There are many names for sugar.  You may be eating way more sugar than you think.  It is so, so important to read labels. Check out these names for simple sugars, which spike your blood sugar and then drop it down low, so that you crave more sweets.

Hidden Sugar – Simple�Sugar in many forms – too much can be harmful
READ YOUR LABELS
Barley malt
Beet, date or grape sugar
Brown, golden or yellow sugar
Caramel
Carob syrup
Corn syrup, corn syrup solids, high-fructose corn syrup, and Organic corn syrup
Demerara sugar
Dextran, dextrose
Diastase, diastatic malt
Dried or dehydrated cane juice, cane-juice crystals
Ethyl maltol
Fructose
Fruit juice, fruit juice concentrate, fruit juice crystals
Glucose, glucose solids
Golden syrup
Honey
Invert sugar
Lactose
Malt syrup, maltodextrin, maltose
Mannitol, sorbitol, xylitol
Maple sugar, maple syrup
Molasses, blackstrap molasses, light/medium/dark molasses
Muscovado sugar
Raw sugar
Refiner’s syrup
Rice syrup
Sorghum, sorghum molasses
Sucrose
Turbinado sugar

You can also find more details on Diana’s Healthy Lifestyles.

Diana Walker, Cravings Coach

Diana’s going to be 60 in the summer – part 2 —- here’s my other son, he’s 19, and this photo was taken a few weeks ago.

I just can’t tell you how blessed I feel to be here, and be vibrantly healthy and able to enjoy my time with family and friends.  Life is meant to be enjoyed, and I hope you are taking the time to really enjoy your family and friends.

Our attitudes and thoughts have so much to do with how we live our lives. Do you notice how wonderful it is to be around people who are full of LIFE, ENERGY and JOY?  Both my sons are so vibrantly alive and caring and I love being around them.

Click here for more information on Brain Health and Brain Foods

You will see that many more of the keys to keeping your brain alive and alert:

1.  Stay Mentally Active
Mentally stimulating activities strengthen brain cells and the connections between them, and may even create new nerve cells.

2.  Remain Socially Active
Social activity not only makes physical and mental activity more enjoyable, it can reduce stress levels, which helps maintain healthy connections among brain cells.

3.  Stay Physically Active
Physical exercise is essential for maintaining good blood flow to the brain as well as to encourage new brain cells.

4.  Adopt a Brain Healthy Diet
Eat lots of plant-based foods, especially the ones high in antioxidants
Manage your body weight for overall healthy brain and body
Reduce your intake of saturated fat and cholesterol

Let’s keep our minds healthy – there are countless rewards for commiting to a healthy lifestyle.  I know, because I am reaping the benefits now!

Diana Walker, Cravings Coach

I’m doing a LOT of thinking about brain health these days.  I’m going to be 60 in a few weeks, and I feel about 40!

Here’s a photo of me and my son (visiting from the Cayman Islands) just this past week.  He’s 29 – which is about the age of many of you who are reading my blog!  Look at this beautiful beach, just a couple of blocks from my home.

Most people think I’m in my 40s. I’m so very fortunate to be able to enjoy the wonderful mental alertness, mental clarity, love for life, and joy for living that I do.

It does take work – it just doesn’t “happen” to us.  And that is my mission in life, to help coach others to be able to feel young and look young….. with particular emphasis on nutrition and reducing/eliminating cravings!

Diana Walker, Cravings Coach