To fight stage 4 lung cancer I made 39 diet and lifestyle changes. No refined sugar was 1st change. Given 3 months to live in feb 2017. Today happily tumourfreetim
I was once at a social gathering where many sugar-filled treats were present. A lady acquaintance, seeing my obvious struggle against indulging said something that's always stuck with me.: "It helps if you don't look at it like it's real food."
Great quote. The Doctor in the movie “The Perfect Human Diet” calls it “human food and non-human food”. That helped me. You wouldn’t give a dog cake or cinnamon rolls, only meat because that is the food their species should eat. Yet people do it to themselves (self included…though I try not to, and succeed most of the time.)
I work at an elementary school as a sub. Every morning these kids are served some combination of yogurt, muffins, biscuits, fruit juice and fruit cups, courtesy of the school district. They load the kids up with processed sugar and then expect them to "sit down and be quiet!" It's bordering on criminal.
So true!!!! I stopped giving my kids school lunch and breakfast because that’s when we started having weight and health issues. I make them home lunch now.
I don’t know where your school is but my Principal is allowing the kids to order Uber eats and door dash to deliver.. McDonalds, Taco Bell, Chick-Fil-A and Starbucks are the orders of choice!!
Quiting sugar , eating healthy and training is hard. Eating sugar , being over weight and sick is hard. Choose your hard. You can do it health warrior ! (I'm trying)
I'm off sugar completely and I feel great. Sweets don't even register as food in my mind anymore. I have no appetite for sugar at all. Long live beta cells!
Isnt it strange how you go to the supermarket and at least half the store is all stuff you won't touch anymore :) but it's actually really easy once you get used to it
Mark Withers true, mate. It’s really frustrating to search for just pure meat while im out and i feel hungry.. i can’t even tolerate carbs much so my lifes pretty much a mess rn
I so agree with you!! Went LCHF a year ago and have now no appetite whatsoever for sweets -- and never felt better. It makes me cringe whenever someone has pizza-coke-cake for lunch, although I'm the one looked at like a weirdo :/
@@LizIsFedUp Just stopped. First day or two is bad. I embraced the suffering and focused on things that interested me. Played hypnotic video games to get my mind off it and let the time go by. Drank caffeine beverages. Really just got my mind on other things.
And bonus: Discipline becomes a quiet/calm source of joy once it is instilled as habit. It's only painful when first practiced. Or, I suppose, if we do not reframe and retrain our thinking it could continue to feel quite burdensome. It can feel freeing.
This is so insanely true- I learned this the hard way when I got a tumor (benign, acoustic neuroma) after living on junk food my whole life. I did tons of research on the link between diet/cancer and did a drastic diet upheaval, most importantly removing sugar. A year later I recently had a follow-up appointment and it had actually shrunk quite a bit. I will always regret not hving taken better care of myself initially, because although I eat better now I'm now mostly deaf in one ear from a tumor and will have that hearing-loss forever
I'm 71 years old and have had problems sleeping since I was in my early 30s. I have been through several sleep studies with little success. Just after Christmas of this year (early 2023) I decided to cut out all sugar intake. No sugar at all. I'm now sleeping more deeply and restful than I've slept in over 40 years. It's absolutely wonderful. My quality of life has drastically improved. The question I have now is, why did my sleep doctors NEVER tell me about this???
It’s impossible to cut out all sugar from your diet, unless you only eat meat. Literally every other food substance has sugar. So you’re not telling the truth or are misinformed.
Instead of just believing it, I actually got rid of refined sugars for one month just to see what the fuss is about...I dropped 13 lbs just like that. This is real.
@@michaelangeloevans2722 nope.. not at all. Just baked chicken, fish and veggies in place of when I'd usually eat. Fruit and peanuts for snacks. Water in place of juice or soda.
@@michaelangeloevans2722 i think it was the quality of calories honestly. I ate way more clean.. getting rid of refined sugars helped tremendously. Keep in blind, i didn't even care to lose weight, i just wanted to get further away from my pre diabetic billing.
Yeah, viewing food as fuel for the activities we do is really helpful. But if people think, "well, I ran two miles today so I can indulge in cookies" then they are off the mark. It doesn't work that way, not if we want optimal health and functioning.
Ive lost 45 lbs in the last 10 months by cutting out sugar. Everything this lady says is on point. It will definitely change your life and not as hard as some may think. Baby steps
I felt she was talking directly to me. Ive been hitting the sugar so hard lately and gaining so much weight! I feel scared for my health. Loved this talk.
Adriana I've been through it during 2020 pandemic period and it's has been some dark and scary way. But know this - acknowledgement of your fight is the first step to winning it! So stay strong and remind yourself about what's important! If you'd like to know more on how I did it, I'll be happy to share my story! Just let me know! Hugs, Romina
The weight part isn't even the worst thing that sugar will cause, like it's killing your brain too. "Throughout the body, excess sugar is harmful. Even a single instance of elevated glucose in the bloodstream can be harmful to the brain, resulting in slowed cognitive function and deficits in memory and attention."
What scares me the most is that it's completely legal, and sometimes even frowned upon if you DON'T indulge in sugar. Like alcohol, it's societies perception of these addictive substances that can play a huge role in our dependence on or addiction to them.
Would be nice if companies were required to stop using over 20 different names for sugar in the nutrition facts and were required to report the carb contents of items like maltodextrin all in an effort to hide the true sugar contents.
My mom and I went on a diet together after eating awfully for years & the changes in the way you feel is insane. Not to mention that prior to beginning the diet I had stomach problems constantly & while on the diet they nearly disappeared. Crazy how our bodies are literally trying to tell us that what we’re eating is killing us.
Not crazy at all lol. What's crazy is that most people completely ignore the obvious signals their bodies are giving them, most of the country is overweight and sick most of the time.
Before eating I always think, what im going to benefit from this or this if i eat it. Ofcourse there sometimes a times where i would eat everything like on parties but not often
It's not crazy that we ignore these signals when we live in a society where eating highly processes carbohydrates, on the regular, is normalized. It take some... courage, I guess, to realize that, no, this is not OK, even though sugar is all around us.
I agree. I will say...from my experience...when I take the time to make healthy, delicious home-made food at home, I crave less sugar. It's kind of crazy, but it works. When I let myself eat junk food, I crave sugar. When I eat well, I don't feel like I have to have sugar. My tastebuds are satisfied. Just thought I would share that.
@@mauricewashington4263 you can get peanut butter that has just one ingredient. It's not too hard to find. If it's not in the supermarket, any health food shop should have it
This is a very good, necessary talk! Unfortunately, the 80/20 rule is a fallacy. For most of us, sugar becomes an addictive food, even in a small amount. So one cookie becomes 100 cookies. It’s actually easier to commit to 100% sugar free than to even be 98% sugar free. Once the body is completely free of the sugar addiction, the cravings go away.
Be stronger. Just as you can cut sugar out, you can stop at 1 cookie. Sugar doesnt force your brain and body to reach for the next treat. It just makes it more difficult. Discipline is all it takes. If you say "i can't stop at 1", youve convinced yourself that a force outside of your control will take over and it allows you to forfeit responsibility. Thats bull. Eat the cookie and stop. Or dont eat the cookie. But don't tell convince yourself that you have the inability to stop once you've started. The 80/20 rule works as long as you have foundational discipline. If you dont, cookies aren't what you should worry about.
Yes. I tried and the moment I had 'just one' candy to celebrate it turned into the whole bag and then I was already at the store buying more. Let's face it, most of us aren't built with that type of mental strength and the discipline is built through daily habits and good choices. It's the safest bet to just eliminate the risk completely and not torture ourselves.
Wow, one of the best TED talks I have listened too! Trust me, I work in a hospital, and she is 100 percent correct about the damage diabetes does!! A majority of our patients are obese diabetics in their 50s having their toes and then their feet, and then their legs amputated for chronic wounds and infections!
She said that she has type 1 diabetes. Her dry mouth/lip-smacking more than likely comes from the life-saving medication she has to take on a daily basis. That's one of the common side effects of diabetes meds. Give her a break. This was a really good talk.
20 years ago I was a sugar junkee. I began to have symptoms of fibromyalgia and felt like an old woman. I changed my diet completely and lost 50 lbs. All the pain and symptoms went away. The initial struggle to give up certain foods is difficult, but the alternative is a good motivation for anyone who has the will to live.
I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia at 26, i admit I am addicted to sugar and go through a 1kg bag of sugar to myself in less than a month aswell as other sugary treats
@@jbrinton9273 Oh I'm so happy you see that!! Now you have the power to change your mind and change your body. And thus, your life. I have struggled mightily with sugar too. And when I indulge in sugar my arthritic neck tells me "Stop that!!" and then I go keto. And I meditate more. And do mindfulness exercises. I wish you well. If I can help, let me know.
"I'm not talking about never eating sugar again" - Yas!!! From a recovered orthorexic, a massive yas. Not putting it off limits, indulding in small qualities of high-quality desserts is what has made me feel healthy and not obsessed anymore. (because being 100% anything-free triggers my obsessive-compulsive tendencies)
Well yeah I guess whatever works for the individual. For me I get all my sugar from fruit ,healthy weight etc and I dont miss it(well most of the time). I find it easier to avoid the unnatural sugars in junk food by completely abstaining. But whatever works for each person is important.
Push and profit off of a diet designed to fuel illness, then slap insanely priced and often EXTREMELY CHEAP TO MANUFACTURE (TALKING PENNIES PER DOSE) meds on the symptoms instead of heal the root causes of those symptoms? Sounds about right....
@@shelleyzoe8254 The US has been giving government subsidies for corn crops since the Nixon administration. (Type "corn subsidies" in your favorite search engine) The fatty liver epidemic comes mostly as a result of HFCS added to soft drinks.
Hits close to home. My uncle passed away at the age of 54. He developed Type 2 diabetes as a kid, and he wasn't even obese or anything. What's sad is, you really do have to keep up with your insulin if you have it. My uncle was on a fixed income and was rationing his insulin only doing about half of what he was supposed to, to try and afford his other bills. We hadn't heard from him for a couple days and went to check to discover his body. Him rationing his insulin is what killed him.
This is so sad. Big pharma man. I read insulin is like 4 bucks to make. I’m sorry about your uncle. There so many people out there who are doing what he did. Makes me so mad cuz it just ain’t right
I am sorry for your loss, and thank you for sharing this. The best we can do with this information is prevent it before it progresses to the extreme of diabetes
As a 61-year-old super ager I try to explain this extremely spot on concept to my friends and family. Everyone around me is so addicted to carbohydrates and sugar. They asked me how do you stay so healthy when I give them the answer they say “oh I can’t do that” I save my breath for those who want to learn how to be healthy.
@@ncironhorse8367 What's so wrong with rice? Vitamin B and fibre? I highly doubt that having white rice every couple of days is going to affect your health in any noticeable way. Sauces and condiments on the other hand...
My type 2 diabetes was so out of control, I was heart attack and stroke levels. I went keto. 20 g of carbs a day. No sugar. No grains or processed foods. My BP went from 312/148 to (today) 122/85. My blood sugar went from 368 to 145 and still dropping. I eat 6 hours a day. A huge salad with Avocado and a protein meal of seafood etc. Snacks are pistachios. I have never felt better. No more cravings. I feel free. And my future is looking so much brighter. You are so so right.
Same with one of my family members: Keto (only 20 grams of carbs a day - mostly spinach and broccoli) and fasting blood sugar went from 290 to 94 in 45 days.
Well done, Julia :) Intermittent fasting is a game changer for a ton of health issues. I find that a 24 to 36 hour fast once a week makes it especially impactful.
I was on a low carb diet for about a year. For the first time in my life my body was almost totally painfree and I felt energized. Then depression and disordered eating hit me and I started eating sugar like crazy. I gained 10kg and now my body is constantly aching, I get out of breath easily and I'm tired all the time. It's funny how easily we do the opposite of what we should when we get sick with an mental illness. In the past month I've finally started to feel like I'm getting back the motivation to start exercising and changing my diet. I'm not gonna do low carb anymore because it triggers my eating disorder but I'm definitely gonna reduce my sugar intake and watch the quality of the carbs I eat. Thank you for this video!
i also eat sugar like crazy... and have had an eating disorder for years, cuz i coudlnt find any happiness in anything else. im always tired too. what are u depressed about
My diet is like a “slimming world” type diet so I eat potatoes and pasta and fruits but I avoid things like bread. So yeah, it’s quite possible to cut out simple sugars but still eat complex carbs and feel healthy
@Brindianz any of those carbs you're eating turns to glucose, so really it doesn't matter at the end of the day. Table sugar is the same as bread, pasta, strawberries or apples etc.
@@foofa__loofa1271 have you ever tried pure Cacoa? I recently started drinking cacao tea made from cacao husks as a healthy alternative to coffee and chocolate. I'm pregnant and wanted to completely eliminate sugar and caffeine from my diet. It's so comforting and delicious with none of the sugar of chocolate but all of the benefits of cacao and a mild chocolatey flavor.
