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The Sweet Benefits of Quitting Sugar: What Happens to Your Body When You Give Up Sugar?

Updated: Jan 15

The Sweet Benefits of Quitting Sugar: What Happens to Your Body When You Give Up Sugar?


The average person in the Western world has 17 teaspoons of sugar a day! Which is DOUBLE, that's right DOUBLE, the recommended amount from multiple health organizations


Are there any benefits to quitting sugar?
Are there any benefits to quitting sugar?

The world health organization recommends NO MORE than 50g a day of sugar

Types of sugars are

Dextrose

Fructose

Galactose

Glucose

Lactose

Maltose

Sucrose

Maltodextrin

High-Fructose Corn Syrup

Corn syrup

Caramel syrup


Here's a little cheat, if it ends in -ose, it is a SUGAR


Benefits of quitting sugar


1- Research shows that too much sugar and fat can impair brain function

2- No sugar means lower blood pressure

3- Helps prevent diabetes

4- Over time you will have fewer cravings

5- Fewer chances of getting sick as foods with sugar weaken the immune system

6- More energy! high sugar diets make us sluggish and can be linked to depression

We have been helping our community for over 10+ years with their muscle and spinal problems. Please call Health Wise Chiropractic at 03 9467 7889 or book online to see if one of our Chiropractors in Sunbury or Melton/Strathtulloh could do the same for you!


OR


Chiropractic has moved online. We offer our online programs -STAND CORRECTED- To help you through the day.


They contain health advice for your conditions, nutritional advice, and exercises for you to do at home or at the workplace to help you achieve your health goals.


We understand that coming to the Chiropractic clinic may be costly and time-consuming.


This way if you can't make it into the chiropractic office, you can do any of our 20+ online health programs at your leisure.

Enjoy and we hope they spark a little bit of joy and help you achieve your health goals.


Each program contains

- Information about the conditions

- things to do and things to avoid

- nutrition advice

- all the stretches that are needed to help


The following conditions are now available for online sessions

  • migraine

  • cervicogenic headaches

  • cervical facet neck pain

  • tension headaches

  • cervical radiculopathy (pins and needles in the arm originating from the neck)

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reference

Sugar intake from sweet food and beverages, common mental disorder and depression: prospective findings from the Whitehall II study

  1. Diet-Induced Cognitive Deficits: The Role of Fat and Sugar, Potential Mechanisms and Nutritional Interventions

  2. by 📷Jessica E. Beilharz,📷Jayanthi Maniam and📷Margaret J. Morris *

  3. Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Australia, UNSW Sydney 2052, Australia

If you want more information. Please call Health Wise Chiropractic at 03 9467 7889 or book online to see one of our Chiropractors in Sunbury or Melton/Strathtulloh Today!

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