Feb 26, 2016 05:00 AM EST
How To Reduce Your Intake Of Sugar

Eating sugar makes you feel good and relaxed. When we eat a lot of sugar, the insulin in our body takes excess sugar from the blood and leave behind tryptophan, which enhances our mood, gives us a feeling of relaxation, and makes us feel good.

The best way to stop the intake of sugar is to replace it with something else.

If you are used to adding sugar in tea, why not try honey, and then slowly cut down on honey as well. Replace fruit juices with fruits itself.

On the breakfast table, it seems almost impossible to say no to sugar. When you have oats and cereals, it cannot be consumed without sweet. Hence, take fruits into the bowl and keep the sugary items out of the table.

Eating regularly is a smart way to reduce your intake of sugar. When your body does not have enough food, it will start wanting something sweet so that it can have some energy.

Sugar craving happens also when a person is extremely tired. Getting enough rest and having a strict sleep plan is a good way to reduce your sugar cravings.

We assume that by putting an end to chocolates and soft drinks, we are cutting down on sugar. The truth is that even things that don't taste really sweet have a lot of sugar. For example, bread has sugar in it, and even a few sauces have sugar.

Reducing sugar can be executed with a gradual plan. You can start with avoiding packaged food because they usually have a lot of sugar. Next, try avoiding bread spreads like sugar and peanut butter that tend to have a large amount of sugar in them as well. When it comes to juice, soft drinks are a huge risk to your body. Avoid them.

When you make the plan, start reducing the food items that have a lot of sugar, and then move to the ones that have less of it.

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