I was a sugar addict for most of my life, it's how I was raised. It took me years of trying to get away from it. But I've finally pretty much eliminated refined sugars from my diet completely and I feel so much better! Physically and mentally and my skin is clearer. I never crave it at all anymore and even when others are enjoying something rich and trying to get me to indulge a little and try a bite I'm not even a little tempted. I view it as a toxin instead of a treat and everyone thinks I'm being too strict. But that's how I have to look at it or I'll just fall prey to the addiction all over again. I do eat a lot of fruit though. When I first began trying to get away from it I used dates and dried mulberries because they have a high sugar content but are also packed with nutrients. Now I mostly eat fresh fruit and only the occasional dried fruit. That's what I think of as a treat now instead of the cookies and brownies I used to over eat. I fully believe anyone can do it if I can. I have a super addictive personality. But the more you work on self control the easier it becomes until it is just second nature.
I gave up sugar by doing the Carnivore Lifestyle. I'm 73 and I have been doing Intermittent Fasting and Carnivore for two years, I have become very peaceful and centered.
Hello, but how did you do it? Did you go cold turkey or did you work your way toward it? Did you give yourself an alternative... like eating carrots instead of sweets after lunch? Did you do lots of emotional work, since sugar is partly there to mask our emotions?
@@yin-yang-gal Hi Loraine, I sort of went cold turkey. In the beginning, I used sugar alcohols as replacers, like erythritol, until I realized that these were messing up my gut. Then I really came off. I know it can be really challenging, but once you set the pattern, it becomes a lot easier. For my clients who are really struggling with this, I recommend an amino acid called DL-phenylalanine, which can really help with sugar cravings. I've seen it work wonders! And yes, sweet veggies or fruits can be a wonderful substitute. Carrots, apples, bananas, cherries, whatever. Good luck!
I am off sugar for 3 months now. Withdrawal was not easy at all. The symptoms were crazy. But I made it. And now I go even further. Since 2 days I am off all wheats and my goal is to become entirely wheat free.
Studies shown People put on a diet of zero glucose have a higher mortality rate than pack a day smokers. You just need to be reasonable and eat under 100% the daily recommended value. Idk why people are so extreme with this all or nothing attitude.
Wheat is not a problem per se. It's the way commercial flour is processed. Fresh ground flower (needs to be used within 48 hours) is a completely different animal when it comes to bio-chemical effects on human physiology.
@@myown2101 it makes sense. I was wondering that there must be a difference between the flour back in the days and now. Even when I was young I didn’t have those bad reactions that I have now, so I guess in the past 30 years a lot has changed. I remember in my grandmothers village we bought the freshly grounded flour directly from the miller and my grandma made bread from it the same day. He was grinding it in front of our eyes. Just the way I buy my espresso coffee nowadays.
As an RN in critical care medicine for the last 20 years...this was SPOT ON!!! People just do not realize the horror of diabetes and obesity...Like the lady below me said, the pain of regret is so so much worse than the pain of discipline. We joke around and say it's our job security but the reality is that it's sad because it is so reversible. It's never too late to change your lifestyle.
I am an RN also. Our units all have candy, cookies, cake and other junk foods so often, sometimes it’s daily! The staff is so unhealthy, and my manager just disregards this as not important. We are in trouble.
@@Rebecca-je6qf It is quite intentional as well. Be strong and bring to work your own health snacks. Make water your drink of choice. You do not have to be unhealthy.
Jayson T what's easy for some is difficult for others. There are many people who do want to and who put in the effort but it will may a long time before they can fully give it up. Some people have food addictions and eating disorders. You saying "its easy" is merely your perception. ✌
What a strong lady, even though she suffers from diabetes she helps us to get healthy and not deal with what she has to deal with on a daily basis,I could really feel the emotion in her voice❤
The most valuable TED talk I have ever watched. Drinking more water, cutting out the sugar, carbs, and processed food, fasting, exercising, and getting a good amount of sleep really helps.
cutting out carbs? Carbs are great especially for people who are active and want energy, they also taste good and overall make your life way better without any real side effects, just have starches and fibers from healthy sources such as rice, brown rice, oat meal, fruits, beans, whole grains instead of sugar
John Burgess nope. Can’t get to her message. I couldn’t watch past 48 seconds. It’s literally impossible to listen to her speak when she smacks after every sentence.
Its been three months me my wife and my 14 year old daughter have quit sugar , its been the most educated decision we could have made . I feel as if i have grown younger by 10 years and have my youth back.
I started experiencing inflammation everywhere which led to memory loss, chest pains, blurry vision, disorientation, etc. The moment I switched to a whole food leafy green diet, all those symptoms stoped and are now quickly getting better. So glad I was recommended this video.
@@peppersanches412 Likewise. Ex vegan. And I did vegan right. Every single possible avenue, supplement combinations, tried no supplements, tried all adaptogens, HFLC LCHF, Paleo, Keto etc. Only bone broth meat and eggs started to make improvements for me
@@danielmclaughlin2145 I found similar but the wierd thing I find is that any step change in my diet works for a while then I find I need to do something else. I wonder if it’s just that we don’t get everything we need from any one way of eating?
I've changed my life 10 years ago. No bread; Vegetables, no Coffee. A lot of training, jogging, etc. Healthy and fresh food only. One thing I must add. The spiritual aspect wasn't discussed here at all. Know this- When you'll be more connected to yourself mentally, in a way you'll choose- Perhaps a goal in life, a love, a mission, a spiritual enlightenment- The actual consumption of food will be less significant to your body as a global notion- and staying 'healthy', 'clean' and 'light' from bad habits and heavy feelings after large meals or sugar rush- Will become your first priority. It's a mind set, under all layers. Remember, you control your life and your feelings - Not your food or high-calorie treats.
This answer deserves more likes. You have to go to the fundamentals. People will watch this video and after a few weeks go back to eating sugar. It is usually the case that people know that it's harmful but there are underlying reasons that compels them to seek sugar, alcohol, drugs, etc. Unless the underlying issues are resolved, change is short lived.
*Drink a capsule of Ceylon Cinnamon everyday and you will never get diabetes. Ceylon Cinnamon is also very good for diabetic patients to help them lower and maintain a normal blood sugar. *Eat one bitter grapefruit daily or at least 3 times a week to maintain a normal blood sugar. *Drink lemon 🍋 water at least 3 times a week to maintain a normal blood sugar. *Don't eat sugar, but if you must eat sugar once in a while, then go for the unprocessed raw brown sugar.
@Amin Samnani i think one good way is to try to supersede refined sugar with some natural sugar like the one from fruits. and also it takes time to change the habit so just take your time :)
You presented it in the best possible manner Ma'am. It can never be taught better or simpler than this. This really gave a a signal on alarming danger of Sugar in our lives and the growing generation. You motivated me in 2 ways. One, obviously to continue my sugar quit challenge and two, the presentation skill u have on which i' m working now a days. Splendid performance. Loved it ❤
Dropping sugar is the best thing I ever did for my health. When stress comes on, the need seems to come back, so this talk was good to remind me to do other things and stay away from that poison
@KATA Your going to be eating sugar regradless, almost everything has sugar and salt even the stuff that says no sugar might have an ingredient or two that's sugar anyways!!!
I cut out sugar after a lifetime of eating chocolate and processed foods. I lost over 30 pounds without trying. I eat a whole foods diet and my sweet hit now is just fruit, lots of fruit. It really is life changing just as she says.
Fruit has an effect on blood sugar, therefore it is sugar. Sugar from fruit contains both fructose and glucose which is also in soda. So I would not eat a lot. 2 servings a day would suffice.
Not necessarily. Most people who have trouble with alcohol, even serious trouble, are not true alcoholics. Most recover on their own and do go on to drink occasionally. But honestly, once you get used to it, it becomes harder and harder to find a really good reason to eat dessert. You either leave out something else even better to eat, or you end up too full because you ate it on top of real food.
Hi Josef K! (Fellow Kafka lover here). Are you still consuming artificially sweetened foods or adding sugar alternatives? That's what kept me craving treats for a long time. To stop craving sweets I had to cut out fake sweets too.
@@TianXiaoMao Nah! I'm deeply suspicious of artifical sweetners/alternatives - I don't go near them. My coping strategy is to treat myself a few days a year, Christmas, birthday etc. and eat whatever I want for the day.
The secret is to cut the sweet taste altogether (it all triggers the same centres in the brain) and eat protein at every meal/snack - it's the only thing that calms the brain chemistry. Then you can reintroduce fruit etc
And yet some medicos tell us acne is not caused by eating things like chocolates etc, like many believe it is. I guess each body is unique. You obviously found what works for yours but it may not work for others. You can often discover useful thi gs by studying your own body and how it reacts to Substances like different foods, some of which are great for some bodies but toxic to others. There is This mistaken general notion that, since food is not illegal, unlike, say, dope is in some places, then the dope must all be so toxic and the legal food and drugs must be so good, since it is legal. That is nonsense because, depending on your body chemistry and what is put I to legal Substances, like supermarket foods, these legal ones can prove far more toxic than something like pure naturally grown marihuana, for some body types. I am not advocating use of illicit drugs, merely making a point.
My skin problems had 2 primary causes: bad fats like fast foods, canola, corn or soy bean oil, any cooked oils or anything deep fried etc. that helped a lot. The other thing is kidney problems. The skin is considered the 3rd kidney, so if your kidneys aren’t doing well then your skin breaks out trying to eliminate toxins that your kidneys would have otherwise removed. Fast-foods and bad oils are among the worst things for your kidneys, so removing the source is the first step. After that you want to drink certain kidney cleansing teas (like Robert Morse heal-all tea or Andreas Moritz Kidney cleansing tea found in high loved flush book), which will help further unblock the Kidneys. Also grapes can be fantastic at unblocking the kidneys, or juicing celery or other organic produce, it is highly hydrating and healing for the kidneys due to its salt-balance (potassium, sodium, mag, etc). Sugar is also hard on the kidneys and limit filtration, causing the skin to help remove from the blood what the kidneys aren’t, causing acne and other skin related issues, rashes that don’t seem to go away, etc.
I changed from breakfast cereals to 2 eggs just because it seemed a healthier option. Wow , what a difference it made. No longer "starving" by 11or 12, my knees and wrists no longer ached and I had extra energy. Now I look on cereals as poison as all the other sugar filled foods. I was constantly feeling this starving sensation before mealtimes, that's gone once I made this small change it encouraged me to do more.
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I went from eating cereal for breakfast to eating cereal for dessert and now I don't eat cereal at all. Most are too sweet. I can't believe some people eat that everyday and feel okay about it
A few months ago we had did a school project where we had to write a 5 page essay speaking about a Ted Talk that we had to check out. I did this one and it changed my life. I started applying it to my own life and started eating less processed and low sugar foods in my diet. I truly feel better and more energetic. I also lost weight and feel more fit to do things!!
@@mbellramirez4833 Hey there's alternatives try these methods, erythritol, stevia, monk fruit, sorbitol, xylitol, and many more can replace sugar easily. Just use those and make your own sweets out of say coconut and almond flour, and use those to sweeten everything. Make avocado and coconut ice creams, and things like that it works.
@@shawnmoran3606 Because something as trivial as that can be the forebear of something way worse. Going to a doctor outside of the emergency room would be better though.
@Riddick No , humans created sugar :)) and refined flour as well so stop making excuses and quit it, unless you look forward to insulin resistance and all the other fun things associated with sugar consumption
@@benlawton5420 If you truly consider sugar and fiber-rich fructose that a fruit contains to be the same thing you need to get your facts straight, the difference between the two is monumental
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11:05...this is exactly what many nursing homes did a decade ago. What used to be "sugar free" options for diabetics...became "just give them the same as their non diabetic table mate and offset the intake with insulin." Almost 16 years now I've worked in the same dietary nursing home kitchen. I remember the day it switched and all of a sudden you heard this term "quality of life" to justify the shift from "sugar free options" to "they can have anything" as if eating sweeter was meant to better their lives. Ironically a great deal of sugar free dessert options today STILL have very unhealthy artificial sweeteners...
I worked in a nursing home as a dietary aide and many many residents flat out told me they'd rather die than live their last little time without eating what they wanted. They're like 90 years old they lived full lives and believe in heaven so.. Plus some residents would only eat and drink sweet things at all. The lead PT told me it's because sweet is the last taste to go. And their appetite and thirst tends to go too. It was better for these patients to eat only icecream and juice than nothing at all and it made them happy for a moment which is heartwarming to see in a building full of so much sadness.
@@lynn4164 This is spot on correct. Your lead PT was right. Especially when serving residents with alzheimers/demntia...the sweet is usually the best option for somebody who isn't eating. Calories at that point are crucial regardless. I'd much rather see somebody fill their belly with sweets/foods they truly enjoy than be pressured into drinking a shake they can't stand the taste of...
Agh, that's Horrible and sad! / Oh, never mind, after reading first reply. Taste buds go, medications also affect taste.. Maybe things could be done in moderation. Artificial sweeteners never seemed like a good alternative in any case.
3 steps we all can definitely take: 1. Have PROTEIN for breakfast. 2. If you're hungry, try drinking water first. 3. Find low-sugar replacements for high carb foods.
Great talk! I'd like to add my two cents. Sugar is unnecessarily added to many products to keep us addicted. READ LABELS: 1. Avoid foods with excessive amounts of added sugar. 2. Don't eat anything containing high fructose corn syrup. Reducing the added sugars and eliminating HFCS from the everyday foods we eat will help us reduce our sugar cravings.
