sugar detox
Holly1019
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I need help getting the sugar out of my system. Any good detox diets? Advice? I would appreciate any help I can get.
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Unfortunately detoxing is simply a key word the diet industry uses to sell us things we don't need. Our bodies do a great job of getting rid of harmful things. If you want to cut back on eating sweets that's a reasonable goal. Fruits and vegetables have sugar, so you won't ever get sugar out of your system and sugar itself is not evil.
As for how to improve how your body feels start with drinking more water, eating fruits and vegetables, and adding in more lean protein. Some exercise is a bonus. Your body will do the rest of the work.19 -
What makes you believe you need to get sugar out of your system? Were you recently diagnosed with a medical issue and your doctor advised to cut back on sugar? Or do you believe you need to cut it out because you have read something? Or is it just personal choice to cut out refined sugars?
Sugar occurs naturally in a lot of foods that many consider healthy, so it would be difficult to completely remove this from your system. Generally, when one considers cutting out refined sugars, it equates to a lowerish carb or keto diet. There is a great group on here that provides support and information related to these diets. You should check them out:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/394-low-carber-daily-forum-the-lcd-group7 -
The approach that suits me best is instead of setting out to demonise certain food groups and making hard rules about cutting things out, I aim to add more if the things I want to be eating - for snacks, more fruit, veg, boiled eggs, natural yoghurt. In meals, bulk things up with more veg, variety of whole grains etc.
Eating this way naturally reduces the less nutritious foods I might be eating otherwise.8 -
Sugar is not in itself bad if you don't have any medical conditions, except for your teeth.
That being said, I had a bad diet of ice cream and cookies for awhile...and anything else sweet I could get my hands on. I maintainedon't and even lost weight eating that way. But I didn't feel very good.
So I replaced the sweets with protein and fiber rich foods. I have some really tasty protein powder that satisfies my sweet cravings when I get them now. I just quit the ice cream as it was an emotional thing for me and got my emotions under control. It wasn't easy by any means and I threw a lot of stuff in the barn where I work part-time. I also focused on how much better I felt in just a short time.
TLDR; I went cold turkey for a month with ice cream.
I still stay away from ice cream but indulge every other week in a sweet delight. I also make my protein shakes the consistency of a milkshake in the blender with ice.
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I loved the book "I Quit Sugar." It is not a "detox" diet, and is a humane and science-based way to get control of your consumption. Takes about 8 weeks, not cold turkey, and you are still allowed a couple of low-glycemic index sugars, and no artificial sweeteners. Her recipes are tasty and satisfying. The idea is to clear the sugar from your system, and then reassess the amount sugar you CAN eat. Worth a look-see.2
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It's difficult to remove sugar. I'm trying as my partner is diabetic. I've just had grilled tomato on toast and mfp says it's 22g of sugar0
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1) Sugar is not a toxin, so there's no way, nor any need, to "detox" from it.
2) Unless you have some medical condition, your body is perfectly equipped to metabolize and utilize sugar.
3) All carbohydrates are ultimately digested/metabolized into simple sugars, so unless you ingest absolutely zero carbs, you'll still have sugar in your system. And even at zero carb intake the body will convert fat into glucose because the brain preferentially uses glucose as fuel.4 -
grannyrosey wrote: »It's difficult to remove sugar. I'm trying as my partner is diabetic. I've just had grilled tomato on toast and mfp says it's 22g of sugar
Oops I just realised I had an orange with that meal. That will be where the sugar came from.1 -
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Its wonderful if your liver is working well, it should eliminate everything which needs to go but when the digestive tract is sluggish or best part stopped you will have problems. Research is showing the most important part of our immune system is in our gut. Having a well balanced digestive microbiome is essential because all too often our least helpful microbes will demand sugar and they do not care if it comes from confectionary or from fruit and veg with the fibre it comes with and slows its release. A diet too high in "sugar" combined with poor elimination will contribute to thrush/candida outbreaks.
