The Many Ways Sugar Harms Your Health by DR. NANCY in HEALTH The amazing things sugar can do far surpass the momentary happiness on your tongue after consuming a mouth full of it on a fresh donut or in your morning coffee. Unfortunately, sugar can also throw off the body’s homeostasis and create many short term and long … Continue reading »
I wanted to write a quick update about my health status. I was severely ill the last 10 days and I ended up in the Emergency Room twice! Not something that I am used too. I haven’t been to a hospital in over 5 years (birth of first son). I haven’t even been to a … Continue reading »
Just a few years ago juice was regularly in my family’s diet. Most of the time it was organic, but not always. I gave my oldest son (who is now 4.5 yrs) juice daily. He was about 1 when I began giving him juice. I actually thought that I was a pretty healthy mom. Boy … Continue reading »
My low sugar challenge is officially over. Well, not totally over, hopefully it is a new lifestyle change for me. During these last 12 days I have really focused on keeping processed sugar OUT of my diet. It has not been easy, as a SAHM somehow little bits of sugar sneak into my diet everywhere. … Continue reading »
I am changing my no sugar challenge to Low Sugar Challenge. This is because I am still eating limited amounts of fruit and up to 1 tablespoon of raw honey daily. Better than before, but not perfect. No random cookies, treats, or milkshakes (usually leftovers from the kids). I have learned over the last few … Continue reading »
Day 4 was not too bad, but Day 5 (today) was not great. Day 4. I left the house w/ the boys for the day. I think this is key to my success on the diet. It is tough to be around yummy treats and food all day. The beach was relaxing and a great … Continue reading »
Honey Anyone? Yes PLEASE! This is is what I wanted to do today. All alone in the kitchen. No one watching. Just grab it and eat it. Not the normal Kaley I must admit. It’s just honey, not chocolate. But this is what I REALLY wanted. Maybe it’s because I stopped by the health food … Continue reading »
I was going to wait a few days to write a post, but today was SUPER hard for me. Why was today so much harder than yesterday? I’m not too sure. I could really tell a difference in my mood~ in a negative way. I was super cranky with the kids, low energy, and felt … Continue reading »
I have decided to do a little no sugar diet for 2 weeks. What? Crazy I know. What sparked all this? A Facebook page I found this morning. This woman cut out sugar for 8 weeks and had amazing results. Here is her fb page. She suffered from hypoglycemia and an auto-immune disease. I … Continue reading »
