What a beautiful day!! Fall is in the air and it is my favorite time of year. Football games, halloween, Thanksgiving, cool mornings, falling leaves, sweaters with shorts, and cool beach days! Fall is a time of new beginnings. What a perfect time to begin a new health routine!
Many of you have mentioned that you have been following along with The Yancey Plan and have given up sugar. REMINDER!!!!! Extreme sugar users may experience withdrawal symptoms. This might include headaches and fatigue! This will only last a few days to a week! HANG IN THERE!
For the "sugar lover" not quite ready to commit to letting go - take one last look at a few more reasons. These came from Dr. Nancy Appleton. She is the author of Suicide by Sugar: A Startling Look at Our #1 National Addiction and Lick the Sugar Habit. She lists 146 reasons to give up sugar but I will only list a few.
Sugar can suppress the immune system
Sugar can cause hyperactivity, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, and crankiness in children
Sugar can produce significant rise in triglycerides
Sugar contributes to the reduction in defense against bacterial infection
Sugar causes a loss of tissue elasticity and function, the more you eat, the more you loose
Sugar can weaken eyesight
Sugar can cause hypoglycemia
Sugar can produce an acidic digestive tract
Sugar can cause rapid rise of adrenaline levels in children
Sugar can cause premature aging
Sugar can cause tooth decay
Sugar can cause arthritis
Sugar greatly assists yeast infections
Sugar can cause gallstones
Sugar can cause heart disease
Sugar can cause multiple sclerosis
Sugar can cause varicose veins
Sugar can contribute to osteoporosis
Sugar can cause a decrease in insulin sensitivity
Sugar can increase cholesterol
Sugar causes food allergies
Sugar can contribute to diabetes
Sugar can cause toxemia during pregnancy
Sugar can cause cataracts
Sugar intake is higher in people with Parkinson's disease
Sugar can cause headaches, including migraine
Sugar plays a role in pancreatic cancer in women
Sugar can adversely affect school children's grades and cause learning disorders
Sugar can cause depression
Sugar can contribute to Alzheimer's disease
Sugar can cause hormonal imbalance
Sugar can lead to the formation of kidney stones
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Sugar is an addictive substance
Sugar can be intoxicating, similar to alcohol
Sugar can worsen the symptoms of children with ADHD
High Sucrose intake could be an important risk factor in lung cancer
Sugar causes high blood pressure in obese people
Sugar can increase the amount of food that you eat
Sweet food items increase the risk of breast cancer
Sugar may contribute to mild memory loss
These are just a few! Want a brownie? Knowledge is power. Now - let's share with our families why sugar is only an OCCASIONAL TREAT! Wishing all of you the best of luck with cutting back on this substance!
Blessings -
Emmie
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