AHhhhh, Sugar!

We all crave it. We all want it. Most of us have it at the worst time of the day, or just too much in a day. Just having processed food with added sugar, is unhealthy any day. Sugar is a killer in many ways. I have successfully stayed away, bit the bullet, used my strong inner willpower...and I have fallen off the wagon for a piece of candy, a pretty cupcake or sugary cookie. It always proves to never be worth it. I get so mad at myself!

Sugar. It comes in many forms, but ultimately they all have the same ingredient...fructose. Just ask Dr. Robert H. Lustig.  He is the one that shouted out the dangers of fructose. (Check out his 90-minute lecture on the science and dangers, here.  Yes it's long, but well worth your time.)

Why is sugar bad for you? Here are 10 reasons why, that I found at Authority Nutrition:

1. Added sugar has no nutrients
2. High in fructose, which can overload your liver
3. Fructose/Liver overload can cause non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
4. Can cause insulin resistance, leading you to Diabetes
5. Insulin resistance can lead to Type II Diabetes
6. Sugar can give you Cancer
7. Due to the effects of Hormones and the Brain, it has fat promoting effects
8. Sugar is highly addictive
9. Sugar is a leading contributor to obesity
10. It's the SUGAR that raises your cholesterol and give you Heart Disease

Make a reminder note, put it on your refrigerator or your pantry/cabinet door.  

All the added sugar is added trouble to our body. It's the worst ingredient in The Diet. Period.

This is why I try to have 95% of my daily eating as a RAW food diet.  I'm not perfect, heaven knows, but I do good in trying to keep my body healthy with what I put into it.  I crave sweet smoothies or a pear or a bunch of strawberries with almond butter and toppings.  I feel healthily satisfied.

This is the sugar I crave! 

So think about it, the next time you want to shove that Twinkie or heavily processed sugary food into your mouth.  It's going to places in your body, to make you unhealthy.  Hey, I like to be blunt! 

Treat yourself good.  Read up! Eat healthy!