Sugar is Not a Treat | Jody Stanislaw | TEDxSunValley
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Published 2017-12-12
Patients from over thirty states and ten countries have worked with her via her virtual practice. Yet there are millions around the world still struggling. To tackle this gap, she will soon be launching the first-ever, Type 1 diabetes virtual training course, with the goal of improving the lives of millions of Type 1’s around the world. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
All Comments (21)
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To fight stage 4 lung cancer I made 39 diet and lifestyle changes. No refined sugar was 1st change. Given 3 months to live in feb 2017. Today happily tumourfreetim
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I was once at a social gathering where many sugar-filled treats were present. A lady acquaintance, seeing my obvious struggle against indulging said something that's always stuck with me.: "It helps if you don't look at it like it's real food."
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I work at an elementary school as a sub. Every morning these kids are served some combination of yogurt, muffins, biscuits, fruit juice and fruit cups, courtesy of the school district. They load the kids up with processed sugar and then expect them to "sit down and be quiet!" It's bordering on criminal.
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My mom and I went on a diet together after eating awfully for years & the changes in the way you feel is insane. Not to mention that prior to beginning the diet I had stomach problems constantly & while on the diet they nearly disappeared. Crazy how our bodies are literally trying to tell us that what we’re eating is killing us.
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Quiting sugar , eating healthy and training is hard. Eating sugar , being over weight and sick is hard. Choose your hard. You can do it health warrior ! (I'm trying)
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I'm off sugar completely and I feel great. Sweets don't even register as food in my mind anymore. I have no appetite for sugar at all. Long live beta cells!
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I'm 71 years old and have had problems sleeping since I was in my early 30s. I have been through several sleep studies with little success. Just after Christmas of this year (early 2023) I decided to cut out all sugar intake. No sugar at all. I'm now sleeping more deeply and restful than I've slept in over 40 years. It's absolutely wonderful. My quality of life has drastically improved. The question I have now is, why did my sleep doctors NEVER tell me about this???
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Ive lost 45 lbs in the last 10 months by cutting out sugar. Everything this lady says is on point. It will definitely change your life and not as hard as some may think. Baby steps
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The pain of regret is far worse than the pain of discipline….*This is a quote by Master Shi heng yi
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The pain of regret is far worse than the pain of discipline
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Wow, one of the best TED talks I have listened too! Trust me, I work in a hospital, and she is 100 percent correct about the damage diabetes does!! A majority of our patients are obese diabetics in their 50s having their toes and then their feet, and then their legs amputated for chronic wounds and infections!
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"I'm not talking about never eating sugar again" - Yas!!! From a recovered orthorexic, a massive yas. Not putting it off limits, indulding in small qualities of high-quality desserts is what has made me feel healthy and not obsessed anymore. (because being 100% anything-free triggers my obsessive-compulsive tendencies)
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Instead of just believing it, I actually got rid of refined sugars for one month just to see what the fuss is about...I dropped 13 lbs just like that. This is real.
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Would be nice if companies were required to stop using over 20 different names for sugar in the nutrition facts and were required to report the carb contents of items like maltodextrin all in an effort to hide the true sugar contents.
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Hits close to home. My uncle passed away at the age of 54. He developed Type 2 diabetes as a kid, and he wasn't even obese or anything. What's sad is, you really do have to keep up with your insulin if you have it. My uncle was on a fixed income and was rationing his insulin only doing about half of what he was supposed to, to try and afford his other bills. We hadn't heard from him for a couple days and went to check to discover his body. Him rationing his insulin is what killed him.
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I was on a low carb diet for about a year. For the first time in my life my body was almost totally painfree and I felt energized. Then depression and disordered eating hit me and I started eating sugar like crazy. I gained 10kg and now my body is constantly aching, I get out of breath easily and I'm tired all the time. It's funny how easily we do the opposite of what we should when we get sick with an mental illness. In the past month I've finally started to feel like I'm getting back the motivation to start exercising and changing my diet. I'm not gonna do low carb anymore because it triggers my eating disorder but I'm definitely gonna reduce my sugar intake and watch the quality of the carbs I eat. Thank you for this video!
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If you’re waiting for a sign, let this be it.
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There's a french proverb that says:"We dig our grave with our teeths
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SOMEONE GIVE THIS KIND LADY A GLASS OF WATER
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You presented it in the best possible manner Ma'am. It can never be taught better or simpler than this. This really gave a a signal on alarming danger of Sugar in our lives and the growing generation. You motivated me in 2 ways. One, obviously to continue my sugar quit challenge and two, the presentation skill u have on which i' m working now a days. Splendid performance. Loved it ❤