Americans consume 1/3 pound of sugar per person every day! It's in our peanut butter, bread, yogurt, pasta sauces... everything! So even if you skip the cupcake you might still be getting toxic sugar overload. Read labels and go sugar free! Fruit, sugar in natural form with fiber, vitamins and minerals are the only sugar we should be eating.
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Sugar consumption can act like an analgesic drug on the brain. It is known to create a measurable physiological state by activating certain opioid receptors in the brain. This is why, one can become as dependent on sugar as some drugs.
The sweet taste of sugar is seen to stimulate the beta endorphin receiver sites within the brain, rather like the kind of stimulation offered by morphine and heroin which is why overcoming sugar addiction can be so difficult.
Because sugar impacts dopamine and opioid in the brain, it has the potential to become addictive and is known to cause craving, binging and withdrawal symptoms as well.
Are you Addicted to Sugar?
Take this Quiz:
1. I don’t eat refined sugar every day …TRUE …FALSE
Tips for Overcoming a Sugar Addiction:
• Make diet modifications to eliminate simple sugars and gradually replace these with complex sugars found in organic fruit and organic dried fruit.
Sugar consumption can act like an analgesic drug on the brain. It is known to create a measurable physiological state by activating certain opioid receptors in the brain. This is why, one can become as dependent on sugar as some drugs.
The sweet taste of sugar is seen to stimulate the beta endorphin receiver sites within the brain, rather like the kind of stimulation offered by morphine and heroin which is why overcoming sugar addiction can be so difficult.
Because sugar impacts dopamine and opioid in the brain, it has the potential to become addictive and is known to cause craving, binging and withdrawal symptoms as well.
Are you Addicted to Sugar?
Take this Quiz:
1. I don’t eat refined sugar every day …TRUE …FALSE
2. I can go more than a day without eating food containing sugar …TRUE …FALSE
3. I never have cravings for sugar, chocolate, peanut butter or alcohol …TRUE …FALSE
4. I’ve never hidden sweets around the house so I can eat them later …TRUE …FALSE
5. I can stop after eating one bite of pastry or one piece of candy …TRUE …FALSE
6. There are times when I have no sugar around the house …TRUE …FALSE
7. I can have sweets in the house without eating them …TRUE …FALSE
8. I can go at least 3 hours without eating without shakes, fatigue or bad moods …TRUE …FALSE
9. I do not eat something sweet after every meal …TRUE …FALSE
4. I’ve never hidden sweets around the house so I can eat them later …TRUE …FALSE
5. I can stop after eating one bite of pastry or one piece of candy …TRUE …FALSE
6. There are times when I have no sugar around the house …TRUE …FALSE
7. I can have sweets in the house without eating them …TRUE …FALSE
8. I can go at least 3 hours without eating without shakes, fatigue or bad moods …TRUE …FALSE
9. I do not eat something sweet after every meal …TRUE …FALSE
10. I rarely drink coffee/tea with sugar, eat donuts, bagels etc for breakfast …TRUE …FALSE
11. I can go more than an hour after waking without eating …TRUE …FALSE
12. I don’t drink soft drinks, frappachinos, lattes, fruit juices every day …TRUE …FALSE
YOU DECIDE…more then 3 'TRUE' equals a sugar addiction
12. I don’t drink soft drinks, frappachinos, lattes, fruit juices every day …TRUE …FALSE
YOU DECIDE…more then 3 'TRUE' equals a sugar addiction
Tips for Overcoming a Sugar Addiction:
• Make diet modifications to eliminate simple sugars and gradually replace these with complex sugars found in organic fruit and organic dried fruit.
• Increase your daily water intake which will help to stiffle hunger pangs and stop you from reaching for a sugary treat.
• Keep your diet varied so that you are getting adequate nutrients from complex carbs, lean organic protein and healthy organic fats. Nutrient deficiencies could trigger cravings so avoid these and help yourself in overcoming a sugar addiction.
• Don’t bring sugary, processed stuff into the house. Not only white sugar, but also brown sugar and honey – avoid buying foods with all of these sugary ingredients.
• Don’t let yourself get hungry because this will trigger the kind of cravings that may be more difficult to control.
• Don’t bring sugary, processed stuff into the house. Not only white sugar, but also brown sugar and honey – avoid buying foods with all of these sugary ingredients.
• Don’t let yourself get hungry because this will trigger the kind of cravings that may be more difficult to control.
• Eat before you go out. If you’re hungry when you’re out, it may be easier to give in to the temptation of a sweet sugary treat.
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