52 Weeks of Wellness- Week 5: SUGAR: How sweet it is…NOT
February is all about sugar, natural and chemical. So, before you sink your teeth in to some Valentines Day treats consider these numbers:
80% of women I meet with struggle with sugar cravings. Through my 24 Hr Urinalysis testing we often find the body is deficient in its ability to break down carbohydrates due to an excess over their lifetime and deficiency in enzyme production.
90% of the children I’ve tested as young as 5 years are also found to be enzyme deficient and lacking in their ability to break down carbohydrates and that should really concern us.
Sugars & Carbs = Energy
Remember, carbs/ sugars also include the healthy stuff like fruits and veggies. So you see how crucial the ability to break down and assimilate these nutrients is?
Your Action Step this week: Start tracking your food intake (time of day) along with craving times. You can then correlate the food you eat that may trigger the sweet cravings and keep us posted below. Next week we’ll look at ways to alleviate them.
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If you are just now joining us start with week one below. All you need to do each week is:
- Read my my information and tips for the week, then take a week to implement the change.
- Come back to the weeks post page and share your progress with us in the comments section and repeat the process with the next week’s post.
- Rinse and repeat.
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The sugar craving simply kicks my butt. I’m trying to kick it and fruit and dates help but… there’s nothing like dark chocolate!
Do I leave my comment here or on Facebook?
I looked for dates over the weekend at walmart, didnt find them. do they need to be organic?
Leave the comment here 🙂 Organic is always best. Did you try the natural food stores or The Fresh Market?