6 Signs You May Be Addicted to Sugar
6 Signs You May Be Addicted to Sugar
The other day I bought some almonds. These almonds were delicious. They had a spicy and sweet chai coating. I ate the whole bag. As soon as I finished the bag, I had a splitting headache. Then, my throat felt scratchy. A few minutes later, I felt ridiculously hung-over. I wanted to take a nap. I seriously considered canceling my dinner plans because I felt so sick. Itâs not the almondâs fault. I know who the culprit really was⌠SUGAR. The coating on the almonds contained sugar. I can eat a hand full of raw almonds, feel satisfied, and move on with my day. Cover those same almonds in a sugary coating and I canât control myself. Iâll eat them until theyâre gone and lament that I didnât buy more. Every time I fall prey to sugar, it reminds me that sugar is straight up evil.
Besides wrecking havoc on your blood sugar, when you eat sugar, dopamine is released in your brain, making you feel good⌠for a minute. Then that feeling fades and you have to eat more sugar to feel good again. Itâs an ADDICTION. Over consumption of sugar leads to OBESITY, FATIGUE, TYPE 2 DIABETES, and even DEPRESSION. While we use some natural sweeteners in the Paleo diet, I donât recommend making them a part of your everyday diet, simply because even a small amount can trigger cravings. You have to know what you can handle. Part of eating clean is learning how these food-like substances affect you personally. Sugar gives me a headache, but it might make your joints hurt. If you donât ever try taking out the sugar, wheat, dairy, etc, you may never know how good you can feel. As my headache faded, I decided that instead of beating myself up over eating the whole bag of almonds, Iâd take it as friendly reminder of why I stopped eating sugar.