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| Step aaaaaawwwaaaayyyyyy from the sugar bowl!!!!! |
Think those night sweats are the onset of menopause? Blaming your mood swings on hormones? Before you assume your body is going through “the
change” (cue the music – DAH DU DAHHHHH!), check out how much sugar you are
consuming.
I have the worst sweet tooth in the world, but I know that
if I consume sugars and artificial sweeteners like Spenda (generic name –
sucralose – POISON STAY AWAY FROM IT) I will get an emotional drop and
depression quicker than a junkie coming off a fix.
I want to share a blog posting that I found VERY informative
on sugar and depression. It’s from www.psychcentral.com, and it’s entitled “Why
Sugar is Dangerous to Depression”, written by Therese J. Borchard, Associate
Editor. Click HERE to link over to
it. There is some great info and several
links to other resources, including Kathleen DesMaisons’ book “Potatoes Not
Prozac.” Sugar sensitivity could be
affecting your moods. For example, last
night I was making some chocolate-covered pretzels for an upcoming event. I have been fairly careful about eating any
candies, chocolate and sweets as I try to eat as clean and healthy as possible. I popped about 4-5 dark chocolate Hershey’s
kisses during the preparation process, justifying it as “quality control” (yeah…
right). Well, gals, lemme tellya what –
I am certainly feeling the after-effects now with a sugar hangover mood lower
than a whale’s belly. I have a wicked
bad case of the blue meanies, the funk, whatever is your pet name for feeling
crummy. Tired, blue, irritable… and for
no reason. Otherwise, I’m logically
feeling especially blessed. And boy, do
I hate this feeling. So I’m drinking
lots of water to try and flush my system, and am sticking to a veggies and
protein food intake to cleanse and replenish myself. I don’t like this yucky feeling at all!
I hope you will glean some good info from Borchard’s blog
entry and begin to consider eliminating sugar from your system.
Blessings,
Coach Linda
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