In The Endurance Handbook, Dr. Philip Maffetone tells us:
“Of all the patients I’ve treated for serious illness, all the fitness problems encountered in a wide variety of athletes, couch potatoes and everyone in between, the single recommendation that helped more people the most—probably more than all other therapies combined—has been the elimination of sugar. In fact, this seemingly simple, single recommendation can dramatically improve your health, reduce body fat, and increase performance literally overnight. Eliminate sugar today and you can be significantly better tomorrow.”
Whenever anyone says something like “the most important thing” or “the single recommendation,” I listen more intently.
Again: “the single recommendation that helped more people the most—probably more than all other therapies combined—has been the elimination of sugar.”
Consider these “bright lines” tactics to reduce your sugar intake: Eliminate all sugary drinks and flour-based products on certain days or all days.
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