Unless you have repeated health problems I would not beat myself up about sugar, do what you can to reduce the added "sugar" to an amount which you are happy with. Please remember a well balanced diet contains protein, carbs, fibre, fats giving you minerals and vitamins. Fat in food has all to often been derided, this is the principal building block for our hormones, it is least easily turned into excess weight when compared with sugar. The fat in our cells can be, in the right circumstances the under the carpet response to debris from "life" that our livers etc are unable to excrete.0 -
After an operation I now have an allergic reaction to sugar. It's more annoying than a health issue. Even some fruit is a trigger. Many years ago I thought enough was enough.
So I just cut added sugar from my diet after about 4/6 weeks you end up not even wanting it. Anything sweet just tastes like treacle to me now. I can sit on a table with everyone else eating fancy desserts and it doesn't bother me. I can make cakes etc but not tempted to eat any.
3 years ago, we don't know why but the reaction got worse and so I ended up cutting out some of the sweeter fruits. I can't even have one bite of a mango, within seconds I have a reaction.
So if your cutting added sugar then probably best to go cold turkey as then your body gets used to it quicker. If you drink soda's then the withdrawal symptoms may be worse. Headaches mainly.
Seriously after 6 weeks you won't be interested in eating sugary things.
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I should add my diet is spot on I eat loads of veggies and fruit, good fats,nuts, seeds, fish and meat. Oh and I still put on weight even without added sugar I consumed too many Calories but not now thanks to logging.0
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I need help getting the sugar out of my system.
What do you mean by this? Why do you think you need to? Understanding this would help us give good advice.
The truth is--and why I think it's something other than sugar in your system that you are getting at--is that our bodies basically run on glucose, so you CAN'T get it out of your system, you'd die. Now, you don't need to consume sugar to live, as we make the glucose we need if necessary (and routinely and easily from starchy carbs, which break down to sugar), but it's still in your system.
That said, it doesn't STAY in your system or build up or cause problems, as you seem to be thinking -- sugar is one thing that humans digest really well and easily, which is why for some people you tend to get hungry quickly after consuming it.
Also, although you don't need to consume it to live, foods with some sugar (vegetables, fruits, dairy, various starchy carbs like sweet potatoes) tend to be some of the best sources of micronutrients, so I certainly would not recommend a diet that was no sugar.
If you mean that you want to consume less (such as from lots of added sugar), I think that's a good idea, but we'd have to understand why you are perceiving just cutting back as difficult -- habits of eating in certain situations or times? poor planning so you tend to just reach for foods that contain sugar? cravings (which often can be connected to habits, emotions, or lack of sleep), not having a balanced, satisfying diet? The question really is what are you eating, what is your plan, how is it not working/what are the difficulties.
If the issue is specific symptoms, I can't stress enough how rather than buy into the scammy stuff on the internet about detoxing that you should see a doctor.7 -
Unless you have some sort of medical issues, quit worrying. Despite all the stuff say about detox, that's what your body does.
Do you ever drink alcohol? That's really a poison, sugar isn't! If you have a drink do you need a detox? Of course not, your body removed the poison.2 -
Hmm, I've never seen any sugar detox clinics.3
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Well you can stop eating any carbs But it's not recommended. Any carb you eat will be converted into sugar in your body, the rate at which it happens all depends on how rapidly that carb is digested.0
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I loved the book "I Quit Sugar." It is not a "detox" diet, and is a humane and science-based way to get control of your consumption. Takes about 8 weeks, not cold turkey, and you are still allowed a couple of low-glycemic index sugars, and no artificial sweeteners. Her recipes are tasty and satisfying. The idea is to clear the sugar from your system, and then reassess the amount sugar you CAN eat. Worth a look-see.
What's wrong with artificial sweeteners?
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I loved the book "I Quit Sugar." It is not a "detox" diet, and is a humane and science-based way to get control of your consumption. Takes about 8 weeks, not cold turkey, and you are still allowed a couple of low-glycemic index sugars, and no artificial sweeteners. Her recipes are tasty and satisfying. The idea is to clear the sugar from your system, and then reassess the amount sugar you CAN eat. Worth a look-see.
1) Anything that claims it takes 8 weeks to "clear" sugar from your system is assuredly not science-based.
