2019-07-01_HelloMagazine_UK

Sugaraddictionmaybeall

overthenews,butthefirst

thingI wanttosharewithyou

is thatyouarenotaddicted.

Inthe 15 yearsofrunning

ourprogramme,noclientof

minecuttingdownonsugarhas

shownsignsofphysicalwithdrawal

beyondfeelinga bit“ugh”fora fewdays.So

youmayhavea habitthatis gainingstrength,

butnotanaddiction.

It is nosurprisewhenI saysugaris notgood

forus.Sugarhasbeenlinkedboth

toanincreasedriskofdeveloping

variousdiseasesandtothephysical

signsofageing.Intheshortterm,

sugarhighsarefollowedbya

blood-sugarimbalance,whichcan

haveanimpactonhowyou

performandfeel.

Somanyofmyfriendsquizme

abouthowmuchsugartheycan

getawaywith,whetherit’sin

chocolate,wineorevenapple

juice.Maybeit’sa reflectiononmy

40-somethingfriends,alljuggling

livesI sometimesthinkrequiretwoactual

humans.We’rebasicallyquiteknackeredso,

despitebeingmoreawareofourhealththan

ever,wesometimesroundthedayoffwith

somethingcoldanddryorbymindlesslyeating

thekids’sweetsinfrontofthetelly,undoing

ourhealthydaytimehabits.I findit is a really

commonexperiencewithwomenintheir40s

andyoucanseewhyfrustrationbuildswhen

they’reworkingsohardtobemindfuland

healthyandinvestinginthemselves.

Onschoolnights,I’minbedearly

because stayingontopofsleep,movingtoa

lower-sugarlifestyleanddrinkinglessarethe

threemainthingsthatI thinkkeepallmy

balls intheair– mostofthetime,anyway.

Realisingyou’renotdependentonsugar

is thefirststep.Allyouhavetodois

change your mindsetandemploysome

clever tacticsanddistractiontechniquesto

tweakunhealthyhabits.

Reducingyoursugarintakewillradically

improveyourlifeandleaveyoufeeling

focused,sharpandmotivated.Therewillbe

lotsofbiologicalchangesgoingon,butyouare

simplyshiftingtoreplaceemptynutrition

foodswithstuffbrimmingwithgoodness.

Butit’salsoimportantnottoget

hysterical anddemonisesugarsomuchthat

youcan’treintroduceit intoyourlifeina

celebratoryway.I doeatsugarandI lovea

goodbiscuit,properchocolateordessertat

my favouriterestaurants.However,I tryonly

to eatsugarwhenI can“see”it – you’llfind

sugarhiddeninsomanyfoods– andwhenI

do,it hastobeworthit.

Nextweek,I’llbesharingtipsfortapering

offandhow,onceyou’vemadethatmental

shift,youreallyareinchargeofhowyourbody

feels– forthemostpart.Mullit overandit

mayclickthatsugarshouldbecomea

sometimesfood.

Visitlouiseparker.comorfollowLouiseat

@louiseparkermethod.

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intakewill

improveyour

lifeandleave

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