Sugar does weird things to our brains. We all know this. We also know that we are supposed to give up sugar (or at least decrease it), to help our health. But why is it so fraking hard to do?! I have/still do struggle with eating sugar. Its my personal weakness. Especially, when I am…
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The argument of “calories in, calories out” has been drilled into our heads forever. Its easy to say, well “its only thermodynamics!” Sure, you can be one of those people who track every single thing you eat and figure out the exact number of calories you should eat vs. how much you are supposed to…
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I discussed the initial breakdown and digestion of carbohydrates last time. So, what happens from here? Where does all this glucose go in your body? What does your body do with it? This is actually where things get more interesting (I think) and how carbs get a bad reputation (and basically the whole premise…
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What happens to Carbs after we eat them? I was thinking about what topic to write about this month and I figured in continuation with our digestion discussion last month, I will discuss how our body actually digests carbs and how that can be related to unwanted weight or even health problems down the road.…
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