Excess sugar doesn’t just affect blood sugar. It triggers elevations in blood pressure, cholesterol, and heart rate - increasing your risk of heart disease, heart attack, stroke, and a host of other diabetes-related complications. New research is now connecting the consumption of sugar with accelerated cancer growth. Sugar seems to exacerbate the “Warburg Effect”, the … [Read more...] about Science Defines Relationship Between Sugar & Cancer
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Harmful Effects Of Crash Diets On Your Body & Blood Sugar
The “hard-boiled egg diet”, the “cabbage soup diet”, the “water with maple syrup and cayenne pepper diet”… any of these sound familiar? These are known as “crash” or fad diets. Basically, you severely restrict your calorie intake and deprive yourself of nutrition in order to lose weight rapidly. While you may see the scale go down in the short term (sorry folks, it’s mainly … [Read more...] about Harmful Effects Of Crash Diets On Your Body & Blood Sugar
Plagued By Night-Time Snack Cravings? Here’s Why
New research by the John Hopkins School of Medicine found that people are more likely to overeat in the evening hours than at any other time of the day – especially when we’re feeling stressed. The study focused on two hormones. The first being a hunger hormone called ghrelin, and the second being peptide YY, a hormone tied to a feeling of fullness. The study tracked 32 … [Read more...] about Plagued By Night-Time Snack Cravings? Here’s Why
To Improve Diabetes This Year, Cook More Meals At Home In 2018
Planning and preparing meals at home can do true wonders for your health in 2018. By eliminating fast food, pre-packaged, and frozen meals, you will drastically reduce your intake of sugar, salt, and preservatives. There is not a single part of your body that would not enjoy (and benefit from) meals made at home from fresh ingredients! Not only are you setting yourself up … [Read more...] about To Improve Diabetes This Year, Cook More Meals At Home In 2018
Want To Conquer Your Cravings? Add A Little Spice!
Ah, food cravings. We all get them, we all try to ignore them, and we’ve all given in a time or two. Did you know that food cravings originate in the parts of the brain that manage feelings of pleasure and reward? There are a few different potential causes for a food craving to be triggered. The first is an imbalance of hormones, like serotonin or leptin, which can cause a … [Read more...] about Want To Conquer Your Cravings? Add A Little Spice!