I found class 3 informative but also has Dr. Shah said, may bring up more questions. I am working on given my pancreas a rest and cutting out sugar. Reading a sugar detox book. I know I can lower my sugar intake. Question I have is how much sugar is too much sugar when looking at food labels? Does that matter? I know that I look at Protein, Carbs, and fiber but what am I looking for with sugar. In my google search on sugar detoxing, it said no more than 24grams of sugar a day. If one eats 5-6 small meals a day, that is only 4 grams of sugar per meal. I can handle that. I was surprised when I went shopping and really took the time to read the labes. For instance, cottage cheese small curd has 5g of sugar. Fat Free or 1% cottage cheese had 11grams of sugar. Fat free may have the fat taken out but the sugar has been added. Boy.....does the food industry have tricks up their sleeves.
I can't wait for summer and for the farmer's markets to get up and running. I am committed to put in a garden this year as well.
Anyway.....any information on sugar detoxing or keeping a low sugar food plean would be helpful. More questions to come later. Thanks
Tamara thanks for asking this question I wanted to know this too. And you are right the food people have tricked us and that is why America is so over weight.
I found this documentary on Netflix. Will get it watch this weekend. Thanks for the link and idea
Watch the documentary ' Fed Up' regarding sugar industry and our health. You can see the trailer here.
http://www.shaweightlossandwellness.com/documentaries-to-watch
The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends limiting the amount of added sugars you consume to no more than half of your daily discretionary calories allowance. For most American women, that’s no more than 100 calories per day, or about 6 teaspoons of sugar or about 25 gm. For men, it’s 150 calories per day, or about 9 teaspoons or about 36 gm. The AHA recommendations focus on all added sugars, without singling out any particular types such as high-fructose corn syrup.
This recommendations are for normal weight people. If you are overweight or if you have any medical conditions then cutting down even more would be advisable. Also remember this is for refined sugar and not for the sugar that you get eating natural fruits. For health purpose consider anything with refined carb as a sugar even if does not taste sweet !