Added sugar is the single worst ingredient in the modern diet. It can have harmful effects on metabolism and contribute to all sorts of diseases. Here are 10 disturbing reasons why you should avoid added sugar like the plague. 1. Added Sugar Contains No Essential Nutrients and is Bad For Your Teeth You’ve probably heard … Read more
If you’re looking to make a significant, healthy improvement to your diet, cutting out sugary drinks would be one of my top recommendations. Such sugar packed beverages provide little in the way of nutrition, making them a top source of “empty” calories. But this is only the tip of the iceberg for why you should … Read more
Elevated Blood Sugar Sets the Stage for Cancer Growth The fact that sugar and obesity are linked to an increased risk of cancer is now becoming well-recognized. Obesity has also been linked to an increased risk of death from all causes. According to research published in 2013, nearly 1 in 5 U.S. deaths is associated … Read more
Treatment Plan—Type 2 Diabetes Condition description Diabetes diagnoses have been on the rise for more than a decade. In 2000 alone, more than a million adults between the ages of 18 and 79 had the disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Type 2 diabetes may account for 90 percent to 95 … Read more
You know the seriousness of cancer. You know the toll it takes mentally, emotionally, financially, spiritually, and physically. It causes stress in your own mind and body as well as in your relationships with friends and family. It can make it hard to do the things you’ve always done as a human being, a parent, … Read more
Going natural can both satisfy your sweet tooth and add nutrition to your diet. We are all familiar with that sleepy feeling experienced in the early afternoon, somewhere between the dismal hours of 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. It’s post-lunch hour, and you still have a little left to go in your work day. You … Read more
By Catherine Guthrie Americans have a love-hate relationship with food. When we decide an item is just the thing to clear our arteries or prevent cancer, we embrace it with gusto. Olive oil, broccoli, garlic, salmon: We look for every opportunity to load such health-promoters onto our plates. However, our enthusiasm can just as easily … Read more
“Apple juice is worse for you than soda,” I declared on social media last week, unleashing a torrent of comments that I was being sensationalistic or overstating my case. Others expressed confusion about why fruit juice, which often parades around in grocery stores with an undeserved health halo, could really be so bad. Consider … Read more
We’ve discussed type I Sugar addiction, which is where fatigue leaves us reaching for sugar as an energy loan shark. We discussed how to make healthy energy, including the use of an especially powerful nutrient called ribose which increases energy an average of 61%. This week, the excerpt from “The Complete Guide to Beating Sugar … Read more
Type 4 Sugar Addiction: Depressed and Craving Carbs Sugar cravings caused by your period, menopause, or andropause Hormones are a critical part of your body’s communication and control system. For this reason, hormone deficiencies––or even imbalances––can wreak havoc with your physical and emotional well-being. If you have a deficiency of estrogen, progesterone, and/or testosterone (if … Read more