5 Sugar Overdose Antidotes
It would be really nice if we could all stick to healthful eating through the holidays… but who are we fooling? Temptation arrives on the hour, every hour – whether it be Grandma’s famous pie, office Christmas cupcakes, holiday party cocktails, homemade cookies from the neighbor, or OA’s very own Organic Cranberry Tea Spice Cake – our sugar intake is bound to spike. Sure, we can be discerning about our indulgence – and should be – but a sugar overdose can happen to the best of us.
We all know the feeling: sugar high, sugar crash, leaving us feeling lethargic, in a daze, moody, and as though our hips are widening before our very eyes.
Luckily, we can arm ourselves with a few antidotes to such behavior, a sort of sugar detox arsenal for those rare occasions. Give one of these a try to help bring your body back into harmony after you feel consumed by sugar (because it should be the other way around).
- Ginger tea with soy sauce: Grate or chop 1/2 tsp of fresh ginger, simmer in a cup of water for 4 – 6 minutes, add 1/4 tsp of good quality soy sauce, and drink.
- Eat a few salty, cured olives.
- Eat some naturally cured pickles like sauerkraut or takaun daikon pickle (available at health food stores).
- Umeboshi plum (a pickled plum with a salty, tart flavor): Eat 1/2 to 1 plum chopped and mixed with food or simmered in tea.
- Simple miso soup with root vegetables and wakame (takes less than 10 minutes to prepare): Using miso paste will be more effective than the dehydrated miso soup, but in a pinch, use the dehydrated variety.
Of course, you are better off avoiding this situation all together! Here are 10 Tips for Reducing Sugar Intake to help you out.
source: Whole Health Resources
image: Sugar Daze
