Seven changes that would happen to your body if you gave up sugar for 14 days

A health expert has listed the seven changes that would happen to your body if you gave up sugar for 14 days. On his YouTube channel, Dr Eric Berg DC – who boasts 12 million subscribers – shared the ‘amazing’ things that can happen if you stop eating sugar.

Dr. Eric Berg DC is a licensed chiropractor specializing in healthy ketosis and intermittent fasting. He is the author of The Healthy Keto Plan. He is also the director of Dr Berg Nutritionals. Although she no longer practices, she instead focuses on health education through social media.

In his video, he discusses what happens to your body if you eliminate sugar for two weeks. He explained: “What you’re doing is switching from burning sugar to burning fat. This can take about three days and you may experience some symptoms in the process. But taking B vitamins and potassium can help with these symptoms.”

Some of the main changes he says will occur include weight loss, less fatigue and better skin. Other benefits of giving up sugar may include:

• Build new enzymes to run your body on fat fuel.
• Less inflammation in the arteries.
• Brain cell growth.
• Cleanse a fatty liver.
• Better kidney function.

What would happen if you stopped eating sugar:

1. Lose sugar cravings

Dr Berg says that one of the first things that would happen is that you will eventually lose your appetite for sugar. He explained that every time you eat sugar, your hormones push your blood sugar down.

He added: “This causes a low blood sugar situation, hypoglycemia, to some extent and that will make you crave sugar. So by getting rid of sugar, you get rid of sugar cravings.”

2. Less hunger

The health expert says: “Sugar is what makes you hungry all the time. Giving up sugar can help stabilize blood sugar.”

Explaining why you’re much less hungry when you cut out sugar, he said: “Because you stabilize your blood sugar and now your cells can actually be fed. When you live on sugar, because sugar is toxic to the body, the body begins to reject it.

“This is called insulin resistance. So the body blocks insulin because that controls sugar and what your body is really trying to do is limit the amount of sugar inside the cells.

“So the body doesn’t think it’s a good thing. It’s a bad thing. So when you quit, this could backfire.

“And not only that you can now absorb adequate amounts of fuel. You’ll also absorb nutrients much better because insulin resistance also blocks nutrients, minerals, vitamins, and that’s one of the functions of insulin.”

3. Less fatigue

The doctor says you’ll feel less tired, especially after eating, if you cut out sugar. “When you eat sugar regularly, you’re usually going to be tired after you eat, and that’s a matter of blood sugar.

“But you’ll find you won’t be so tired after you eat. It just means that now you don’t have a sugar high, which basically tires out the brain. It’s normal sugar, and now your brain. he can be awake.”

4. Lose excess water and fat

For the first week, “you’re going to shed a lot of water and excess fat,” says the expert. And in the second week, you’ll lose even more fat, he added.

“You’ll be surprised how much fluid you’ve retained. Some people within a week can lose about 13 kg of fluid. They keep that fluid around and that can’t be so heart healthy. Of course, you WILL see your clothes sag, especially around the midsection.

“Your gut, your waste, is one of the best indicators of whether you’re making too much sugar. If you cut back on sugar, your stomach shrinks. If you eat sugar, your stomach will expand, okay?”

5. Improved mood and improved cognitive function

Dr Berg says you will also notice that you will feel calmer, more focused and your concentration will improve. “So if you were grumpy before, now you’ll be much calmer, less stressed,” he explained.

“Also, your cognitive function will improve. So you will feel more focused. You’ll have less attention deficit disorder (ADD) and more attention to focus on your projects.”

6. Skin looks better

Giving up sugar for 14 days will not only benefit your body on the inside, but it will show on the outside as well. Dr. Berg says you’ll notice that your skin will improve and you’ll have less acne.

“It’s just a reflection of what’s going on,” he said. “When you eat sugar, your insulin goes up and so do your androgen hormones, and we’re talking about women, your androgens will go up and that’s going to create acne.

“In a male body, increased insulin will decrease testosterone. So you’re going to have other problems that are associated with low testosterone.”

7. Less rigidity

As for his last point, he says you’ll experience less inflammation and less pain. “So what’s happening is all we’re doing is we’re turning your fuel from sugar into fat. It takes three days, okay, to cut carbs and sugar,” he explained.

“You may have worsening symptoms for three days. Good? Guys, anyone can actually handle three days. And if you took some B vitamins from nutritional yeast and some potassium, you probably won’t have any symptoms.

“So it will be relatively easy. At the cellular level, you build new enzymes to rid your body of fat fuel. Okay, that’s what’s going on here.

“You have some small cars that literally switch to a different fuel source. That’s what happens in these two weeks. You get a decrease in inflammation in your arteries, okay?

“This is what happens when you cut out sugar. Less inflammation. It will help you in the long run, help prevent clot or plaque, and help reduce the risk of stroke and heart attack.

“You’ll also start growing brain cells. Why? Because when you cut back on sugar, then you’re driving your body into a different fuel source, called ketones, and ketones support nerve cell growth.”