Friendship

It has been a few weeks since my last post. I have been trying to forget that I actually committed to this, or should I say I have been busy trying to find SOMETHING SWEET that isn't bad for my body and brain. All the "facts" are so confusing when it comes to sugar. Some people say that sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, and honey all affect the blood sugar levels the same way {sweetsuprise.com} ..... (pls. I don't buy it. My experience tells me different.) Other research says (and I quote so you don't think I am lying, or so I don't think I'm lying)

• " The white crystalline substance we know of as sugar is an unnatural substance produced by industrial processes (mostly from sugar cane or sugar beets) by refining it down to pure sucrose, after stripping away all the vitamins, minerals, proteins, enzymes and other beneficial nutrients. What is left is a concentrated unnatural substance that the human body is not able to handle, at least not in the quanties that we ingest it in today's accepted lifestyle. Sugar is addictive. The average american consumer nearly 115 lbs per year. This is per man, woman, and child. Practically 95% of people are addicted to it in some form or another."

Did you hear that? I have friends......and lots of them. Apparently I am not the only one addicted to sugar, or at least one website says so. {organicnutrition.co.uk} How can so-called research vary so widely? Well, I have 11 more months to figure it out.

Aaaah Friendship, what a wonderful thing.