Tuesday, 5/31/11

Strength – Power Snatch 5×5

W.O.D. – 4 R.F.T.
20 Burpees
15 Ball Slams
400m run….past Powerhouse!!!!

So why no sugar substitutes?

Take for instance the dilemma of the diet soda. Most diet sodas are calorie and carb free, caffinated, sweet and totally delicious (this can be debated). At first glance, this sounds Zone perfect and a great alternative to that nasty water-stuff.

Let’s start with a very basic principle of the Zone – hormone regulation. One of the primary benefits of Zoning is the hormone regulation that results from eating a low-glycemic balanced meal. By controlling your carbohydrate intake and monitoring the glycemic impact of your carb choices, you limit the amount of insulin released by your pancreas. This maintains a neutral to favorable insulin sensitivity (as opposed to insulin resistance) and circumvents excess carb storage as fat.

Enter the sweetener. Sweeteners are just that – sweet. When your tongue tastes something sweet entering the mouth, it talks to the brain (specifically the hypothalamus) and says “Hey, here comes energy!” The brain then says to the pancreas “Yo, dump some insulin because here comes glucose!” And there it is – a big insulin dump, but all for nothing. The body is now very confused and unable to effectively regulate insulin and all because of artificial sweeteners. Not to mention all the other chemical processes that get thrown for a loop! Just say no to Artificial Sweeteners!