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Building Healthy Habits for Life: Body, Mind and Spirit   #Shakethesugarhabit Tip #4 I faced a challenge this week. My husband, Joe, and I celebrated our 23rd anniversary. I wanted to fix him a dinner full of some of his favorites. I went to the grocery store and began to pick up some items and I realized, he’s going to want some dessert and I know I’m going to want to share it with him in celebration. “What do I do?” I looked at the situation realistically. I was going to have some dessert with my husband on our anniversary. So I gave myself some grace.Read More →

Shake the Sugar Habit

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#Shakethesugarhabit Tip #3 If you’re like me, last week had its ups and downs, but I was able to overcome the urge to slip back into my sugar habit. I found that planning ahead for those times when I couldn’t sit down for a meal helped me to be successful. When I had to grab something and run I made sure there were plenty of options at my disposal. Those options included fresh fruits, salads, cut vegetables, and beans with brown rice. These are quick food that packs plenty of nutrients to help level out the blood sugar and keep hunger at bay. I began blogging about myRead More →

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Many of us have the mistaken belief that we can avoid sugar by replacing natural sugar with artificial sweeteners. This is wrong! We also have the mistaken belief that fat-free packaged foods are good for us. After all, it’s the fat that causes us to suffer from high cholesterol. Again, this is wrong! The reason many (not all; but many) suffer from high cholesterol is that they consume too many sugary treats. Yes, sugar is the culprit. So, when a foods is labeled “low” or “no fat” we have a sharp increase in the amount of sugar in that product. Conversely, if the food isRead More →

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Many of us have the mistaken belief that we can avoid sugar by replacing natural sugar with artificial sweeteners. This is wrong! We also have the mistaken belief that fat-free packaged foods are good for us. After all, it’s the fat that causes us to suffer from high cholesterol. Again, this is wrong! The reason many (not all; but many) suffer from high cholesterol is that they consume too many sugary treats. Yes, sugar is the culprit. So, when a foods is labeled “low” or “no fat” we have a sharp increase in the amount of sugar in that product. Conversely, if the food isRead More →

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#Shakethesugarhabit Tip #1: As you read your ingredient labels, look for hidden sugars. “A rose is a rose…” so sugar is sugar no matter the name attached. Here is a list of sugars called by a different name (begin eliminating the ones listed in bold from your food choices): Anhydrous dextrose, brown sugar, cane crystals, cane sugar, corn sweetener, corn syrup, corn syrup solids, crystal dextrose, evaporated cane juice, fructose sweetener, fruit juice concentrates, high-fructose corn syrup, honey, liquid fructose, malt syrup, maple syrup, molasses, pancake syrup, raw sugar, sugar, syrup and white sugar, fructose, lactose and maltose, sugar alcohols, carbitol, diglycerides, disaccharides, erythritol, FloridaRead More →