Is SUGAR friend or foe? Interesting new research!
Can sugar help with anxiety and stress?
With a lot going in the press with Sarah Wilson and her I Quit Sugar program, I wanted to share some interesting research around sugar and anxiety – it might surprise you!
The reason we crave sugar when stressed, and how it actually makes us smarter…seriously!
How to have the benefits WITHOUT the side-effects ????
Love to hear your comments below…
Do you crave sugar?
Have you cut out carbohydrates and how do you feel with that change?
Probably good for you sugar…like sweet potatoes and oatmeal and nutrient dense food sources that are complex carbohydrates.
Carbs are good too 🙂
Very interesting. I tried the keto diet, but I just didnt function well at all ????. So I have added potatoes and good quality italian pasta back into my diet in moderation and my coping levels are much better.
I have gone back to baking biscuits etc, but with grain free flour and either rapendura, coconut sugar of organic maple. …. and feeling normal again ????
Yes, all things in balance is best advice. I have left honey in my diet along with pure maple syrup, coconut sugar and rapadura. I don’t use much…but find when I add a little I don’t crave sweet things and don’t go nuts and binge either. With Carbs in general, I have eating whole food options – mostly veggies and whole fruit instead of packaged food options.
Feel more connected and happier with just a little sweetness in my life!
You’re on the right track already Patricia, thanks for sharing 🙂
Thanks for your Sugar and Anxiety post. You are so correct in saying there is so much conflicting information out there. Awhile ago I switched to coconut sugar in my baking and I love to bake! I’ve also been trying to use almond meal instead of white gluten free flour (I’m gluten intolerant). I guess I’ve also been avoiding carbs, however after hearing your advice I’ll try introducing back low GI carbs. I appreciate your posts…
It can be hard to sift through all the info out there I know, but a little bit of sweetness is ok 😉