The symptoms of sugar
withdrawal are similar to
symptoms observed when
somebody comes off of
narcotics.
Now that I have demonized
sugar so much, is all sugar
bad for you? I never like to
label foods as good or bad.
I do not think that having
an occasional cookie or ice
cream from time to time
impacts your health
negatively in the long
term. It also depends what
type of sugar you consume.
Yes, there are different
types of sugar!
Some types of sugar will
be handled better by
your body than others.
There are 3 main types of
simple sugars. These are:
glucose, fructose and
galactose. Fruits are
mainly comprised of
fructose. You might have
heard of fructose in the
very popular ingredient
found in many processed
foods called “high
fructose corn syrup.” This
is not the fructose we
will be discussing as in
my opinion, high fructose
corn syrup should not be
a staple in your diet as I
do not recommend it
being consumed often.
We are talking about
naturally occurring
fructose. Naturally
occurring fructose is
much different than the
sugar you commonly find
in cakes and candy.
Fructose from fruit
actually has shown to
improve your bodies
metabolic rate and
temperature. If we have
an increased core