The Sugar Challenge

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Do you know the impact sugar has on your life?  Find out.The Sugar Challenge is a three week test run to see how much better you might feel after getting off of all forms of refined carbohydrates and sugars. Breaking the sugar habit may not be easy but it is worth it. Sugar and refined carbs leaches vitamins and minerals out of your body. We need to get off the sugar then build back our body of those lost nutritional essentials. The recommended foods below are used to improve your sugar control mechanisms. Please follow it very closely.

   Remember this is only a three week trial.  You may end up joining millions of others who maintain a lifestyle of little or no refined carbohydrates and sugars but for now you are only committing to trying it for three weeks. Could that be so hard? 

  The objective is to learn how many of the symptoms you now feel are due to the quality of the food you eat and the lack of the nutritional essentials.  People feel better, generally having more energy and consistent energy; weight loss is common; cravings often disappear completely; mentally and emotionally people often feel much better; improved quality of sleep is generally noted. 

BEVERAGES:  WATER – Two quarts per day.  Herbal Teas (unsweetened). Fruit Juice- (containing no added sweeteners) diluted 50% with water. Limited to two 6oz. glasses/day. VEGETABLES:  As much as you like! In salads, steamed vegetables, in omelets, in wraps. 

FRUITS:  All fresh fruits are allowed except for bananas and mangos.  No dried fruit. PROTEINS:  Small amounts of protein every two hours is the key.  You may have as much protein as you desire, but no more than the size of your palm at any one sitting. • Red Meat- optimally 3oz. 3 times a week • Fish or Fowl – un-breaded • Almonds- Walnuts - Brazil Nuts unlimited (All nuts chew thoroughly) • Eggs- Raw or cooked unlimited • Lentils – Such as in lentil soup • Cheese - Swiss is preferable and Yogurt – Plain unflavored 

GRAINS:  Restricted to Roasted Rice for dinner only. Method: Place long grain rice in a dry skillet and brown to a golden brown. Some of the kernels may pop. Cool, store and cook as needed, as you would cook regular rice. 

REMEMBER TO AVOID: Wheat or wheat products (this includes white flour products like pasta, crackers, cereals and bread) and NO sugar, honey, maple syrup, etc. are allowed.

Supplements to take during experiment – These products/amounts vary on individual needs. Catalyn – 3-6 per day  Diaplex – 2 each meal and 1 each snack  Cataplex B – 3 each meal or 9 per day 

Drenamin – 2 each meal    I recommend beginning with 1/4th of the dose and working your way up over almost 2 weeks.    These supplements can be found at  http://www.pureformulas.com/

  There is a 15% discount as a year-end sale.  Shipping is always free.  All supplements from this company are from whole foods concentrates.  Even if you want to wait until 2012 to begin this experiment, buy your supplements now to get the discount. You're not likely to find a better deal. The discount code is: adios2011

  Keep me posted on how this experiment goes for you.--