HOW YOU CAN CUT DOWN YOUR SUGAR LEVELS (AND STILL STAY HAPPY)

You’ve most probably grown up your whole life being warned about sugar
as if it were a dangerous group of criminals then wonder why it’s in
your house resting between expensive pots and cutlery. It’s bad! It's
unhealthy! Don’t eat that! Everyone chimes like a broken record while
they continue to eat their ice creams, waving their spoons pointedly.

They aren’t wrong but you aren’t either. Sugar is addicting because
we’ve assimilated it into our diet and lifestyle. We’ve dug up a warm
home for it under our heart and spoonfed it into our system like it is
second-nature. Everything you eat contains a certain percentage of
sugar. You can’t call it a thief and still never call the police. You
can only dig it out, spoonful by spoonful like how you brought it in
and replace it slowly but periodically.

A timetable is good for starters. A schedule to lay out your average
meal-plan until you get used to it you don’t crave sugar like water to
dehydration. It should be known that craving something isn’t similar
to hunger. It’s just your body wanting something to release dopamine.
So, instead of giving into the taste, try occupying your mind and body
with filling but healthy edibles that keep you and your body content
for a while like eggs, fish, meat, and nuts. Water and green teas are
great liquids to keep you full while typically being complimented with
healthy meals. Anything could keep you fit and full as long as it
protein-rich.

Research has also concluded that hot showers rid you off unwanted
cravings. Adequate sleep at night has proven to reduce intake of
calories. Throughout the three important meals of the day, try making
them last as long as possible with protein-rich food and balanced
meals in their right proportions to avoid snacking in between the
hours to the next meal of the day. This significantly cuts down weight
and calorie consumption since we usually use these gaps to make us
feel full with sugars when we’re hungry (and that’s because you’re not
having a balanced diet!).

Don’t try to completely switch up your diet and try to eat as
healthily as humanly possible while severely cutting down on your
sugar levels all at once. No doubt you’ll revert back to your previous
habits since sugar is a powerful addiction. Take it slowly while
changing small habits at a time like stopping yourself from eating
between the three important meals of the day. Make a list of items
that have a low level of sugar and replace your ordinary meals with
them.

Turns out sugar isn’t the only thing keeping you happy because cutting
it would mean a healthy life, body and mind. What feels better than
that? Be your own source of happiness and life can look far brighter
down the road. You deserve so much more. Proceed slowly but steadily
and have fun as you rework your body to it’s ideal state!

BANANAS

Bananas, although small and are consumed in seconds, have effects that protect you for years if they are routinely eaten-even dethroning apples in the race for health. They are large sources of potassium and vitamin B6 which helps in almost every bodily function. Potassium lowers blood pressure and presents a  27% lower risk of cardiovascular disease to those who habitually intake it.  

Suppose you’ve eaten a meal saturated with trans fats which increases your LDL cholesterol levels. Eating bananas can lower its quantity in your body because they contain phytosterols. Bananas keep in check your blood sugar levels and can reduce appetite by slowing the process by which your stomach unloads the food you’ve eaten. They also contain pectin which keeps you feeling full. If you still aren’t convinced that bananas are your go-to food during exercises and diets, bananas have 12 mg of choline, a B vitamin that affects the genes that cause fat storage in the abdomen. To ensure their friendship with fat-loss, eating bananas can assuage post exercise muscle cramps. 

Pectin, the same  protein that keeps your appetite under control, prevents the growth of leukemia cells. In 2004, scientists conducted research which confirmed that children who consumed products directly related to bananas and oranges had a smaller chance of developing leukemia compared to the average child. 

And if the fact that its importance in health is inversely proportional to its cost didn’t already make you smile, bananas contain vitamin B6 and an amino acid named tryptophan that helps in amplifying the roduction of a hormone called serotonin which keeps you happy and content naturally.