Compass Rose Nutrition & Wellness
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With Gaylene Gomez
Migraine headaches can be terrible. The pain, vision problems (including aura), nausea, etc. can be debilitating; especially if they stick around for hours or even days.
This past weekend, mine lasted for 2 days. Uugh. I was useless and frustrated that it just wouldn't go away. I used to get them often, and now just once in awhile. I have tried lots of different things to not get them in the first place, and then to hopefully relieve them faster. So far, I have found its better to not get them in the first place, because once it starts, its hard to get rid of.
You probably know the negative health effects of eating too much sugar, especially "added sugars" like in soda pop, candy, baked goods, and many commercially-available cereals, just to name a few. Added sugar is hiding just about everywhere in the grocery store.
Yes, ingesting refined sugar spikes your blood sugar and insulin, and increases your risk for a whole host of issues.
A while ago, one of the food industry’s responses to the demand for lower-calorie foods that still taste great, was artificial sweeteners.
The idea behind them is that you can still get the sweetness, without the calories; like when you have a “diet pop” versus a regular one. Theoretically, this was going to help people maintain a healthy body weight, and hopefully not increase anyone’s risk of heart disease, diabetes, or obesity.
But, it doesn’t always work out the way we think it will...
