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Trying
to tackle your sugar
addiction is a lot like giving up smoking. Scratch that,
it's actually much worse! How do you cut something from your life that
you've been fed since childhood and that seems to be just about
everywhere around you, in more products than you can count? That makes
you hunger for more, in search of empty
calories that set your hypothalamus at ease for
a while?
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Well,
ironclad discipline for one, and a no
sugar diet... But maybe that's not enough, maybe you need to
know why this change is so crucial to your health. When you start to
think about the damaging effect sugar has on your body, the cogs will
really start turning and you'll see that there are smarter ways of
indulging your sweet tooth.
Aside from sugar addiction,
which is the number one problem, there is a seemingly endless list of
health issues tied to the white gold. Diabetes is just the tip of the iceberg!
 Did
you know that sugar increases one's sensitivity to develop heart
disease? That it's a major player in causing gall stones, arthritis and
anxiety attacks? For a more complete list, I suggest you read the
eye-opening book "Lick The Sugar Habit" by Nancy Appleton, PhD.
Moving on, sugar lacks both vitamins and minerals and therefore has a
lot of so-called "empty
calories". This basically means that the body has to rely
on its own nutrients in order to process sugar, thus increasing the
risk of high cholesterol levels and obesity
and diabetes once these nutrients are depleted.
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On
a smaller scale, sugar can be the cause of serious migraines,
drowsiness, adrenaline rushes (especially in children), and - as we all
know - tooth decay. This is why most of the big chewing gum producers
have switched
to natural sweeteners like xylitol
and even stevia.
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Despite
the many well-known pitfalls of sugar intake, the amount
of sugar consumed in just the United States has increased five-fold
over the past two decades. The time to act is now, and the way to do it
is to combine exercise with a healthy sugar replacement.
Luckily,
there
is hope: a small green plant is slowly rising in popularity, supported
by a growing group of followers. Stevia rebaudiana, with its sweet
components stevioside and rebaudioside A, boasts a whole array of
health benefits. Make a promise to yourself to change the way you eat,
today! Your body will thank you for it, maybe as soon as
tomorrow.
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