Even for those with no known health issues and who are not overweight, no one's health ever got worse from eliminating
refined sugar and processed food from their diet.
It's been found within a number of studies that a diet high
in sugar and processed foods actually damages the brain, worsening symptoms of both depression and anxiety.
You could reverse leptin resistance by eliminating simple
sugars and processed foods from your diet, replace them with natural whole foods and adjusting your calorie intake to your physical activity.
The most recent studies are showing that
sugar and processed foods increase the risk of chronic illness, with very little evidence that fat causes heart disease or increases risk of the chronic illnesses.
By training our bodies to enjoy the subtle sweetness found in these vegetables, we can wean ourselves away from the intense sweet flavor we find in
white sugar and processed foods.
The program recommends that you avoid meat, animal products, caffeine, alcohol,
sugar and processed foods while eating more fruit and vegetables, whole grains and a small portion of fish.
However, it can be generalized that
sugar and processed foods need to be avoided for (typically) all people trying to regain health, or even maintain health.
The best way to reverse this inflammation and restore a healthy metabolism is by eliminating
excess sugar and processed food, and adding more friendly, beneficial bacteria from naturally fermented foods.
In most cases, people notice immediate improvements in energy, mental clarity and happiness upon
removing sugar and processed foods and using this food chart to meal plan.
The Programs focus on an incremental release of
free sugars and processed foods from your diet, first focusing on free sugars in our beverages, then free sugars in our everyday food, and finally refined carbohydrates.
Unfortunately, the Western lifestyle — loaded
with sugar and processed foods and lacking in sleep and exercise — can cause this complex system to go a bit haywire, meaning the signals for being full and hungry don't work.
Again, if you're also maintaining a balanced diet lower in
sugar and processed foods at the same time, you'll notice healthy changes in how you feel (and how your clothes fit) even more quickly.
The SIBO diet involves cutting out as much
simple sugar and processed foods as you can so that they don't ferment in your stomach and provide easy - feeding options for the bacteria in your small intestine.
Many people are having trouble coping with life, work, relationships and child rearing because of the lack of supportive nutrients in our diet, and the overflow of chemicals,
sugar and processed foods flooding our systems.