@@jennygornall7935 I disagree. By and large, there are best practices and best foods to be consumed and also foods and drink to be avoided. You can complicate it all you want but it is a rather simple concept. It also works- my check up today was incredible BP was 107/78. I am also at an ideal weight- 6'1" and only 160lbs (without even trying!) I also don't work out as much as I should either. It just melts off. Don't be hatin' FYI, nearly everyone I know in the health/nutrition community IS a fan of listening to their own bodies. In fact, many FAST and also preach the "only eat when you are hungry" mantra which is surprisingly helpful. One person fasts by eating only once a day (OMAD) between 6pm-8pm. He does this for several months at a time with incredible benefits. Many cultures also do this successfully. There is a lot of great information in here and other online forums. You should appreciate people who are knowledgeable and generous with their willingness to share life saving info., for FREE! If you want to be a negative Nelly and dismiss it, that is on you. IMO, if a person has a mental disorder, perhaps they should spend more time in mental health forums if they are not receptive to learning but don't try to bring us down with you please. Health is like a wheel. Nutrition is but one very important spoke but there are others. As you eluded, one's headspace and motivation is key. Mine is super high- obviously. I had to rehab two life threatening injuries. I have mostly healed using nutrition (and time) so I am a BIG believer. The human body wants to heal. The mind does as well. You are not the only traveler feeling the weight of life's issues- we ALL do, to one extent or another. I lean into them- gives life more meaning IMO and you can learn many lessons if you have the right attitude. Other important considerations for overall health include rest, good sleep, relatively low stress, financial and social health, etc. I sincerely wish you well. Cheers!
Drastically cutting sugar 15 months ago (and switching to a keto like diet) has been one of the best things I've ever done, I've even got a six pack for the first time in my life! No bloating, no farts, even energy levels, combines with intermittent fasting very well which also has many benefits.
I am a reformed Cookie Monster!! I hadn’t realized how sugar was wreaking havoc with my brain and blood chemistry! It created a habit of overeating! I’m ten years in Jan that I started my journey without refined foods. Thank you for this talk!!! It was AWESOME!!
@Harry Your comment really hit me. With the television program Sesame Street, you and your childhood friends, along with millions of other children, were being "programmed" to want and eat cookies just like Cookie Monster. It would be interesting to know if a company like Nabisco was a commercial sponsor of Sesame Street.
Good for you! I will still make cookies and other treats periodically for special holidays but I always look at the sugar I'm pouring in --- there is A LOT of sugar in most cookies. That doesn't go away when you cook it. I picture the teaspoonful of sugar or thereabouts when I eat a cookie or cupcake, etc. and that helps remind me of the danger.
Thank you, no one has ever explained the pancreas and beta cells in a way I could easily understand before. You did it in a few sentences! Thanks so much.
@@star999nine Yeah, I'm really suspect of these anti-sugar videos(with millions of views). But I wanna comment on this: "Her degree is in naturopathy, which has a very questionable track record" But so do MD's. They're the worst on diet.
@@GaryHighFruit agreed MDs are the worst on diet. They are trained to give a pill to “cure” a disease, never trained in how to use good nutrition to prevent (lots of) diseases. I am not suspicious of these anti-sugar videos with millions of hits. I am suspicious of the trillion dollar sugar industry; Easter candy, Halloween candy, Christmas candy, sugar in every processed food item you can pick up at the store. They want you to believe sugar is a harmless indulgence. It is not.
They’ve done a great job conditioning us to think every meal should be an indulgence rather than simply feeding your body’s basic needs, with a few treats only in moderation. But like smoking, your always going to have a crowd of people who put indulgence above all else
And I'd say 85% (at least) of all the food in grocery stores is carbs and refined sugars...and the more refined, the cheaper. No wonder everyone is addicted, with many sick and overweight.
I read SUGAR BLUES and THE SUGAR ADDICT'S DIET twenty years ago and they changed my life! Quitting sugar cured me of a horrible illness - Graves Disease. It's so great to see that this message has finally gone mainstream. ❤😁🍳
@@dafni7085 Oh, Daphne. I'm so sorry. Mine went undiagnosed for a full year... until I grew a huge goiter at my throat. I hope you are getting better care. I was on medication for a long time. Until they said I would need a bone marrow transplant if it continued. This really scared me so I decided to go off the medication on my own. It took 7 tries. The 7th time I was on a fruit, vegetables, nuts, and seeds diet. So I continued that for a year, until I couldn't stand it anymore. Lol. When I started reintroducing regular food, sugar was the one thing that brought my symptoms back every time. Hope this helps. ❤ Oh, PS. The last time I went to see a doctor I was feeling great. But they said, "Your numbers are still high. You should have surgery." I never went back. Do you have a goiter? A friend suggested eating a clove of garlic a day. Yes, raw garlic. He said it was his grandma's cure. It shrunk my goiter in 2 weeks! The doctors didn't want to hear about that either. I wanted to share this with the world! All I kept hearing was "It doesn't count. It's ANECDOTAL." Blessings. ❤
Well said! I greatly reduced my consumption of GPS ( grains, potatoes, sugar) a year ago when I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Lost 30 pounds and dropped my A1C to 5.2! Everything she says, I have experienced - better memory, better skin, more energy, less anxiety. I am just disappointed that it has taken me a lifetime to figure out that too much sugar (glucose and fructose) is really bad for you.
Totally agree - the book Sugar Blues was first published in 1975 and I read it about 10 years later. I STILL didn't pay attention (meaning I didn't slow down on soda/sugar consumption) until my doctor told me a few months ago that I have pre-diabetes.
This spoke to my heart. I need to take control of the sugar intake of me and my family. Big food companies are manipulating so many of us. We must take back control of our health.
BIG Everything: BIG AGRICULTURE, BIG PHARMA, BIG USDA, BIG MEDICINE! As long as the old, rich families in power remain in power in ALL THE BIG conglomerate are going nowhere. Today, it takes 10 apples to equal the nutritional equivalent of one apple just 40 years ago.
"...chronic sugar consumption creates as much damage to the brain as abuse done in childhood..." that line really got my attention, thank you for saying that out loud!!!
I mean sadly the two often go hand in hand which is never really discussed but there is a clear correlation. In the absence of other forms of nervous system regulation, safety and comfort, trauma and abuse victims can often get addicted to sugar from a young age.
The weird part is that our loving parents often committed "abuse" unknowingly by forcing us to "finish your food and you can have desert" and "You have to eat everything on your plate". The fact is, some of us have felt almost abused by our parents because now we can't throw a plate of food away so we walk away from a meal totally stuffed to the gills. If you're one of these people, try eating half a plate of food and then force yourself to throw it away - don't save it - and see how it plays on you psychologically. When you go to a restaurant, if you get full, stop eating and don't take the food home. If you think you might take food home, ask for a box up front and split the food BEFORE you start eating. It's scary. It goes completely against our thinking. But you have to force yourself to stop thinking like you used to.
Information was well organized, but her speaking and presentation skills are nowhere close to being brilliant. Definitely knows her stuff, but could use coaching to bring out the best in her speaking.
It doesn’t have to be 0 or 100, just as she mentioned in the Ted talk. The 80/20 rule is great. I have been healing from toxic mold and yeast overgrowth so have been making major dietary changes. I eat brown rice a few times a week, limited amounts of potatoes and other starchy vegetables, but eat apples, berries, peaches, non/starchy vegetables freely. I’ve made a complete turnaround in how I feel, and I plan to continue living by the 80/20 rule as I move forward. I was relatively healthy before so I didn’t have any weight to really lose, but it’s made me feel great. But I didn’t COMPLETELY cut our carbs as others are suggesting. I don’t believe that is ever a good idea for humans.
To everyone trying to eat less sugar, Good Job!! It's hard and I am trying as well. I use to eat and absurd amount of candy as a little chillen. But I realized it made me really sluggish. I also realized when I had too much sugar my face would break out. I am now trying to think about sugar in a different way and this video is just another step.
When growing up in the 80s a bag of M&Ms once a week on grocery day was a huge treat. The rest of the week my mom cooked from scratch and we ate from our garden and had our chickens eggs. Today, it's normal to eat a candy bar every day plus a latte Along with all the other refined packaged carbs called meals. This video is a great wake up call!
So true. And additionally to that, many of us are busy the whole day and on the street so food needs to come fast and hence we buy precessed food. This is also true for children. Imo we have less and less time for ourselves. This is also the society’s fault.
@@Si1234321 Eating healthfully doesn't have to be complicated. We don't even need to cook much if we don't have time. Hard boil some eggs and take them with you. Celery with peanut butter, carrot sticks, tuna sandwich (a little bread is OK!), fruit...so many possibilities.
Well very true CM. In the 80s we had Maccas or KFC once every three months or so, and it was considered a huge treat. But these days some people eat these foods several times a week or even day.
It is possible to make gradual changes. Cutting out the worst offenders in your diet, and reducing quantities of the rest. I changed my taste for sugary sweets by switching to lower sugar or no sugar cookies, cakes etc, and eating whole fruit and plain yogurt at breakfast instead of lots of juice and sweetened yogurt. It also helps to stay out of big pharmacies and "grocery" stores which carry huge amounts of processed foods, sweet drinks and snacks/candy in the front of the store.
You also have to cut out flour, because it's a concentrate like sugar. If you remove flour and sugar from your diet you can eat meat eggs fish butter cream cheese nuts vegetables fruit. You can get zero carb/cal sugars that taste good and when you stop eating sugar/flour you stop feeling so hungry for snacks.
@@Iazzaboyce can i have a slice of cheddar cheese?.... i have started eating mixed salads every day for lunch - spinach, carrots, cucumbers, peas, tomatoes, broccoli...and that slice of cheddar : )
@@Iazzaboyce Yes - good suggestions! White flour and sugar are some of the most powerful addictions and are pervasive in our society (and in many countries around the world!). It is difficult at first but well worth all the effort to purify your diet and find good, healthful and delicious alternatives to all of these processed, addictive substances. :)
Thank you for educating us into better health. Praying that someday all medical doctors will have to go through nutritional training so they can treat the whole patient and not just smack a pill on a problem. You are an asset to your patients!!
We do have nutritional training but in the UK our system is firefighting. There aren't enough doctors or nurses to go around. Nutrition is a government and education level issue. Of course there aren't enough teachers either but our politicians need this to be a priority and not be funded by powerful lobbying companies from the industries who produce these dreadful foods!
Props to her fitness regiment. She is jacked. 💪🏼💕. Most diabetics I know do exactly what she says - eat irresponsibly and increase insulin. Now I know why.
NOT saying this to stop you from cutting sugar out - I'm trying to cut sugar out as well, however, caffeine can actually drastically spike your levels of anxiety! For me, it's like a 50/50 whether or not I get hugely heightened levels of anxiety. Caffeine is also just not great for you in general. So yeah - just thought I'd let you know.
You ended with "Thank you." No. Thank YOU! Your friend Pam went to see you for the exact reason I went to see my doctor and he just said "try eating healthier." He didn't offer options like you did. I am doing all three of your suggestions! THANK YOU!
Just cutting out all refined sugars i lost 20 kilos in a month. My hair is nourished, thicker & my skin looks glowing. I have a great body now. My advise is that refined sugar strips vital nutrients such as magnesium, zinc, calcium, iron and many other vitamins and minerals.
R. Devi there’s no scientific evidence that proves that loosing weight “too quickly” has negative consequences, this is oftentimes said because people are usually drawn to “crazy diets” in order to lose weight. So it’s not about the weight loss in itself, but what people who are trying to lose weight are consuming and thinking it is good for them. If someone changes their diet dramatically then losing weight dramatically is also what it’s expected to happen. Plus, when someone is heavier than they should be, their body burns extra calories for carrying all that weight around, losing weight is easier for heavier people.
I am a believer!!! I quit sugar 3 weeks ago and woooowwww! I feel 20 years younger. Beware everything has sugar in it. We are being slowly poisoned to death. I also removed salt. Now when I shop I check everything. Just eat like you have a fatty liver problem and you will feel greaaat!!! I also drink water and coffee only. Thank you for your teaching.
This reminded me of a time I cut sugar out for lent, that's 40 days, during which I experienced cravings, headaches and suffered for about 2 weeks, only to discover that after that period I felt amazing. I'm going to look into what I'm eating more cause right now it's all sugar. I know it'll be good for me, especially in the long run!
i’m a type 1 diabetic, but i was only diagnosed when i was 18. i’m 21 now, so i still remember what it was like to be normal. i want to cry watching this because it’s such a harsh reality. i grew up in south louisiana where the best food and the worst carbs are literally everywhere. i’ve cried so much coming to realize my relationship with food and how much it has affected me. everything she’s saying is so very true. if you become diabetic, the shots are the least of your worries. every single thing you do, not just your diet, affects everything related to your health. it is EXHAUSTING, and that is an understatement for understanding how much you have to micromanage your life once you’re diabetic. i dropped out of college because i had to learn to be diabetic before i could assimilate myself back into society. if you can prevent it, this is your sign to do so. sometimes i wake up and forget i have diabetes. like i’m normal again. until it just hits me that i have this disease for the rest of my life. that does not have to be you. taking baby steps is literally the only way to go for anything you want to accomplish in life. i had to see a heart doctor at 19 due to this, and i remember he told me to fight the battles in front of me now, so i would not have to go to war in the future. please take care of yourself. you deserve it.
Wow this is a touching post. You are a rock star. You got this! Advances are coming. Be a champion now for others. You have inspired me...which never happens. I also just listened to The Plant Paradox. You might get some good info. out of this book. He's a Yale grad and MD- very smart.
