One of the best things you can do before starting a sugar detox is to throw out any and all food that includes added sugar. Grab a trash bag or box and go through everything in your pantry and your fridge. Toss or give away the food and start fresh. Which brings up an interesting question. What do you stock … [Read more...]
What’s a Sugar Detox?
Have you heard of doing a sugar detox? The idea is to abstain from any added sugar for a certain period of time. Some people will stick it out for a week, but a month is better. It will give your body and your mind time to adjust to living without the addictive white stuff. Because that’s the … [Read more...]
Food to Avoid to Improve Gut Health
The good, the bad, the ugly of the Western diet includes fruit and vegetables (good), refined sugars and high fructose corn syrup (bad), and processed foods and artificial sweeteners (ugly). If your gut is rumbling and roaring and causing you discomfort, the first place to look for a cure is your food. If you … [Read more...]
Year of No Sugar: A Memoir – Book Review
I love memoirs. I am fascinated by people and how they work and think and live, so when I see that there is a memoir to read, especially relating to health and nutrition I am all in. I was not disappointed with this book by Eve Schaub, telling the story of how she and her family of 4, embarked … [Read more...]