Every second, 2 people develop diabetes.
Sitting on the plane heading back to Boston from Denver, I’m listening to my lectures with Institute For Integrative Nutrition, learning more about blood sugars and the negative effects the Standard American Diet has caused on our country. As the Stewardess was coming around taking drink orders, not one person around me ordered water. I heard: “I'll take an orange juice,” “I’ll take an apple juice,” “I’ll take a Coke,” and “I’ll take a Ginger Ale." Next they came around with the Fig Newtons; everyone accepted that treat as well. In one hour my peers around me had consumed 36-54 grams of sugar. To put this into perspective, as a person having cured myself from diabetes through diet and lifestyle choices, I aim to eat 26-30 grams of sugar/ day.Read More