How To Stop Sugar Addiction

Obesity and the numerous diseases that go along with it can even be life threatening. And they certainly will shorten your life. Mainly our mothers were concerned that over time we would get fat, which is bad enough. And most Americans are now fat. 60% of us are overweight and an incredible 1/3 of the American population is obese.

Could it be because food manufacturers are stuffing their processed foods with high glycemic carbohydrates that act like sugars in the body?

These are the ingredients on the label you may not recognize as sugar: maltodextrins, corn syrup, glucose polymers, dextrose, barley malt. There is a reason the food companies put these high glycemic carbs in their processed foods. They act as preservatives. The problem is they do not appear in the sugar content on the label and they make you fat.

These sugars cause fat storage and it all has to do with the hormone called insulin. Insulin is released when we eat carbohydrates to carry the glucose (sugar) to our muscles for energy use. If there is excess glucose because we are eating too many high glycemic carbs and not exercising enough, then insulin signals the body to turn it into stored fat! It is easy to do when they are "hidden" in most processed foods.

Sugar addiction can lead to dangerous diseases. Nowadays we know that high blood sugar and insulin overload can also lead to depression, premature aging of the skin, hypertension and then to the universal killers, heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. Even pre-diabetes (high-normal blood sugar) can lead to kidney disease, cognitive impairment, pancreatic dysfunction, diabetic retinopathy and neuropathy. So this just goes far beyond trying to get into your size 10 levis.

How to stop sugar addiction requires understanding where these intense cravings come from. When you eat these high glycemic carbs they burn quickly and your body screams for more sugar to turn into energy! Its a vicious cycle to be on. Sugar addiction takes a terrible toll on your body and first leads to type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance which is also known as metabolic syndrome. These are the indicators your body is starting to malfunction. Metabolic syndrome represents a hormonal nightmare. These conditions could lead to more serious "sugar" diseases. One of my primary goals with this website is to educate people about the glycemic index so you know how to stop sugar addiction for yourself.

Here are 3 effective strategies for how to stop sugar addiction:

1. First and foremost is to eat low glycemic foods! When you eat low glycemic foods you have low blood sugar; it is stabilized and sustains your energy over the course of a day. Print this glycemic index list of foods and eliminate all the high glycemic foods from your pantry and from your life. Yes, I know this is probably a big shift for you but your health and perhaps your life depend on it.

2. Eat 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon in your tea, water, coffee or in a smoothie. Optimally do this before two meals. It will lower the glycemic response of the food and help reduce your blood sugar.

3. Squeeze 1/2 a fresh lemon into a glass of water and drink it throughout the day. This will also reduce food cravings.

This is how you stop sugar addiction, one day at a day. The cravings GO AWAY when you stop spiking your blood sugar! The question you need to ask yourself is, "will this food raise my blood sugar?" If it does it is high glycemic and you need to avoid it! This is not complicated when you have a a list of high glycemic and low glycemic foods so that you can make healthy choices from the low glycemic list. Unless it is a low glycemic sweetener, if it tastes sweet it will raise your blood sugar.

You CAN stop sugar addiction. Get into the habit of reading the labels carefully of any food you buy in a box or package. You can avoid these high glycemic foods by reading labels. You may be eating an energy bar, drinking a sports drink or just having some canned soup which you think is acceptable on your diet, but guess what? They are foods loaded with sugars; the high glycemic carbs that are in most processed foods cause excess insulin and tell your body to hold on to the fat.

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