The Kefir Solution by Shann Nix Jones

Author:Shann Nix Jones
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hay House
Published: 2018-05-24T16:00:00+00:00

Starve your bad bugs: avoid sugar

What’s the only sweetener you should use while you’re following the Kefir Solution? In my opinion, it’s 100 per cent pure stevia.

Stevia is brilliant stuff: it’s made from a plant, is low GI (see below), has zero calories and is safe for diabetics. Stevia is not actually a sweetener at all – it just stimulates the sweet taste buds on your tongue, so you have the sensation of sweetness.

Stevia has been used for centuries as a bio-sweetener and a traditional treatment for diabetics, and studies show it may actually improve blood sugar control.18 Stevia also appears to have anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antibacterial properties. Researchers particularly recommend its health benefits for diabetic patients, those wishing to lose weight and children.19

The sugar folks fought long and hard to keep stevia out of the UK and off the shelves – and who can blame them? You would do the same, if faced with an alternative to your product that had zero calories and actual health benefits.

The sugar barons lost the fight, though, and had to adopt a ‘if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em’ approach, so stevia can now be found in many shops. A word of advice though: check the label on a stevia product carefully before you buy it. Most of the stevia you’ll find in the supermarket is layered onto a dextrose base to give it extra bulk – and dextrose is sugar! Naughty marketers…

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