According to the American Heart Association, the average adult swallows 22 teaspoons of added sugar each day – mostly in the form of soft drinks, candy, cakes, cookies, and pies. Not to be outdone, America’s 14-to-18-year-olds consume an eyepopping 34 teaspoons of added sugar daily.
“Sugar provides our bodies with ZERO protein and fat and virtually no trace of vitamins or minerals. But what sugar does provide is a disrupted metabolism and an elevated risk of developing a degenerative disease and early mortality,” says today's special guest Dr. Julie Gatza (Dr. Julie) of the Florida Wellness Institute.
Here are five of the many ways that sugar can ruin our physical and emotional health.
1. Sugar can suppress the immune system
2. Sugar can cause premature aging
3. Sugar can unbalance your intestinal flora
4. Sugar increases the risk of depression
5. Sugar increases the risk of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease
Tune in today and learn how to ditch the sugar habit!
Health educator Dr. Julie Gatza is one of the nation's top chiropractic physicians with more than 30 years of clinical practice during which she assisted thousands of patients to resolve a wide variety of physical ailments. Using her understanding of the nervous system, nutrition, and alternative therapies, Dr. Gatza’s mission with each patient is to enhance their body's potential to heal itself. Dr. Gatza regularly lectures and educates audiences on how to achieve optimum health with a focus on the role that digestion plays in maintaining a healthy immune system.
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