Sugar on the brain

    I have recently watched a health talk by Dr. Harms the author of the book '10 Day Detox' on public tv.  He  said nothing that I had not read before (Sugar Blues, another  book from years back), but he revitalized my interest in this subject.  Sugar  and cocaine stimulate the same area in our brain that releases 'feel good' hormones but they do not cause satiety (means that we are full and it is time to stop eating). 

   Sugar is in just about everything the big food companies make.  Sugar naturally found in potatoes and corn for example has been genetically modified to contain more sugar than nature intended.  Who  thought that corn and potatoes needed more sweetness?  Who decided that we humans needed more sugar in our foods?  Sugar may  make the medicine go down easier, but it does not make it good for us.

   The average American eats over 140lbs of  over 140lbs of sugar a year.  I don't think people eats t by the spoon full.  Who would? How much sugar is disguised in food?  Soda is a great example (4 tablespoons).  Breads, almost any canned goods, just about any other food made in a factory can have more than a normal amount of sugar. 

  We can get off the sugar addiction if we make the effort and it is important enough for us