The list of health problems associated with sugar is enormous and too large to go into completely in one article, but some of most common symptoms created are: depression, mood swings, irritability, depletion of mineral levels, hyperactivity, anxiety, panic attacks, chromium deficiency, depletion of adrenal glands, type II diabetes, hypoglycemia, candida overgrowth, raised levels of cholesterol and creates anti-social behavior such as that found in crime and delinquency.

One of most important issues that pertains to all of us living with chronic illness is impact sugar has on immune system. Sugar suppresses immune system. It depletes levels of phagocytes (the white blood cells that are needed for strong immune function and that eat up harmful bacteria) and this reduces bodies’ ability to fight infection and disease.

Next to exercise, removing sugar from your diet is probably one of most important things you can do for yourself and your health.

Removing sugar from your diet is not as easy as you think, because sugar is used as an additive for preservation and to make things more palatable. So it is basically found in most commercial foods. Unless you are living a health conscious life-style and picking your food wisely, sugar is in your catsup, morning cereal, spaghetti sauce, soup, salad dressing, peanut butter, pancake syrup, bread, yogurt, you name it and it probably has sugar in it. They even put sugar in your salt. You must learn to read labels very carefully to eliminate sugar from your diet.

Other steps to take to help you kick sugar habit are as follows: -Keep sugar and all sugar products out of house, so you won’t be tempted and give in during times of stress and hunger. -When you go to a social event, take your own food, or eat before going. -Use alternative whole foods snacks such as fruit, dates, whole grain crackers in place of sweets. -Exercising will reduce cravings -Supplementation with l-glutamine can reduce cravings. -Get emotional support. -Keep healthy snacks on hand for when cravings come on. -A chromium supplement may be helpful. -Be patient and forgiving of yourself. It will take time to be successful. More than likely you will fall off wagon repeatedly. Get back on and start again.

-Just a very moderate amount of butter, soya oil, corn oil and palm oil. A high consumption of these fat sources gives you too much saturated fat and poly-unsaturated omega-6-fat. -Just a very moderate amount of sugar, refined flour or refined cereals.

-Supplements of specific nutritional components like vitamins, minerals, lecitin and some essential fatty acids.

-Adequate training, that both gives both a muscular load, work up your condition and stretches out your body. To stretch out, yoga-exercizes are ideal.

-Adequate rest and stress-reduction. Daily meditation is a method of achieving this. Natural relaxing agents or spesific tools for meditation or relaxation may also be useful.

-Supplements of specific anti-aging agents like anti-oxidants or human growth hormone.

-Use of specific anti-aging agents to apply upon skin surface. -To protect skin against excessive sun exposure.

The amount one needs of nutritional supplements, like vitamins and minerals, differs very much according to a person`s health condition, work load and exposure to environmental stress. A person having a poor digestion, doing high performance sport or being exposed to a high amount of environmental stressors, may need more than an person in an average situation.

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