“No sugar, thanks honey”

If there’s one thing in our Western diet we’ve got to change is the sheer amount of sugar we consume. There’s other things as well but sugar is a major factor in so many negative health issues, especially weight gain and obesity. Sugar is so pervasive in our diet we hardly notice it any more. When’s a diet food not a diet food? When it’s full of sugar. So many so-called ‘diet’ foods are laden with sugar. That’s how they make it palatable. It’s certainly not how they make it a healthy food. When you’re next scouring the supermarket aisle... [Read more...]

No Sugar Diet

Wikipedia describes the Glycemic Index as: “The glycemic index, glycaemic index, or GI is a measure of the effects of carbohydrates on blood sugar levels. Carbohydrates that break down quickly during digestion, releasing glucose rapidly into the bloodstream, have a high GI; carbohydrates that break down more slowly, releasing glucose more gradually into the bloodstream, have a low GI. For most people, foods with a low GI have significant health benefits.” One of those significant health benefits of low GI foods, like super low GI SuperStart, is how they help satisfy your hunger for longer.... [Read more...]