Your body processes sugar rapidly, giving you an initial burst of energy. But the energy surge vanishes quickly, causing you to crash and triggering the body to crave more energy.
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Today we are focusing on cutting down on the sweet stuff: processed sugar and artificial sweeteners.

Your body processes sugar rapidly, giving you an initial burst of energy. But the energy surge vanishes quickly, causing you to crash and triggering the body to crave more energy. So you eat more sugar to get the energy high again, and a vicious cycle of craving, eating and crashing begins.

To cut down on sugar, it's important to look for refined sugars in all forms on food labels.

Be sure to look at your breakfast cereals, white breads, salad dressing, pasta sauces, yogurts, granola and health bars and canned fruits. The longer the list of ingredients, the more likely sugar is going to be included on that list. So check the grams of sugar, and choose products with the least sugar per serving.

What About Cravings?

It's common to initially have cravings when you stop eating sugar. Be sure to drink lots of water to help with cravings. If you need something sweet, have a piece of fruit. And after 3 or 4 days without sugar, you will feel much lighter and more balanced.

Various Versions Of Refined Sugar:

•Cane sugar
•Dried cane syrup
•Brown sugar
•Beet sugar
•Date sugar
•Grape sugar
•Glucose
•Maltose
•Maltodextrin
•Dextran
•Dextrose
•Sorbitol
•Corn syrup
•High-fructose corn syrup
•Fructose
•Corn sugar
•Fruit juice
•Fruit juice concentrate
•Barley malt
•Caramel
•Carob syrup
•Sorghum syrup

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