My life without sugar | Olivia Judson

My plan was to have a sugar-free month – but now I feel so much better that I can’t imagine going back

Three years ago, I stopped eating sugar. My plan was to have a sugar-free month, just to see if it made a difference. I had done similar experiments before – a month without caffeine, or alcohol, or reading news online. Aside from chocolate, I wasn’t a big eater of sugar, I thought, so I didn’t expect to notice any change. But I did.

Giving up sugar set me free. And so, what began as an experiment has become my new life. I have changed in ways that I had not thought possible.

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