Sugar's goin' around

(cc) Samantha
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So, one of the things I commonly talk about, is sugar. Why? Well, consuming sugar can be dangerous for your health.

Yes there is natural sugar in fruits, so we do get sugar. But, what about all the foods that have sugar added to it, that don't really need it? Why do we do that to ourselves?

Sure eating sugar is fun, and tasty, but it's not good for you. Do you ever realize, when you eat something full of sugar and wheat, you could just keep on eating?

I was just reading, on Dr. Mercola's website, that in 2009, the average American consumes around 180lbs of sugar a year...Can you believe that? Even infant formula has sugar now...Right. A little bit crazy. When you eat too much sugar, your pancreas overproduces insulin. By cutting out sugars, you can normalize your insulin production, and give your body a break.

What do we eat then, if sugar is taking over all of our foods? Think about it, what makes you feel good? Eat a salad, with some veggies. Steam your dark greens, like your spinach, broccoli, kale. Those are best steamed. Go light on the fruits, eat them at night.

With meat, go with grass-fed, grass-finished beef, salmon, not farm-raised salmon, but Alaskan sock-eye salmon is good. Chicken as a last resort, make sure it's free-range. Eggs are great too, don't go for Omega-3 infused eggs, just normal free-range, or pasture raised.

It's hard to get off sugar at first, it's an addiction. The first few days are the toughest, but once you get past those days, you're on the homestretch to low consumption of sugar diet.