@@anannyapearl3290 unfortunately, that’s not true. actually, there’s so much misinformation about diabetes, it’s crazy. i have type 1 diabetes meaning my pancreas doesn’t produce insulin at all. this is an autoimmune disease that i was BORN with. and until they find a cure, i will always be this way. i will always have to take prescribed insulin to live. my diet & lifestyle has nothing to do with my type of diabetes only genetics.
It’s so hard walking into the grocery store and seeing so many processed options filled with sugars ... I have a one year old and a three year old and everyone seems to want to fill their innocent, cute & perfect little bodies with sugar!!! When I say no, people guilt trip me or make me feel like I am a mean parent!!! - I hope my children grow to be healthy women and make good and healthy food choices but also do enjoy their lives!!
Samantha Gidge Aerial Silks I know the feeling...try not to take them to the grocery it's also makes them to nag about it. I don't expect to eliminate sugar entirely for them but I try my best to make it less, and to teach them healthy alternatives. You're a good mom I'm Shure!
There is absolutely nothing mean about saying No and setting kind and healthy boundaries and rules for our children. A No to something unhealthy is a Yes to health on all levels! We win some, we lose some--and it's none of anyone else's business but yours. Keep up the loving work, mama!
Same here. Most parents want their children to be and do better... I think it starts with showing them how to eat better so they won't pass along the issues with food most of us have. I'm defeated in my efforts most times... For the same reasons you mentioned... But I won't give up.
The trick is finding fun and interesting food that you can make. Fresh vegetables and fruits, unprocessed meats and e,tra bits and pieces with little or no added sugar. Basically don't have anything over 10% sugar (except sauces and things you only have a little of). Carbs in general need to stay low too because our bodies just turn that into sugar anyway
One thing I remember over the years is something a smart nutritionist once told me. She said sugar is like eating glass, it just tears through your system and every organ in the body and creates damage. That damage over time accumulates and result in the peripheral damage to feet, neuropathy, blindness and kidney failure etc. Alzheimers is now known as type three diabetes. I have a friend that is 49 and is diabetic, still eats everything and does insulin, has had to have shots into his eyes, has problems with his feet and now is in late stage kidney failure and needs a transplant. He is a shadow of who he was even three years ago.
Umm i thought it was Kidney disease that is being called 3rd diabetes...there is so much i formation out there...r u saying alzheimers is corellated to sugar consumption?
Wow!!! Her majestic walk to the backstage after the talk….. was exuding the confidence and satisfaction that she was experiencing after having done a good deed
I've been on keto for 3 weeks now, and I can't believe the difference already. I wanted to just lose weight eventually, but everything from my head to my toes just feels better.
I have had pre-diabetes for 20 years and have been doing what she said but I need to improve a bit more. When my new Doctor asked me how long I have had Pre-diabetes I told him and he said he has never known anyone like me cause all of his patients diagnosed with it go on metformin and then insulin within 10 years. This is a board certified family physician. MOST know nothing about this. This lady is spot on! Last A1c for me was 5.9... Not bad but I can improve it. So can you. YOU are in charge of your blood sugar destiny if you are a thinking person.
I watched this video during a water fast a few days ago and it inspired me to dramatically cut back on sugar and to see what would happen if I only ate Whole Foods and minimally processed meat (ground Turkey). I got sick! Or at least I thought I was: as soon as I ate a little sugar I felt better. Sugar withdrawal is crazy! And so I doubled down on the decided to only allow fruits and naturally occurring sugar (minus a Gatorade at a dance event) in, and gluten-free for good measure I haven’t felt this good in so long. Mentally, emotionally, it’s like the rhythm of a Bob Marley song is going through my soul. Excited to see how this plays out!
Sugar withdrawal is so real! I cut out all added sugar and processed foods for one month (whole-30 elimination diet) and only had lower sugar fruits, and I dreamt about brownies, cake, cookies and ice cream almost every night for one week. I rarely ever ate these things to begin with but suddenly it's all my mind could think about! It was wild.
Quick Update: I tried going back and eating gluten-sugar to see how different I might feel. Within 45mins was brain fog and slower processing (I play chess daily, and noticed how much slower my reaction and time to make decisions was). And all throughout the day it was as if I had a fog in my head and a creeping anxious feeling in my gut. Needless to say, I'm going to see how this thing (whole food, less sugar, gluten-free) plays out! Good luck on all your journey's ↗️☀️
This is so true. I started keto and intermittent fasting a few months ago, and one thing that I didn’t expect was its positive effect on mood and overall sense of well-being. And I haven’t had to give up sweets entirely thanks to keto-friendly alternative sweeteners that have zero effect on blood sugar and insulin, and low carb alternatives to wheat and grains like almond flour and coconut flour.
What are those alternative sweeteners? I was a bit surprised when she said stevia because my understanding is stevia, is, many more times sweeter than sugar, so it can still affect us negatively.
@@yin-yang-gal stevia tastes sweeter than sugar but should not affect blood sugar/glucose levels. It is a keto accepted sweetener. I also use monkfruit, erythritol, and the keto RUclipsr I watch uses allulose.
My wake up call was losing a crown. I ate a cookie the next day and the pain was horrible. I knew I was committed to a sugar free lifestyle right there and then. Tooth is repaired and I’ll never take my teeth and overall health for granted again. Sometimes we are brought to the light kind of being dragged. What a blessing !!
To fight stage 4 lung cancer I made 39 diet and lifestyle changes. No refined sugar was 1st change. Given 3 months to live in feb 2017. Today happily tumourfreetim
Wow that's amazing! Well done.
Awesome job
What were the other changes
congrats!! just get instant motivation to keep sugar away :)
DO YOU HAVE A YOUTBE VIDEO DETAILING THAT?! I WANT TO SEND IT TO SOMEONE!
I was once at a social gathering where many sugar-filled treats were present. A lady acquaintance, seeing my obvious struggle against indulging said something that's always stuck with me.:
"It helps if you don't look at it like it's real food."
love this!!
Great advice
This slammed me in the face. I LOVE this thank you for sharing!
Great quote. The Doctor in the movie “The Perfect Human Diet” calls it “human food and non-human food”. That helped me. You wouldn’t give a dog cake or cinnamon rolls, only meat because that is the food their species should eat. Yet people do it to themselves (self included…though I try not to, and succeed most of the time.)
So kind of like it's not nutritious or valuable, just for taste?
The pain of regret is far worse than the pain of discipline….*This is a quote by Master Shi heng yi
i took a screenshot of this and will always try to remember it!
thank you!
Woww! this hit hard
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I’m taping this quote on my bathroom mirror.
I work at an elementary school as a sub. Every morning these kids are served some combination of yogurt, muffins, biscuits, fruit juice and fruit cups, courtesy of the school district. They load the kids up with processed sugar and then expect them to "sit down and be quiet!" It's bordering on criminal.
Uh, yeah. Not sure the reasons so many parents have outsourced what is put in their kids'bodies. To the govt no less...
So true!!!! I stopped giving my kids school lunch and breakfast because that’s when we started having weight and health issues. I make them home lunch now.
Why would any government want citizens capable of critical thinking???
Exactly right...
I don’t know where your school is but my Principal is allowing the kids to order Uber eats and door dash to deliver.. McDonalds, Taco Bell, Chick-Fil-A and Starbucks are the orders of choice!!
Quiting sugar , eating healthy and training is hard. Eating sugar , being over weight and sick is hard. Choose your hard. You can do it health warrior ! (I'm trying)
We got this 💪🏼
I’m framing this comment! thanks💋
Yes!
And, never quit quitting.
Thank you !! Thank you for the motivation !!!
I'm off sugar completely and I feel great. Sweets don't even register as food in my mind anymore. I have no appetite for sugar at all. Long live beta cells!
Isnt it strange how you go to the supermarket and at least half the store is all stuff you won't touch anymore :) but it's actually really easy once you get used to it
Mark Withers true, mate. It’s really frustrating to search for just pure meat while im out and i feel hungry.. i can’t even tolerate carbs much so my lifes pretty much a mess rn
I so agree with you!! Went LCHF a year ago and have now no appetite whatsoever for sweets -- and never felt better. It makes me cringe whenever someone has pizza-coke-cake for lunch, although I'm the one looked at like a weirdo :/
I"m a sugar addict. How did you give it up?
@@LizIsFedUp Just stopped. First day or two is bad. I embraced the suffering and focused on things that interested me. Played hypnotic video games to get my mind off it and let the time go by. Drank caffeine beverages. Really just got my mind on other things.
The pain of regret is far worse than the pain of discipline
This is an excellent point.
I am going to laminate this and place it on the refrigerator!
And bonus:
Discipline becomes a quiet/calm source of joy once it is instilled as habit. It's only painful when first practiced. Or, I suppose, if we do not reframe and retrain our thinking it could continue to feel quite burdensome. It can feel freeing.
This is so insanely true- I learned this the hard way when I got a tumor (benign, acoustic neuroma) after living on junk food my whole life. I did tons of research on the link between diet/cancer and did a drastic diet upheaval, most importantly removing sugar. A year later I recently had a follow-up appointment and it had actually shrunk quite a bit. I will always regret not hving taken better care of myself initially, because although I eat better now I'm now mostly deaf in one ear from a tumor and will have that hearing-loss forever
@@TheBATSnape omg me too! lol
I'm 71 years old and have had problems sleeping since I was in my early 30s. I have been through several sleep studies with little success. Just after Christmas of this year (early 2023) I decided to cut out all sugar intake. No sugar at all. I'm now sleeping more deeply and restful than I've slept in over 40 years. It's absolutely wonderful. My quality of life has drastically improved. The question I have now is, why did my sleep doctors NEVER tell me about this???
How would sleep doctors make money if they told their patients how to heal themselves for free?
Thank you I needed to read this. I’m in my 30’s and have sleeping problems. I eat a LOT of sugar and didn’t realise there’s a relation
so are you doing keto basically?
@@shenazwahid2863 hi, have you tried zero sugar or very a limited amount? did your sleep get better? cheers
It’s impossible to cut out all sugar from your diet, unless you only eat meat. Literally every other food substance has sugar. So you’re not telling the truth or are misinformed.
Instead of just believing it, I actually got rid of refined sugars for one month just to see what the fuss is about...I dropped 13 lbs just like that. This is real.
did you count the calories you were eating?
@@michaelangeloevans2722 nope.. not at all. Just baked chicken, fish and veggies in place of when I'd usually eat. Fruit and peanuts for snacks. Water in place of juice or soda.
@@LEEeveryday
so its possible you lost weight because you were consuming less calories and that cutting out sugar was a good way to do that.
@@michaelangeloevans2722 i think it was the quality of calories honestly. I ate way more clean.. getting rid of refined sugars helped tremendously. Keep in blind, i didn't even care to lose weight, i just wanted to get further away from my pre diabetic billing.
@@LEEeveryday Hi Lee, curious to know how much and what kind of fruit, as it is often restricted in classic low-carb diets.
"use meals the way they were intended to be: To fuel you into greatness." Wow. What a great speech!!
Yeah, viewing food as fuel for the activities we do is really helpful. But if people think, "well, I ran two miles today so I can indulge in cookies" then they are off the mark. It doesn't work that way, not if we want optimal health and functioning.
There's a french proverb that says:"We dig our grave with our teeths
I'd like to know how it's said in French please!
@@gayatrivadlamani3527 creuser sa tombe avec ses dents :) (to dig and not "we dig") :)
@@sofitocyn100 merci! :)
We dig our grave with a knife and fork.
Am I the only one who read this as, "There's a french potato..." 🤤
Ive lost 45 lbs in the last 10 months by cutting out sugar. Everything this lady says is on point. It will definitely change your life and not as hard as some may think. Baby steps
Losing weight doesn’t automatically = health.
@@90daydifference cutting out sugar does.
@@Hollybrews3 100%
@@90daydifferenceIf you're obese, it does.
@@diana_prince_1 And if you’re anorexic then it doesn’t haha. So my statement still stands
I felt she was talking directly to me. Ive been hitting the sugar so hard lately and gaining so much weight! I feel scared for my health. Loved this talk.
Adriana I've been through it during 2020 pandemic period and it's has been some dark and scary way. But know this - acknowledgement of your fight is the first step to winning it! So stay strong and remind yourself about what's important!
If you'd like to know more on how I did it, I'll be happy to share my story! Just let me know! Hugs, Romina
The weight part isn't even the worst thing that sugar will cause, like it's killing your brain too. "Throughout the body, excess sugar is harmful. Even a single instance of elevated glucose in the bloodstream can be harmful to the brain, resulting in slowed cognitive function and deficits in memory and attention."
What scares me the most is that it's completely legal, and sometimes even frowned upon if you DON'T indulge in sugar. Like alcohol, it's societies perception of these addictive substances that can play a huge role in our dependence on or addiction to them.
Sugar is killing you RUclips it please
RUclips Jason Fung.
80/20 does not work for me. its all or nothing. once i get one taste of sugar, I will probably eat a couple thousand calories of it.
i feel you bro
That's cuz you're addicted to sugar
kurt lowder I feel that 💯!!! I always say sugar is like my crack! I have to stay away completely!
@Nintendo Challenger X What?
@Nintendo Challenger X pure sugar is 4 calories a gram
Would be nice if companies were required to stop using over 20 different names for sugar in the nutrition facts and were required to report the carb contents of items like maltodextrin all in an effort to hide the true sugar contents.
Tyler h oh my God I wish I could like this more times!
There are actually over 60 names for sugar!
