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FAITH, HEALTH & HEALING DEVOTIONAL - DAY 13

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How Safe is Sweet?

“Who satisfies your mouth with good things; so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.” – Psalm 103:5

The tongue senses salty, sweet, biter, sour and umami with different concentration at different parts of the tongue. Popular belief is that whatever is not sweet is bad and the subconscious would gravitate toward sweet foods, drinks, beverages, etc.

Food should taste good as most foods are naturally sweetened with great taste. Problems start for the health when modern processing methods including refining, polishing, chemical additives, artificial sweetening, colorings and flavors are introduced.

Refined sugar amongst its many dangers is the reduced efficiency of the body’s immune functions. 
Most scholarly article alluded to 40% decrease in function as the white blood cells are unable to attack bacteria or viruses due to sugar intake occupying the space needed for Vitamin C which the white blood cells require for their body security function.

Obesity has been declared an epidemic especially as seen in children and young adults. This is the cause of several diseases like hypertension, Type II Diabetes, etc. Sugar laden products are fast becoming the food of choice for many mothers because of convenience and cost. The excessive consumption of refined sugar is at the root of these disease conditions.

Mention must be made of disorders and restless behaviors in children of school age which are all linked to the consumption of refined sugar causing a reduction in attention capacity of children.

Aspartame is being used to replace sugar in beverages labeled as “low-sugar”, “zero-sugar”, etc. Aspartame is an artificial sweetener found also in energy drinks. It has several damaging health effects and sometimes considered worse than sugar.
Healthy alternatives to sugar would be date, organic honey, stevia, maple syrup, raisins, etc.

The psalmist wrote in the scripture above that he is satisfied with good things and he is helped to age graciously. Sugar has become an addiction for some people but grace is always available to break the addiction.

It is God that satisfies. Every addiction is to fulfill a satisfaction hence you can derive a super-satisfaction if you accept the grace that God has provided.

Confession: Thank you Lord for satisfying me. Addictions cannot take hold of me hence I receive your satisfying provision for every area of my life in Jesus name.
 
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