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as the coconut matures. As the nut ages, there’s less water, and
therefore a higher concentration of sugar. So if you’re buying a coconut, pick a fresh one between four and six months old. If you’re buying a packaged version, check sugar content on
the label!

DIETS DON’T WORK. PERIOD. TRUE WELLNESS IS ABOUT BEING FREE FROM RESTRICTION AND EXTREMES. That said, some diets can have
some valid nutritional principles at their core. True wellness is also about being open and cherrypicking helpful tips and tricks, and seeing if it works for you.
    This is the boon of living without sugar – it gets your body off the sugar rollercoaster and able to determine the eating approaches that best suit you.
    Know this: there is no perfect diet or eating approach. None are scientifically ‘proven’, including the sugar-free one. It’s all an experiment. Let’s
check out a bunch of dietary ideas that you might be able to cherrypick the best of:
    CLEANSING, DETOXING AND JUICING
    Juice cleanses, lemon juice and cayenne fasts, coffee enema retreats . . . the idea is that by flushing everything out and getting nutrients in an easily digestible (mostly
liquid) form we can get our bodies back on the straight and narrow. But here’s the funny thing: the body is already plenty capable of eliminating toxins on its own. And daily. It’s
called, ah, urination. Also . . .
    OUR BODIES DETOX BEST WITH – WAIT FOR IT – SUGAR-FREE FOOD.
    There’s also this: liquid diets leave you hungry (solids take almost twice as long as liquids to leave your stomach) and constipated (you need fibre for your gut to move
and to maintain the right kind of bacteria to keep things active), and will slow your metabolism (the calorie decrease can send the body into starvation mode, causing you to store energy). Plus,
juices are often full of fruit, beetroot and carrot, which, when the fibre is removed, are instant sugary fat dumps to the liver, served in a cute bottle.
    There are certainly benefits to resting your digestion from time to time. But I have some simpler, smarter suggestions.
    LET’S TRY THIS

VEGETABLE SMOOTHIES INSTEAD OF JUICES
    Liquefying your meals can have benefits – it can be quite soothing and can give your digestion a break. But puréeing instead of juicing your vegetables is a
     far better way to go. You retain the fibre (and extra nutrients in the skin) and it can also help you metabolise any sugar content. Eat/drink a Green Glowin’ Skin Smoothie for breakfast
     each morning for a week, with some fat (avocado, nuts, coconut oil), and you’ll be flushingly clean in no time.
    FASTING
    I don’t like the idea of food deprivation for days on end – it’s too emotionally taxing for most of us. But I can see the benefit of giving your guts a good
rest in regular spurts, and intermittent fasts, such as the 5:2 and the Alternate Day Fast, are backed by some sound science and logic. Clinical trials show that reduced caloric intake a few days a
week reduces circulating sugar and fat levels and reduces blood pressure, inflammation and oxidative stress. Research at the US National Institute on Aging’s neuroscience laboratory suggests
fasting is a mild form of stress that stimulates the body’s cellular defences against molecular damage, thus improving longevity. Other studies show a 14–16-hour food break can have
similar benefits. This gels with me as it’s easily done, even daily.
    LET’S TRY THIS
    THE OVERNIGHT ‘FAST’
    Try not eating after 7 pm each night and eating breakfast the next day at the end of your morning routine (see Code 5). Whaddya know? You have yourself a daily 14-hour
     fast. I find this approach is quite effective for setting my appetite for the day. Only try this technique if you’re curious or if you feel your digestion might be over-taxed, of
     course.

BEWARE
PROCESSED FOODS CONTAIN EXTRA CALORIES
    DER, RIGHT? A RECENT STUDY FOUND THAT IF YOU EAT A 600-CALORIE SERVING OF WHOLE-MEAL BREAD WITH REAL