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"Who doesn't crave sugar? And who doesn't believe that if she ate less sugar, she would feel healthier--lighter, more rested, energized, and even more beautiful? It's just breaking the addiction that seems so hard. "If not a sweet treat, " we ask, "then what?"
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The traditional meals of the day, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, have a new partner: the sugary and salty snack. Our favorite junk foods are easier to find than ever before, and the snack industry is growing by leaps and bounds. As of 2003, the industry was taking in an estimated $66 billion annually. Increases in many serious diseases are on the rise due to this trend, and many are being seen in younger and younger people. While sugar and salt are...
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The book explores the hidden stories behind this sweet product, revealing how powerful American interests deposed Queen Lili'uokalani of Hawaii, how Hitler tried to ensure a steady supply of beet sugar when enemies threatened to cut off Germany's supply of overseas cane sugar, and how South Africa established a domestic ethanol industry in the wake of anti-apartheid sugar embargos. The book follows the history of sugar to the present day, showing...
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Postulates that "a diet high in sugar, processed carbohydrates, and wheat compresses and damages the peripheral nerves of the body, leading to pain, numbness, and tingling in the hands and feet, along with a host of related conditions, including migraines, gall bladder disease, and diabetes"--
7) The sugar detox diet for 50+: a complete guide to quitting sugar, boosting energy, and feeling great
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Beat your sugar cravings and kick-start healthier habits with this dietary detox specially designed for seniors. As your body ages, many things change-including your metabolism and the way your body reacts to certain foods. The Sugar Detox Diet for 50+ explains the science behind this and outlines strategies for starting a gentle dietary detox today, including eliminating high-sugar foods, increasing water intake and hydration levels, and adding more...
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In the late 1970s when the government mandated we get the fat out of our food, the food industry responded by pouring more sugar in. The result has been a perfect storm, disastrously altering our biochemistry and driving our eating habits out of our control. To help us lose weight and recover our health, Lustig presents personal strategies to readjust the key hormones that regulate hunger, reward, and stress; and societal strategies to improve the...
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How did a simple commodity, once the prized monopoly of kings and princes, become an essential ingredient in the lives of millions, before mutating yet again into the cause of a global health epidemic? Prior to 1600, sugar was a costly luxury, the domain of the rich. But with the rise of the sugar colonies in the New World over the following century, sugar became cheap, ubiquitous and an everyday necessity. Less than fifty years ago, few people suggested...
13) Mom's sugar solution: 150 low-sugar recipes for your kids' favorite foods, sweet treats, and more!
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Feeding your kids healthy foods means reducing their sugar intake. How do you do that and find meals kids want to eat? Hoover teaches parents to recognize hidden sources of sugar, and provides recipes that will make you feel good about what your kids are eating-- and that they can get on board with.
14) That sugar film
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Follows Damon Gameau as he embarks on a unique experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet on a healthy body, consuming only foods that are commonly perceived as healthy. Highlights some of the issues that plague the sugar industry, and where sugar lurks on supermarket shelves.
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El azucar, un carburante esencial para el buen funcionamiento del organismo, es un aliado que tiene dos caras: al mismo tiempo es beneficioso y perjudicial. El objetivo de este libro es aclarar la cuestion del azucar para que el lector pueda escoger conscientemente, liberarse de su dependencia al azucar, recuperar la buena salud, la energia y la alegria de vivir.
"Sugar is an essential fuel for the proper functioning of the organism, an allied that...
20) How to reduce your child's sugar intake: a quick and easy guide to improving your family's health
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An honest and realistic guide to reducing sugar in your family's diet and improving their health for good. We are surrounded by sugar. Do your children beg you to buy unhealthy sugary snacks at the supermarket, and kick up a tantrum if you refuse? Perhaps you crave sweet treats, bread, pasta and sauce-laden food yourself. Do you experience lethargy and mood swings as a result of blood glucose spikes and dips? If the answer is yes to any of these questions,...
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