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Advice: How Do You Kick a Sugar Habit?

Image Source This comes from our Advice column! From LadyinRed@Datingish:"For those of you who are sugar freaks like me who are trying, well, not to be, do you find it easier to ditch the cookies, cake, and ice cream…
Craving vs. Habit

image source DON'T DEPRIVE YOURSELF! I will scream this from the rooftop. Deprivation, to me, is a set up for disaster...not to mention a horribly restrictive way to live life. So I follow my own advice and can usuall…
Advice: How Long Do Headaches from Sugar Detox Last?

Image Source This comes from our Advice column! Help John@xanga out!"I started a sugar detox recently, and I've had headaches for over a week! I think they're starting to abate now... but I am still dealing with pain.…
Does This Anti-Soda Video Go Too Far?

By this point, it’s a well-known fact that soda and other sugary beverages can wreck havoc on your healthy diet. One 20-ounce bottle of soda can contain as many as 250 calories and 16 teaspoons of sugar. I gave up my dai…
Are You Drinking Your Daily Calories Away?

A few weeks back, I was drinking a bottle of V8 Fusion Juice, and what I thought was a healthy drink, since one serving of juice is one serving of vegetables, was really one that was filled with an obscene amount of s…
Is the Sweetener Stevia Safe?

Source I don’t even try to pretend that my morning coffee is healthy: I like it with cream (not milk!) and sugar. As I was watching myself dump in my two spoonfuls yesterday, I did feel a little stab of guilt. It’s n…
Why We Are Addicted to Fat, Salt And Sugar

That’s right – the food industry has turned us into junkies. We crave fat, salt and sugar. This is not part of our DNA. It’s an addiction that we have acquired over the past couple of decades.David Kessler, the forme…
What's In Your Water Bottle?

I got an interesting e-mail about a week ago from "Tammy". She started off good, telling me how funny I am and how much she loves my blog (flattery will get you everywhere with me) but then took a sharp turn off into…
How Much Sugar Is In That?

If you’re trying to health healthfully and maintain your weight, you know you need to watch your sugar intake. But sometimes a label just isn’t enough to keep you on the straight and narrow. Sure, a label on a can of C…
Do You Hate Sweets As You Get Older?

Has anyone else realized, as you get older, you can't stand sweet food? I never thought it would happen to me, but it has. Here's a perfect example: for my birthday this past Monday, my mom got a big, fat buttercr…