I, too, had to ditch the sugar… but it wasn’t volutarily for me. Had a Vega Test at a naturopath and I came out as having a sugar intolerance (and gluten… and yeast… and coffee… and dairy…!) Always one to test a theory (particularly when my sweet tooth is at stake) I had a blood test – specifically a glucose tolerance test… and what do you know?? Instead of releasing the usual 30 – 45 ‘units’ (??? cant remember!) of insulin into my blood after consuming sugar… my ever faithful bod was releasing 517 units.

Uh oh…

So I have been trying to be sugar free for the last few months – but I’ve been falling off the wagon a bit lately. Back on track now though!

My point to this long and rambling post is that yes – you will have better skin and find other ways to deal with stress… but you may also be doing your body more good than you think! I had no idea about my high insulin levels – I didn’t feel any different because my blood sugar levels stayed normal. But excess insulin is a bad, bad thing!! Apparently I have it to blame for my 23 years of painful and irregular periods because of the ovarian cysts it has caused, my weight problems (although I dont think it’s just the insulin!) and it has even been a contributor to anxiety attacks and mood swings… bizarre!