Healthify Day 7

July 28, 201910 min read

Day 7 Plan

Drug Free Your Day

Day 7 Plan

Drug Free Your Day

Over 75% of Americans are addicted to a potent killer drug, according to a new study. In fact, the United States has the highest average daily consumption of this drug per person. We consume 152 pounds of it each year, 24 teaspoons a day, a number that has skyrocketed in the past decade. The cause? This drug is not regulated and is added to all packed foods, even organic and healthy ones! Why?

Well, manufacturers know that this drug is more addictive than cocaine and by adding it to foods they can hook consumers to eating more. This drug is being used to sell food products in the most surreptitious way possible by giving it dozens of different names. So even label readers can get confused by how much of this drug they are consuming each day.

Most of us have become addicted to it unwittingly. Once you start, you need more of it, until you are consuming it at every meal in crazy quantities and can’t stop. This drug has been scientifically proven to be more addictive than cocaine and more dangerous than any toxin. In fact, it’s linked to triggering and feeding cancer, high blood pressure, heart issues, inflammation, diabetes and more. If you want to Healthify your life, you have to break this addiction.

Let’s Meet this Drug

Please see supporting research in Resources section below.

SUGAR! There’s so much research that proves how toxic and addictive sugar is, yet it remains unregulated. Some call it worse than smoking. Others believe it is the “alcohol for the child.”

What is a safe amount of sugar to consume? According to the American Heart Association, about 9 teaspoons or 36 grams of added sugar per day is safe. That is close to the amount in a 12-ounce can of soda. I disagree, after all, there isn’t a safe amount of cocaine to consume. Any added sugar creates an addiction that then takes a monumental effort to break.

On Day 7 of Healthify, we are going to take a complete break from this drug.

1. Read Labels and Skip Anything With Sugar

Sugar hides under many different names on labels. Read the list below and skip any boxed food with these listed.

Cane or brown sugar, Agave or maple syrup, corn sweetener, corn syrup, high-fructose corn syrup, fruit juice concentrates, honey or invert sugar, malt sugar or molasses, syrup sugar molecules ending in “ose“ (maltose, sucrose, dextrose, fructose, glucose, lactose).

2. Give Fruit a Break

Yes, the fruit is nature’s medicine chest, chockful of nutrients, fiber, enzymes and more. However, fruit sugar is a mix of sucrose, fructose, and glucose which still spikes insulin and stresses the liver. In fact, 1 apple has 18 grams of sugar and a single grape has 1 gram of sugar! So at least once a week give the fruit a break along with all other sugars. This might help you lose weight too! A recent Harvard School of Public Health study found that people who increased their fruit juice intake gained more weight than people who did not. This came out of tracking the diet and lifestyle habits of 120,000 men and women for 20 years.

3. Sweeten with Monk Fruit or Stevia

Giving up sugar is no different than breaking a drug habit. There are withdrawals and loss of willpower. You’ll need a backup plan and an alternative to the real thing. We recommend either Monk fruit or green leaf Stevia without additives. Both are calorie-free and provide the taste without the toxic insulin spike. Monk fruit has been used for thousands of years in China for its medicinal value. Stevia has the potential for treating endocrine diseases, such as obesity, diabetes according to a 2017 article in the Journal of Medicinal Food.

Please do not use any other sweetener such as the pink and blue packets as those have now been proven to create serious health issues from gut dysbiosis to cravings and weight gain.

4. Go Keto

If you’re truly committed to being sugar-free on day 7, then go Keto. While our bodies need high-quality carbs from beans, whole grains, and root vegetables, these all convert to sugar and get stored as fat. One day a week its good to eat a low carb Keto diet and track how you feel on it. We don’t recommend going all Keto all the time unless you are working with a physician and focussing on certain health conditions. Going Keto means 20 grams of carbs and no added sugar which you can accomplish by eating green leafy vegetables, lean proteins and lots of high-quality fats such as avocados and nuts.

5. Sugar-Free Your Children

The biggest price paid for this drug is by children. As parents, we tend to want to please our kids with treats like ice-cream and cookies. At other times, we really don’t have to energy to fight over coco puffs or skittles in the aisle of a busy grocery store. Our school lunches, celebrations, and vending machines all peddle this drug with complete disregard to its effect. We know the effect sugar has on children is far worse as it creates everything from hyperactivity to emotional outbursts and poor performance. As a parent, it’s our responsibility to educate our kids and our community about the benefits of curtailing sugar.

How Sugar Hurts

1. Sugar Can Cause Vitamin B Deficiency

Sugar can deplete the body of B vitamins resulting in symptoms such as brain fog, heart palpitations, chronic fatigue, anxiety, insomnia, indigestion and rashes.

2. Sugar Can Cause Digestive Issues

Sugar can make your digestive system acidic, removing any vitamins and minerals from your body. Sugar can also take away potassium and magnesium—both essential for cardiac health.

3. Sugar Can Suppress Your Immune System

Sugar can suppress your immune system and create stress on your pancreas.

4. Consuming Too Much Sugar Can Also Cause:

Insomnia

Hair loss

Dizziness

Allergies

Manic depression

Cardiovascular disease

Obesity

Diabetes

Tooth decay

Breakouts and skin irritation

ADD/ADHD

Hypoglycemia

DAY 7 PLAN

1. Read Labels and Skip Anything With Sugar

Sugar hides under many different names on labels. Read the list below and skip any boxed food with these listed.

cane or brown sugar, Agave or maple syrup, corn sweetener, corn syrup, high-fructose corn syrup, fruit juice concentrates, honey or invert sugar, malt sugar or molasses, syrup sugar molecules ending in “ose“ (maltose, sucrose, dextrose, fructose, glucose, lactose).

2. Give Fruit a Break

3. Sweeten with Monk Fruit or Stevia

Please do not use any other sweetener such as the pink and blue packets as those have now been proven to create serious health issues from gut dysbiosis to cravings and weight gain.

4. Go Keto

DAY 7 PLAN

1. Read Labels and Skip Anything With Sugar

Sugar hides under many different names on labels. Read the list below and skip any boxed food with these listed.

2. Give Fruit a Break

3. Sweeten with Monk Fruit or Stevia

Please do not use any other sweetener such as the pink and blue packets as those have now been proven to create serious health issues from gut dysbiosis to cravings and weight gain.