Sugar Detox
The Today Show is doing a sugar detox challenge and they’re asking people to kick sugar for 10 days. Now that is an absolutely FANTASTIC idea. However – the way Joy Bauer is suggesting you do it – just won’t work for many. The way to kick sugar – is just to kick sugar – period. DO NOT substitute real sugar with artificial sugar because artificial sugar is even worse for you than real sugar.
I DO believe she is suggesting even avoiding artificial sugar for this 10 days. The problem IS – when you substitute artificial sweetener for real sugar – you liver is not a rocket scientist and it doesn’t know if it’s getting real or artificial – it just knows it’s getting SWEET and it’s going to act accordingly.
When you pick up a big sugary donut and take a big bite and chew it up and swallow it down your goozle – it’s pretty quickly going to come in contact with your liver. The liver is going to say “Aahhh SWEET!!! I LOVE this person who’s body I’m living in – they REALLY know how to EAT” But soon the liver is so laden down with sugar that it’s not feeling so pretty good.
SO the person whose body this sluggish liver is now living in – goes to the doctor because THEY are not feeling so pretty good now EITHER.
Doc says “Oops, you have a sluggish liver – I’ll bet you’re eating a lot of donuts and other sugary foods. You’d better leave off the real donuts and go to artificially sweetened products”
Sick patient loves doctor and says “Well OKIE DOKIE!!!” SO they stop by the store on the way home and get some sugar free cupcakes at the deli – but sugar free cupcakes are loaded with artificial sweetener. Well WHO KNEW??? Because it SAID “sugar FREE” –
The sick person goes home and takes a bite of the sugar free cupcake and it goes down their goozle and pretty quickly comes in contact with the liver and the liver says “Aahhh SWEET!!!
Not quite as good as the DONUT – but SWEET! And I LOVE this person whose body I’m living in.” But soon the liver is getting more and more sluggish and often times that person and their liver that was once fairly healthy – is now getting more and more poorly in the health department of their lives.
Sugar Detox – Artificial Sweetener is Poison
YOU CANNOT do a sugar detox and substitute artificial sweetener for real sugar and expect that to work.
You are just substituting one poison for another poison and guess what?
YOUR LIVER DOES NOT LIKE POISON OF ANY KIND!!!
Today Show Sugar Detox
I love to read, research and study when I’m thinking about a new plan – and you just can’t go wrong when you’re wanting to research or study about the effects of sugar on your body and health if you’ll just study the teachings of Dr Mark Hyman. I have most of his books and he is unbeatable in trust and sincerity. I highly recommend his book “Blood Sugar Solution – 10 Day Detox
If you’re going to do the Today Show Sugar Detox – Just eat foods in their natural state. Eat fresh fruits and veggies. Make a big pan of a veggie bake – with zucchini, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes – and just whatever veggies you love best. Bake that in the oven for about 30-40 minutes at about 375 to 400 degrees and when it’s beginning to brown – you will have the most delicious pan of baked veggies you’ve ever had in your life. Salt lightly – add black and cayenne pepper if you’re tough enough – pour a little melted butter over the top and toss lightly. And you have a healthy meal fit for a KING!!!
Sugar Detox – there’s only ONE WAY to do it and do it right. If you’re going to kick the sugar habit for 10 days – JUST KICK IT!!!
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the Katydid