5 Reasons to Avoid Sugar and Improve Health

Excessive sugar consumption can be harmful to your health. In this article, we show you five reasons to avoid sugar and how to improve your well-being. The Marc Bony Chiropractic Center in Mataró offers natural solutions to maintain a healthy life.

Sugar, in its many forms, is an increasingly common ingredient in processed foods. In fact, many of us eat the equivalent of 53 heaping tablespoons of white sugar every day!

Many experts now agree that reducing sugar intake is an essential step for better health.

And in case you need more arguments, here are five reasons to avoid refined (white) sugar.

1. Sugar causes the body to release more adrenaline than necessary, a fact that has been linked to hyperactivity in small children. It’s important not to confuse this with the misleading advertising message that white sugar is an energy source.

2. Sugar ingestion makes the pancreas work harder to produce insulin. Diabetes occurs when the pancreas is overworked and therefore can no longer remove sugar from the bloodstream.

3. Sugar increases mood swings, irritability, and anxiety. If you are already an anxious or stressed person, sugar will not make life easier for you, but a visit to our practice could.

4. Sugar is known to compromise the immune system because it reduces the effectiveness of white blood cells for at least five hours.

5. Eating sugar can lower useful high-density cholesterol (HDL) and lead to an increase in harmful cholesterol (LDL).

Healthier Choices Away from Sugar

Need to sweeten your food? Try adding raisins, dates, or honey. Alternative sweeteners like Stevia are also a better option: they are available in various forms, have no calories, and do not raise blood sugar levels. Do not consume aspartame, glucose syrup, corn syrup, or products of this type.