I’ve known for a long time that sugar isn’t good for you. I remember my parents and grandparents banning sugar from all of our diets for several years when I was in high school, carrots and cooked onions were considered ‘sweet’. I began adding more sugary products to my diet as I grew up, but never in extreme. I probably drink 1 or 2 sodas a year and have never cared for candy, but baked goods and ice cream? Sign me up!
Honestly, I think anything in moderation is ok. But what I’m not ok with is eating something that’s overly processed and no longer a real food AND that has the ability to have a choke hold on me and make me a crazy lady. As in ‘what would you do for a klondike bar?’ (sub in any other sugary treat). No really, what would you do? Skip a meal of healthy food that would have fueled your body so you can eat the dessert instead? (just saving on calories, seems logical, right?). Or maybe eat the food in your car so no one knows you’ve got a problem? (seems a little like a drug to me, I mean come on, would you do this with brussel sprouts?). Or my favorite, throw the food away because you’ve had more than enough only to dig it out of the trash later (it’s ok, I won’t tell). This is best described by Kris Carr in the new documentary “Hungry for Change” when she talks about the dessert binges she’d have at her house from time to time. She’d throw the food away and then dig it out of the trash later, the only way to stop herself from eating it was to Spray It With Windex before she thew it away! And like she says, “You tell me if you think that’s an addictive substance”.
I may be a little controlling at times but I am not ok with being controlled by outside substances of any kind, so I’m breaking up with sugar. I mean come on refined sugar, I can do better than you. As Dr. Oz said, you’re just glass shards running through my veins and tearing up my health, I deserve better! And the many studies coming out of respected research institutes like Harvard have made it oh so clear to me, so here I go…
Dear Sugar,
We’ve had a good run. I can’t say you’ve always made me feel good, but you definitely had the ability to spark excitement in me. However, I’m learning that was just the dopamine and reward regions of my brain you were firing off, so basically you brain washed me into a relationship with you…kind of messed up you sicko. I’m sorry I’m not doing this face to face but you always looked so good, I think it’s better if we don’t see each other for awhile, until I’m stronger and no longer under your influence. I’ll be fine, more than fine actually as my heath and vitality sky rocket and any chances of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and many other diseases plummet. You never really loved me anyway and my life is sweet enough without you.
Hasta la vista baby!
Want to do the research yourself? Great! ”Is Sugar Toxic?” a 60 Minutes special with neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta or the documentary “Hungry for Change” are a great place to start and bring up many studies that you can read on your own from there. Enjoy a sweet sweet life without that loser sugar!
