Get the Sugar Out ! 

  10 Tips for increasing health without feeling deprived

1.       Gain motivation by learning the harmful effects of sugar on your mood, weight, energy, and resistance to illness and overall health.

2.       Pay attention to your body and moods. Note changes that may occur as a result of eating high sugar foods.  Fatigue, irritability, bloating and depression are likely suspects! A food diary is an invaluable tool here.

3.       Tour your pantry and read labels. Often sugar appears in several places in the ingredient list with different names. Purchase products made without added sugars (and yes, honey does count).

 4.       Eat foods that help reduce sugar cravings.  Dark green vegetables,     
       especially kale and collards, on a daily basis will help do this (plus they 
       have a lot of calcium). Choose whole foods over processed foods.

 5.       Include naturally sweet root vegetables in your diet such as winter squash,
       sweet potato, carrots, beets and parsnips; these satisfy your taste for sweet.

 6.       Keep blood sugar level steady and insulin levels level low to eliminate that  
       “desperate gotta have it” feeling that leads to impulsive food choices. Eat 
       regularly throughout the day and have protein (meat, cheese, eggs, fish, 
       tempeh) at each meal.

7.       Include adequate amounts of good fat in your diet from olive oil, cold-water fish, nuts and nut butters, olives, avocado, flax seed oil.

8.       Have an occasional high quality treat that’s really worth it and eat it after you’ve eaten some protein and vegetables.  Then savor it with full pleasure and lose the guilt.

9.       Avoid artificial sweeteners which can have many negative health consequences and often increase appetite.  Visit www.nutritionmagician.net  to learn about alternative sweeteners that won’t raise your blood sugar.

10.   Increase “feel good” brain chemicals by including movement, singing, laughing, meditation, prayer, friendship, volunteering and other positive activities in your life on a regular basis.  These provide the sweetness of life.

 From Nutritionmagician.net

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