Where Do You End Up Eating Sugar?

A brand new year has now arrived and some of us have made that familiar New Year’s resolution, namely to lose weight. Since being a Wellness Coach and certified hypnotist showing all my many clients how to safely (and easily loose weight) is my expertise, I’d like to share with you one of my best ‘Reality Checks’ - namely looking at how sugar affects other areas of your body and not just your waist line.

I’d like to help you understand WHY you should consider reducing your daily intake of sugar in the first place. A good place to start is to have you answer this question: Do you have any idea how much sugar you and your family consume, on average, daily or in a week? I hope you are sitting down when you see the answers below! These tips are sure to change the way you grocery shop in the future and have a major impact on your “waist management” issues.

·        Did you know that the average American adult and child consumes approximately ¾ lb. of sugar daily! That equals 5 pounds of sugar a week!!! Yes, I said a week! Can you picture in your mind now what a 5 pound bag of sugar looks like and how heavy it feels? It weighs 5 pounds. Can you imagine deliberately putting a 5 pound bag of sugar on your kitchen table, for each member of your family, and your family’s job is to make sure that all of them consume their bag of sugar every day so that it will be empty in a week? WOW!

·        Did you know that major problems can occur in children’s health when they consume too much sugar such as hyperactivity, obesity, and allergies? Research studies have proven that school grades go UP when sugar and food additives are removed from children’s diets.

·        Did you know that sugar suppresses your immune system?  Well, you might be thinking, “What’s the big deal about that?” Let me tell you. When your immune system is suppressed, you get sick more often. Do you like being sick? Do you like your child being sick?

·        Did you know that 100 grams of sugar (25 teaspoons), which is about the amount of sugar in a king size chocolate Bar (13.5 teaspoons), or a 12 oz. can of soda (9.75 teaspoons) is enough to suppress your immune system and your child’s for up to 6 hours? Yes, I said 6 hours.

·        Did you know that 6 teaspoons of sugar decreases immune function by 25%?

·        Did you know that 10 teaspoons of sugar decreases immune function by 50%?

·        Did you know that 24 teaspoons of sugar decreases immune function by 92%?

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