A sticky situation
Sugar negatively affects mental and physical health. Tools to get off the roller coaster. Humans love sugar. It’s a central, tasty part of our celebrations, gatherings, and even song lyrics. Go ahead, I bet you can think of a few tunes right now. To question its use seems uncandy. Yet it’s not all sunshine and lollipops. Consumption of processed carbohydrates and refined sugars trigger the growth of harmful gut bacteria, contribute to impaired immune function and chronic inflammation, increase cardiovascular disease risk factors, impair brain function, and can even contribute to cancer. Yikes, with that laundry list, why do our tongues still shout, ‘pour some sugar on me!!’?