Why Quitting Sugar Could Save Your Life
Mark Hyman
26 ago 2024
Mindsip insights from this episode:
Avoid high fructose corn syrup to protect liver health
Even when matched for fructose content, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is more damaging than table sugar because the fructose is 'free' and not bound to glucose, leading to worse fatty liver.
Recognize fructose's role in activating weight gain switch
Fructose can activate a biological switch that triggers a program for the body to gain weight, independent of its caloric value.
Feed gut bacteria with fiber to protect intestinal lining
If you don't feed your gut bacteria with dietary fiber, they will resort to eating the protective mucus layer of your intestine for food, causing inflammation.
Limit fructose to protect mitochondrial energy production
Fructose acts as a 3-in-1 mitochondrial toxin by inhibiting three separate enzymes that your mitochondria need to produce energy.
Limit fructose to reduce glycation and prevent disease
Fructose is seven times more potent than glucose at causing glycation, the harmful process of sugar binding to proteins which contributes to wrinkles and disease.
Take a 15-minute walk after dinner to reduce sugar spikes
Taking even a 15-minute walk after eating dinner will dramatically blunt the subsequent sugar and insulin spikes.
Recognize insulin resistance as a survival mechanism to address modern diet issues
Insulin resistance is an ancient survival mechanism that helps shunt glucose to the brain, but it becomes a problem when chronically activated by our modern diet.
Reduce sugar intake to boost resting metabolism
When you eat sugar, your resting energy metabolism slows down, meaning your body burns fewer calories at rest.
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