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BE AWARE! sugar may act as additive drug.

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Most of the times seniors reward children with some candy or chocolates for a good job or well done in school. People add sugar to their coffees, bake it into our favourite treats and breakfasts. Currently table sugar is one of the most used ingredient in modern world. Regular intake of high sugar creates the feeling of sweet craves. This is subsequently pushing you to become addicted towards sugar. Recently, various health authorities and researches told that excess sugar could be as addictive as some street drugs like cocaine. In medicinal language, addiction is described to a tragic situation where someone’s brain chemistry has been altered to compel them to repeat substance or activity despite harmful consequences. • Know how one becomes addicted. Human body contains a neurotransmitter called dopamine. It is a prominent neurotransmitter for addictive behaviour. When any type of behaviour cause an excess release of dopamine, then you feel a feeling of pleasure. As the person repeats...

5 simple ways that will help you to stop eating a lot of sugar

Eating heavy amount or too much of sugar is one of the worst things you are doing with your body. It has several negative effects on human body. Experts and Researches revealed that excess amount of sugar intake contributes to obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer tooth decay and several other health issues. However, natural sugars are also found in fruits and vegetables, but it has very little impact on blood sugar levels and are considered safe. The main danger is from added sugars that are present in processed foods. Studies and researches advise, 37 grams of sugar for men and 25 grams for women in a single day. So here we are coming up with some of the methods you can follow in daily lifestyle to avoid heavy sugar intake. • Avoid sugar loaded desserts Mostly desserts are filled with lots of processed sugar. This is the main reason behind sweet and appealing taste of deserts. Because of these high sugar content it can directly spike blood sugar levels. This makes these des...

Vitamin gummies, are they a good idea?

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There is no doubt that vitamin supplements are incredibly popular all around the globe. Addition to this, these are available in various forms according to user demands. These vitamin supplements are basically used to improve health and compensate poor diet. Chewable gums are just gaining popularity as a popular vitamin supplement. These vitamin gummies are specially prepared with adding several types of vitamins to compensate daily vitamin intake. These gummies have a very pleasant taste and easier to intake. Talking especially about gummy vitamins. These are chewable vitamins that have texture and taste similar to candies or gums. They are available in variety of flavours, colour and shape, according to user demand. This makes them appealing for children as well as adults. These gummies are generally manufactured from gelatin, corn-starch, water, sugar, and adding different types of vitamin into them. So just know the potential benefits these vitamin gummies may have. • May provide v...

5 natural and healthier substitutes for sugar other than honey. Just know about them !

Added sugar is one of the most controversial ingredients and today’s date. It is a prominent source of various diseases like obesity, heart diseases, diabetes and cancer. People around the globe heavily use sugar in their daily diets that too unknowingly. Evidence revealed that diets which contain high amount of sugar leads to obesity. Excess sugar intake by the body harm the metabolism which can lead increase insulin and fat storage. Meanwhile, high sugar intake can affect the oral health too. So we are coming up with some of the natural and healthier substitutes for sugar that will satisfy your sweet tooth. • Stevia Stevia rebaundiana is the herb that is commonly found in South American regions. Stevia is a natural sweetener that extract from the leaves of this plant. According to research and studies, this plant based sweetener can be about 350 times more sweeter than sugar. Leaves or Stevia plant are just packed with nutrition and phytochemicals, so with taste and sweetness it als...