– Truvia’s main ingredient is ERYTHRITOL: A sugar alcohol that is resistant to digestion so it does not spike blood sugar. Most of it goes unchanged through your body and is eliminated via your urine.
– Though touted as STEVIA – based, it contains very little STEVIA. It mainly contains Rebaudioside A, A sweet compound isolated from the stevia plant.
THE GOOD…Truvia has Almost No Calories and No Effect on Blood Sugar, Insulin, Cholesterol or other health markers.
THE BIG BUUUUUUT … Multiple long-term animal studies on metabolism and toxicity show no negative effects of erythritol consumption BUUUUUT it is a highly processed food… and can perpetuate the ‘SWEET CRAVING. Also – if you are sensitive to sugar alcohols – avoid this one.
THOUGHT: DO A QUARTERLY DETOX: No added sweeteners for a week…. and add my favorite liver detox product- HEPATOCLEANSE. Need a plan? Let’s talk
This grain free, lactose free plan includes:
- soup
- roasted chicken [you can do fish, but not ahead of time]
- roasted veggies
- salads
- hard boiled eggs
- valuable links to recipes, dirty food list and a guide on how to eat well on a tight budget.
SCHEDULING TIP: To make life simpler – buy your groceries online and use the pick up service.
Schedule 90 minutes for chopping veggies and doing your roasts.
]]>SIMPLE STRATEGY:
1. Eat organic when it comes to the dirty dozen.
2. Eat convention for the clean 15.
Enjoy
Remember the Moosewood cookbook? and the amazing Moosewood Restaurant… [I had an unforgettable meal there during a visit in Ithaca, NY years ago…] Well here are some of her favorite recipes containing walnuts. 1 cup of walnuts contains 100% of your plant-based omega 3. They also include l Arginine which are so good for the heart… [Avoid sugar, but eat plants-based foods.]
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