{"id":396,"date":"2019-01-31T08:17:53","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T08:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wp\/?p=396"},"modified":"2019-01-31T08:17:53","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T08:17:53","slug":"is-sugar-addiction-real-yes-here-are-6-tips-to-detox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lisajohnsonfitness.com\/is-sugar-addiction-real-yes-here-are-6-tips-to-detox\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Sugar Addiction Real? Yes! Here are 6 Tips to Detox"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\n

Ever notice that every holiday has its sweets?  Fourth of July ice cream, Halloween candy, Thanksgiving pies, Christmas candy canes; all are part of our rituals.  I\u2019ve noticed these holidays can be triggers to fall off the healthy wagon and start snarfing down junk food, particularly sugary junk food.  I\u2019ve done it myself more than once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve also been reading a lot about sugar addiction and when I went to my hiking wellness retreat<\/a> earlier this summer, MountainTrek\u2019s nutritionist went into this in great detail.  Sugar is actually mildly addicting and, in our culture, it surrounds us, sneaking into foods that wouldn\u2019t occur to us as being loaded with sugar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A recent study<\/a> confirms this as do at least a dozen others.  We truly can become addicted to sugar.  A diet fueled with sodas and processed foods pretty much guarantees it.  When we try to wean ourselves off of it, we get headaches, cravings, all the classic withdrawal symptoms.  It\u2019s scary when you think about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Wean Yourself Off<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.  Start reading labels.<\/strong> If you\u2019re buying processed foods, start reading the labels.  Look for glucose, fructose, syrups, all clues that you\u2019re ingesting something high in sugar.  If it\u2019s listed as one of the first five ingredients, put it back on the shelf.  If you see more than three of the ingredients are in the sugar category, put it back on the shelf too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.  Embrace fruits.<\/strong> Fruits were meant to satisfy our natural sweet tooth.  A serving or two of fruit a day is a good thing and our taste buds will quickly adapt to the sweetness of a grape or a plum or the sweet tangy flavor of an orange.  Try swapping a piece of fruit for one of the processed foods you just put back on the shelf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.  Eat at home more.<\/strong> It\u2019s not likely you\u2019re sprinkling a few heaping tablespoons of sugar over your evening dinner preparations, but if you\u2019re eating restaurant meals you might be getting a lot more sugar than you realize.  Cooking at home means you\u2019re controlling the ingredients which automatically means you\u2019ll make healthier choices for yourself and your family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.  Eat whole foods.<\/strong> This phrase has come up a lot on my blog lately and I am a convert.  Eat food as close to nature as possible and you can\u2019t go wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.  Don\u2019t drink your sugar.<\/strong> Sodas (even \u201chealthy\u201d ones) are loaded with sugar.  So are most fruit juices like apple juice and orange juice.  When you take away the pulp of the fruit, you\u2019re pretty much left with concentrated sugar water.  You\u2019ll be packing in empty calories and get little of the nutritional value that fruit offers.  Try water with a little lemon or cucumber instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6.  Ditch the fake sugars. <\/strong>Fake sugars are usually low in calories because they are highly concentrated in their sweetness.  Therefore you don\u2019t need to use as much to get the same sweetening effect.  But the fake sugars confuse the body which sends out signals for more and a craving is born, a cycle set up, and it\u2019s hard to break from it.  Do yourself a favor; just skip it all together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you had to fight a sugar addiction like I have?  How did you wean yourself off?  Have you ever tried the buddy system and done it with a friend?  Let me know how it went!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cheers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lisa<\/p>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ever notice that every holiday has its sweets?  Fourth of July ice cream, Halloween candy, Thanksgiving pies, Christmas candy canes; all are part of our rituals.  I\u2019ve noticed these holidays can be triggers to fall off the healthy wagon and start snarfing down junk food, particularly sugary junk food.  I\u2019ve done it myself more than …<\/p>\n

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