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The Startling Saga of Our Sick Society
We are a seriously sick society. Each year, obesity contributes to about 112,000 preventable deaths. Please don’t make it 112,001. Let’s investigate this health crisis a little further. Accompany me into the typical American family home. We’ll stop momentarily to eavesdrop. “Hey honey, what’s for dinner tonight?” Oh, I don’t know, but there’s some mac & cheese in the cupboard or a lasagna in the freezer.” Does this conversation sound familiar? Perhaps the lasagna was freshly home-baked by our culinary friend, Marie Callender, or the Stouffer’s? I ponder what they ate for breakfast. Crunchy Nut cereal contains 26 g of sugar per serving. And the Kellogg’s must be exploding with…
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Sweet Poison: Sugar’s Hidden Threat to Seniors’ Mind and Body
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links, meaning I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you if you use my link to make a purchase. Sugar, the Netflix of Pleasure Disguised in an innocent, charming little bowl next to your butter dish hides the sweetest poison you’ll ever encounter—sugar! “Come here, my pretty, touch the delightful white crystals of obsession to your tongue and witness the change in your body and mind!” But do we want to experience human metamorphosis? From the moment we slip out of the womb, our body is inundated with sweeteners, such as corn syrup, fructose, and sucrose. As we grow, the sophisticated allure…