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Like sugar addiction, sugar tolerance is real too – more and more is needed to attain the same “sugar high.” This post from Quartz describes what sugar addiction does to your brain and what changes when you go for a sugar detox. I have a huge sweet tooth. I always have. My friend and fellow graduate student Andrew is equally afflicted, and living in Hershey, Penn., “Chocolate ... Continue Reading
Are you keeping abreast with current nutritional research for maintaining a well-functioning body and brain? Discard those old ‘healthy’ habits that are not considered healthy any longer. This post from Inc.com discusses 3 health myths that might be damaging your ability to focus, learn, and remember: One of the most surprising things I learned in nursing school was that the ... Continue Reading
I bet you have heard that sugar is as addictive as cocaine. Ever wondered what would happen if you stop eating sugar? Do you have to go through the same withdrawal as with any other drug? Interesting articles was published at The Conversation on this specific topic. Writer's good friend Andrew decided to give up sugar for 40 days. Read on and see what happened. In ... Continue Reading
Below are eight of the most common “healthy” habits I see most often that are actually wreaking havoc on people’s body and in their mind. One thing is certain, the closer we can eat food as we find it from the earth, the happier and healthier we will be! With all of the information that comes at us every day, it is hard to know what exactly is and is not a healthy habit. We ... Continue Reading
This article puts together 7 effective techniques for quitting sugar gently by treating it as a personal experiment. If I’d told friends and family I was no longer going to eat, say, cashews, I’d have gotten little response from them. No big deal, they’d say. If you’re eating too many cashews, then stop. But almost three years ago, I quit sugar. It was a simple dietary vow, ... Continue Reading
