Declaring Independence from Sugar in 7 Steps
Sugar addiction is rampant in our society. So maybe it’s time to declare your independence from the sugar king – high-glycemic dictator that is running your life and ruining your health.
Here are the seven sweet and simple steps for sugar withdrawal and a sugar free diet:
1. Focus on the sugar-free benefits. The payoff for a sugar-free life is great – you can feel like a million bucks, look years younger and have an abundance of natural balanced energy. Know this to the depths of your soul or you will get sucked back into the “just this once” syndrome of instant gratification. We’re constantly bombarded by sweet temptation, but a sugar high is followed closely by the depths of low blood sugar depression. When you fully understand the benefits, it’s much easier to make the healthy choice.
2. Have your sweet tooth extracted. Sugar is an addiction and, like any addiction, cold turkey is the best way to give it up. Luckily, a sweet tooth extraction is not as painful as it sounds. Be prepared ahead of time. While coming down from the sugar craze, have your favorite healthy substitute foods available. And take some time off to enjoy yourself in other ways – ways that give you sweet, sugar-free satisfaction.
3. Clean the sugar out of your body. Successfully overcoming sugar addiction takes anywhere from 3 to 6 days to break the physiological addiction to craving sugar. It’s up to you how long it takes to break the psychological attachment. Plan ahead. You’ll need to talk yourself into different, healthier, more appropriate comfort foods and retrain your taste buds to enjoy treats like fresh fruit, a little natural unsweetened peanut butter on sprouted whole grain bread or low fat cheese and an apple.
4. Turn to low glycemic sweeteners. Once you get through the first few days, you’ll find that fruits and vegetables start to taste a lot sweeter than you remembered. A naturally sweet herb called stevia works well in drinks, cereal or recipes. You can buy good quality fresh or frozen fruits to eat for snacks and dessert. This will open up a whole new world of Mother Nature’s natural gourmet taste delights.
5. Get informed and use guidelines. Study the healthy glycemic index food list and make sure you’re eating foods that will help you maintain an even, healthy blood sugar level. Learn all the facts about sugar and the many different names for high glycemic hidden sugars in food. Read labels. Don’t stick your head in the sand or let anyone pull the wool over your eyes. Be a wise sugar detective and a careful sugar-free consumer.
6. Befriend naturally sweet people. If you were an alcoholic breaking the drinking habit, you wouldn’t hang out in bars. Give yourself the same kind of sugar break. Make friends with people who respect and support your goals. When you go out to eat, choose places where you can get healthy, delicious, sugar-free foods. And break whole grain bread with wholesome people.
7. Acknowledge how great you feel. Once you have designed a naturally sweet new way of life, cleaned out your pantry, gotten your head screwed on straight, cleansed your palate and made new, healthier friendships, you will start to feel better and better. Don’t dwell on what you’re missing out on. Temptation is just that old devil trying to lure you back to his sweet den of inequity. Keep yourself focused on what a good job you’re doing and how much healthier you look and feel. A well-adjusted, naturally high, sugar-free life is actually a much happier life. So enjoy your new found freedom.
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Here are the seven sweet and simple steps for sugar withdrawal and a sugar free diet:
1. Focus on the sugar-free benefits. The payoff for a sugar-free life is great – you can feel like a million bucks, look years younger and have an abundance of natural balanced energy. Know this to the depths of your soul or you will get sucked back into the “just this once” syndrome of instant gratification. We’re constantly bombarded by sweet temptation, but a sugar high is followed closely by the depths of low blood sugar depression. When you fully understand the benefits, it’s much easier to make the healthy choice.
2. Have your sweet tooth extracted. Sugar is an addiction and, like any addiction, cold turkey is the best way to give it up. Luckily, a sweet tooth extraction is not as painful as it sounds. Be prepared ahead of time. While coming down from the sugar craze, have your favorite healthy substitute foods available. And take some time off to enjoy yourself in other ways – ways that give you sweet, sugar-free satisfaction.
3. Clean the sugar out of your body. Successfully overcoming sugar addiction takes anywhere from 3 to 6 days to break the physiological addiction to craving sugar. It’s up to you how long it takes to break the psychological attachment. Plan ahead. You’ll need to talk yourself into different, healthier, more appropriate comfort foods and retrain your taste buds to enjoy treats like fresh fruit, a little natural unsweetened peanut butter on sprouted whole grain bread or low fat cheese and an apple.
4. Turn to low glycemic sweeteners. Once you get through the first few days, you’ll find that fruits and vegetables start to taste a lot sweeter than you remembered. A naturally sweet herb called stevia works well in drinks, cereal or recipes. You can buy good quality fresh or frozen fruits to eat for snacks and dessert. This will open up a whole new world of Mother Nature’s natural gourmet taste delights.
5. Get informed and use guidelines. Study the healthy glycemic index food list and make sure you’re eating foods that will help you maintain an even, healthy blood sugar level. Learn all the facts about sugar and the many different names for high glycemic hidden sugars in food. Read labels. Don’t stick your head in the sand or let anyone pull the wool over your eyes. Be a wise sugar detective and a careful sugar-free consumer.
6. Befriend naturally sweet people. If you were an alcoholic breaking the drinking habit, you wouldn’t hang out in bars. Give yourself the same kind of sugar break. Make friends with people who respect and support your goals. When you go out to eat, choose places where you can get healthy, delicious, sugar-free foods. And break whole grain bread with wholesome people.
7. Acknowledge how great you feel. Once you have designed a naturally sweet new way of life, cleaned out your pantry, gotten your head screwed on straight, cleansed your palate and made new, healthier friendships, you will start to feel better and better. Don’t dwell on what you’re missing out on. Temptation is just that old devil trying to lure you back to his sweet den of inequity. Keep yourself focused on what a good job you’re doing and how much healthier you look and feel. A well-adjusted, naturally high, sugar-free life is actually a much happier life. So enjoy your new found freedom.
Be sure to check out my free Natural Health Newsletter.
Click here for the Site Map.
Articles you might also enjoy:
Fruits and Vegetables High in Fiber
Tips for Healthy Weight Loss for Women
What Is Good Nutrition and Healthy Eating?
Prevent Diabetes & Reverse Diabetes Naturally
To subscribe to the Natural Health Newsletter, just enter your email address in the subscribe box at the bottom of this page.
© Copyright by Moss Greene. All Rights Reserved.
Note: The information contained on this website is not intended to be prescriptive. Any attempt to diagnose or treat an illness should come under the direction of a physician who is familiar with nutritional therapy.
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