Are all sugars created equal? In this episode of the Brain Health Hook-Up, we dive into the sticky world of sweeteners and uncover their impact on your gut health and overall well-being. Laurel Myers Hurst weighs in on various sweeteners, citing research on the best choices like whole fruits and the worst offenders like saccharin and sucralose. Discover how to make healthier choices, retrain your taste buds, and achieve optimal wellness. Plus, learn about the surprising benefits of ditching sugar and how it can lead to remission from chronic conditions.
Show Highlights:
- The benefits of whole fruits: Why naturally occurring sugars in fruits are the best choice, and the importance of eating them with the skin on.
- Top-ranked natural sweeteners: Exploring the benefits of locally produced, unpasteurized honey, maple sugar, dates, and coconut sugar.
- Monk fruit and stevia: A closer look at these popular alternatives and their potential downsides.
- Artificial sweeteners to avoid: Why aspartame, neotame, acesulfame K, saccharin, and sucralose are not recommended.
- The dangers of saccharin and sucralose: How these sweeteners can contribute to gut dysbiosis, inflammation, insulin resistance, leaky gut, and even genetic mutations.
- Retraining your taste buds: The good news – you can reduce your sugar cravings and appreciate the natural sweetness of foods!
- Laurel's personal experience with sugar cane sensitivity: How eliminating sugar led to remission from hypothyroidism, fibromyalgia, depression, and insomnia.
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Music for this Podcast is provided by: Kevin "Aries" Lee and Troy "Big Baby" Capers
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