It pains me to talk about sugar like it’s some sort of mass murderer, but as the saying goes you have to call a spade a spade. ?Growing up I had a love affair with?sugar. ?So much so that by the age of ten I had four molars removed. ?And by my early twenties I had developed systemic?candida?which has serious consequences and can be potentially life threatening.

But that’s not the worst of it. ?Here’s an interesting fact: ?In July 2006 the World Health Organization (WHO) formed a task force on?diabetes?and?cancer. ?After five years, they made one recommendation. ?That’s right – just one. ?And it was on the front page of every major newspaper in the world – except the?United States. ?WHO recommended to “cut all sweetened foods to below 10% of calories,” or less than 250 calories a day. ?The US didn’t share this information because the Sugar Counsel felt threatened by these claims.

You might ask, “since when is a business more important than the collective health of millions of Americans?” ?Unfortunately, our country has a long history of putting the needs of big business before the people.

According to Dr. Robert Lustig, a pediatric oncologist, sugar is four times more addictive than cocaine. Which means, most of us are addicts. ?Addiction by definition is not a choice. ?It’s a biochemical imperative. ?So what can we do? ?Start with the WHO’s recommendation: ?Lower your intake of sweetened foods to less than 10% of your daily diet. ?I’ll be delving into this subject more in future blogs, but please feel free to use me as a resource if you’re trying to get off sugar. ?I offer free nutrition consultations and am creating a new program to specifically address this issue so stay tuned.