Western Society has a big problem with sugar addiction. I’m sure this doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Mostly every American- or even westerner- has had a run-in with the case for sugar. Sugar addiction is real and it is like the plague to gut health and good microbiology. Sound familiar? it all relates back to a little thing called Candida. Candida is a natural bacteria in our guts and it feeds off sugar and carbohydrates. It quite literally needs it to survive. It’s what’s classified as a pathogen bacteria.

How to Kick the Habit? Learn the Facts.

We’ve got 2 very large problems on our hands with sugar. The addictive aspects of sugar and the problems it leaves on gut health. Sugar repeats a deadly sequence for candida in our guts. By increasing candida, it also increases our bodies’ reliance on it. So that sugar vice you’ve got? Blame it on your microbiology.

How to Heal your Gut, Kick the Sugar Habit and Break the Cycle.

Bacteria

Your body is more bacteria than it is human cells- in fact, bacteria account for more of your body than your own DNA and unlike DNA it can be heavily influenced… daily. And when it is? It completely alters your body physically and emotionally. That bacteria actually causes your body to produce  cravings as a “fight or flight” response. The chain reaction then kicks off due to your neurotransmitters in your gut (your second brain). 

 

Now, this is a problem for a few reasons. The fact that this supplies sugar juice for the pathogenetic bacteria (candida)  is one problem at hand. The other is the fact that this cycle also leads to more problems for your general health. These go much deeper than gut health.

Blood Sugar

When we eat high Glycemic Index food sources or load up on sugar (in the morning especially), we often produce a crash in the afternoon. This is due to the blood sugar spikes caused by sugar. The long term effects of this is a depleted adrenal gland.

Hormones

Blood sugar spikes affect the hormones too- this is why women with PCOS or hormone problems often are instructed  to follow a low carb, low Gi and Low sugar diet to help support their body’s natural cycles. By balancing blood sugar you also help balance hormones.

Now, with chronic gut ailments or those that are already stuck in this bacteria-blood sugar- hormone crisis I’ve explained above there is action we can take. Due to the imbalances of the gut and often candida- think of it as a domino effect that keeps cycling back around- we can stop the cycle by taking out the domino (sugar).

Healing the gut is something you generally need to be in for the long haul and  it often begins with small changes that make a big impact- like cleansing, diet, and mindfulness routines.