2) Glycemic index is irrelevant unless the carb/sugar source is eaten in isolation from all other substrates and in a fasted state.
3) I'd be interested to know why she does not allow artificial sweeteners.7 -
snickerscharlie wrote: »I loved the book "I Quit Sugar." It is not a "detox" diet, and is a humane and science-based way to get control of your consumption. Takes about 8 weeks, not cold turkey, and you are still allowed a couple of low-glycemic index sugars, and no artificial sweeteners. Her recipes are tasty and satisfying. The idea is to clear the sugar from your system, and then reassess the amount sugar you CAN eat. Worth a look-see.
What's wrong with artificial sweeteners?
duh, haven't you heard? They make you fat!!2 -
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snickerscharlie wrote: »I loved the book "I Quit Sugar." It is not a "detox" diet, and is a humane and science-based way to get control of your consumption. Takes about 8 weeks, not cold turkey, and you are still allowed a couple of low-glycemic index sugars, and no artificial sweeteners. Her recipes are tasty and satisfying. The idea is to clear the sugar from your system, and then reassess the amount sugar you CAN eat. Worth a look-see.
What's wrong with artificial sweeteners?
duh, haven't you heard? They make you fat!!
Yes, that is correct.
Accumulating evidence suggests that frequent consumers of sugar substitutes may also be at increased risk of excessive weight gain, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. This paper [see link] discusses these findings and considers the hypothesis that consuming sweet-tasting but noncaloric or reduced-calorie food and beverages interferes with learned responses that normally contribute to glucose and energy homeostasis. Because of this interference, frequent consumption of high-intensity sweeteners may have the counterintuitive effect of inducing metabolic derangements.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23850261
Oh for pete's sake - that was a JOKE! Something with no calories can't possibly cause weight gain.5 -
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I loved the book "I Quit Sugar." It is not a "detox" diet, and is a humane and science-based way to get control of your consumption. Takes about 8 weeks, not cold turkey, and you are still allowed a couple of low-glycemic index sugars, and no artificial sweeteners. Her recipes are tasty and satisfying. The idea is to clear the sugar from your system, and then reassess the amount sugar you CAN eat. Worth a look-see.
1) Anything that claims it takes 8 weeks to "clear" sugar from your system is assuredly not science-based.
2) Glycemic index is irrelevant unless the carb/sugar source is eaten in isolation from all other substrates and in a fasted state.
3) I'd be interested to know why she does not allow artificial sweeteners.
My guess is to get them out of the habit of eating sweet foods, and adding sugar/sweetness to everything. Like having straight up coffee/tea minus the 2-3 teaspoons of sugar/AS.
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I have no horse in this race, these are 2 links I've seen re Artificial sugars and gut microbiota. Take them or leave them
http://www.drperlmutter.com/how-sugar-free-spells-danger/?utm_source=DrPerlmutter.com+Newsletter&utm_campaign=95b4cd8f89-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_02_05&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3e059546f6-95b4cd8f89-99343905&mc_cid=95b4cd8f89&mc_eid=d953625a6e
https://chriskresser.com/how-artificial-sweeteners-wreak-havoc-on-your-gut/?utm_source=ChrisKresser.com&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e7d56abf8a-ee9c9ca3ac-95902905&utm_content&utm_campaign=ee9c9ca3ac-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_11_09&mc_cid=ee9c9ca3ac&mc_eid=56daae840f1 -
The key word "MAY". If I drive my car out in public I "may" get in a car accident. The only way to truly prevent being in a car accident is to never step foot inside any car every.Here we argue that NNSs are not physiologically inert compounds and consider the potential biological mechanisms by which NNS consumption may impact energy balance and metabolic function, including actions on oral and extra-oral sweet taste receptors, and effects on metabolic hormone secretion, cognitive processes (e.g. reward learning, memory, and taste perception), and gut microbiota.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26048305
Oh and I also have been using artificial sweeteners DAILY for over 25+ years. I should be obese by now if the "hypothesis" is correct.
Correlation doesn't actually equal causation. That should be the take away.
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