TRUVIA: Good or Bad?

– 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