That's why you shouldn't eat processed food 🤷♀️
Tyler h right!
just educate yourself ;)
My mom and I went on a diet together after eating awfully for years & the changes in the way you feel is insane. Not to mention that prior to beginning the diet I had stomach problems constantly & while on the diet they nearly disappeared. Crazy how our bodies are literally trying to tell us that what we’re eating is killing us.
The diet consisted mostly of chicken & vegetables
Props to you and your mom you deserve it ❤
Not crazy at all lol. What's crazy is that most people completely ignore the obvious signals their bodies are giving them, most of the country is overweight and sick most of the time.
Before eating I always think, what im going to benefit from this or this if i eat it. Ofcourse there sometimes a times where i would eat everything like on parties but not often
It's not crazy that we ignore these signals when we live in a society where eating highly processes carbohydrates, on the regular, is normalized. It take some... courage, I guess, to realize that, no, this is not OK, even though sugar is all around us.
For addicts it is overwhelming. I wish she would have addressed the neurological drug response that is caused by sugar .
Actually, sugar withdrawal symptoms are the same as with any drug. Like anxiety attacks.
@@arth8265 exactly
It's a big dopamine trigger
I agree. I will say...from my experience...when I take the time to make healthy, delicious home-made food at home, I crave less sugar. It's kind of crazy, but it works. When I let myself eat junk food, I crave sugar. When I eat well, I don't feel like I have to have sugar. My tastebuds are satisfied. Just thought I would share that.
sugar is the original "gateway drug"
If you’re waiting for a sign, let this be it.
Great comment! Also if people could use a little more context / visuals the documentary "That Sugar Film" is great
I legit have a dr appt in 2 weeks for diabetes and this popped up tonight😳🙏🙌
🥰😊😊🙏❤️❤️
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@@mauricewashington4263 you can get peanut butter that has just one ingredient. It's not too hard to find. If it's not in the supermarket, any health food shop should have it
This is a very good, necessary talk! Unfortunately, the 80/20 rule is a fallacy. For most of us, sugar becomes an addictive food, even in a small amount. So one cookie becomes 100 cookies. It’s actually easier to commit to 100% sugar free than to even be 98% sugar free. Once the body is completely free of the sugar addiction, the cravings go away.
June Chamberlin Agree 100%
Agree completely.. This is why we don't even use sweeteners because it is a reminder of sugar.
Be stronger. Just as you can cut sugar out, you can stop at 1 cookie. Sugar doesnt force your brain and body to reach for the next treat. It just makes it more difficult. Discipline is all it takes. If you say "i can't stop at 1", youve convinced yourself that a force outside of your control will take over and it allows you to forfeit responsibility. Thats bull. Eat the cookie and stop. Or dont eat the cookie. But don't tell convince yourself that you have the inability to stop once you've started. The 80/20 rule works as long as you have foundational discipline. If you dont, cookies aren't what you should worry about.
Yes. I tried and the moment I had 'just one' candy to celebrate it turned into the whole bag and then I was already at the store buying more. Let's face it, most of us aren't built with that type of mental strength and the discipline is built through daily habits and good choices. It's the safest bet to just eliminate the risk completely and not torture ourselves.
@@dentonrone3397 you were wrong the second you believe all humans are alike.
Wow, one of the best TED talks I have listened too! Trust me, I work in a hospital, and she is 100 percent correct about the damage diabetes does!! A majority of our patients are obese diabetics in their 50s having their toes and then their feet, and then their legs amputated for chronic wounds and infections!
She is so passionate about this. She makes me want to try harder.
Right?! Same here!
i am also trying harder to last longer
Facts
@@ChatsWithChan I'm improving
Likewise!!! I came across this Ted talk while researching anti-sugar diets.
She said that she has type 1 diabetes. Her dry mouth/lip-smacking more than likely comes from the life-saving medication she has to take on a daily basis. That's one of the common side effects of diabetes meds. Give her a break. This was a really good talk.
Lydia Newman the only thing she takes insulin. There are almost no side effects from it.
dry month is a sign of diabetes
Lydia Newman whatever the cause, it’s annoying to listen to. I wondered if anyone else noticed it.
I think it might be cuz she's a little nervous. Public speaking gives me dry mouth every single time
@@jayfunk2012 Like July?
20 years ago I was a sugar junkee. I began to have symptoms of fibromyalgia and felt like an old woman. I changed my diet completely and lost 50 lbs. All the pain and symptoms went away. The initial struggle to give up certain foods is difficult, but the alternative is a good motivation for anyone who has the will to live.
TYVM Carrie. So how did you change your diet? What does your diet look like now? Thanks
I'd love to know how you overcame the sugar. Any chance you'd upload a simple video?
I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia at 26, i admit I am addicted to sugar and go through a 1kg bag of sugar to myself in less than a month aswell as other sugary treats
@@jbrinton9273 Oh I'm so happy you see that!! Now you have the power to change your mind and change your body. And thus, your life. I have struggled mightily with sugar too. And when I indulge in sugar my arthritic neck tells me "Stop that!!" and then I go keto. And I meditate more. And do mindfulness exercises. I wish you well. If I can help, let me know.
Hi! Great news! How did you change your diet? I was diagnosed with endometriosis and I need to give up sugar :(
"I'm not talking about never eating sugar again" - Yas!!! From a recovered orthorexic, a massive yas. Not putting it off limits, indulding in small qualities of high-quality desserts is what has made me feel healthy and not obsessed anymore. (because being 100% anything-free triggers my obsessive-compulsive tendencies)
well said
Well yeah I guess whatever works for the individual. For me I get all my sugar from fruit ,healthy weight etc and I dont miss it(well most of the time). I find it easier to avoid the unnatural sugars in junk food by completely abstaining. But whatever works for each person is important.
Congrats on your recovery.
Bobby Parrish is orthorexic
A piece of cake for your birthday is fine....
8:30 "It's SO easy to fall into the traps laid by the 1.5 trillion dollar processed-food industry today." That single statement says EVERYTHING!
hand in hand w big pharma
@@shelleyzoe8254 they make money from both the problem they create and the cure.
Push and profit off of a diet designed to fuel illness, then slap insanely priced and often EXTREMELY CHEAP TO MANUFACTURE (TALKING PENNIES PER DOSE) meds on the symptoms instead of heal the root causes of those symptoms? Sounds about right....
@@shelleyzoe8254 The US has been giving government subsidies for corn crops since the Nixon administration. (Type "corn subsidies" in your favorite search engine) The fatty liver epidemic comes mostly as a result of HFCS added to soft drinks.
She has taken a negative in her life and turned it into a positive by helping people stay healthy and off sugary foods!
That's a awesome Soul Sister of Truth to help us all I'm hoping that's my opinion me Gerald
Friendship ended with sugar.
Now beta cells is my best friend.
jfc you made my day xD
Hottest thing I've ever read!
Friend-zoning the betas. Classic.
What does it even mean
lol, i dont think they will accept ur friend request after the way you treated them
Hits close to home. My uncle passed away at the age of 54.
He developed Type 2 diabetes as a kid, and he wasn't even obese or anything.
What's sad is, you really do have to keep up with your insulin if you have it. My uncle was on a fixed income and was rationing his insulin only doing about half of what he was supposed to, to try and afford his other bills. We hadn't heard from him for a couple days and went to check to discover his body. Him rationing his insulin is what killed him.
I legit want to shed tears over this, it was doubly not his fault.
... and the wealthy food & drug industry owners continue to profit from this .. by harming millions of precious lives 😪
This is so sad. Big pharma man. I read insulin is like 4 bucks to make. I’m sorry about your uncle. There so many people out there who are doing what he did. Makes me so mad cuz it just ain’t right
I am sorry for your loss, and thank you for sharing this. The best we can do with this information is prevent it before it progresses to the extreme of diabetes
isn't the insulin free? In the UK we don't pay for that. what country is this? sorry for your loss
As a 61-year-old super ager I try to explain this extremely spot on concept to my friends and family. Everyone around me is so addicted to carbohydrates and sugar. They asked me how do you stay so healthy when I give them the answer they say “oh I can’t do that”
I save my breath for those who want to learn how to be healthy.
same here...they say "you look so healthy for 60 years old" oh, but I CANNOT DO THAT (give up sugar) its crazytown
Right,that's their problem!
It's amazing how little people value their own health
LOL, yeah the crazy stare when you tell them you have given up pasta, bread, rice and sweet treats...they say they can never do that
@@ncironhorse8367 What's so wrong with rice? Vitamin B and fibre? I highly doubt that having white rice every couple of days is going to affect your health in any noticeable way. Sauces and condiments on the other hand...
My type 2 diabetes was so out of control, I was heart attack and stroke levels. I went keto. 20 g of carbs a day. No sugar. No grains or processed foods. My BP went from 312/148 to (today) 122/85. My blood sugar went from 368 to 145 and still dropping. I eat 6 hours a day. A huge salad with Avocado and a protein meal of seafood etc. Snacks are pistachios. I have never felt better. No more cravings. I feel free. And my future is looking so much brighter. You are so so right.
Same with one of my family members: Keto (only 20 grams of carbs a day - mostly spinach and broccoli) and fasting blood sugar went from 290 to 94 in 45 days.
I had simalar results eating keto.
Is there any meal plan, I don't have idea what to eat instead sandwiches
@@ljupkan3873 I feel the same way
Well done, Julia :) Intermittent fasting is a game changer for a ton of health issues. I find that a 24 to 36 hour fast once a week makes it especially impactful.
took me 2 years to giv up sugar. is one of tha BEST things I've done in life about health... wish i had done it sooner.
Kamalakrsna Devi including carbs?
Does that include fruit sugar/juices?
@@allthatsheiz
Yes... There are no other way
I was on a low carb diet for about a year. For the first time in my life my body was almost totally painfree and I felt energized. Then depression and disordered eating hit me and I started eating sugar like crazy. I gained 10kg and now my body is constantly aching, I get out of breath easily and I'm tired all the time. It's funny how easily we do the opposite of what we should when we get sick with an mental illness. In the past month I've finally started to feel like I'm getting back the motivation to start exercising and changing my diet. I'm not gonna do low carb anymore because it triggers my eating disorder but I'm definitely gonna reduce my sugar intake and watch the quality of the carbs I eat. Thank you for this video!
Low carb is less sugar. But why would you do low carb & eat a lot of sugar?
@@peacelove7437 they didn't happen at the same time, the sugar was a relapse
i also eat sugar like crazy... and have had an eating disorder for years, cuz i coudlnt find any happiness in anything else. im always tired too. what are u depressed about
My diet is like a “slimming world” type diet so I eat potatoes and pasta and fruits but I avoid things like bread. So yeah, it’s quite possible to cut out simple sugars but still eat complex carbs and feel healthy
@Brindianz any of those carbs you're eating turns to glucose, so really it doesn't matter at the end of the day. Table sugar is the same as bread, pasta, strawberries or apples etc.
Maybe 10% of people will listen and actually do something. Sugar is the drug of the century.
More like 1%.
sparklebutt111 😂
no its caffeine
@@communicationbreakdown256 I love caffeine, but sugar is added to almost everything, whereas caffeine is not.
@@communicationbreakdown256 but caffeine has some health benefits
I'm a sugar addict for real. This is a real daily struggle for me. I need to hear stuff like this. Thank you.
Same I’m addictied to chocolate
Kimberly Jagars - Some say xylitol is better...
@@foofa__loofa1271 have you ever tried pure Cacoa? I recently started drinking cacao tea made from cacao husks as a healthy alternative to coffee and chocolate. I'm pregnant and wanted to completely eliminate sugar and caffeine from my diet. It's so comforting and delicious with none of the sugar of chocolate but all of the benefits of cacao and a mild chocolatey flavor.
I was a sugar addict for most of my life, it's how I was raised. It took me years of trying to get away from it. But I've finally pretty much eliminated refined sugars from my diet completely and I feel so much better! Physically and mentally and my skin is clearer. I never crave it at all anymore and even when others are enjoying something rich and trying to get me to indulge a little and try a bite I'm not even a little tempted. I view it as a toxin instead of a treat and everyone thinks I'm being too strict. But that's how I have to look at it or I'll just fall prey to the addiction all over again. I do eat a lot of fruit though. When I first began trying to get away from it I used dates and dried mulberries because they have a high sugar content but are also packed with nutrients. Now I mostly eat fresh fruit and only the occasional dried fruit. That's what I think of as a treat now instead of the cookies and brownies I used to over eat. I fully believe anyone can do it if I can. I have a super addictive personality. But the more you work on self control the easier it becomes until it is just second nature.
I gave up sugar by doing the Carnivore Lifestyle. I'm 73 and I have been doing Intermittent Fasting and Carnivore for two years, I have become very peaceful and centered.
Giving up sugar was one of the best things I've ever done, for my moods, my health, and everything. Thank you for promoting this important message!
Hello, but how did you do it? Did you go cold turkey or did you work your way toward it? Did you give yourself an alternative... like eating carrots instead of sweets after lunch?
Did you do lots of emotional work, since sugar is partly there to mask our emotions?
Does this mean fruit also?
@@yin-yang-gal Hi Loraine, I sort of went cold turkey. In the beginning, I used sugar alcohols as replacers, like erythritol, until I realized that these were messing up my gut. Then I really came off. I know it can be really challenging, but once you set the pattern, it becomes a lot easier. For my clients who are really struggling with this, I recommend an amino acid called DL-phenylalanine, which can really help with sugar cravings. I've seen it work wonders! And yes, sweet veggies or fruits can be a wonderful substitute. Carrots, apples, bananas, cherries, whatever. Good luck!
