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Exhaustion and the Effects of Sugar Addiction - Everyday Livingness
About 4 years ago I realised I was an addict. In order to kick my drug addiction I needed to get honest about my relationship to my drug of choice – refined sugar. First of all, I needed to realise that my sugar addiction was my baby, it was my comfort, my friend… and it was time to cut the cord. But going cold turkey did not appeal to me. That seemed a bit harsh. So I cut out ALL refined sugars first and supported myself with only natural sugars. This meant that I was only consuming sugar in the form of honey, maple syrup and fresh fruit.. And even though I was consuming these natural sugars, I still went through withdrawals from my dear friend, refined sugar. But I was determined to kick my drug habit and part of this detox was realising that sugar actually was no friend of mine, as true friends don’t intentionally harm you in the way sugar was harming me. Exhaustion, Anxiety and the Quest to Eat Sugar I had been medically advised that my body broke down refined sugars too rapidly, so thankfully, having decided to stop my sugar addiction then and there, I ...
Robyn Jones