Dr. Oz’s 28 days to break your sugar addiction.
Why so long? Dr. Oz claims that it takes a 3-4 weeks for the brain to rewire itself to get use to the new habits.
Week 1: Detox Week. Make sure your breakfast has protein or fiber in it. You’re allowed to have some sugar the first week. For example, Dr. Oz recommends buying a whole grain cereal with no sugar added to it, but says you can add 1 teaspoon of sugar to your cereal if you need to.
Week 2: Eliminate Hidden Sugars. These sugars are found in foods that you purchase that are already filled with sugar such as peanut butter, mayonnaise, pasta sauce, juice etc. Dr. Oz warns us to be cautious of products that are “low-fat” because low-fat foods may contain more sugar (usually this means that because the manufactuer took the fat out, they add sugar back into the product). Dr. Oz also advises consumers to look for words that end in “ose” (such as fructose, maltose etc.), words that end in “ol” (such as sorbitol), and ingredients such as evaporated can juice because these are substitutes for sugars.
Week 3: Use Alternative Sweeteners. Dr. Oz. recommends Agave (specifically, “Blue Agave”), a sweet product that comes from Mexico, and stevia powder, a zero-calorie product that comes from paraguay.
Week 4: Trick Your Taste Buds. Find ways to trick your taste buds into thinking they’re tasting something else while satisfying your palette without using sugar. For example, use natural spices to sweeten your coffee instead of sugar (i.e. cinnamon, vanilla, ginger etc.).
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