Sugar is Toxic: Natural Sugar Alternatives (Part 2)
Welcome to Part 2 in Healthful Mama’s series on the toxic effects of sugar. To read Part 1, which outlines the current research being done on sugar’s effects in the body and how to spot sugar on a label CLICK HERE. Let’s Talk About Sugar Alternatives One step in eliminating the urge for sugar is to replace it with healthier alternatives. Research on the toxicity of sugar has not mentioned natural sources as being harmful to the body, but I suspect that, with everything, moderation is key no matter the origins of a substance. Here are a few natural sweeteners that...
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Our naturopath noticed me massaging my aching wrist during one of our appointments a few years ago: “Has your wrist been bothering you? Most of the time, that happens because of what you’ve been eating. Sugar is very hard for the body to process, so it ends up getting ‘trapped’ in areas like the joints and causes inflammation…” I paused and realized that, while we were eating fairly healthy, I had been on a recent binge of sweets. During my pregnancy, a doula friend recommended that I cut out sugar and gluten to aid in an easier delivery, since both of...
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