Did you know that the average American eats 2.5 pounds of sugar per week?

Sure, it tastes great, but here’s a list of some of the side effects of sugar.

-Sugar can lead to addiction of more sugar

-Sugar leads to disease

-Sugar can cause depression

-Sugar can lead to disruption in bowel movements

-Sugar can lead to hormonal imbalances, i.e. increasing PMS

-Sugar can lead to dizziness

-Sugar feeds cancer cells

-Sugar suppresses the immune system, making it harder for one to fight off infections.

-Sugar causes anxiety, hyperactivity, and rise in adrenaline, difficulty concentrating and moodiness in children.

-Sugar can cause your bad cholesterol and triglycerides to rise and lower your good cholesterol

-Sugar makes your saliva more acidic, therefore, leading to cavities and tooth decay

-Sugar can cause autoimmune diseases such as: arthritis and multiple sclerosis

-Sugar can cause gut inflammation and yeast overgrowth such as Candida Albicans

-Sugar can cause osteoporosis

-Sugar can increase your chance of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease

-Sugar can lead to gallstones

-Sugar can lead to poor protein absorption

-Sugar can cause food allergies

-Sugar can cause eczema

-Sugar can cause headaches including migraines

When you consume high amounts of sugar in the form of alcohol, soda, pastries, pastas, candy, white bread for an extended amount of time your blood glucose levels continue to rise and cause an elevation in insulin levels. High levels of insulin can cause :

 -High blood pressure              -Heart disease          

-Weight gain/obesity                -Diabetes

-High cholesterol                      

-Premature aging

Wow, isn’t quite amazing how something that tastes so delicious can be so bad for you?  Please don’t wait until you’re diagnosed with a disease to start making healthy choices.  A great way to get started is when you’re at the grocery store only shop on the outside perimeter.  Why?  Because this is where all the fruits, veggies, meats, poultry, eggs etc are located.  The center aisles are the danger zone because the majority items on the shelves have been altered with chemicals and have a shelf life.  In my opinion, if you can’t pronounce the list of ingredients then it’s not a good idea to eat it.

When sugar is cut from the diet many good things begin to happen and begin to take us out of dis-ease within our own bodies.  This includes weight loss, increase in energy levels, improved mood, decreased anxiousness and the elimination of skin rashes. I challenge you to eliminate sugar for one full month and notice the great changes in your mind and body. Please note, you may feel worse before feeling better, this reaction is called the Herxheimer reaction.  This reaction is a short term response lasting from a few days to a few weeks and is a sign of the body detoxifying.  One can experience flu-like symptoms, headaches, muscle and joint aches, sore throat, sweating and other symptoms.  This response is a result of your immune system getting rid of toxins and is a positive sign. 

Therefore, take the sugar challenge, come off sugar for 4 weeks and see how you feel!!!  Let us know how it goes by coming back to our blog and send us a comments.

Resources:  www.mercola.com