An Easy Way to Reduce Sugar Intake :
We all know we should be reducing our sugar content as it negatively impacts our immune system and is very inflammatory to our body. BUT we like chocolate. Lynda Smith from Nutrition for Life demonstrates how by careful selection we can still have chocolate and greatly reduce our sugar consumption. The pictures above show the sugar content of a bar of milk chocolate (top) and a dark 90% cacao bar (lower bar). Note how the top bag is full of sugar.
Dark chocolate contains less sugar, and dairy. Cacao is the purest form of chocolate and is full of antioxidants and minerals such as magnesium. The greater the percentage of cacao the higher the antioxidant level and the less sugar that bar of chocolate will contain. The Naturopaths at Simply Great Health, Albany, believe this is a great way to reduce sugar and boost your immune system. If you have a very sweet tooth this change to dark chocolate will take a bit of time, but persevere you will grow to love it and just look at how much sugar you will be avoiding.
At Simply Great Health we promote Naturopathic approach for our consultations. Various services such as Hemaview Live Blood Analysis, Homeopathy and Therapeutic Supplements are practiced at our North Shore based center in Albany, Auckland.