The Sugar Detox Challenge - Naturally Knocked Up

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Week Two: Choose Whole Grains
Why yes, this is the "Sugar" Detox! But because your body processes white flours in the same
way as refined sugar, it causes all the same insulin fluctuations as white sugar does inside
your body.
Whole wheat products include all three parts of the wheat berry (the bran, the germ,
and the endosperm). Eating these three components together benefits digestion as
well as nutrient absorption. Here are some quick facts on whole grain:
• Naturally has more fiber
• Because it has more fiber, it helps with digestion and leaves you fuller longer.
• Contains more vitamin B6, vitamin E, magnesium, folic acid, copper, zinc, and
manganese.
• White flours and grains are stripped of nutrients leaving you eating empty
calories and not supplying your body with the nutrients it needs.
• White flours and grains are digested much in the same ways as white sugars,
using up your vitamin B6 stores.
• Refined grains increase the insulin response within the body, causing the
pancreas to send out insulin to deal with the increasing amount of sugar in the
blood.
Week #2 Challenge: Avoid white flours and any refined grains.
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