I'm a huge fan of sugar! I always have been since my childhood: looking forward
to every holiday that allowed me to indulge. Growing up I started limiting
myself to candy and foods with added bleached sugars because I wanted healthy
teeth, then as a young adult because I wanted a healthy body. One year as a
young adult while out with family I noticed something strange. I attempted to
eat a sugary based treat as an indulgent. After consuming a couple of bites my
stomach said, "hell no!" My body without my conscious awareness had
detoxed itself from bleached sugar and food products. After that unpleasant
experience, I stuck to raw sugar or alternative natural sweeteners, whole
grains, etc...
Fast forward about a decade I begin researching skin
treatments for my daughter. I discovered the components of sugar and its’ blessed
reactions with the skin. Soon I began experimenting and mixing natural
compounds. What I found to be true: Sugar is a natural skin healer and
regenerator. I'm not speaking of just a scrub with some oils, yes those are
great. I'm speaking of making a natural base formula to do better than what
most skin care companies claim and cannot. Sugar is an antidote for certain
skin conditions, including aging!
Now, let's go back in time to me eating sugar (candy,
desserts, and foods/beverages with added sugars). I noticed the more my
nutritional intake heightened and became more plant based, my body responded to
these foods (be it added raw sugar or a natural alternative) more negatively.
It just didn't want it. However, my tongue and other mentally driven desires
said otherwise. The added sweetness to my food made me feel, sooooo good!
Oatmeal, vegan pancakes, whole grain vegan desserts just called my name for the
soothing of my taste bud soul. I was addicted like every other person in the
US. Sugar was my drug. My body would soon pay the price if I didn’t stop using
it.
I looked into the effects on the body to see if anyone
experienced symptoms like me. My blood was tested several times. I was found
not even close to being diabetic. What I did find was that sugar made the
digestive organs work harder. It also causes dehydration. Worst, it feeds
cancer cells. Overall, it is a premature aging factor/contributor. In my
opinion it can do more harm than the sun because it’s internal. I realized
sugar can be an antithesis to the body when consumed outside of its’ source.
I decided to look deeper into my addiction. I wanted
to shake it. I managed to eliminate raw cane sugar from my house, only to
replace it with coconut sugar and agave. Still I was purchasing foods made with
organic cane sugar (or evaporated cane juice). I needed help. A nutritional
coach asked me to look into my personal life and note where I was lacking
"sweetness". I never heard this before. I thought the question would
be easy but it wasn’t. I had self-love, I had beautiful children, my love life
was okay (I thought). I truly felt empowered. Still something sweet was
missing. I had to look into places that weren't so obvious. I had to look into
the depths of my heart. A place where sugar became the replacement for the true
sweetness I was missing from my life.
So began my journey of emotional healing…. My long
story made short, I was missing my inner love that’s truly sweet. My deep
desires that remained subconscious due to responsibilities that took precedent
over my inner needs. I changed my prayers to focus on me opening doors and
receiving the sweetness that made me feel sooooo good. How can I expect my
children or anyone I mentor to have their sweet heart’s desires if I myself
have not experienced it? It was time to start pursuing what I buried deep down,
due to whatever! It made me see that in all my self-empowerment I did not value
myself as much as I thought I did. It was time to come out of my comfort zone
and step onto the stage of life I sing about. Be seen, be known, and share
without fear of judgement, or failure, or even success! Now, I can start
tasting the sweetness; the sweetness of me.
This past June, I decided to eliminate 100% of added
sugars and sweeteners completely from my nutritional intake. Since then, it has
not been easy. I succumbed three times: once to a sample of a vegan chocolate
chip whole grain cookie made for my sons actually; second to a slice of
birthday cake my sons help make for a celebration; and third to a taste of a
berry sorbet while visiting the Cascade Mountains. It’s a process and each day
gets better. My body feels lighter, my chronic fatigue headaches have subsided,
and of course I look 2-3 years younger than I did before.
Each day I remind myself I’m sweet enough. Each day I
focus on tasting life’s sweetness pouring on me, fulfilling my heart’s secret desires
that make me feel sooooo good. Some days it’s simply speaking with a friend
that fills my heart. Most days it’s been working on my music and songs. So, I
definitely see where this is going. I have a feeling I’ll be singing full time
by next summer. When I sing, I can feel the sweetness. I’m heightened and in my
full zenith. It’s where I belong, wrapped in a song.
I bet any money you feel inspired by this. Seeing you
do, let me help you find your sweetness in life. My coaching experience can
guide you to where your true sweetness and beauty sits waiting on you to reveal
it. In doing so you’ll let go of harmful food addictions that replace what you
are really longing for—sweet.
Love Power!,
Jahnel "Crystal Queen" Profit, LE
