Tag: sugar

The Bitter Side of Sweetness: How We Came to Crave Overly Sweet Foods, and How to Find a Balance

It’s hard to view sugar as a vice. Consumption is legal and often encouraged by friends and family. It’s available everywhere. It’s enjoyed by young and old alike and sweet treats have been a pivotal part of our celebrations and get-togethers for generations. Simply put, sweetness provides a pleasurable experience. A few nibbles of a…


What Does Sugar Do to Your Brain?

The overconsumption of this is increasingly being linked to brain-related health issues such as depression, learning disorders, memory problems and overeating. While all cells in your body can use glucose for energy, when you burn fat as your primary fuel your liver produces ketones that burn far “cleaner” in that they generate fewer reactive oxygen…


Coffee May Help You Live Longer—Even With a Little Sugar

New data suggest that the health benefits of coffee persist even when a bit of sugar is added. The research shows that people who drank any amount of unsweetened coffee are 16 percent to 21 percent less likely to die than those who don’t drink it, based on data from 171,000 British participants. Sweetened coffee…


How to Kick the Sugar Habit—Without Going Crazy | Eat Better

Everyone is talking about sugar, but what are they doing about it? My suggestion is to work on quitting it. Why? The short answer is that sugar can be a very destructive substance that most people eat far too much of. The longer answer is that every day, more studies are proving what we in…


Indian Vine Slays Sugar

Gymnema sylvestre is the Latin name for a vine native to the forests of southern and central India. The leaves of this herb have been used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine for at least 2,000 years. It is primarily used to treat diabetes and other issues related to sugar. Gymnema’s Hindi name, gurmar, literally translates to…


Cancer’s Achilles Heel and How to Treat It

You’ve heard the expression, “sugar feeds cancer” and that’s true. Cancer depends upon sugar to thrive. But what doctors have discovered is that sugar is also cancer’s Achilles Heel. Taking advantage of the cells’ extreme hunger for sugar is the secret behind the success of Insuline Potentiation Therapy in treating cancer. PET scans are able to detect…


How to Make Simple Syrup

When curating your own bar cart, certain ingredients are important to have on hand at all times such as club soda, tonic, grenadine syrup and bitters. One of the most common additions to drinks at cocktail bars across the country is one you can make for yourself at home: simple syrup. Instead of buying ready-made simple syrup, save money…


How to Tell If Your Yogurt Is Healthy

Not only is yogurt an iconic breakfast food, but it also can be a great source of protein, calcium, potassium and other nutrients — if you pick the right kind, that is. Between all the different varieties on the market today, how could you possibly know which yogurts to add to your cart and which…


A Delicious and Healthy Chocolate Smoothie | Eat Better

Who doesn’t love a good chocolate smoothie? This sweet and satisfying recipe is free of white sugar and other unnatural additives and flavors often found in this popular beverage. Sweet potato even makes an appearance, along with several other nutritious ingredients including nuts and avocado. Join Gina as she takes you through her step-by-step process…


The Good and Bad of Sugars

Known as “the sweetest killer” and “a poison more addictive than drugs”, sugar is consumed by everyone. According to Dr. Heather Moday, an American immunologist, during the Covid-19 pandemic, sugar is the worst food for your immune system. What Exactly Is Sugar? Sugar is a food that everyone is very familiar with, and it’s ubiquitous…