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Today’s post provides an overview of how sugar affects your health. Why this topic? It’s extremely important, and…

I am a self-proclaimed sugar addict.

Really. I try to stay away from sugar because once I have the first taste, I fall off the wagon and it is so hard to give it up again. In this post I am going to share some of the things that sugar does to us. Because, when you know better, you do better. And I want to do better.

The dangers of sugar consumption are dramatic and all-encompassing.

The information I am providing is attributed to many sources that you can easily search on the web; including, but not limited to “Sugar: The Bitter Truth” YouTube video by Dr. Robert Lustig, Dr. Mercola’s Website, Dr. Nancy Appelton and Sugar Shock by Connie Bennett. I hope you will be as alarmed as me when you learn how much sugar affects your health.

Quick and Dirty List Of How Sugar Affects Your Health

  • Obesity
  • Diabetes
  • High Cholesterol
  • Osteoporosis
  • Premature Aging
  • Arthritis
  • Tooth Decay
  • Heart Disease
  • Appendicitis
  • Food Allergies
  • etc, etc, etc.

Sugar feeds the following diseases:

  • Candida
  • Many types of Cancer
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • etc.

If you search for Dr. Nancy Appelton’s article entitled 146 Reasons Why Sugar Is Ruining Your Health, you will find a complete list.

How Sugar Affects My Health

For me, sugar and simple carbohydrates create an addictive behavior. When I let large amounts of sugar into my diet, my cravings for more sugar become obscene. I become moody and lethargic. My sight sometimes becomes blurry. It is quite scary!
Sugar is in everything now. It is in what you drink and what you eat. It is even in things that don’t taste sweet. Did you know that McDonald’s adds it to their hamburgers? Our food supply is filled with excess sugar and chemicals that “preserve” them for a long shelf life. To give you a perspective of how much our sugar consumption has changed, I am sharing this information from Dr. Mercola’s website:

  • In 1700, the average person consumed about 4 pounds of sugar per year.
  • In 1800, the average person consumed about 18 pounds of sugar per year.
  • In 1900, individual consumption had risen to 90 pounds of sugar per year.
  • In 2009, more than 50 percent of all Americans consume one-half pound of sugar PER DAY—translating to a whopping 180 pounds of sugar per year.

So what can you do to reduce your intake of sugar?

1. The number one best way to do this is to JUST EAT REAL FOOD! Real food comes from the earth not from a bakery, and especially not from a manufacturing facility!

2. Reduce the amount of food you consume that comes out of boxes, bags, or cans.

3. If you can’t purchase the items listed on the ingredient label to make the food yourself, don’t buy it.

4. If the label says that there are more than 5 grams of sugar per service, don’t eat it.

5. Make sure your meals are balanced with proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. Carbs alone, especially simple ones, will spike your blood sugar, which in turn floods your system with Insulin – The Fat Storage Hormone.

6. Search for low-sugar and/or wheat-free options for your favorite “treats”.

Please share the dangers of sugar with everyone you know. If we don’t take a stand against all of the added sugars in our foods, we are going to continue to see symptoms rising in our population from the overconsumption of this white stuff!
Comment below with what you are going to do to reduce the amount of sugar in your diet and your family’s diet.

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