We’re a few weeks in to the Independent Healing Sugar Free 30 Challenge. Readers are reporting higher levels of energy. A lot of people say they’re feeling “healthier” already. But it hasn’t been easy for everyone.
Some of you are still experiencing cravings. Others are finding their food a little bland. Simply adding the right spices to the foods you’re already enjoying can help you conquer the urge.… Read More
The Independent Healing Sugar Free 30 Challenge is officially underway… And if you’ve been following along, you’re already familiar with the foods you should be avoiding. It’s a long list. That’s because added sugars—and sweet imitators—are hard to get away from. But there are also foods you should be seeking out. They can help you beat cravings…and even lower your blood sugar in the process.… Read More
Halloween is a little over a week away… Candy bars, chocolates, and other sweets are right in your face in most grocers. But the problems with eating sugar go way beyond your waistline…
A new study shows that drinking sugary sodas may age your cells as much as smoking.
… Read MoreThink Sugar is Just Sugar? Think Again. It Also Hides Behind These Aliases…
Pretty much any word that ends in –ose (dextrose, fructose, galactose, glucose, lactose, maltose, sucrose)
Agave
Barley Malt
Brown rice syrup
Cane juice
Caramel
Corn syrup
Diastatic malt
Dried cane syrup
Ethyl maltol
Honey
Malt
Maltodextrin
Mannitol
Maple syrup
Molasses
Muscovado
Refiner’s syrup
Rice syrup
Fruit juice (or fruit juice concentrate)
High fructose corn syrup
Sorghum syrup
Treacle
And of course, anything with “sugar” in the name, no matter how pure it sounds: beet sugar, brown sugar, cane sugar, date sugar, demerara sugar, golden sugar, grape sugar, invert sugar, powdered sugar, raw sugar, turbinado sugar, yellow sugar.… Read More