@@gerberagirl5 Not necessarily, unless fruit causes symptoms or issues.
What do you mean by sugar?
I am off sugar for 3 months now. Withdrawal was not easy at all. The symptoms were crazy. But I made it. And now I go even further. Since 2 days I am off all wheats and my goal is to become entirely wheat free.
Studies shown People put on a diet of zero glucose have a higher mortality rate than pack a day smokers.
You just need to be reasonable and eat under 100% the daily recommended value. Idk why people are so extreme with this all or nothing attitude.
@@bradthunderpants3283 fruit has glucose. We absolutely do NOT need refined sugar it is completely unnatural for our body
Wheat is not a problem per se. It's the way commercial flour is processed. Fresh ground flower (needs to be used within 48 hours) is a completely different animal when it comes to bio-chemical effects on human physiology.
@@bradthunderpants3283Eating fresh fruit and vegetables will take care of the glucose problem - primary "food source" for your brain.
@@myown2101 it makes sense. I was wondering that there must be a difference between the flour back in the days and now. Even when I was young I didn’t have those bad reactions that I have now, so I guess in the past 30 years a lot has changed. I remember in my grandmothers village we bought the freshly grounded flour directly from the miller and my grandma made bread from it the same day. He was grinding it in front of our eyes. Just the way I buy my espresso coffee nowadays.
As an RN in critical care medicine for the last 20 years...this was SPOT ON!!! People just do not realize the horror of diabetes and obesity...Like the lady below me said, the pain of regret is so so much worse than the pain of discipline. We joke around and say it's our job security but the reality is that it's sad because it is so reversible. It's never too late to change your lifestyle.
Sick joke RN. Not completely spot on but a good overall message.
I am an RN also. Our units all have candy, cookies, cake and other junk foods so often, sometimes it’s daily! The staff is so unhealthy, and my manager just disregards this as not important. We are in trouble.
Agreed!
@@Rebecca-je6qf It is quite intentional as well. Be strong and bring to work your own health snacks. Make water your drink of choice. You do not have to be unhealthy.
RN, I bet you're still loading yourself up with sugar and CARBS!
The solution is simple, but simple does not mean easy 😕
Kayla Empson It's very easy. The issue is, people don't want to. It has nothing to do with ease.
Jayson T what's easy for some is difficult for others. There are many people who do want to and who put in the effort but it will may a long time before they can fully give it up. Some people have food addictions and eating disorders. You saying "its easy" is merely your perception. ✌
Kayla Empson facts
Kayla Empson life isn't supposed to be easy. We're just spoiled!
Very true.
I kicked out sugars and refined carbs in February of 2018. I lost 135lbs in the following 10 months.
Wow, that's a huge achievement! May your efforts be blessed with many more happy years to come!
Even fruit?
Brian Mcnary correct.
Im stopping fruits to see if ill lose more weight
hope your gallbladder survives. it won't like that...lost mine.
What a strong lady, even though she suffers from diabetes she helps us to get healthy and not deal with what she has to deal with on a daily basis,I could really feel the emotion in her voice❤
I find it extremely cool for not starting the lecture with her own moving story. I respect her for that very much
The least TED-like Ted Talk I’ve ever watched and the first one I’ve watched the entirety of in several years.
The most valuable TED talk I have ever watched. Drinking more water, cutting out the sugar, carbs, and processed food, fasting, exercising, and getting a good amount of sleep really helps.
spot on
Such basic self-care, right?
cutting out carbs? Carbs are great especially for people who are active and want energy, they also taste good and overall make your life way better without any real side effects, just have starches and fibers from healthy sources such as rice, brown rice, oat meal, fruits, beans, whole grains instead of sugar
Wow, I better cut out the cheerios.
Just spot on mate!
What she has to say is more important than any delivery issue !
John Burgess nope. Can’t get to her message. I couldn’t watch past 48 seconds. It’s literally impossible to listen to her speak when she smacks after every sentence.
I don’t imagine anyone with diabetes receiving a consultation with her would leave after 48 seconds because of this!
The delivery shouldnt impact on the enormity of the words.....but it does.
She is so right. There is an epidemic of diabetes and we all need to limit carbs. I don't want diabetes. But I wouldn't cut out meat.
David Crandall Lmao its insane that fact that people think "this tastes so good...I'll go ahead and die/live a lower quality of life for it."
Its been three months me my wife and my 14 year old daughter have quit sugar , its been the most educated decision we could have made . I feel as if i have grown younger by 10 years and have my youth back.
I started experiencing inflammation everywhere which led to memory loss, chest pains, blurry vision, disorientation, etc. The moment I switched to a whole food leafy green diet, all those symptoms stoped and are now quickly getting better. So glad I was recommended this video.
Happy for you man!
Same, only I got off greens and onto zero carb. Meat healed and is healing me.
@@peppersanches412 Likewise. Ex vegan. And I did vegan right. Every single possible avenue, supplement combinations, tried no supplements, tried all adaptogens, HFLC LCHF, Paleo, Keto etc. Only bone broth meat and eggs started to make improvements for me
Eat some meat if you wanna keep the health.
@@danielmclaughlin2145 I found similar but the wierd thing I find is that any step change in my diet works for a while then I find I need to do something else. I wonder if it’s just that we don’t get everything we need from any one way of eating?
I've changed my life 10 years ago. No bread; Vegetables, no Coffee. A lot of training, jogging, etc. Healthy and fresh food only. One thing I must add. The spiritual aspect wasn't discussed here at all. Know this- When you'll be more connected to yourself mentally, in a way you'll choose- Perhaps a goal in life, a love, a mission, a spiritual enlightenment- The actual consumption of food will be less significant to your body as a global notion- and staying 'healthy', 'clean' and 'light' from bad habits and heavy feelings after large meals or sugar rush- Will become your first priority. It's a mind set, under all layers. Remember, you control your life and your feelings - Not your food or high-calorie treats.
This answer deserves more likes. You have to go to the fundamentals. People will watch this video and after a few weeks go back to eating sugar. It is usually the case that people know that it's harmful but there are underlying reasons that compels them to seek sugar, alcohol, drugs, etc. Unless the underlying issues are resolved, change is short lived.
No vegetables?
Underrated comment. People aren't simply wise enough.
No veggies? Why? There are so many nutrients and vitamins in vegetables that the body needs.
Should be mentioned. Peace to you
Videos like this helped me give up sugar, especially since diabetes runs in the family
*Drink a capsule of Ceylon Cinnamon everyday and you will never get diabetes.
Ceylon Cinnamon is also very good for diabetic patients to help them lower and maintain a normal blood sugar.
*Eat one bitter grapefruit daily or at least 3 times a week to maintain a normal blood sugar.
*Drink lemon 🍋 water at least 3 times a week to maintain a normal blood sugar.
*Don't eat sugar, but if you must eat sugar once in a while, then go for the unprocessed raw brown sugar.
@Amin Samnani i think one good way is to try to supersede refined sugar with some natural sugar like the one from fruits. and also it takes time to change the habit so just take your time :)
You presented it in the best possible manner Ma'am. It can never be taught better or simpler than this. This really gave a a signal on alarming danger of Sugar in our lives and the growing generation. You motivated me in 2 ways. One, obviously to continue my sugar quit challenge and two, the presentation skill u have on which i' m working now a days. Splendid performance. Loved it ❤
Dropping sugar is the best thing I ever did for my health. When stress comes on, the need seems to come back, so this talk was good to remind me to do other things and stay away from that poison
i hate how people call it a "poison" yeah its definitely not all that good for you but youre not gonna fall over dead like romeo
@@warhampster7666 it is a poison. It's a slow killer.
meyersonfire but did you really laddy? There is dozens of words for sugar
Same
@KATA Your going to be eating sugar regradless, almost everything has sugar and salt even the stuff that says no sugar might have an ingredient or two that's sugar anyways!!!
I cut out sugar after a lifetime of eating chocolate and processed foods. I lost over 30 pounds without trying. I eat a whole foods diet and my sweet hit now is just fruit, lots of fruit. It really is life changing just as she says.
Don Wetherell me too
Fruit has an effect on blood sugar, therefore it is sugar. Sugar from fruit contains both fructose and glucose which is also in soda. So I would not eat a lot. 2 servings a day would suffice.
Sugar is sugar....fruit too. Need to cut down the fruit if you don't want to have beta cell burnout.
Nope. TV said sugar is good. Tasty treat 🤗
That's amazing, Don! Congratulations!
I'm not sure 80/20 is realistic at all for those of us who are addicted. That's like telling an alcoholic that he can have a drink 20% of the time!
Alcohol isn't in like 90% of the liquids we consume though
Not necessarily. Most people who have trouble with alcohol, even serious trouble, are not true alcoholics. Most recover on their own and do go on to drink occasionally. But honestly, once you get used to it, it becomes harder and harder to find a really good reason to eat dessert. You either leave out something else even better to eat, or you end up too full because you ate it on top of real food.
Not really the same thing
I am also type one diabetic, been diagnosed around age 7 as well. I am trying to better myself and this woman is helping me so much!
I gave up processed sugar and processed sugar products and I think about Häagen-Dazs ice-cream every single day - that's the hold it has on people.
Hi Josef K! (Fellow Kafka lover here). Are you still consuming artificially sweetened foods or adding sugar alternatives? That's what kept me craving treats for a long time. To stop craving sweets I had to cut out fake sweets too.
@@TianXiaoMao Nah! I'm deeply suspicious of artifical sweetners/alternatives - I don't go near them. My coping strategy is to treat myself a few days a year, Christmas, birthday etc. and eat whatever I want for the day.
Any form of sugar will keep you craving. Fruit is not the fruit of our ancestors, it's bred for Max sugar.
The secret is to cut the sweet taste altogether (it all triggers the same centres in the brain) and eat protein at every meal/snack - it's the only thing that calms the brain chemistry. Then you can reintroduce fruit etc
so sad so true
I've had acne since before I was 12. I cut most sugars from my diet for a week and my skin almost completely cleared up!
And yet some medicos tell us acne is not caused by eating things like chocolates etc, like many believe it is. I guess each body is unique. You obviously found what works for yours but it may not work for others. You can often discover useful thi gs by studying your own body and how it reacts to Substances like different foods, some of which are great for some bodies but toxic to others. There is This mistaken general notion that, since food is not illegal, unlike, say, dope is in some places, then the dope must all be so toxic and the legal food and drugs must be so good, since it is legal. That is nonsense because, depending on your body chemistry and what is put I to legal Substances, like supermarket foods, these legal ones can prove far more toxic than something like pure naturally grown marihuana, for some body types. I am not advocating use of illicit drugs, merely making a point.
Yeah I still break out now if I have too much sugar
My skin problems had 2 primary causes: bad fats like fast foods, canola, corn or soy bean oil, any cooked oils or anything deep fried etc. that helped a lot. The other thing is kidney problems. The skin is considered the 3rd kidney, so if your kidneys aren’t doing well then your skin breaks out trying to eliminate toxins that your kidneys would have otherwise removed. Fast-foods and bad oils are among the worst things for your kidneys, so removing the source is the first step. After that you want to drink certain kidney cleansing teas (like Robert Morse heal-all tea or Andreas Moritz Kidney cleansing tea found in high loved flush book), which will help further unblock the Kidneys. Also grapes can be fantastic at unblocking the kidneys, or juicing celery or other organic produce, it is highly hydrating and healing for the kidneys due to its salt-balance (potassium, sodium, mag, etc). Sugar is also hard on the kidneys and limit filtration, causing the skin to help remove from the blood what the kidneys aren’t, causing acne and other skin related issues, rashes that don’t seem to go away, etc.
They used to call is “skin diabetes.” Mine was from sugar and also caffeine.
Sugar is inflammation, acne is a caused of inflammation.
I changed from breakfast cereals to 2 eggs just because it seemed a healthier option. Wow , what a difference it made. No longer "starving" by 11or 12, my knees and wrists no longer ached and I had extra energy. Now I look on cereals as poison as all the other sugar filled foods. I was constantly feeling this starving sensation before mealtimes, that's gone once I made this small change it encouraged me to do more.
Same with me. I've written almost exactly this before.
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I went from eating cereal for breakfast to eating cereal for dessert and now I don't eat cereal at all. Most are too sweet. I can't believe some people eat that everyday and feel okay about it
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A few months ago we had did a school project where we had to write a 5 page essay speaking about a Ted Talk that we had to check out. I did this one and it changed my life. I started applying it to my own life and started eating less processed and low sugar foods in my diet. I truly feel better and more energetic. I also lost weight and feel more fit to do things!!
Keep going 💪 that's amazing!
Damn it. I read "sugar is not a threat".
hahaha, me too. That's why I clicked on this video, but I'm glad I did.
@@mbellramirez4833 Hey there's alternatives try these methods, erythritol, stevia, monk fruit, sorbitol, xylitol, and many more can replace sugar easily. Just use those and make your own sweets out of say coconut and almond flour, and use those to sweeten everything. Make avocado and coconut ice creams, and things like that it works.
Kkkkk me too!!!😩
Water drink some water!!!
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Conversation that never happens at the hospital:
Patient: Doc, I don't feel well.
Doc: What is your diet like?
True
Why would you go to a hospital for something as trivial as that?
