Sugar…an important part of that delicious doughnut or those warm chocolate chip cookies. These comfort foods have been a part of our lives for a long time. They smell good and we thought made us feel good. However, the sugar and refined carbohydrates in these foods could be hijacking our health. There is a huge difference between naturally occurring sugar in whole foods and the added sugar in highly processed foods. Having too much added sugar has been found to lead to many health risks because our bodies were not designed to process all of it. Large amounts of sugar can tax our liver triggering our bodies to store the…

Staying hydrated is very important for healthy body functions. Drinking water is the best method to replenish lost stores; however, we can obtain water through the food that we eat as well. Many fruits and vegetables are great sources of water.