Sugar Detox: Day 2

 Congratulations! You made it through the first day, and are half way through day two. Now is a good time to think about why we are doing this challenge in the first place.

Dr. Robert J. Johnson, author of The Sugar Fix: The High-Fructose Fallout That is Making You Fat and Sick, states, "sugar activates its own pathways in your body—those metabolic pathways become "upregulated." In other words, the more sugar you eat, the more effective your body is in storing it; and the more you store, the more damage you'll do. You become "sensitized" to sugar as time goes by, and more sensitive to its toxic effects as well. The flip side is, when people are given even a brief sugar holiday, sugar sensitization rapidly decreases and those metabolic pathways become "downregulated." Research tells us that even two weeks without consuming sugar will cause your body to be less reactive to it".

After 10 days of following the sugar detox program you will be able to see how different you feel, for better, or possibly for worse. In either case, I encourage you to be proactive in taking control of your own health and discover what is best for you! After all, that is what this detox is all about.

Be sugar free and be well!

BHW