@@sapienwins They aren't required to learn much about nutrition; so that response is not surprising.....so unfortunate
@@shawnmoran3606 Because something as trivial as that can be the forebear of something way worse. Going to a doctor outside of the emergency room would be better though.
At the hospital no. That conversation should happen at your primary care doctor.
sugar isn't a treat, ' it's a threat'
It's a threeeeaaat
@Riddick No , humans created sugar :)) and refined flour as well so stop making excuses and quit it, unless you look forward to insulin resistance and all the other fun things associated with sugar consumption
@@mynameisalin2948 No they didn't loads of fruit has sugar.
@@benlawton5420 If you truly consider sugar and fiber-rich fructose that a fruit contains to be the same thing you need to get your facts straight, the difference between the two is monumental
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11:05...this is exactly what many nursing homes did a decade ago. What used to be "sugar free" options for diabetics...became "just give them the same as their non diabetic table mate and offset the intake with insulin." Almost 16 years now I've worked in the same dietary nursing home kitchen. I remember the day it switched and all of a sudden you heard this term "quality of life" to justify the shift from "sugar free options" to "they can have anything" as if eating sweeter was meant to better their lives. Ironically a great deal of sugar free dessert options today STILL have very unhealthy artificial sweeteners...
I worked in a nursing home as a dietary aide and many many residents flat out told me they'd rather die than live their last little time without eating what they wanted. They're like 90 years old they lived full lives and believe in heaven so.. Plus some residents would only eat and drink sweet things at all. The lead PT told me it's because sweet is the last taste to go. And their appetite and thirst tends to go too. It was better for these patients to eat only icecream and juice than nothing at all and it made them happy for a moment which is heartwarming to see in a building full of so much sadness.
@@lynn4164 This is spot on correct. Your lead PT was right. Especially when serving residents with alzheimers/demntia...the sweet is usually the best option for somebody who isn't eating. Calories at that point are crucial regardless. I'd much rather see somebody fill their belly with sweets/foods they truly enjoy than be pressured into drinking a shake they can't stand the taste of...
Agh, that's Horrible and sad! / Oh, never mind, after reading first reply. Taste buds go, medications also affect taste.. Maybe things could be done in moderation. Artificial sweeteners never seemed like a good alternative in any case.
@@discardthispast They need protein, though: no?
3 steps we all can definitely take:
1. Have PROTEIN for breakfast.
2. If you're hungry, try drinking water first.
3. Find low-sugar replacements for high carb foods.
Thanks!!!
Try Intermittent fasting
Or have fruit for breakfast- fruit has no negative impact on anyone even diabetics!
@@martinabattistich387 is that true? I think diabetics need to be careful about fruits because though natural, they're still high in sugars.
Examples on #3: Pasta made from Zucchini noodles, and cookies made with almond flour with stevia as a sweetener
Great talk! I'd like to add my two cents. Sugar is unnecessarily added to many products to keep us addicted. READ LABELS: 1. Avoid foods with excessive amounts of added sugar. 2. Don't eat anything containing high fructose corn syrup. Reducing the added sugars and eliminating HFCS from the everyday foods we eat will help us reduce our sugar cravings.
Concentrated fruit juice is another sugar manufacturers try to pass off as healthy.
The information was spot on. I agree with you on this comment. Sugar is added into a lot of "low calorie" foods that are considered healthy.
Actually- READ THE CARBS- not the sugars. You can subtract the FIBER (
ditch diet culture - this talk is not helpful for anyone with an eating disorder
@@jennygornall7935 I disagree. By and large, there are best practices and best foods to be consumed and also foods and drink to be avoided. You can complicate it all you want but it is a rather simple concept. It also works- my check up today was incredible BP was 107/78. I am also at an ideal weight- 6'1" and only 160lbs (without even trying!) I also don't work out as much as I should either. It just melts off. Don't be hatin'
FYI, nearly everyone I know in the health/nutrition community IS a fan of listening to their own bodies. In fact, many FAST and also preach the "only eat when you are hungry" mantra which is surprisingly helpful. One person fasts by eating only once a day (OMAD) between 6pm-8pm. He does this for several months at a time with incredible benefits. Many cultures also do this successfully.
There is a lot of great information in here and other online forums. You should appreciate people who are knowledgeable and generous with their willingness to share life saving info., for FREE! If you want to be a negative Nelly and dismiss it, that is on you.
IMO, if a person has a mental disorder, perhaps they should spend more time in mental health forums if they are not receptive to learning but don't try to bring us down with you please.
Health is like a wheel. Nutrition is but one very important spoke but there are others. As you eluded, one's headspace and motivation is key. Mine is super high- obviously. I had to rehab two life threatening injuries. I have mostly healed using nutrition (and time) so I am a BIG believer. The human body wants to heal. The mind does as well. You are not the only traveler feeling the weight of life's issues- we ALL do, to one extent or another. I lean into them- gives life more meaning IMO and you can learn many lessons if you have the right attitude. Other important considerations for overall health include rest, good sleep, relatively low stress, financial and social health, etc.
I sincerely wish you well.
Cheers!
Drastically cutting sugar 15 months ago (and switching to a keto like diet) has been one of the best things I've ever done, I've even got a six pack for the first time in my life! No bloating, no farts, even energy levels, combines with intermittent fasting very well which also has many benefits.
If you don't eat grass finished you are eating corn and soy- you get that right?
3 years later, I am so glad I bumped into this! Sugar addiction is real and evidently dangerous!💡
I am a reformed Cookie Monster!! I hadn’t realized how sugar was wreaking havoc with my brain and blood chemistry! It created a habit of overeating! I’m ten years in Jan that I started my journey without refined foods. Thank you for this talk!!! It was AWESOME!!
GREAT JOB
@Harry 🤭😉😳😆🥰
@Harry Your comment really hit me. With the television program Sesame Street, you and your childhood friends, along with millions of other children, were being "programmed" to want and eat cookies just like Cookie Monster. It would be interesting to know if a company like Nabisco was a commercial sponsor of Sesame Street.
Good for you!
I will still make cookies and other treats periodically for special holidays but I always look at the sugar I'm pouring in --- there is A LOT of sugar in most cookies. That doesn't go away when you cook it. I picture the teaspoonful of sugar or thereabouts when I eat a cookie or cupcake, etc. and that helps remind me of the danger.
Hottest cookie monster Ive ever seen
Thank you, no one has ever explained the pancreas and beta cells in a way I could easily understand before. You did it in a few sentences! Thanks so much.
Fasting is also great for most people.
Reading a stack of books could not have explained it so simply.
@@star999nine Yeah, I'm really suspect of these anti-sugar videos(with millions of views). But I wanna comment on this:
"Her degree is in naturopathy, which has a very questionable track record"
But so do MD's. They're the worst on diet.
@@GaryHighFruit agreed MDs are the worst on diet. They are trained to give a pill to “cure” a disease, never trained in how to use good nutrition to prevent (lots of) diseases. I am not suspicious of these anti-sugar videos with millions of hits. I am suspicious of the trillion dollar sugar industry; Easter candy, Halloween candy, Christmas candy, sugar in every processed food item you can pick up at the store. They want you to believe sugar is a harmless indulgence. It is not.
@@star999nine yes, you are probably right. But the message sticks: sugar is a poison
They’ve done a great job conditioning us to think every meal should be an indulgence rather than simply feeding your body’s basic needs, with a few treats only in moderation. But like smoking, your always going to have a crowd of people who put indulgence above all else
And I'd say 85% (at least) of all the food in grocery stores is carbs and refined sugars...and the more refined, the cheaper. No wonder everyone is addicted, with many sick and overweight.
Very well said!
This is incredibly important, we’re in the midst of a global health pandemic and no one seems to be aware of it
I read SUGAR BLUES and THE SUGAR ADDICT'S DIET twenty years ago and they changed my life! Quitting sugar cured me of a horrible illness - Graves Disease. It's so great to see that this message has finally gone mainstream. ❤😁🍳
I have Graves disease. This is good to know, thanks
@@dafni7085 Oh, Daphne. I'm so sorry. Mine went undiagnosed for a full year... until I grew a huge goiter at my throat. I hope you are getting better care.
I was on medication for a long time. Until they said I would need a bone marrow transplant if it continued. This really scared me so I decided to go off the medication on my own. It took 7 tries. The 7th time I was on a fruit, vegetables, nuts, and seeds diet. So I continued that for a year, until I couldn't stand it anymore. Lol.
When I started reintroducing regular food, sugar was the one thing that brought my symptoms back every time. Hope this helps. ❤
Oh, PS. The last time I went to see a doctor I was feeling great. But they said, "Your numbers are still high. You should have surgery." I never went back.
Do you have a goiter? A friend suggested eating a clove of garlic a day. Yes, raw garlic. He said it was his grandma's cure. It shrunk my goiter in 2 weeks! The doctors didn't want to hear about that either. I wanted to share this with the world! All I kept hearing was "It doesn't count. It's ANECDOTAL." Blessings. ❤
I have hypothyroid!
@@wisearts1724 garlic shrunk a goiter?
"Eat as much sugar as you want. Just take more insulin." is the craziest line I have heard today.
You are right, but it is true. I hear it from my patients all the time.
I had to rewind twice. I was shocked and horrified!!!
Well said! I greatly reduced my consumption of GPS ( grains, potatoes, sugar) a year ago when I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Lost 30 pounds and dropped my A1C to 5.2! Everything she says, I have experienced - better memory, better skin, more energy, less anxiety. I am just disappointed that it has taken me a lifetime to figure out that too much sugar (glucose and fructose) is really bad for you.
Totally agree - the book Sugar Blues was first published in 1975 and I read it about 10 years later. I STILL didn't pay attention (meaning I didn't slow down on soda/sugar consumption) until my doctor told me a few months ago that I have pre-diabetes.
ITs fructose that is what causes the disability and early death!
This spoke to my heart. I need to take control of the sugar intake of me and my family. Big food companies are manipulating so many of us. We must take back control of our health.
BIG Everything:
BIG AGRICULTURE, BIG PHARMA, BIG USDA, BIG MEDICINE! As long as the old, rich families in power remain in power in ALL THE BIG conglomerate are going nowhere. Today, it takes 10 apples to equal the nutritional equivalent of one apple just 40 years ago.
That water trick was a game changer! I was dehydrated all the time and didn't realize it!
Try cold water, if you can. You will be amazed.
add in a peppermint leaf, the water becomes fancier!
@@bunnybeetle1304 ...or lemon juice. It's detoxyfying.
"...chronic sugar consumption creates as much damage to the brain as abuse done in childhood..." that line really got my attention, thank you for saying that out loud!!!
I mean sadly the two often go hand in hand which is never really discussed but there is a clear correlation. In the absence of other forms of nervous system regulation, safety and comfort, trauma and abuse victims can often get addicted to sugar from a young age.
Minimizing the effects of child abuse.
I read this right as she said it lol
@@argoneonoble Agreed
The weird part is that our loving parents often committed "abuse" unknowingly by forcing us to "finish your food and you can have desert" and "You have to eat everything on your plate". The fact is, some of us have felt almost abused by our parents because now we can't throw a plate of food away so we walk away from a meal totally stuffed to the gills.
If you're one of these people, try eating half a plate of food and then force yourself to throw it away - don't save it - and see how it plays on you psychologically. When you go to a restaurant, if you get full, stop eating and don't take the food home. If you think you might take food home, ask for a box up front and split the food BEFORE you start eating. It's scary. It goes completely against our thinking. But you have to force yourself to stop thinking like you used to.
What a brilliant speaker. We have been so misled for the past 50 years. It's time to quit sugar, and giving our amazing bodies the chance to heal.
Information was well organized, but her speaking and presentation skills are nowhere close to being brilliant. Definitely knows her stuff, but could use coaching to bring out the best in her speaking.
It doesn’t have to be 0 or 100, just as she mentioned in the Ted talk. The 80/20 rule is great. I have been healing from toxic mold and yeast overgrowth so have been making major dietary changes. I eat brown rice a few times a week, limited amounts of potatoes and other starchy vegetables, but eat apples, berries, peaches, non/starchy vegetables freely. I’ve made a complete turnaround in how I feel, and I plan to continue living by the 80/20 rule as I move forward. I was relatively healthy before so I didn’t have any weight to really lose, but it’s made me feel great. But I didn’t COMPLETELY cut our carbs as others are suggesting. I don’t believe that is ever a good idea for humans.
Sugar addiction can be like alcohol addiction. If you can’t do it in moderation (me) just don’t do it.
To everyone trying to eat less sugar, Good Job!! It's hard and I am trying as well. I use to eat and absurd amount of candy as a little chillen. But I realized it made me really sluggish. I also realized when I had too much sugar my face would break out. I am now trying to think about sugar in a different way and this video is just another step.
@Tricia Hanagan I am glad you have found something that works for you👏👏👍
When growing up in the 80s a bag of M&Ms once a week on grocery day was a huge treat. The rest of the week my mom cooked from scratch and we ate from our garden and had our chickens eggs. Today, it's normal to eat a candy bar every day plus a latte Along with all the other refined packaged carbs called meals. This video is a great wake up call!
So true. And additionally to that, many of us are busy the whole day and on the street so food needs to come fast and hence we buy precessed food. This is also true for children. Imo we have less and less time for ourselves. This is also the society’s fault.
@@jayjoe3716 are we busy or are we caught in the sugar cycle and simply don’t have the energy to cook properly.
