Sugar. It’s everywhere. Of course, we can spot the obvious places– like ice cream and cookies, soft drinks and candy bars. But sugar also hides in less obvious places.

Did you realize that store-bought spaghetti sauce almost always contains sugar? How about crackers, bread, and barbeque sauce? Even your breakfast sausage likely contains a good amount of the sweet stuff that leaves you wanting more.

You see, food manufacturers are no dummies. They know exactly what will keep consumers buying their products.

Sugar is addictive.

In fact, scientists have now discovered that sugar is more addictive than cocaine or heroin!

So, if you find yourself craving a brownie after you’ve just eaten dinner—it’s not your fault. The sugar got you.

Unfortunately, when you eat that brownie you’re only going to get a little sugar buzz and then crash, just to begin the whole cycle over again. (Yep, that’s an addiction.)

When you eat processed white sugar (and starches—but that’s for another discussion...