{"id":1144,"date":"2020-03-30T19:55:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T23:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lee-cornell.com\/blog\/?p=1144"},"modified":"2020-03-30T19:58:21","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T23:58:21","slug":"immune-system-tips-3-sugar-damages-your-immune-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lee-cornell.com\/blog\/immune-system-tips-3-sugar-damages-your-immune-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Immune System Tips #3 &#8211; Sugar Damages Your Immune System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/lee-cornell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/452ed6c1566fb679b1ba68f6e33e7f18.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1146\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/lee-cornell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/452ed6c1566fb679b1ba68f6e33e7f18.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/lee-cornell.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=1146\" class=\"wp-image-1146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lee-cornell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/452ed6c1566fb679b1ba68f6e33e7f18.jpg 640w, https:\/\/lee-cornell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/452ed6c1566fb679b1ba68f6e33e7f18-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people eat a lot more sugar\nthan they should. With fast food and processed foods being so common nowadays,\nsugar has been added to almost everything to give it the flavor that you want,\nbut it comes with a lot of serious side effects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the obvious weight\ngain, excessive sugar can also cause breakouts of acne, hormone imbalance, and\ncan even damage your immune system. By detoxing your system of any sugar, you\ncan bring your immune system back up to full strength. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those that are unaware or\nunfamiliar, a sugar detox involves going about two weeks or more without any\nsugar, so that your body can get any sugar out of the system and bring you back\nto normal levels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For some people that are used to\neating and drinking a lot of sugary things, this can actually be quite\ndifficult, because sugar is addictive in nature. One of the reasons that sugar\nweakens your immune system is that it slows down the production of cells that\nare crucial to your immune system, namely white blood cells. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When your body has an excessive\namount of sugar, you\u2019re going to see a substantial drop in the amount of white\nblood cells, meaning any diseases that come into your body will experience much\nless resistance when they start to spread, leading to you becoming sick easily.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sugar has also been found to be\nclosely tied with the release of cortisol, also known as the stress hormone.\nNot only will this cause you to be more stressed out and anxious, but it will\nalso hold your immune system back and slow it down so that it\u2019s less effective\nwhen coming across a virus or bacterial infection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s recommended to cut out all\nprocessed sugary foods, because those can absolutely tank your immune system\ndown to about half of its usual efficiency. Instead, you should get very little\nsugar naturally through fruits and vegetables, which also come with a wide\narray of vitamins and minerals that will help your immune system rather than\nhinder it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Going on a sugar detox is great for your immune system, body, and mind. It helps you lose weight, reduces stress, and keeps your white blood cell count high so that they can do their job when a virus or infection tries to get the best of you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you found this article useful, please like and share. Please feel free to leave a comment. And subscribe to my blog to be notified of future posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay safe. Be smart. Wash your hands. Stay home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many people eat a lot more sugar than they should. With fast food and processed foods being so common nowadays, sugar has been added to almost everything to give it the flavor that you want, but it comes with a lot of serious side effects. 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