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Sweet Freedom Blogs

Are you looking to lower your sugar consumption? At Sweet Freedom we have tons of blogs with tips, tools & strategies to go sugar-free.

Benefits of Cutting Out Sugar

If you’ve ever experienced a sugar hangover then you know first hand what the immediate impacts of sugar are on your body. Long term, the negative effects of overconsumption of sugar compound to create a body susceptible to chronic disease, cancers, lowered immunity...

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Do You Have A Savoury Sweet Tooth

Have you ever heard someone say, “I don’t have a problem with sugar, I’ve never been much of a sweets person but I can’t seem to lose this extra weight”? Sugar addiction doesn’t have to look like the person who binges on cookies, cupcakes and ice cream. Sugar is...

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Grains of Truth

The consumption concept is key to understanding how we should be eating grains. Take wheat for example, the wheat grain that we eat is found inside a husk. So how much would we actually eat in nature? Without removing the outer husk, the wheat plant itself is...

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The Fountain of Youth

Water: two hydrogen atoms bonded with an oxygen atom. Sounds simple but it’s the reason that we all exist. The health and wellness industry tends to complicate the effortless simplicity of water so the Sweet Freedom perspective is here to filter out the confusion....

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An Apple A Day…

Some people may scoff at the age old saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. The nutrient status of the apple is being underestimated. Here at Sweet Freedom, we stand by that motto and here’s why: There is good reason for people to doubt the healing quality of...

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Crushing Late Night Cravings

We all know that late-night-craving feeling. You’re sitting on the couch, dinner has come and past and now you’re thinking you need a little something. You’re not sure what exactly but you wander over to the refrigerator, open it up, and satiate the late night craving...

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The Truth About Coconut Oil

Coconut oil has recently come under fire in the press after receiving an immense amount of praise from the health food community. The claims made around coconut oil are extensive and range from topical beauty uses to dietary weight loss claims. So why has coconut oil...

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Are You Using Good Salt?

If you thought it was difficult to navigate the world of processed sugar as a consumer, go ahead and add processed salts to the confusion. Don’t fear however, Sweet Freedom is here to clarify what it all means and get you to a place of empowerment when it comes to...

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The Secret to GREAT Skin

The Sweet Freedom approach to great skin is not focused on solely appealing to one’s vanity. It is, however, about realizing the impact that sugar can have on your skin. There are so many people who struggle with constantly trying to have clear and vibrant skin. Most...

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Is The Oil In Your Kitchen Okay?

When it comes to oils, there is so much to explore when it comes to production, sale, storage and cooking use. All of this information can be extremely confusing to the consumer so we’ve taken the most important points and laid out the Sweet Freedom approach to the...

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The Cold Cure

It’s that time of year and that means you should start defending yourself against the dark arts of the common cold or if you’re currently in the throws of it, get your body naturally more resilient to the symptoms. Most people think that germs are solely responsible...

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What Sugar Is Okay?

How many times have you heard, “Sugar is sugar – there is no difference in the way it affects your body” This is not only a classic argument that the big sugar industry uses but it also attempts to bring all forms of sugar to one level playing field. Letting this...

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Good Chocolate or Bad Chocolate?

Chocolate, the food of the Gods. No matter your religious affiliation or non-affiliation, most would agree. With so much literature coming out highlighting all of the health benefits about chocolate, it’s hard to question whether or not that candy bar in the checkout...

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Are Health Drinks Really Healthy?

The health drink craze is one of the most deceptive and confusing things to navigate as a consumer. The marketing is done so well that companies have been able to mask sugar loaded drinks as healthy on-the-go options. Vitaminwater has people thinking that they’re...

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The Power of Sharing Drugs

How many times have you gone into a social situation and been pressured to give in to that food or substance that you swore you didn’t want to eat or ingest anymore. It is far easier to give in to the temptation of chocolate cake and red wine when you’re surrounded by...

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Is Refined Sugar Natural?

With the confusing marketing tactics of the big sugar industry, it is extremely difficult to determine the facts about sugar. What we’re told in media advertisements backed by big money is that refined sugar is all natural. Big industry usually always fall back to the...

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Developing Your Savoury Palate

In the throws of sugar addiction, there is a constant bombardment of high sugar content on your palate. This means that we become numb to the actual sweetness of the food we’re consuming. This is not only dangerous for our bodies but for our minds as well. It may seem...

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Meal Planning

Imagine you’re looking to make a huge change in your life by ending your sugar addiction. You’ve decided that you’re going to hire a nutritionist to help you with the change and you really want a meal plan to keep you on track and full of ideas for good foods to eat....

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Tea Naturally

There are so many people that supplement sugar addiction with caffeine addiction. Take a frappuccino, for example. With 66 grams of sugar and a jolt of caffeine, you’ve got a recipe for feeding both your sugar and caffeine addictions while sending your blood sugar...

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