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Health
A 10-Step Blueprint for
Quitting Sugar
The truth is you can get rid of the addiction, those crippling sweet cravings and get a
better handle on your daily diet, writes Vinita Alvares Fernandes
If you are reading this article, you probably I literally have had to train my brain on a
already know that sugar is bad for you, and daily basis to say ‘yes’ to salty and a big ‘no’
you need all the tips possible to refrain from to sweet.
indulging in sweet meats. So friends, Romans and Countrymen,
Broadly speaking, there are two types of Lend me your ears (eyes) as I explain- Why
palettes, a sweet palette and a spicy/salty it is necessary to incorporate a sugar detox
palette. Both come with their share of health plan into your life from a very young age?
ups and downs. How to go about it and maintain the no
Which category do you fall into? sugar lifestyle?
Well for as long as I can remember, I have How this change will keep you healthy in
chosen dessert as my main course, and have the long run?
paid a price for it as years have advanced. I Most people know that sugar is bad for
am currently at a point where I am allowed you, every bit of research has proven that
close to no sugar at all in my daily diet. A sugar is associated with type-2 diabetes,
huge price to pay for tipping off the charts obesity, cardiovascular disease and poor
instead of staying balanced. dental health.
I have always wondered if I could swap What is keeping you from kicking the
my palette and crave salty, like a lot of my sugar habit?
friends. Is it that you don’t think it is that bad for
Yes it is possible, it is a calculated habit, you?
does not come naturally or easily. You don’t feel you consume that much of
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