Health Tip 3

Tip 3: Reduce Sweets

Do You Have the Sugar Blues?

People who control their sugar intake have:

healthier weight
improved cholesterol
stronger immune systems
more energy
less mood swings
increased concentration
lower risk of diabetes
fewer headaches

Fuzzy Slipper Tales

A journal of my ongoing quest to keep

"Polyester pants" at bay!

Does your "sweet tooth" sabotage you on a regular basis?

I used to vow after each of my sugar binges this was the last! A few hours later I was rummaging through the kid's leftover Halloween candy to support my habit. How pathetic is that?

I was tired, cranky, plagued with headaches, extra weight around my middle and cellulite on the back of my thighs which no amount of exercise would budge.

Denial and will power weren't enough and never worked in the long run. It was simple changes to reduce the cravings and still allow me to enjoy healthy sweet alternatives, which eliminated all of the above, including the cellulite! By applying the ideas in Fuzzy Slipper tips 1, 2 and 3, I lost 10 pounds and gained visible muscle tone in four months. All of this without going on a diet or feeling deprived!

The average American is sugar-logged, consuming over 140 pounds of added sugar per year! USDA

Is this how you want your day to go?

9:00 a.m. You dig into pancakes with syrup, grab a doughnut or muffin. Your glucose spikes immediately and free radical levels double.

10:00 a.m. Arteries inflame constricting your blood flow. Your triglycerides or fats that clog veins increase.

11:00 a.m. Artery constriction peaks. Your body turns sugar into energy. The excess sugar turns to fat because your body is overloaded.

12:00 p.m. Inflamed arteries start to return to normal but now lunch time and we have more sugar.

The cycle continues, making you hungry, tired, and irritable. By evening you are famished and over eat because you have not stabilized your blood sugar.

Long term the inflammation causes blood pressure to rise, plaque to build up & chances of heart disease and stroke increase.

Start changing your life today

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who make excuses and those who get results. An excuse person will find any excuse for why a job was not done, and a results person will find any reason why it can be done. Be a creator, not a reactor.

-- Alan Cohen, A Deep Breath Of Life

10 Painless Steps to Break Your Sugar Habit!

Start the day with protein! A soy shake, hardboiled fertile eggs, whole grain toast with peanut butter are good choices. Avoid cold cereals, even the health food kind are still too processed.
Eat high protein snacks mid morning and mid afternoon. A handful of raw cashews, a couple of our famous peanut butter balls, whole grain crackers with peanut butter or cheese.
Eat 60% of your calories by 1:00 p.m. Most people starve themselves all day, throwing their blood sugar off & as a result are ravenous by the end of the day causing them to overeat.
Get sugar out of the house! You can't eat it if it's not there.
Indulge yourself occasionally by going to the store and getting a single serving of candy, an ice cream, one cookie, etc.
Try Perrier Water mixed with a little juice instead of pop.
Use healthier alternatives to sugar & artificial sweeteners: Read more...
- xylitol in place of sugar for your favorite recipes. 40% fewer calories than sugar, insulin independent & doesn't cause cravings like sugar.
- Brown Rice Syrup is great on pancakes.
- Stevia: 0 Calories! My girls love to use the liquid kind in their oatmeal to sweeten it. Try a few drops of flavored liquid stevia in some sparkling water.
Take a B Complex Supplement:: people who take 2 to 3 twice a day consistently notice a reduction in sugar cravings!
Take Craving Reduction Complex, if you have strong sugar cravings.
Eliminate artificial sweeteners. Some studies show they may contribute to weight gain.

Almost Guilt Free Oatmeal Chip Cookies

1/2 C shortening

1 C Xylitol

1 C whole wheat pastry flour

1 C Oatmeal

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 tbsp water

1 egg

1/2 tsp vanilla

6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Cream shortening, sugar & vanilla. Beat in egg, & water. Sift together flour, soda & salt, add to creamed mixture, blending well. Stir in oats, chocolate chips. Drop by teaspoons onto greased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake at325 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Makes 3 1/2 to 4 dozen.

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