Good Ways To Improve Sugar-Sensitivty

Cut Down on the Sugar You Add To Food
You have probably gathered that too much sugar, particularly the refined sort added to food, is not going to be good for your emotional and mental health, especially if eaten in large amounts on a daily basis. A reduction in the amount you are eating is likely to be needed. But a word of warning: sugar can be experienced as a highly addictive substance.

Eating large amounts of sugar on a regular basis may create an addictive-type relationship with sugar that can be difficult to change.

Eating sugar-rich foods is thought to trigger the release of pleasure-giving brain chemicals called endorphins which 'reward' us for eating these foods. Eating large amounts of sugar on a regular basis may create an addictive-type relationship with sugar that can be difficult to change. We have no doubt evolved to find the taste of sugar extremely enjoyable because it guarantees an instant energy fix that in the past may have been essential for our survival. Sugar (mostly in the form of honey or sweet fruits) would have been harder for our cave-dwelling ancestors to obtain compared with the availability of sugar today. Concentrated sugar (for our ancestors) would have been an extremely valuable food compared with what is needed for the survival of modern man.

You may find that if you suddenly exclude all concentrated sugars from your diet you experience unpleasant withdrawal symptoms and feel worse before you feel better, as your body and brain adjust to the change. For this reason it is often easier if you reduce your sugar intake slowly and re-train your taste buds gradually. Your first step could be to cut down on the quantity of concentrated sugars in your daily diet. Start by reducing the amount of table sugar you add to tea or coffee and sprinkle over breakfast cereal, or indeed over any other foods you eat. Try setting yourself the target to re-educate your taste buds to enjoy less sugar within a few weeks or months - whatever feels comfortable to you.



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