I want a cupcake. I really do.
Mainlining sugar into my veins is, I admit,
a regrettable feat I struggle with.
Do you also struggle with sugar addiction?
Do you crave sugar filled treats and drinks on a daily basis?
I know that my love/hate relationship with
sugar is killing me slowly… and it’s killing you to.
Tara, my wife, understands what struggling
with crippling health issues feels like; it’s not fun.
North Americans are an undernourished,
overfed nation and we hold ourselves in contempt because of it. ‘FAT’ has
become the enemy, when really, it’s just a natural biological response to a
food excess that is supposed to keep us safe and fed during times of famine.
The first problem is that famine never
arrives. The second is that our bodies are actually storing MORE fat then it
was ever designed to store.
That’s right – your body is storing more
fat then it wants to store!
Your body system is broken, and as a result
– you now feel chubby.
The culprit: SUGAR!
Sugary treats are designed to give you an
immediate hit of pleasure the moment they touches your tongue. Various studies
show that white sugar is just as addictive as cocaine, both causing an euphoric
effect that triggers dopamine, the chemical that controls pleasure in the
brain.
You read that correctly: Research shows that
both sugar and cocaine light up the same area of the brain!
White sugar is connected with obesity,
diabetes, cancer and heart disease. It’s a ‘drug’ that has detrimental effects
on our health and self-esteem, yet it is present in large quantities in almost
all our food.
The average North American eats a third of
a pound of sugar every day! This translates into 130 pounds of refined sugar a
year!
Research shows that when a person consumes
too much sugary food and drink, the liver begins to convert some of that
fructose to fat. This fat can lead to an increase in LDL cholesterol that can
form plaque in the arteries.
FACT: consuming too much sugar is linked to
many kinds of cancers, including breast and colon cancer.
In the 80’s our society became obsessed
with the idea of ‘low fat food’ – ironically, this attempt to be skinnier lead
to a surge in obesity rates.
What happens when you take fat out of food?
It tastes terrible! Manufactures responded to this problem by replacing fat
with sugar… and we all got fatter!
Type two diabetes is on the rise and we
struggle with a host of blood sugar issues.
So why don’t we just start using sugar
substitutes to solve these health issues?
Aspartame (Equal or Nutrasweet), sucralose
(Splenda), saccharin (Sweet n’ Low), are
all commonly used sugar substitutes – but they are just as bad, if not worse,
at destroying our bodies.
Aspartame
has a profound effect on mood and cognition; depressed mood, anxiety,
dizziness, panic attacks, nausea, irritability, impairment of memory and
concentration. The list continues with 93 other detrimental side effects of
this ‘healthier’ option.
Sucralose
and saccharin are linked to cancer in rodents. Experts believe that these
health effects are not limited to lab animals. These synthetics add to the
body’s toxic load, and as a result, the chemicals found in artificial
sweeteners can cause inflammation, hormonal imbalances, and chronic disease
such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer.
Artificial
sweeteners are also linked to weight gain! How ironic is that?
Researchers
have laboratory evidence that the widespread use of no-calorie sweeteners may
actually make it harder for people to control their food intake and body
weight. Rats fed a diet of foods containing artificial sweeteners gained more
weight than rats given sugary food!
The
truth is that artificial sweeteners are deadly
deception.
So what’s the solution?
I want to introduce you to my favorite
product of all time: The Tasty Pink Drink. Balancing blood sugar with
all-natural supplements will help you lose weight and help you kick your sugar
cravings for good.
This product saved my life… and I don’t
crave cupcakes quite so often. J
Don’t let sugar make you fat. Click here to learn how to balance bloodsugar naturally.
Join my wife and I as we journey together
towards optimal health.
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