Are people dying from sugar abuse?

Addiction. A powerful word, with powerful consequence, powerful correction, powerful potential.  Just about everyone has addictive tendencies, and most are addicted.  Sugar.  Whether it be sweets or blood sugar, we are an addicted group of people. So often when I confront people with this addiction, the tendency is to respond… “I don’t really like sweets” Do you like bread, cereal, sandwiches, crackers, pretzels, biscuits, bagels, pasta or pancakes?  If not, how about potatoes or perhaps you like eating bananas on a regular basis?  It is rare to find someone not getting their sugar fix somehow… unless they have already gone […]

Stick Figured Sugared Up Kids… Uh oh…

Do you know families who have children who are stick figured looking kids?  I would assume so, children often have such high metabolism that they appear to be skin and bones.  The funny thing about this, is that it really seems to come to portions than anything else when you look at kids body shapes. First off, 99% of children walking around under the age of 14, have a ridiculous metabolism.  Even the kid apparently carrying around an extra 30 lbs.  So why, oh why… Should we care what a kid eats?  Its all about fat anyways, right? Do some […]