When I have had my many sleepless nights and busy days with my lovely children I, like so many of us, feel the urge to reach for some tasty chocolate or will have a huge craving for carbs in all their many glorious versions. Searching for an energy boost so I won’t fall asleep while I color with my boys or build a few houses out of blocks. Even after 1 to 3 days of bad food choices, too much sugar and too little sleep I can feel my body out of it’s natural balance and I am left depleted of energy. Needless to say, my body is far from happy.
The mistake I seem to make from time to time, as do many mothers, fathers, women and men, is that we look in the wrong direction for a quick energy boost. If we have a bit of time we would be better off taking a nap instead of grabbing for the sugar ( bad craving). Then when lunch and dinner arrives we can make those meals count. Those will give you sustaining energy not just a quick fix. Even if that is not exactly what you are craving, I swear you will feel a 1000x better all by cutting out beloved but addicting sugar , bad carbs and gluten containing foods.
Sugar is like a drug. It plays with our bodies in a very negative way, creates an addiction to it and interrupts our nervous system, emotions and steals our energy and health. Feeds Cancer cells, causes headaches, obesity, eczema (especially in children) and this is only naming a few of it’s hazardous side effects! We have become addicted to sugar and our bodies keep craving more. The list of how badly sugar treats us is so long and shocking. The other bad news is that it’s hidden EVERYWHERE. If you start reading labels on products you buy, even from the health food store you will be amazed at how sugar is hidden in almost everything.
One day I was at a health food store reading labels on organic baby food and it made me so sad and furious because in food for 6 month old babies their was tons of sugar added. I don’t understand why? There is no way that any mother blending food for her little baby at home would decide to put sugar in so why should we buy these products ?
Take a few days to look close at your daily intake of sugar and even your child’s . See what can be better and give it a try. While you are going through the changes it can be difficult and you will crave your sugar more than ever. A few helpful hints during this detox that worked for me are: Make a cup of tea or drink a BIG glass of water instead , wait a little and the craving will go away. It is good to exercise and up your water intake to help the body get rid of toxins that sugar created. A steam session in a sauna works very well too! After just a few days you will feel full of energy, sleep 10x better, it will be easier to wake up in the morning, make you a calmer more pleasant mother and partner but most importantly you will be better to you.
There is a page I read when I need answers to my questions called:
http://www.drmercola.com he is an Osteopathic physician and he writes so many useful article about healthcare for you, your family and pets . He has written many useful articles about sugar if you are interested in finding out more information.
love, JM