Mary Ellen Zung

My Sugar Free Year - Day 42

August 25, 2021 Day 42   When I find a place like Planted Eats (Montville, NJ), it makes me happy. Yesterday I had lunch with a friend who shares my tastes in healthy food and also loves this cafe.  I enjoyed the Beets Buddha Bowl with spinach, quinoa, grape tomatoes, black beans, walnuts, green olives, and cashew cream, and of course no added sugar anywhere.  To drink, I had a homemade turmeric, ginger tonic.   I love food.  But there was a time I loved food that didn’t love me.  You know the stuff we all grew up on – the Standard American Diet – or as I refer to it – SAD. Then there was a time that I just ate low calorie food, and was sad.  Read More

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Mary Ellen Zung

4 Tips to Quitting Sugar

We all know that eating processed sugar is not part of a healthy diet. Eating processed sugar can lead to overweight, Type 2 diabetes, depression, low energy, tooth decay, acne, aging skin, and is linked to certain cancers, a higher risk of heart disease, cognitive decline, and fatty liver disease.  Not good! But many people struggle with knowing how to remove it from their diet.  I hear it all the time -   "Mary Ellen, how do I quit eating sugar?"   Here are a few tips to remove sugar from your diet. Read More

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