They say you are what you eat. My teeth bear witness to that. Yesterday I bit down on a tootsie roll sucker and a sharp pain radiated through my jaw. Thirty-some years’ worth of candy eating has taken a toll, resulting in numerous fillings and a few unpleasant and very expensive root canals. And all those tasty, double cheese crackers that go down so easily? They’ve left me sluggish and wanting more. Sweets and carbs, although temporarily satisfying, actually make us hungrier. They spike our blood sugar, resulting in an extra dose of insulin, only to leave us craving more. When our ... Read the Post