We are all 'addicted' to sugar because its hidden everywhere! Even in foods where you'd least expect it! And the food companies like it that way because the more we eat it, the more we want it---need it!
Why do we care? Well, these foods raise our Glycemic Index or our sugar levels. That plays havoc with your hormones and makes you store more fat. In addition, this provides the perfect acidic environment in our bodies, which is the perfect host for cancer and a myriad of other illnesses!
If I can teach you one thing, and one thing alone, it is to READ FOOD LABELS. Did you know that there are 50+ 'names' for sugar? http://commonsensehealth.com/Diet-and-Nutrition/List_of_Sugar_Names_and_Sugar_Facts.shtml Especially the 'low-fat' version of foods---they take the fat out and add sugars. When you read a food label and begin to add up the multiple names of sugars in the product and the total grams of sugar per serving, it is no surprise that we are FAT. Our bodies can only utilize 2-4 grams of sugar at one time. The remainder is stored sugar. Our muscle & liver store some for when we need it, but the rest becomes FAT---adipose fat which settles around our middles, and around our vital organs. This IS the most dangerous fat as well. And guess where I have been gaining weight?
This week in posts and in blogs, I will be addressing 'Sugar' and how to get the excess sugar out of our diets, for good. There's no time like the present!
There is a great book with the simple facts called just that by Ann Lousie Gittleman, MS, CNS. http://www.annlouise.com/
Lets get the sugar out and work together towards a Spring Cleanse for a healthy and happy (oh and did I say thinner?) Y O U!
Be well!
No comments:
Post a Comment