Capturing the Central Teachings of the Sugar Challenge: Day One.

AWARENESS, ACTION, REFLECTION

Nathan Crane, a Health Researcher, and Dr. Joel Fuhrman are the lead facilitators of the Five-Day Sugar Challenge. The challenge is designed to help you become more aware of processed sugars' influence on your life and our society. Each day, they provide doable actions and ask you to reflect on your awareness and actions supporting your health.

AWARENESS: Day one of the challenges supports you in understanding how processed sugar is at the root of many of our present-day diseases: cancer, diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and chronic inflammation. It also teaches you how to develop a solid foundation to increase your life expectancy, disease prevention, disease reversal, and optimal health.

It's alarming that the American Heart Association notes that the average American consumes 17 teaspoons of processed sugar daily. This sugar is often hidden in drinks, fast foods, snacks, baking and cooking ingredients, and more. What's even more concerning is that the Food Industry, fully aware of sugar's addictive nature, has strategically used this knowledge to create a crisis of sugar addiction within our society.

Not all sugars are harmful. Sugars in whole foods, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and beans are needed for optimal health. These sugars slowly enter our bloodstream alongside water, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and vital nutrients. Therefore, they have a low glycemic index. Sugar does not go directly to the brain, unlike processed sugars.

Processed sugars are similar to addictive drugs. Sugar enters the bloodstream at unnatural rates, which cannot be duplicated in nature. The sugar goes to the brain and stimulates the dopamine centres, just like drugs. The brain cannot distinguish between drugs and sugar. We keep eating sweets to get the bliss factor. This is one of the reasons the Food Industry adds sugar to everything.

What happens when we continue to eat unhealthy foods laden with sugar? Over time, our taste buds die, we cannot take in the natural flavours of whole foods, and our appetite control systems get turned off. This leads to cravings for these foods, and we open ourselves to the diseases listed above.

When we reduce these foods in our diet, we initially experience fatigue, lack of clarity, agitation, and impulsive behaviour, as we consume food for short-term gain rather than long-term health.

ACTION: We were asked to keep track of the grams of sugar in the non-whole foods we eat for 24 hours. This is to help us know how many grams of processed sugar we consume daily. This action is not to guilt us into feeling bad but to make us aware of our sugar consumption.

So, if you want to begin the Sugar Challenge, track your sugar intake by recording the grams of sugar added to the food and drinks you consume in one day.

I hope you will join me in supporting our efforts to become aware of how processed sugar impacts us and our health. Day 2 will help you introduce good sugars into your diet. Stay tuned!

Sugar Reset Challenge with Nathan Crane and Joel Fuhrman, MD.

I have begun a 5-Day Sugar Challenge to check in on my use of sugar in my diet. I have switched to healthy sugars; however, sugar is hidden in many foods. Processed sugar is one of the leading variables for many of our chronic diseases, including cancer and obesity; it promotes inflammation, weakens the immune system, and triggers brain imbalances.

Here's the link to join the 5-Day Sugar Challenge. On the first day, we were all asked to track our sugar intake for 24 hours. I've had some friends express interest in joining, and I think it's a fantastic opportunity for us to support each other in our journey towards healthier eating. It's completely free and a great way to gain insights into your sugar consumption.

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If you don't have the time to participate, I will be sharing my journey over the next few days in support of our optimal health. Stay tuned.

Yummy Flourless Chocolate Chip Cookies:

"Grandmas never run out of hugs or cookies."

Summer is a time of welcoming family to our homes, especially excited grandchildren embracing two months of life outside school hours. One of the best things we can have on hand for our big kids and those with grandchildren is a cookie container filled with these healthy chocolate chip cookies.

One of my favourite treats is a chocolate chip cookie. My neighbour introduced me to these delicious flourless cookies last weekend. All week, I was hoping to make them. With warm temperatures, I gave up the kitchen to paddle on the water and enjoy the lakeside breezes. Today, after my early morning walk, I vowed to make them.

Well, the theme of ease continues with cooking and baking. I found these cookies so easy to make, with just a few simple ingredients and a straightforward process. After they cooled and hardened, we gave them a try. I am excited to share that they were tasty!

The forecast predicts clouds and rain this weekend. Why not take this time to replenish your cookie jar with healthy flourless cookies? The only difficult part is keeping from eating more than one!

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