Food Architect: You vs. Sugar: Who will win?

Monday, January 2, 2012

You vs. Sugar: Who will win?

The definition of addiction is a physical and psychological dependence on psychoactive substances (for example, alcohol, tobacco, heroin, caffeine and other drugs) which cross the blood-brain barrier once ingested, temporarily altering the chemical milieu of the brain.

Question to think about: When Coca-cola stopped using cocaine in sodas, why do you think the best substitute for it was sugar? The chemical formula for Cocaine is C17H21NO4; while sugar’s chemical formula is C12H22O11. Pretty similar huh? Sadly they both share the same addictive qualities.

When we talk about addicts, for some reason we only express our disapprovement of the individuals that are abusing illegal drugs, yet those abusing legal substances are given a pass. The one legal substance that U.S. families are addicted to more than any other…is Sugar. Due to the incredibly high amount of processed foods, fast food, and carbonated drinks we consume, the average American adult eats/drinks 22 teaspoons of sugar per day while the average American teenager eats/drinks the outrageous amount of 34 teaspoons a day.

Why is this so outrageous you ask? For starters, women should consume no more than 6 teaspoons of sugar per day, while men shouldn’t consume anymore that 9 teaspoons of sugar per day. Most people believe the worst thing that could happen is weight gain…..how wrong we are.

Here are just five problems that the over consumption of sugar could cause:

1. Sugar can suppress your immune system and impair your defenses against infectious disease.

2. Sugar can cause a rapid rise of adrenaline, hyperactivity, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, and crankiness in children.

3. Sugar can cause many problems with the gastrointestinal tract including: an acidic digestive tract, indigestion, malabsorption in patients with functional bowel disease, increased risk of Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis.

4. Sugar is enemy #1 of your bowel movement.

5. Sugar can cause headaches, including migraines.

The increase in sugar and the decrease in water consumption in our country have made obesity, ADHD, cancer of the prostate/ bowel (and other areas of the gastrointestinal tract) rates go through the roof! Instead of looking at our diets, we just go to the doctor to get pills to mask the real issues.
Watch your sugar intake, if not for you for your children. They don’t deserve to grow up over weight/hyperactive because we as adults didn’t that the time to feed them properly. They don’t deserve to have skin issues or take meds for hyperactivity because we don’t know how to tell them “no you can’t have that”. Would you give your children or family a plate of cocaine to snort every day? If not then why do you allow them to be poisoned by the over consumption of sugar? Stop being a victim and become the victor. Take back you health and the health of your families. If you don’t do something...don’t expect anyone else too.

Health Tip of the Day: Put down the soda and pick up the water. You will feel healthier, your hair and nails will grow longer and stronger, and a lot of skin irritation issues will be cured…not to mention the natural weight loss you will experience from flushing out your system.

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Noble Fitness Let me do my part.... So many people talk about how hard it is to live a healthy lifestyle. They claim its too expensive, and overall too time consuming. I was told by a very intelligent woman years ago, "we make time for what’s important." Working out and eating right is more important mentally than it is physically. I guess the real question is when did you give up? I mean really? When did you look at yourself and allow yourself to believe being out of shape was ok? How did rationalize it so it made sense to you? Did you know 55% of the time our cravings to over spend, abuse food, alcohol, and drugs stem from the way we physically feel about ourselves. We use these items as mental getaways from reality. You feel down and depressed...one of the previous listed items seem to always make us feel better.... which intern leads many to addiction. A large portion of our populations are food addicts....addicted to sugar, salt, and caffeine. So with that said, I am starting a service Fitness Counseling service. This service will supply you with training, cooking, and fitness counseling for 5 week period. Since physical exercise is only about 20% of the fitness battle, I will not only create workout plans for you I will teach you how to eat right and the importance of good fats and essential oils. I will take a look at your daily practices, lifestyle and rest patterns and advise you of the proper changes needed. There will be no gimmick diet or workout plans. I'm going to teach you practical lifestyle changes that the average working adult and family can operate by. I will be available to talk 24/7. You have a food craving? I can either "talk you down off the ledge" or give you a health substitute. WE will work out together 2 times/week and I will cook for you and your family 2 different times/week. I will only work with 5 families/ individuals per each 5week period. E-mail me for more details. Coreymac317@gmail.com

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People ask me all the time... "what exercises do you do to keep your midsection cut up." Well folks, I'm here to tell you it has nothing to do with the exercises I do, and everything to do with the bad sugar I don't consume. For men and women excess sugar intake equals midsection and lower back fat. Also remember carb not used in a positive way in the body turn into sugar. So if you want a flat stomach...consume all of your daily carbs before 2pm each day.... and stop drinking sodas, fruit juices, and all thoes other suger filled drinks you love....Here's a crazy idea....DRINK WATER!!!

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