Top 3 Tips For Kicking The Sugar Habit
Mark Mancino Mark Mancino

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…

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Taming The White Crystalline Monster!
Mark Mancino Mark Mancino

Taming The White Crystalline Monster!

As many of you know, we recently launched our November Wellness Challenge. And as always, our amazing community embraced the opportunity and dove in headstrong! However, one particular task has many of us filled with dread and feeling handcuffed.

Go 3 consecutive days without sugar!

“OMG - are they serious? That’s blasphemous! Next thing you know they’ll be tasking us with summiting Everest, or rolling over the Falls in a barrel!” Okay, mildly melodramatic, but this seemingly simple task has taken on Herculean proportions in our collective consciousness. Why is that? Why is it we are so powerless to resist that white crystalline powder?… More importantly, what can we do about it? Dig in and find out!

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