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Whatever
the reason you’re not
feeling your best, there are definitely benefits to a sugar detox. It
may constitute the first important step to achieving a general sense of
well-being.
The smart way to detox is by carefully
planning ahead. A good start is half the battle! The key
ingredient (besides stevia, but we’ll deal with that later) to any type
of successful detox, is showing character and perseverance.
So
see to it that you won’t
be tempted by any sugary sweets in the house. Try not to
have any of them around!
Inform
your family and closest friends that you’re attempting to kick the
sugar habit, so they can make sure they don’t tempt you in any way to
step over the boundaries you have set for yourself.
Decide
on specific dates
when you want to start and be done with your sugar cleanse and mark
them on your calendar. It’s recommended that you detoxify from sugar gradually, to
prevent from melting down and succumbing to your cravings.
 Don’t
worry if you start to feel side effects like headaches or cramps during
the first few days of your detox program. This is completely normal, as
your body is used to an excess of sugar by now, and wrongly believes
that it still needs all that sugar in order to survive. After a week or
so, both your body and mind should have accepted to your new way of
living.
Now
that we’ve got the mindset right, let’s talk a bit about some other pitfalls of a sugar detox.
The first thing people usually do when trying to rid sucrose from their
lives, is to throw themselves onto so-called “diet” products. They
think that in doing this, they’re sure to lose weight because there are
no calories in artificial sweeteners, right? Well yes, but you’re not
reading between the lines!
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