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Paul Crick's avatar

Sugar and fat in processed and ultra processed foods are silent killers and we’re not aware enough of their potency. The Halloween thing is a whole different kettle (cauldron?) of fish. Don’t get me started.

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This is a great one, Liz, because it hits home in the everyday 3D reality!

I imagine that you might be "preaching to the choir" and that's perfectly fine because even the "choir" needs support.

I'd like to say in great gratitude (most largely) that my sensitivity to refined sugar is now at an all time high! It's because I have done my absolute very best to minimize my intake of refined sugar. I honestly have no regrets about that at all! The challenge for me (as it relates to this blog post) is when other people offer me food. I mostly have to turn down the offers. Sometimes this coincides with turning down the social contact that comes with sharing food with people. Generally that is not really a problem for me. However I live in shared housing with others under a "banner" known as: "The Enchanted Garden" that for about thirty years has advocated farmer connected, real food. It's somewhat mind-boggling for me to be living with people here who "supposedly" arrived under this "banner" yet who don't seem to be concerned about having refined sugar in their diets.

Here's one example of how sensitive I've become: A housemate offered to get me coconut water at a discount food club where I had gotten really good coconut water from before. At this store the housemate got distracted with all the other merchandise there and suddenly the closing alarm went off before getting the coconut water. The housemate had to make a special request to have an employee get a couple cases as the store isle was now closed off. The good coconut water I had wanted wasn't asked for by the housemate and what the employee got had a "1%" sugar added. Just that 1% not only altered the usually good-tasting coconut water it noticeably impacted my blood sugar as well!

Sugar is absolutely addictive! However people probably can't realize this unless they go the whole distance all the way through a long-term detox! I thank God that I made al the way through!

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