Is sugar the silent killer in our diets? Exploring the 78 reasons to avoid it.

In our fast-paced world, it's easy to succumb to the sweet temptations of sugar, but the impact on our health is undeniable. Here are 78 reasons why you might want to reconsider your relationship with sugar:

1. Sugar suppresses the immune system.

2. It upsets the body's mineral balance.

3. Causes drowsiness and decreased activity in children.

4. Leads to hyperactivity, anxiety, and concentration difficulties in children.

5. Adversely affects children's school grades.

6. Produces a significant rise in triglycerides.

7. Contributes to a weakened defense against bacterial infection.

8. Causes kidney damage.

9. Reduces helpful high-density cholesterol.

10. Promotes an elevation of harmful cholesterol.

11. May lead to chromium deficiency.

12. Causes copper deficiency.

13. Interferes with the absorption of calcium and magnesium.

14. May lead to cancer of the breast, ovaries, prostate, and rectum.

15. Causes colon cancer with an increased risk in women.

16. Is a risk factor in gall bladder cancer.

17. Increases fasting levels of blood glucose.

18. Weakens eyesight.

19. Raises the level of a neurotransmitter called serotonin, which can narrow blood vessels.

20. Causes hypoglycemia.

...and the list goes on. From tooth decay to increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, the impact of sugar on our health is far-reaching and silently killing many. Making mindful choices about our diet is crucial for a healthier and happier life. Let's prioritize our well-being by reducing our sugar intake and embracing a healthier lifestyle. Sugar is a silent killer.

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The Science of Nutmeg in Fall

We welcomed in Fall on the 22nd of September. Statistically, fall is everyone's favorite season and we can understand why: all the cozy flavors we enjoy at home mixed with a freshness in the air speaking of new beginnings. Yes, during fall we start to see the old "fall" away and a new self emerge, like the leaves that are falling off the trees. This season is asking for us to have some good old "self-empowerment". For us to be even more self-empowered we are asked to "power" our new-self that is emerging by releasing old mindsets that we don't need anymore and step into the new thoughts and feelings we aim live by in our next chapter of life. Time to start writing our next chapter in your book of life!

Here is where it gets good. Right on September 22nd, every single one of my clients started testing for NUTMEG. It was a necessary herb needed for their system during this time-frame. I was shocked, when I realized it was pumpkin spice latte and warm cozy chili season, where there is predominate nutmeg in all of our foods. Let's not forget about all the thanksgiving goodness too!

There are very good reasons for why NUTMEG is best spice to use during fall, it comes down to the chemistry of the spice, which ties together the emotional benefits and physical benefits.

Nutmeg predominately is made up of the compound called Sabinene. Sabinene is a mix of carrot oil and black pepper oil. Makes sense if you think about what nutmeg tastes like. A mix of orange and black frequencies is contained within nutmeg.

Orange is the more emotional component and black is the more chemistry oriented component.

Orange frequency rules the sacral chakra and our personal satisfaction in relationships. The new self is emerging to promote harmony in relationships. New emotions are welcomed and old emotions are expelled. Whatever negative feelings you experience are just a detox symptoms, you gained awareness of a feeling you have been feeling for a long time! Don't be hard on yourself let messy emotions process out, at the end you will increase your vibration and let go of heavy weight.

Black frequency is all of the light encompassed into one. Therefore we focus on the chemical properties of the component. Pepper is known to open up everything in the body, just like when you sniff black pepper too quickly it will open up the capillaries in your nose and make you sneeze. Pepper allows you to open up to new nutritional components inside your body so you can better absorb the foods you eat. Science of Nutmeg

You need new chemistry inside your body to grow into your new self, and nutmeg is the best spice of the Fall season to allow yourself to grow with the cycles of nature. Enjoy!

If you are looking for specific herbs and spices for your own personal health journey book a session with me!

Here is one of the lists I test from:

Gut-Brain Nutrition advice you will understand.

Your body absorbs nutrients in the stomach.

Your stomach needs a signal from the brain to know what it is going to absorb.

The tongue understands what compounds you are eating and sends a message to the brain to release the exact chemi

cals you are going to need to absorb that certain food though your stomach lining.

Yes, there are nerves that go from your tongue to your brain and then to your gut.

And without those nerves we wouldn't be able to use food as fuel.

So what happens if you eat something and your body doesn't want it? Your nervous system tells the stomach to not absorb the food and you will store it as fat around the stomach. It is an easy place to throw unwanted foods.

The nervous system gets weak and repels against the foods it doesn't want, and it gets strong with the foods it does want.

I use muscle testing to measure how your nervous system is reacting to specific foods. Just like the brain is connected to the stomach, your brain is connected to muscles, those too will go weak if you eat improper foods. That's a main cause of low back pain is weak abdominals from excess waste around the stomach, putting excess pressure on the low back from the lack of stability in the front.

Your nervous system responds to more than just what kinds of food you put into your mouth, your nervous system also wants you to eat in a specific way that benefits your unique system and that is the thing. Everyone is unique in there habits and patterns that work for them. There are a variety of ways that you can improve your gut health including: chewing frequency and duration, types of stimulation around you while your are eating, maybe you are meant to eat with people or without them, maybe the TV stimulation is distracting you from the taste and not getting the right signal to the stomach that your body needs, maybe there is color of food your body likes in general that you tend to neglect, maybe your food timing is off, maybe you need to fast during the day, or fast at night, maybe you need more meals, or maybe you need more meals, maybe you need an increase in food diversity, or you need to keep more of a simplicity in your foods, possibly your body wants more liquid type foods, or less cooked foods, or more cooked foods, should you focus more on vegan, Mediterranean , paleo diet. Okay its a lot I know! That's why I created a testing system that works. Gut-Brain Nutrition

Only muscle testing can answer these questions and get you the specific answers you need to enjoy and embrace your relationship with your food so that you can increase your vibrancy and life.

BOOK A FREE 15 minute consult to try it out!

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