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Root Causes of Addictions

ADDICTIONS: My column in today’s Jersey Evening Post (part 1 of 2) is what lies behind addictions, no matter what they are (sugar, shopping, sport, gaming, drugs, etc). I love helping people overcome their addictions 😊 Addictions are brain disorders characterised by compulsively engaging in a behaviour even if the consequences of the behaviour are …

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Sugar by any other name

Sugar naturally appears in fruit (as glucose and fructose) and milk (as maltose) and in starches (once digested, as glucose). If you eat a variety of unprocessed foods, that’s about enough sugar for your body to cope with. The problem comes when you eat processed foods, where sugar pops up throughout. The amount of sugar …

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