Transform Your Body…Transform Your Life! KICKING THE SUGAR HABIT TO THE CURB Spring, 2012 Maureen...

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Transform Your Body…Transform Your Life! KICKING THE SUGAR HABIT TO THE CURB Spring, 2012 Maureen Wielansky - Holistic Health Expert Transform Your Body…Transform Your Life!

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Transform Your Body…Transform Your Life!

KICKING THE SUGAR HABIT TO THE CURB

Spring, 2012

Maureen Wielansky - Holistic Health Expert

Transform Your Body…Transform Your Life!

Transform Your Body…Transform Your Life!

SUGAR:

Like Heroin, cocaine and caffeine, sugar is an addictive, destructive drug yet we consume it daily in everything from cigarettes to bread.

- William Duffy author of Sugar Blues

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SUGAR: FEELS SO GOOD

Tell me how does sugar make you feel?

Shout it out and I will write these down.

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WHY LISTEN TO ME?

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MY INTENTION:

Permanently change your relationship with sugar.NOT about firing sugar but rather changing its job description from staple to splurge.

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AFTER OUR TIME TOGETHER

You will know:– all the different ways sugar hides itself so you can

make informed decisions about what you will eat.

– Exactly how sugar affects your body and your brain bringing new light to the 3pm vending machine trip.

– Finally, 12 tips to kicking your sugar habit.

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The assorted sugar disguises:

Sugar: In ancient times, sugar was hard to come by and a true luxury.First US sugar refinery was built in 1689; 10 years later the average yearly intake of sugar per person: 4lbs:Now: 172lbs.How does sugar disguise itself? (handout)

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So Many Names: Same addiction

White table sugar or sucrose: refined sugar of cane or beet plant.– Strip down all the fiber, vitamins and minerals.– Not nourishing just filling us with empty

Refined Carbohydrate v Complex Carbohydrate.What happens when body has a bagel:

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AS THE SUGAR ADDICTION TURNS

THE SUGAR CYCLE

BAGEL

BREAKS DOWN

BLOOD SUGAR

RACES UP

PANCREASE SECRETES

EXCESS INSULIN

BODY AND BRAIN CRASH

NEED MORE SUGAR

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SUGAR WITHOUT A JOB GETS INTO TROUBLE

MAJOR DISEASES LINKED TO SUGAR:– Heart Disease: causes inflammation– Cancer: dormant cancer cells are fed with sugar– Obesity: sugar that has no where to go makes fat

its home. • Insulin Blocks Glucagon

– Diabetes: burning out your insulin receptors: blindness, circulation problems.

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HOW TO TRANSFORM SUGAR FROM A STAPLE TO A SPLURGE

DETOXIFYING SUGAR

RE-INTRODUCING SUGAR

ENJOYING SUGAR

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12 TIPS TO DEALING WITH SUGAR ADDICTION:

Drink WaterReduce or eliminate caffeineEat sweet veggies and fruitGet more sleepEvaluate the amount of animal food you eatEliminate fat-free or low-fat foodsExperiment with spices

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12 TIPS CONTINUED…

Get physical activityChew your foodEat balanced meals of protein, carbohydrates and healthy fatsCreate new post meal ritualsSlow down & find sweetness in non-food ways