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11 Natural Alternatives to Refined Sugar – Are Artificial Sweeteners Safe?

Refined sugar is used in many recipes and foods. However, having too much sugar in one’s diet is very unhealthy. It seems that including any form of artificial sweetener or fructose in your diet is actually worse for you than consuming table sugar itself. So, what do you switch to for a viable alternative sweetener […]

Is Fructose Causing Your Belly Fat?

For millions of people, the issue of belly fat is one that makes them most self-conscious in a bathing suit or form fitting outfit. While there are a number of different causes of increases in belly fat as well as increased body weight, many people have recently begun to wonder if the sugars in their […]

Learn everything you ever needed to know about sugar, including- the dangers of a high sugar diet, which sweeteners are the healthiest, and the differences between glucose, sucrose, and maltose.

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Sugar 101 (+ The Dangers of a High Sugar Diet)

Sugar is the single most harmful ingredient in the modern human diet. Studies have shown time and time again that refined sugar is at the root of a long list of common conditions seen today (diabetes, heart disease and obesity, for example), yet it is found in most all processed and packaged form, and is […]

Gatorade. The iconic sports drink that everyone knows the name of. But is it healthy? Or just hyped up sugar water? Read to find out.

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Gatorade Sports Drink: Good or Bad? (+ Homemade Recipe)

Gatorade is a snack/sports drink that gets an all around “thumbs down.” Unfortunately, the general public (particularly athletes) have been duped into thinking that gatorade is the best choice for refuelling and rehydrating, but that is simply not the case.

Which is healthier, honey or sugar? Or are they both bad for you? Read to find out.

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Honey vs. Sugar (+ The Dangers of Refined Sugar)

For healthy people, honey can be considered a superfood, and the same cannot be said for sugar (exactly the opposite is true, in fact). There are a lot of claims made about honey, both good and bad, and some confusion around whether it is actually better than plain old white sugar, or if it is […]