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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

1435: How to Kick Your Sugar Addiction in 5 Simple Steps

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge

Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2020

⏱️ 44 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin discuss the addictive nature of sugar and how to kick the sugar habit.

  • Hi, my name is Adam Schafer and I have been addicted to sugar for 25 years. (3:04)
  • The POWERFUL effects sugar has on the body. (5:45)
  • Admit you have a problem. (9:05)
  • Drop the artificial sweeteners. (17:06)
  • The “cold turkey” versus slow approach. (20:33)

  • How to Kick Your Sugar Addiction in 5 Simple Steps.

  • #1 – Create the barrier in your house. (25:55)
  • #2 – Allow “healthier” substitutes in the house. (28:46)
  • #3 – Prioritize protein intake. (32:42)
  • #4 – Avoid heavily processed foods. (35:23)
  • #5 – Eliminate artificial sweeteners. (40:50)

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Transcript

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0:00.0

So if your calories are high and you're inactive and you eat a lot of sugar,

0:04.0

now sugar becomes inflammatory, becomes pro-cancer and it causes a lot of problems.

0:08.5

So why is it so important to know? Well it's important to know because sugar, especially sugar in processed foods,

0:15.0

encourages you to do what? Eat more. If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, please only one place to go.

0:23.0

MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND with your hosts.

0:26.0

Salta Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews.

0:30.0

Hey, you're listening to the number one fitness health and entertainment podcast.

0:36.0

This is Mind Pump. Now, today's episode, we talk about a tough subject.

0:41.0

Sugar. Sugar causes a lot of people to overeat. It can cause health problems when it's over-consumed.

0:48.0

And they even, some people even say that there's such a thing as sugar addiction.

0:52.0

In fact, my co-host, Adam says he's been addicted to sugar since he was a kid.

0:57.0

So in this episode, we tackle sugar. And we give you strategies on how you can reduce and maybe even eliminate your sugar addiction or your sugar habit for better health,

1:08.0

fat loss, and better muscle gain. Now, before the episode starts, I want to let you know that this episode is brought to you by our sponsor,

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