Our toxic, sugar diet

     If you have ever tried to go off sugar and started reading labels, you probably are amazed that sugar is in EVERYTHING!! Salad dressings, salsa, marinara sauce, hummus.... Things we even think are healthy! Sugar is the worst epidemic we are facing in our diets. Fats get most of the bad wrap in the diet world but the truth is that sugar is the number one cause for disease and obesity. It is a highly addictive drug as it causes a massive dump of dopamine when it is consumed. It makes you feel good! But that is a lie. The truth is, sugar causes our metabolism to be ruined, our immune system to be shot, our insulin to become resistant which leads to diabetes, cancer cells to grow, immune diseases to thrive, ADD/ADHD to run rampant, Candida to flourish and on and on. If it wasn't so powerful, just try going off of it for a while and see how horrible you feel as the drug leaves your body. It is literally putting your body through a drug detox. This time of year, we start the sugar overload season with Halloween kick off. Ever wonder why flu and cold season starts right after Halloween and runs till after New Years? It's our heavy sugar laden diets during the holidays!! Get rid of the sugar and you won't get sick. I haven't had the flu in over 20 years. My kids NEVER get the flu. Rarely do we have colds. Yes, we eat treats but they are in moderation, we use honey, maple and coconut sugar most of the time. If you want good health and a healthy holiday season, dump the sugar. Get rid of your soda and juice addiction. Diet sodas are even worse as aspartame is a killer. That is a whole other post. Treats should be for special times or a weekend indulgence. Our kids are constantly rewarded with sugar. Make your homes a safe zone. If you have candy and treats, that's what they will eat. If you have fruit and healthy snacks, they will eat that. Take control of your family and your lives. Clean out the junk, break the sugar addiction and see how amazing a healthy life feels. Pay now or pay later. You can't have it both ways.