Sugar

When you’re trying to cut back on sugar, the discomfort that ensues can be incredibly difficult to withstand. One of the more frustrating aspects of sugar withdrawal is the constant, persistent cravings that keep nagging at you. Is there anything you can do to minimize these cravings, or do you just have to deal with them until they go away?

Unfortunately there aren’t any “magic pills” that will make sugar cravings vanish instantly, but there ARE things you can do to help make them easier to bear. Below you’ll find three ways to  reduce sugar … read more

Whether or not you can really be “addicted” to sugar like you can to drugs and alcohol is still being debated among experts. However, a secondary definition of addiction describes “the persistent, compulsive use of a substance that is known to be harmful”. That would certainly describe the relationship that many people have with refined cane sugar. They know that ingesting large amounts of sugar isn’t good for them, but they can’t seem to stop themselves from eating it anyway.

If you have done this too and you worry that you might have a sugar … read more