My new Bible

David Gillespie has had a big impact on me this year, so much so that I feel I'm sometimes draining the sugar - and now oil (Toxic Oil) - message! But I have learnt some extremely valuable and, dare I say it, life-saving lessons.
I recently had a tickle in my throat that was so painful my body was begging for a lozenge; so I went to my local supermarket and started to look through the various ingredients on the back of each Strepsil, Soothers and Anticol packet. I went straight for the sugarfree Strepsil and knew better to trust what they wanted me to believe. The sugars used as a replacement are Isomalt and Maltitol - two of the unsafe sugars that David illustrates in his book Sweet Poison. This chart (below) is saved on my phone so I can be aware and wary wherever I go; after all, there are many on that list! See for yourself.

Sweet poison

Before you open that packet, box or lid, take a good read of that ingredient list. You might be in for a surprise.
David Gillespie illustrates in his book Sweet Poison Quit Plan, the different types of sugar and how they are doing us a lot more harm than good. Thankfully there are a few safe types out there!
Since reading the book, my whole ideology on sugar has taken a whole new approach. I am extremely conscious of those high numbers and have cut out many of those unsafe foods, such as honey, ice cream (my old favourite, gulp!), yoghurt, milk, cereals, muesli bars, even my own birthday cake!