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Avoid Sugar For a Month: Before you start reading
this article, you have to answer some questions-
1. Do you work 8–10 hours in the fields every day?
2. Do you run 10–15 kilometres daily?
3. Do you spend an hour every day in the gym doing high intensity exercises, weight training, cardio and muscle training?
4. Is your profession one that requires muscular strength and sweating?
If any of the above applies to you, then this article is not for you. Eat as much sugar as you want and be happy.
Avoid Sugar For a Month
But if you –
1. Sitting on a sofa or chair, working on a laptop for 10 to 12 hours a day.
2. Sitting at one place for 8 to 10 hours a day.
3. Stand at the shop counter for 8 to 10 hours a day.
4. Only do household work like cooking, taking care of children etc.
So this article is for you only. Overall, this article is for those whose life style is sedentary i.e. they work sitting in one place.
What you have to do is to completely stop eating sugar, that is, any kind of added sugar, for one month. To understand why you have to do this, look at these two science studies-
Study- 1
According to a 2018 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, eating sugar or added sugar causes these things-
- Weight gain
- The risk of heart disease increases
- Cholesterol increases
- Insulin increases, which means the risk of diabetes increases
- cognitive function weakens
- Fatty liver increases
Study- 2
In a study published in the National Library of Medicine in 2016, an experiment was conducted on rats. In this, the rats were divided into two groups. One was given sugar-based food and the other was kept away from sugar.
After a month, the researchers left the rats of both the groups in water and observed that the rats that were eating sugar for a month did not try hard to save their lives and started drowning. Whereas the rats of the other group were more physically active. They were trying to get out of the water by swimming and jumping. The researchers found that sugar had weakened the physical activity and cognitive function of the rats.
So let’s start experimenting now
Professor Robert Lustig of the Endocrinology Department of the University of California writes in his book ‘Fat Chance’ – “Consider this a scientific experiment conducted on your body. To know whether the warnings given to us by scientific research around the world regarding sugar have any truth in them or not.”
Why do you need a mirror to see the bangle on your hand? I remember, in my childhood, we used to read in science books – ‘Come and learn science by doing.’
So this is what we have to learn and understand by doing.
Avoid Sugar For a Month: This experiment can be done by anyone above 18 years of age with a sedentary life style. There is no age or gender limit in this. So, according to before starting this experiment on our body, we have to do these things-
1. Check your weight.
2. Check your morning fasting and two hours after eating blood sugar levels.
3. Apart from this, get the following medical tests done-
- HbA1C Test
- Morning fasting insulin test
- Fatty Liver Test
- Lipid Profile Test
- Triglycerides Test
- Thyroid Tests
Now you are completely ready to do this experiment.
What will we have to do in this experiment
In this one month experiment, you have to completely abstain from sugar and added sugar. Remember, there is not a single cheat day in this experiment. Sugar does not only mean the white granulated sugar sold in the market. There are many forms of added sugar. Understand this from the graphic given below-
All these are products made by processing sugar in different ways. That is, sweet products made at different stages in the process of converting sugarcane juice into sugar.
Avoid Sugar For a Month, We know about sugar, but how can we identify the other added sugars mentioned above. How can we know if a product contains all these forms of added sugar or not? The easiest way to deal with this problem is to read the label of any product while buying it. Apart from this, completely avoid the things mentioned in the graphic given below.
Sweetened only from natural sources
Go to any supermarket or grocery store. All the packaged items being sold have added sugar. Even those which are salty in taste. Therefore, do not eat any packaged food.
But this does not mean that your taste buds will be completely deprived of the sweet taste. You can eat every sweet thing that nature has made sweet. Such as all types of fruits, starchy vegetables like sweet potatoes. The sweetness of anything that is not grown on plants and is made in a factory is dangerous.
Just sweets are not enough, also avoid ultra-processed carbs and trans fats
Avoid Sugar For a Month, According, in this one month experiment, we have to abstain not only from sugar but also from ultra-processed carbs and trans fats. Ultra-processed carbs mean those carbs whose entire fiber and nutrients have been removed and converted into a fine flour-like powder.
Avoid Sugar For a Month, Pizza, burger, donut, bread, cake, pastry, cookies, all these are ultra processed carb and trans fat. This is a red alert. All your antennas should become alert as soon as you see this. According to Dr. Mark Hyman, this is not food, but a conspiracy against humanity in the name of food.
If you don’t want to eat all this then what should you eat
In this experiment, we can eat everything that nature has given us. All fruits, vegetables, grains, pulses, spices, milk, ghee, curd, dry fruits, nuts, seeds etc.
Avoid Sugar For a Month, There was a great Irish writer named George Bernard Shaw. You must have heard his name. One of Bernard Shaw’s statements is very amazing. He says, “Nothing is more intelligent, balanced and prudent than nature. The human body is the most intelligent machine in the world.”
Nature knows all the needs of your body and has made all the arrangements to fulfill those needs.
What will happen after completing the one month sugar detox plan
Avoid Sugar For a Month, According to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, if you successfully stay away from sugar for a month, the following things can happen. Understand from the graphic below.
Along with this, the results of all the medical tests that you had done before starting the experiment will improve. Morning fasting sugar, insulin, fatty liver, cholesterol, liver, kidney function, everything will improve.
Avoid Sugar For a Month, But this does not mean that after this one month experiment you should return to your old food habits. The one month experiment was only for ‘come and learn science by doing’. Include this experiment in your all time habits.
(Disclaimer: The information given here is based on general information. Before adopting it, definitely take medical advice. THE MONK does not confirm this.)
