Are you ready to discover the incredible effects of eliminating sugar from your diet for just seven days? In this transformative week, your body undergoes a variety of remarkable changes! First, you may notice a significant reduction in cravings, making it easier to resist unhealthy snacks. As you cut out sugar, your energy levels stabilize, leading to improved focus and mental clarity. You will experience a decrease in inflammation, which can alleviate bloating and discomfort. Additionally, your taste buds recalibrate, allowing you to appreciate the natural sweetness of fruits and other wholesome foods. With the reduction of sugar intake, you'll likely see improvements in skin clarity and texture as well. Furthermore, your mood can take a positive turn, as fluctuations in blood sugar levels diminish, leading to a more balanced emotional state. Lastly, you will encounter weight loss as the body begins to shed excess water weight and fat. Join me as we explore these changes in depth and learn what happens to your body when you stop eating sugar for seven days! Dr. Mandell
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00:00Today, everyone's talking about sugars, there are different kinds of diets, how much should
00:07you have, what types is bad versus good, so what I like to do is put something comprehensively
00:15together for you today that you're going to really enjoy, and you're going to appreciate
00:22it because when you start eating a sound, healthy diet, you're just going to feel better
00:28up here, no doubt in here, but you're going to see a tremendous change when it comes to
00:34your energy, your sleep, your digestion, and so much more.
00:39But the first thing I want to review with you is that when we talk about sugars, let's
00:45try to keep our sugars within that seven days, no more than 50 grams, maybe 60, maybe 45,
00:54but somewhere around 50 grams, yes, you're going to get sugars, you cannot stay away
00:59from it, it's almost impossible, meaning that it's in your fruits, it's in your vegetables,
01:05it's in many foods that you eat, even though it doesn't say sugar on it.
01:11So when we think of sugars, we're looking at our cookies and our ice cream and our cakes
01:16and our pancakes, our waffles, our sodas, our pastries, that needs to stay out.
01:24So just a quick refresher, when we eat our carbs, it gets broken down to glucose.
01:29Glucose needs insulin, which is secreted from the pancreas to allow glucose to get into
01:34the cells for energy, and any overabundance of glucose that we have tries to get stored
01:42first into the liver and the muscle cells.
01:45And that's glycogen.
01:47But what happens is, when we have glycogen for every gram of sugar or carb that gets
01:55stored as glycogen, there's three to four times the amount of water, and that's our
02:02first sign.
02:04We get thickened, we get bloated, our face swells, our belly swells, and when we are
02:12increasing insulin, our kidneys even store more fluid.
02:17That's just part of physiology.
02:19So what happens is, when we stop eating sugar, our body utilizes glucose, there's not a lot
02:24of sugar now, so what then goes to the glycogen stores, and once those glycogen stores start
02:30to empty, which is a good thing, we start to lose that swelling, that bloating, and
02:37we start to lose lots of weight.
02:39But hold on, it's not fat, that's glycogen, that's excessive water that we're losing.
02:46So we're losing lots of extra body water weight in our face, our body, everywhere else.
02:55That's the first thing that happens.
02:56And as we diminish those carbohydrates, our glycogen stores, particularly in our liver,
03:02are going to diminish.
03:04You're going to feel lots of fatigue, and when your cells cannot get enough glucose,
03:08your body will break down fat for energy instead.
03:11This process produces ketones, and these ketones and ketoacids are alternative fuels for the
03:16body that are made when glucose is in short supply.
03:20They are made in the liver from the breakdown of fats.
03:23Ketones are formed when there is not enough sugar or glucose to supply the body's fuel
03:27needs.
03:28And this is the point where you start becoming more insulin sensitive, less insulin resistant.
03:36Now you're giving your pancreas, as well as your other organs, time to rest.
03:41So by eating a healthy diet, you want to focus on your healthy fibers, because your fibers
03:47slow digestion down from the stomach into the small intestine.
03:52Also, those fibers work as prebiotics, and those prebiotics help feed your probiotics
03:59in your gut, which is going to reduce inflammation and keep you healthy.
04:03And during this state, your body will definitely go into a state of autophagy.
04:07Different people will go into different phases.
04:10It's more prominent when you intermittent fast, but autophagy is all about cleaning
04:15up your cells, allowing them to repair.
04:19As the cellular components are recycled and replaced by healthier ones, this process promotes
04:25cellular rejuvenation and will give you more anti-aging effects, and your body will start
04:31secreting more human growth hormone.
04:35And yes, we think of children, yes, they do need this.
04:37But as adults, we also need it as well.
04:41It does wonderful things for our body.
04:43It allows our muscles to stay stronger.
04:47It prevents the atrophy.
04:48It will help regulate your bodily fluids.
04:51It will help in fat metabolism, as well as your sugars.
04:54It will keep your cardiovascular system healthy, and will also increase your bone density,
05:00so your bones stay strong.
05:02And this will affect your hormonal balance.
05:04There's a lot of hormones from estrogen to progesterone to testosterone.
05:10Our hormones, particularly ghrelin, which is our hunger hormone, starts to diminish.