@@Si1234321 Eating healthfully doesn't have to be complicated. We don't even need to cook much if we don't have time. Hard boil some eggs and take them with you. Celery with peanut butter, carrot sticks, tuna sandwich (a little bread is OK!), fruit...so many possibilities.
Well very true CM. In the 80s we had Maccas or KFC once every three months or so, and it was considered a huge treat. But these days some people eat these foods several times a week or even day.
@@Altamisal the bread is a deadly option for me. I'm type 2 and don't make enough amylase to cover the carbohydrate load.
One of the BEST TED talks EVER.
It is possible to make gradual changes. Cutting out the worst offenders in your diet, and reducing quantities of the rest. I changed my taste for sugary sweets by switching to lower sugar or no sugar cookies, cakes etc, and eating whole fruit and plain yogurt at breakfast instead of lots of juice and sweetened yogurt. It also helps to stay out of big pharmacies and "grocery" stores which carry huge amounts of processed foods, sweet drinks and snacks/candy in the front of the store.
You also have to cut out flour, because it's a concentrate like sugar. If you remove flour and sugar from your diet you can eat meat eggs fish butter cream cheese nuts vegetables fruit. You can get zero carb/cal sugars that taste good and when you stop eating sugar/flour you stop feeling so hungry for snacks.
@@Iazzaboyce can i have a slice of cheddar cheese?.... i have started eating mixed salads every day for lunch - spinach, carrots, cucumbers, peas, tomatoes, broccoli...and that slice of cheddar : )
@@kools67 You mean that fake cheese? That's not that good,but if you don't have issues with cheese you can eat.
@@clementinakozmaofficial thank you - but which cheese would you recommend?
@@Iazzaboyce Yes - good suggestions! White flour and sugar are some of the most powerful addictions and are pervasive in our society (and in many countries around the world!). It is difficult at first but well worth all the effort to purify your diet and find good, healthful and delicious alternatives to all of these processed, addictive substances. :)
Love this so much. I am keto..no sugar since December, down 50 lbs, and feel better than ever.
Thank you for educating us into better health. Praying that someday all medical doctors will have to go through nutritional training so they can treat the whole patient and not just smack a pill on a problem. You are an asset to your patients!!
We do have nutritional training but in the UK our system is firefighting. There aren't enough doctors or nurses to go around. Nutrition is a government and education level issue. Of course there aren't enough teachers either but our politicians need this to be a priority and not be funded by powerful lobbying companies from the industries who produce these dreadful foods!
Praying won’t do much, apart from waste time.
This will never happen. pharmaceutical industry makes millions out of people being sick and medicated.
@@charlottescott7150 Unfortunately, money speaks more convincingly than values to greedy leaders.
Props to her fitness regiment. She is jacked. 💪🏼💕. Most diabetics I know do exactly what she says - eat irresponsibly and increase insulin. Now I know why.
I was thinking the same thing!
R M also,her dress makes her look more fit than she really is
@@donniebrasco7305 lol, I think her dress SHOWS you just how fit she is! 🙂
Was thinking the same too! She is so fiiit!
Do you mean increase protein? Because how would one increase insulin? 🤔
Today was the first day I haven't had my coffee with my half a teaspoon of sugar I'm not having an anxiety attack. How wonderful
that is such a minimal amount of sugar that I'm almost certain that's a placebo effect
Stop lying
NOT saying this to stop you from cutting sugar out - I'm trying to cut sugar out as well, however, caffeine can actually drastically spike your levels of anxiety! For me, it's like a 50/50 whether or not I get hugely heightened levels of anxiety. Caffeine is also just not great for you in general. So yeah - just thought I'd let you know.
You ended with "Thank you." No. Thank YOU! Your friend Pam went to see you for the exact reason I went to see my doctor and he just said "try eating healthier." He didn't offer options like you did. I am doing all three of your suggestions! THANK YOU!
Just cutting out all refined sugars i lost 20 kilos in a month. My hair is nourished, thicker & my skin looks glowing. I have a great body now. My advise is that refined sugar strips vital nutrients such as magnesium, zinc, calcium, iron and many other vitamins and minerals.
20 kilos a month sounds kinda dangerous?
R. Devi being overweight or obese is way more dangerous and nobody reacts this way !
@@aureliamukian1259 actually losing weight slowly is better for you. Loose weight the proper way and you're more likely to keep it off
R. Devi there’s no scientific evidence that proves that loosing weight “too quickly” has negative consequences, this is oftentimes said because people are usually drawn to “crazy diets” in order to lose weight. So it’s not about the weight loss in itself, but what people who are trying to lose weight are consuming and thinking it is good for them.
If someone changes their diet dramatically then losing weight dramatically is also what it’s expected to happen. Plus, when someone is heavier than they should be, their body burns extra calories for carrying all that weight around, losing weight is easier for heavier people.
@@aureliamukian1259 that’s because that’s 44 pounds….doesn’t even seem possible in 30 days. Were you on survivor?
I am a believer!!! I quit sugar 3 weeks ago and woooowwww! I feel 20 years younger. Beware everything has sugar in it. We are being slowly poisoned to death. I also removed salt. Now when I shop I check everything. Just eat like you have a fatty liver problem and you will feel greaaat!!! I also drink water and coffee only. Thank you for your teaching.
This reminded me of a time I cut sugar out for lent, that's 40 days, during which I experienced cravings, headaches and suffered for about 2 weeks, only to discover that after that period I felt amazing. I'm going to look into what I'm eating more cause right now it's all sugar. I know it'll be good for me, especially in the long run!
I have 10 days into that diet now.. so far so good. You should go back to it.
i’m a type 1 diabetic, but i was only diagnosed when i was 18. i’m 21 now, so i still remember what it was like to be normal. i want to cry watching this because it’s such a harsh reality. i grew up in south louisiana where the best food and the worst carbs are literally everywhere. i’ve cried so much coming to realize my relationship with food and how much it has affected me. everything she’s saying is so very true. if you become diabetic, the shots are the least of your worries. every single thing you do, not just your diet, affects everything related to your health. it is EXHAUSTING, and that is an understatement for understanding how much you have to micromanage your life once you’re diabetic. i dropped out of college because i had to learn to be diabetic before i could assimilate myself back into society. if you can prevent it, this is your sign to do so. sometimes i wake up and forget i have diabetes. like i’m normal again. until it just hits me that i have this disease for the rest of my life. that does not have to be you. taking baby steps is literally the only way to go for anything you want to accomplish in life. i had to see a heart doctor at 19 due to this, and i remember he told me to fight the battles in front of me now, so i would not have to go to war in the future. please take care of yourself. you deserve it.
Wow this is a touching post. You are a rock star. You got this! Advances are coming. Be a champion now for others. You have inspired me...which never happens. I also just listened to The Plant Paradox. You might get some good info. out of this book. He's a Yale grad and MD- very smart.
@@MOAB-UT thank you so much. that means a lot, like more than you could ever know! 🥺 and thanks for the recommendation! i will check that out! :)
Needed to read this. Thank you.
every such illness can be cured with diet & lifestyle changes .. 🌺
@@anannyapearl3290 unfortunately, that’s not true. actually, there’s so much misinformation about diabetes, it’s crazy. i have type 1 diabetes meaning my pancreas doesn’t produce insulin at all. this is an autoimmune disease that i was BORN with. and until they find a cure, i will always be this way. i will always have to take prescribed insulin to live. my diet & lifestyle has nothing to do with my type of diabetes only genetics.
It’s so hard walking into the grocery store and seeing so many processed options filled with sugars ... I have a one year old and a three year old and everyone seems to want to fill their innocent, cute & perfect little bodies with sugar!!! When I say no, people guilt trip me or make me feel like I am a mean parent!!! - I hope my children grow to be healthy women and make good and healthy food choices but also do enjoy their lives!!
Samantha Gidge Aerial Silks I know the feeling...try not to take them to the grocery it's also makes them to nag about it. I don't expect to eliminate sugar entirely for them but I try my best to make it less, and to teach them healthy alternatives. You're a good mom I'm Shure!
Preach! I have 2 little ones and I completely understand. People say we are "depriving" them. Like, huh? 🤔🤦....
There is absolutely nothing mean about saying No and setting kind and healthy boundaries and rules for our children. A No to something unhealthy is a Yes to health on all levels! We win some, we lose some--and it's none of anyone else's business but yours. Keep up the loving work, mama!
Same here. Most parents want their children to be and do better... I think it starts with showing them how to eat better so they won't pass along the issues with food most of us have. I'm defeated in my efforts most times... For the same reasons you mentioned... But I won't give up.
The trick is finding fun and interesting food that you can make. Fresh vegetables and fruits, unprocessed meats and e,tra bits and pieces with little or no added sugar. Basically don't have anything over 10% sugar (except sauces and things you only have a little of). Carbs in general need to stay low too because our bodies just turn that into sugar anyway
One thing I remember over the years is something a smart nutritionist once told me. She said sugar is like eating glass, it just tears through your system and every organ in the body and creates damage. That damage over time accumulates and result in the peripheral damage to feet, neuropathy, blindness and kidney failure etc. Alzheimers is now known as type three diabetes. I have a friend that is 49 and is diabetic, still eats everything and does insulin, has had to have shots into his eyes, has problems with his feet and now is in late stage kidney failure and needs a transplant. He is a shadow of who he was even three years ago.
:-(
I like that a lot- GLASS.
Umm i thought it was Kidney disease that is being called 3rd diabetes...there is so much i formation out there...r u saying alzheimers is corellated to sugar consumption?
@@victorialacy369 If you understand physiology Victoria, you would know that everything BAD is related to sugar!
It is dementia that mimics type three diabetes.
Wow!!! Her majestic walk to the backstage after the talk….. was exuding the confidence and satisfaction that she was experiencing after having done a good deed
Yes, quitting sugar absolutely changed my life for better. This is one of the first videos I watched on quitting sugar almost two years ago.
I'd like to also say: High Fructose Corn Syrup, when you see this on the ingredient list IMMEDIATELY put it down!
poison comes in many names and that's one of the most common and cheapest
There’s so many now David... palm oil, different “gums” that are indigestible... it’s terrible!
@@beth5636 looks like I need to expand my list. Thanks for the info
kenny desee Monsanto and the FDA are one and the same
HFCS is no different than sugar. Avoid both, and stop believing BS marketing tactics.
I've been on keto for 3 weeks now, and I can't believe the difference already. I wanted to just lose weight eventually, but everything from my head to my toes just feels better.
I have had pre-diabetes for 20 years and have been doing what she said but I need to improve a bit more. When my new Doctor asked me
how long I have had Pre-diabetes I told him and he said he has never known anyone like me cause all of his patients diagnosed with it go on metformin and then insulin within 10 years.
This is a board certified family physician. MOST know nothing about this. This lady is spot on! Last A1c for me was 5.9... Not bad but I can improve it. So can you. YOU are in charge of your blood sugar destiny if you are a thinking person.
I watched this video during a water fast a few days ago and it inspired me to dramatically cut back on sugar and to see what would happen if I only ate Whole Foods and minimally processed meat (ground Turkey).
I got sick!
Or at least I thought I was: as soon as I ate a little sugar I felt better.
Sugar withdrawal is crazy!
And so I doubled down on the decided to only allow fruits and naturally occurring sugar (minus a Gatorade at a dance event) in, and gluten-free for good measure
I haven’t felt this good in so long.
Mentally, emotionally, it’s like the rhythm of a Bob Marley song is going through my soul.
Excited to see how this plays out!
Sugar withdrawal is so real! I cut out all added sugar and processed foods for one month (whole-30 elimination diet) and only had lower sugar fruits, and I dreamt about brownies, cake, cookies and ice cream almost every night for one week. I rarely ever ate these things to begin with but suddenly it's all my mind could think about! It was wild.
@@lolaaski wow thats crazy\
There is sugar everywhere at Whole Foods. Read the labels
@@tracybloom3323 whole foods, not Whole Foods. Autocorrect changed it, but do use context clues 🫡
Quick Update:
I tried going back and eating gluten-sugar to see how different I might feel.
Within 45mins was brain fog and slower processing (I play chess daily, and noticed how much slower my reaction and time to make decisions was).
And all throughout the day it was as if I had a fog in my head and a creeping anxious feeling in my gut.
Needless to say, I'm going to see how this thing (whole food, less sugar, gluten-free) plays out!
Good luck on all your journey's
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We can totally live without external sugar. It has changed my life.
This is so true. I started keto and intermittent fasting a few months ago, and one thing that I didn’t expect was its positive effect on mood and overall sense of well-being. And I haven’t had to give up sweets entirely thanks to keto-friendly alternative sweeteners that have zero effect on blood sugar and insulin, and low carb alternatives to wheat and grains like almond flour and coconut flour.
What are those alternative sweeteners? I was a bit surprised when she said stevia because my understanding is stevia, is, many more times sweeter than sugar, so it can still affect us negatively.
@@yin-yang-gal stevia tastes sweeter than sugar but should not affect blood sugar/glucose levels. It is a keto accepted sweetener. I also use monkfruit, erythritol, and the keto RUclipsr I watch uses allulose.
@@lindalightworks1103 Thank you!
My wake up call was losing a crown. I ate a cookie the next day and the pain was horrible. I knew I was committed to a sugar free lifestyle right there and then. Tooth is repaired and I’ll never take my teeth and overall health for granted again. Sometimes we are brought to the light kind of being dragged. What a blessing !!