JUMP OFF THE SUGAR ROLLER COASTER, LOSE WEIGHT AND GAIN PEACE

LIKE MOST PEOPLE I SPENT WAY TOO MUCH TIME ON THE SUGAR WEIGHT GAIN AND LOSS ROLLER COASTER. SUGAR HAD THE SAME EFFECTS ON ME AS COCAINE AND EVERYDAY I SWORE I WAS GOING TO QUIT…… TOMORROW. WHEN I HIT ROCK BOTTOM, I ACTUALLY DID SOME HOMEWORK TO TRY AND UNDERSTAND WHY I WAS SO ADDICTED TO SUGAR AND WHAT COULD I DO TO FREE MY SELF, FEEL GOOD AND LOSE WEIGHT. HERE IS A QUICK AND DIRTY PHYSIOLOGY LESSON ON HOW SUGAR EFFECTS THE BODY: YOU EAT A BAG OF GUMMY BEARS, SUGAR HITS THE BLOOD STREAM. THE PANCREAS PRODUCES INSULIN, A PEPTIDE HORMONE. INSULIN REGULATES METABOLISM OF CARBOHYDRATES AND FATS BY PROMOTING THE ABSORPTION OF GLUCOSE FROM THE BLOOD TO THE TISSUES WHERE IT WILL BE STORED AS FAT OR USED AS ENERGY. BUY YOUR TICKET FOR THE SUGAR ROLLER COASTER HERE:YOU EAT SOME GUMMY BEARS AND NOW YOU'RE BOUNCING OFF THE WALLS WITH ENERGY. THEN TWO HOURS LATER ALL YOU WANT TO DO IS SLEEP. THIS IS DUE TO THE RISE IN BLOOD GLUCOSE, THANKS TO THE GUMMY BEARS, FOLLOWED BY THE RISE OF INSULIN, WHICH DROPS THE YOUR GLUCOSE LEVELS LEAVING YOU TIRED. THE GREATER THE SPIKE, THE GREATER THE DROP. AND NOW YOU NEED ANOTHER QUICK SUGAR FIX BECAUSE YOUR HUNGRY AND TIRED AGAIN. SINCE MOST OF US DON'T BURN UP ALL OF THE GUMMY BEARS, THEY GET STORED AS FAT. THINK OF INSULIN LIKE INSULATION, THE MORE YOUR INSULIN GOES UP (BY EATING GUMMY BEARS) THE MORE YOU'RE GOING TO WEAR IT LIKE A FAT BLANKET. INCREASE IN GUMMY BEARS =INCREASE IN INSULIN = INCREASE IN FAT OVER TIME, LOTS OF FAT. THE TRICK IS TO STAY AS ALKALINE, BY EATING MOSTLY GREEN VEGGIES, AND JUST SAY NO TO THE GUMMY BEARS, AND PROCESSED FOODS. IF A CERTAIN FOOD HAS A LABEL I TRY NOT TO EAT IT. BY SUBSTITUTING RAW FRUIT, LIKE BANANAS, GRAPES, FROZEN CHERRIES, BLUEBERRIES AND NUTS I WAS ABLE TO WEEN OFF THE HARDCORE STUFF LIKE PEANUT BUTTER CUPS, CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES, JELLY BEANS ETC. LATER ON I INCORPORATED NUTS, AND MORE VEGGIES.

ONCE YOU STEP AWAY FROM CANDY LAND AND YOU REALIZE HOW BAD SUGAR MAKES YOU FEEL YOU WON'T MISS IT AT ALL.