In 2015, the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S. was diabetes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017). As of 2017, type II diabetes was affecting more than 100 million people, and this number is only increasing. The good news about diabetes is that it is preventable and can be managed through diet […]
Sugar, is it a Drug?
UCSF physician, neuroendocrinologist and board member for the Institute of Responsible Nutrition, Dr. Robert Lustig is quoted as saying, “No one can exert cognitive inhibition, willpower, over a biochemical drive that goes on every minute, of every day, of every year.” (1) He was referring to the powerful changes that sugar and other junk foods […]