No to sugar! No to stabilizers (E-XXX), artificial coloring, pesticides, etc. The more natural the food, the better.
The important thing is to listen to our body, and detect which foods and spices are good and bad for us, but natural foods, not chemicals and artificial ones.
For example, too much spice is not good for me, and neither are some beans and fish. Pasta, even those made with vegetables or legumes, make me bloated, so I have started to avoid them. But until you try it, you don't know, and you must be aware of which food has caused you the discomfort.
Sugar is the greatest poison of the 21st century.
If you are ever traveling in a city and you are going to eat, and you have no other choice, then it is logical to have to eat that sugary food. But, to date, I have been able to go to restaurants and buy "sweets" that have been created naturally, without sugars, with sweetness present in other spices, plants or foods that have been used to prepare said food or "sweet."
Among the options you have proposed, I only consume honey, and, on very rare occasions, agave.
For example, I have become accustomed to eating pure cocoa, and I used to drink a Colacao or Nesquik every day, but now I find it horrible, it lacks flavor. Because the real flavor is the bitterness of the chocolate, not the sweetness. And if you want to sweeten the chocolate, you add honey and/or cinnamon, and you have a richer cocoa than the classic one promoted by the big industries.
Diet, eliminating what is sold to us as "normal" and eating more natural and pure foods, has allowed me to heal from autoimmune hypothyroidism, which doctors said was incurable and I would have to take pills for life.
Wow. This is great information. Thank you for the thoughtful response. I use agave a lot. What are the issues with agave for you? I agree with listen to your body.
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I have no issues with agave. I take it when I visit my friends, as it is the only sugar they use.
I prefer honey because I do have a lot of places with bees close to my house.
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