your liquid diet in the morning is a great way to help your body repair cycles. Imagine what it would be to drink some of the most beneficial components, such as liquid sunshine. Do you remember how good it is to feel the sun on your skin?
Like many of my clients, I like to start the day with a glass of drink green cleaning through all these alkalizing minerals found in green leaves. Plus it's green, the better.
Green juices are fantastic for the morning. Because our bodies are generally much too acidic, green juice bring us a balanced way to help eliminate all the bad things as they are replaced with good ones.
Yes, smoothies are great for breakfast, and they are much better than cereals that contain 50% sugar. If you want to stop having these desires, green drinks are your magic potion.
The more your unhealthy habits are, the faster you will see the signs of aging. The connection between diet, health and aging is not a new discovery. I came to realize that the only way to ensure a long and healthy life is to limit the amount of food that I ingest daily.
But that does not mean you have to deprive yourself. The key is to know that some of the foods we eat make us sick. They can even kill us. The experts know and understand the need for thousands of years of healthy food.
Nobody says that such changes in lifestyle and eating habits are easy. There is no doubt that this is a difficult and a challenge for most of us. This involves not only physical activity but also the determination and perseverance. Each component of a healthy lifestyle - eating right, exercise, avoid smoking and drinking alcohol (and the list) - has a huge impact on our health and well-being.
Instead of looking for pills that mask the cause of our distress, we must learn to pay attention to what our bodies are telling us.
The best way to take care of us is to engage in a healthy approach to our problems.
This approach should be natural and effective by including preventive medicine as a way of life. Those who practice preventive health approaches are enjoying the happiest and healthiest lives resulting in more positive and productive attitudes ...
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