Sunday, October 24, 2010

How to deal with the sugar mania on Halloween.



Halloween is the crown jewel of holidays when it comes to sugar. Did you know that Americans consumed nearly 25 POUNDS of candy per capita in 2009? Or that the average American consumes about 100 POUNDS of sugar each year? You don't need a doctor or a dentist to tell you that this is a LOT of sugar, or carbohydrates.
When a person following a low carb plan eats a carbohydrate-rich food they can easily gain 1-3 pounds. However, this weight gain can be misleading because it is usually your body replenishing the fluid it lost and not gained fat. This 3 pound fluctuation becomes frustrating for many people and they end up with fluid weight thinking that it must be the half cup of rice they had the night before that caused them to gain that 3 pounds when in fact eating the rice just allowed them to regain some of the fluid they had lost from following a strict low carb plan. The fact is carbohydrates do not affect your weight quite that simply. Excess carbohydrates can strongly stimulate insulin production, which promotes fat deposition and increases appetite. This kind of weight gain will happen gradually, not dramatically overnight.
Just relax, it is nothing wrong to eat some candies on Halloween night, but take some precautions against sugar overeating. There are few choices to make:
· Avoid excessive sugar and don't eat it at all
· Eat organic carbohydrates
· Clean your body from excessive toxins you consumed
Halloween magic is that it provides you with the source for body detoxification. Pumpkin seeds are the best natural organic remedy for body detox cleanse. All the best natural nutritional supplements for body detox cleansing include pumpkin seeds. In fact, the most popular and famous Paranil, a liver and colon purifying complex, is based on pumpkin seeds. With a herbal detoxification the digestive system starts functioning in more efficient manner by absorbing more nutrients from the food and rejecting the toxins. The immune system is improved and the entire body system gets benefited from it. Pumpkin seeds contain omega fat acids and a high amount of magnesium which has a calming effect on the brain. The nutritive values of pumpkin seeds is:
· Vitamin A: 70 I.U.
· Vitamin B:
· Thiamine: .24 mg
· Riboflavin: .19 mg.
· Niacin: 2.4 mg.
· Calcium: 51 mg.
· Iron: 11.2 mg.
· Phosphorus: 1,144 mg.
· Fat: 46.7 gm.
· Carbohydrates : 15.0 gm.
· Protein : 29.0 gm.
Kids are the main consumers of the sugar mania on Halloween. Don’t give them a chocolate as a bribe to behave, give them some pumpkin seeds – it will help to calm them down. There is a children's formula of organic purifying Paranil complex. If you care, check out the best and easiest pumpkin seed recipe .
 
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