Top 3 Tips For Kicking The Sugar Habit

In yesterday’s post, we addressed the addictive nature of sugar and processed food. We now understand just how addictive sugar is; how much goes into making it so. The truth is sugar actually alters our brain chemistry in ways that decrease our impulsivity, and increase our drive to feed. “Neural plasticity that occurs as a result of long term sugar consumption has been shown to reduce impulse control and therefore lower the ability to resist the high fat/sugar foods…” These observations were made following a review of over 300 studies on the subject! (1) But, science aside…