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Beat Sugar Addiction Now!
The Cutting-Edge Program That Cures Your Type of Sugar Addiction and Puts You on the Road to Feeling Great – and Losing Wei...
- Read in 15 minutes
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- Contains 9 key ideas
Synopsis
Sugar addiction is a very common affliction these days, and one that carries serious health risks – but it can be overcome. Beat Sugar Addiction Now! (2010) explains the four different kinds of sugar addiction, as well as their root causes, associated health implications and the steps you can take to beat them.
Key idea 1 of 9
Don’t trust “energy” drinks; they wear you out in the long run.
You’re probably familiar with the energy drink Red Bull. Perhaps you even like it, drink it once in a while or just enjoy the attractive staff at their promotional events!
But beverages like Red Bull can be dangerous. An overconsumption of energy drinks – that is, soft drinks with high doses of caffeine – is linked to the first major type of sugar addiction: type-1.
People who struggle with type-1 sugar addiction are often perfectionists. They’re only satisfied with what they consider the best, whether they’re at work, school or home. They don’t have time for all the activities they want to finish during the day, so they grab an energy drink to keep them going. And going.
A Red Bull might feel refreshing to a perfectionist when they’re chugging it down – but in the long run, it doesn’t help. Energy drinks don’t really boost your energy, they just wear you out.
The term “energy drink” doesn’t just apply to sugary drinks like Red Bull, but to caffeinated soft drinks as well. These drinks can suck you into a vicious cycle, which goes something like this:
You feel tired, so your body craves sugar to boost your energy level. Hoping to wake up, you reach for an energy drink. The drink gives you a boost, which makes you feel better in the short term, but then leaves you feeling depleted again afterward. A few hours later, your body needs another boost, so you crave an energy drink again and reach for another one. Repeat.
This cycle can be tough to break out of, but there’s still hope if you’re a type-1 sugar addict. We’ll take a look at this next.
Key ideas in this title
- Don’t trust “energy” drinks; they wear you out in the long run.
- The SHINE method can help you beat a type-1 sugar addiction.
- If you live under constant stress, you might be a type-2 sugar addict.
- Beat a type-2 sugar addiction by supporting your adrenal glands with the right nutrients.
- Eating too many sweets causes yeast to thrive in your gut, putting you at risk of type-3 sugar addiction.
- Beat a type-3 sugar addiction by starving your yeast overgrowth in five easy steps.
- If you get sugar cravings during your period, it might be due to hormonal changes and insulin resistance.
- To beat your type-4 sugar addiction, you need to change your diet and only use natural remedies or bio-identical hormones.
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