Too many sweets...the bitter truth

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"Is Sugar Toxic?" This New York Times article last April raised significant attention and suggested a new scientific view of the destructive effects of too much sugar in our diets. We've known for decades that too much sugar is bad for us. But most of us haven't been willing to face how bad, nor have we been able to get past the advertisements, social pressure, and habits that keep us eating it...in everything. 

Xyngular® product users have been replacing their sodas with water and club soda, but there's more sweets out there than most people realize. Processed foods contain lots of "hidden" sugars. If you eat anything out of a box, it's like eating a dessert for our entrée.

Is sugar as bad as we are told?
"Actually, It's worse," says Tom Nikkola, Director of Nutrition & Weight Management at Lifestyle Fitness. "If you were to list the effects sugar can have on our metabolism, without knowing it was sugar, you might assume it was some kind of drug or poison."

We all know what Jim Ayres says about stopping the fat-storage and insulin. Here's what science tells us that sweets contribute to your health and well being:

• A strong link to weight gain, obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes.
• Overproduction of insulin, which causes fat storage and chronic inflammation leading to degenerative disease in virtually every organ of the body.
• Because of the way they are metabolized, too many sweets makes you chronically hungry...even after you've already had too many calories.
• Lowers good cholesterol levels and raises triglycerides, two of the most critical markers for heart disease.
• Increases nutrient deficiencies by crowding out more nutritious foods.
• Raises the risk of gestational diabetes in pregnancy and may affect the developing baby's ability to manage blood sugar normally.
• Cancer may be initiated or made worse with excess sweets in our diet.

We'd all like to eat more sweets without any consequences. But we don't get to choose the consequences. What is "moderation"?

If we can simply recognize our rationalizations for consuming too many sweets, then we can begin to turn a corner toward a definition of moderation that is truly healthy. 

But the problem with the idea of moderation is that, as a measurement, it means widely different things to different people. A handful of candy in moderation may mean three or four times a day to some, but that many times a year to others. When "moderation" is used as an excuse, we begin to become delusional. 

Another thing that compounds the problem is that our bodies tolerate sugar differently. What severely damages some may not be as serious for others. But because it's a hidden metabolic process, it only begins revealing itself as a life-and-death threat after we already have been diagnosed with something like diabetes or pre-diabetes.

Isn't sugar "natural"?
Marketers use the excuse that sugar is natural. Tobacco is natural. Poison oak is natural. Too many sweets in any of its forms will disturb our metabolism and cause severe blood glucose problems. 

"I'm healthy, so it doesn't matter," some say. That's an excuse that simply ignores the cumulative, hidden affects of sugar in our lives. Diabetes comes on quietly and secretly without letting us know it's just around the corner. A single handful of jelly beans may not matter much, but consistently done over time, compounded over years…it's the recipe for disaster. 

Social pressure
Those who choose to avoid sweets are often ridiculed as food faddists or worse. Because nutritionists have flip-flopped in the past on what foods are considered a "dietary evil," many have chosen these points of confusion as an excuse to not bridle their excessive sweet habits.

Health professionals wouldn't suggest smoking "in moderation." Isn't it time to rethink sweets "in moderation," whatever that means to you. You wouldn't want your surgeon to be moderately honest or moderately skillful. 

So use your next IGNITE™ experience to rethink your relationship with sweets. Set some limits. Your body will thank you. 

ACTION STEPS:
1.Find ways to systematically eliminate all but a “moderate amount” of sweets from your life.
2. Use Xyngular's CORE4™ products to help you replace sweets and refined carb cravings. Use what you've learned about proteins and fiber to fill you up so cravings don't overtake you. And never miss one of your meals or snacks. 

3. Use a shopping list, read labels, and never go shopping when you're hungry. 

4. Learn about and use non-caloric sweeteners to help yourself eliminate too many sweets. 

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