05:16Our craves are going away.
05:18Our leptin's going up, which is our satiety hormone.
05:21And this will help your mood tremendously.
05:23It will take away stress.
05:25It will give you that tranquility, that feeling of relaxation.
05:30It will give you that punch of energy when you need it, as well as helping your clarity
05:34of thinking and your liver health.
05:37And that's one of the most critical things in our entire body, because our body cannot
05:42function without our liver.
05:44Our liver is involved in so many different metabolic functions.
05:47And when you reduce or eliminate those sugar intake, the liver's workload decreases, allowing
05:52it to focus on other important functions in detoxification and fat metabolism.
05:57This will help reduce fatty liver, because high sugar consumption, particularly in the
06:01form of fructose, contributes to the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver.
06:06And by cutting out sugar, you will be reducing the accumulation of excessive fat in the liver
06:10and improve overall liver health.
06:13And reducing sugar will 100% help your digestion.
06:18So regardless of what type of digestive problems you're having, remember that high sugar intake
06:22disrupts the balance of bacteria in your gut, leading to digestive issues such as gas, bloating,
06:28and diarrhea.
06:29And when you cut out those sugars, you're restoring a healthy gut microbiome, improving
06:34digestion, and reducing digestive discomfort.
06:38And up on the list of cutting out sugars is reducing inflammation.
06:43All diseases, all conditions within our body are linked to inflammation.
06:49Inflammation affects our cardiovascular system, which can lead to plaquing within the arteries,
06:54which can lead to clogged arteries, heart attacks, strokes.
06:58Inflammation is tied to neuropathies.
07:01And if you have neuropathy, it could be coming from many ways.
07:04It could be coming from diabetic neuropathy.
07:08Neuropathies affect the myelin sheath of the nerves.
07:11Those nerves that go into your legs, into your hands.
07:15You could have neuropathy behind the eyes.
07:19Neuropathy affects nerves, and nerves can affect anything within our bodies.
07:24Reducing sugars helps eye health.
07:28Excessive sugars are linked to cataracts, as well as age-related macular degeneration.
07:33Sugars can affect the retina that we call retinal neuropathy, as well as obstructing
07:38arterial supply, blood supply behind the eyes, known as atherosclerosis.
07:44And this will help your heart and blood vessels.
07:47And if you have chronic heart disease, cutting out sugar will definitely be a great asset.
07:53Why?
07:54Because this will cut down cholesterol and triglycerides, will prevent plaquing.
07:58This will allow the intima, the inside, the lumen of those arteries to heal, to stay smoother,
08:05have better function.
08:07This can lower blood pressure as well.
08:11And cutting out those sugars will keep your brain healthier.
08:14Because sugar has been linked to negative effects on brain health, and overconsumption
08:18of sugar will impair cognitive function, increase the risk of neurodegenerative diseases, and
08:24contribute to chronic inflammation in the brain.
08:27And eliminating those sugars for a week will improve mental clarity, focus, as well as
08:32reducing inflammation in the brain.
08:35And this will help your kidneys as well.
08:38Your kidneys is what cleans waste from your blood.
08:41And over time, high blood sugar will cause damage inside the kidneys.
08:45And as a result, they filter out some good things along with waste.
08:49And as more damage happens, the kidneys will have less function and waste buildup.
08:54And reducing those sugars will allow the kidneys to start to repair and heal.
08:59And cutting out those sugars will help your largest organ, our skin.
09:05What it can do for our skin is beyond words.
09:08It will reduce chronic inflammation such as redness, irritation, as well as acne.
09:14This will help improve your acne because high sugar intake will worsen acne by increasing
09:19oil production and inflammation in the skin.
09:22And by eliminating these sugars, you will experience a reduction in acne breakouts and
09:27clearer skin.
09:28And it will also improve many other skin conditions like psoriasis and eczema.
09:33One of the most important things is sleep.
09:37Because high blood sugar will affect a good night's sleep.
09:43So when you cut down your sugars, what it's going to do for your brain and body is amazing.
09:50Your insomnia is going to start getting better.
09:54Because sugar will interfere with the release of certain hormones such as melatonin, which
09:58regulates your sleep-wake cycles.
10:01And by cutting out sugar, you may support the natural production and release of melatonin,
10:07leading to a longer and more restful sleep.
10:09And by avoiding sugar, you're going to reduce inflammation and fluid retention and helping
10:14to relieve sleep apnea.
10:16So it's quite amazing of what sugar can do to our bodies.
10:22And it's also quite amazing that if we omit and take away those sugars just for seven
10:27days, what it can also do for our bodies.
10:32So I invite you to take the challenge, not to put you on a diet, but just feel the difference.
10:40Because if you have chronic problems, you're going to have inflammation.
10:44And it doesn't matter where it's at, if it's your colon, your heart, your blood vessels,
10:49your eyes, your kidneys, it doesn't matter.
10:54Just reduce inflammation in your body and you will see the miracles.
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11:03Please leave your comments below.
11:05And most important, make it a great day.
11:08I'm Dr. Alan Mandel.