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5 Tips to Kick Your Sugar Habit

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One of the biggest struggles I hear people facing when it comes to their health is kicking their sugar habit…

And – believe me – I get it!

Over the past few weeks I’ve allowed more and more sugar into my life – mainly in the form of chocolate – and now it’s like an ever-present thought in my mind… When will I get my next fix?

When stress is high, many of us lean on sugary foods to soothe our emotional state, but its a double-edged sword and the consequences can build up quickly.

Now is a great time to give your health a boost, and kick your sugar habit!  Here are 5 tips to help your new habits stick for good!

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Is Insulin Good Or Bad?

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Many believe the only role of insulin is to lower blood sugar. In truth, this is only one of insulin’s many physiological roles in human metabolism.

With the massive increase in Type II Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome, insulin gets a pretty bad rap. So what’s the real deal? Is insulin good or bad?

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Is Sugar Causing My Headaches?

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Is sugar causing my Headaches?

Healthy TV | Episode 068

I’ve had a grand-total of 3 migraines in my life and those are some of the worst days I can remember…

The thing patients tell me most often is that they’re frustrated about not being able to find a solution… They tell me there’ are lots of ways to mask the pain, but nothing that corrects the underlying problem.

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(Video) Sugar, Your Brain & Type 3 Diabetes

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Your Brain On Sugar… The post-Halloween show!

Healthy TV | Episode 067

Did you know there’s such thing as Type 3 Diabetes?

Turns out sugar is not just bad for your body, when you consume too much of it, it also damages your brain!

The evidence is piling up tying the over-consumption of sugar to chronic, brain-based problems like Alzheimers and dementia.

It turns out when we have too much sugar, our brain cells develop insulin resistance, leading to what medical researchers are now calling ‘Type 3 Diabetes.’

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