SUGAR: Addiction / withdrawal

Understanding the mechanisms of sugar addiction is already 50% of the way to quitting.

First, you need to know that our brain needs glucose, that is, sugar, to function.

It needs it daily, but good sugar.

Removing it would therefore be nonsensical.

Furthermore, we have known for several years now that sugar is more addictive than cocaine, which is a hard drug (psychological and physical dependence).

And like all addictions (tobacco, alcohol, drugs, gambling, etc.), we always want more of it.

How did we become addicted to sugar despite ourselves?

I give you 2 reasons:

1 . By a succession of behaviors since our childhood:

"If you finish your plate, you'll get dessert." REWARD / PLEASURE

"If you get a good grade, you'll get candy." REWARD / PLEASURE

At birthday parties, there are cakes, candy, and sodas > PARTY / PLEASURE

On long journeys, to keep bored children occupied, we give them treats > BOREDOM / EATING / PLEASURE

After the dentist appointment, lollipop/candy > COURAGE / REWARD / PLEASURE

The day my daughter got her ears pierced, she was obviously in pain and cried; The saleswoman immediately offered her candy to comfort her (like a comfort blanket) > PAIN / REWARD / PLEASURE

Sugar therefore becomes a "cuddle" food and, as it grows, an automatic reflex:

Depending on our moods:

• When we're sad, we fill up on sugar

• When we're angry

• When we're bored, we eat

• Movies > popcorn

• TV > snacking on sugar

• Etc..

2 . Sugar is everywhere in most processed products

Whether they're sweet, like cakes, desserts, etc., or savory, like cold cuts, ketchup, BBQ sauces, sandwiches, pizzas, ready meals, etc.

> This makes us increasingly dependent on all these products.

Unfortunately, countless studies from the late 1950s to today have shown us the dangers of sugar on our bodies.

> Excess weight, diabetes, cancer, behavioral disorders, concentration problems, hypertension, Alzheimer's, etc...

How to cleanse our blood of toxins accumulated by sugar?

Obviously, this starts with a change in our eating habits and behaviors.

Before you turn to foods labeled "light" or "zero sugar," let me tell you right away that this is a "false good note."

Indeed, there is no sugar, but it is replaced by sweeteners that give the sweet taste, such as aspartame, sucralose, acesulfame K, cycladic acid, saccharin, etc.

There are many studies that point to the harmful effects of these sweeteners (cancer, diabetes, etc.).

And let's not forget that our brain needs sugar to function.

My tips and tricks :

• Among these fruits: strawberries, grapefruit, orange, and blueberries, add fresh rosemary or mint; Being rich in antioxidants, they help purify our blood of accumulated toxins. To be done for one week

• Drink 2 liters of water per day, at room temperature if possible, every hour.

• Combining starchy foods like rice, buckwheat, quinoa, and potatoes with green vegetables like lettuce, zucchini, and green beans will help lower the glycemic index.

• Consider adding salad with your steak and fries or green beans with your fish and rice, for example.

Some foods that lower blood sugar levels:

• Lemon, garlic, legumes, almonds, cashews, ginseng.

• Cinnamon, "poor man's insulin."

• Dietary supplement: a GYMNEMA plant from India, "gurmar," which destroys sugar.

This will help regulate appetite and sugar cravings.

It is found in association with chromium, which is a trace element that regulates blood sugar. 400 mg/day.

• Good sugars: Honey / Coconut blossom sugar / maple syrup, etc.

• Eat only when you're hungry.

• Avoid processed foods as much as possible.

There you go 😊 Take care of yourself ♥️