Sugar is Soma: The Deathly Effects of Sugar in Our Brave New World
Putting sugar in perspective “By this time the [sugar] had begun to work. Eyes shone, cheeks were flushed, the inner light of universal benevolence broke out on every face in happy, friendly smiles.” (brackets mine) –Brave New World This sounds an awful lot like Halloween. Candy, sweets, and lots and lots...
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What is Sugar Exactly? The first thing anyone needs to know about when learning about the effects of sugar is to understand just what sugar is – i.e., what the different types of sugar are. “Sugar” usually refers to white sugar, which is a process sugar from sugar cane or...
Continue ReadingNatural Sugars vs Added Sugars vs Artificial Sweeteners: The Updated 2025 Guide
Not All Sugars Are Created Equal: Understanding What You’re Really Eating You’ve heard it before: “Sugar is sugar.” Your body doesn’t know the difference between the fructose in an apple and the high fructose corn syrup in soda, right? Wrong. Dead wrong. Despite what food manufacturers want you to believe, not all...
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