Why You Should Go Gluten-Free/Sugar Free?

- November 08, 2019

Deciding to go on a healthy diet may sound simple, but it's not! There are so many options that are out in the market, however not are suitable to everyone. I've tried so many healthy options, and I know how hard it is to follow on a strict diet and not all are effective to me. Some doesn't satisfy my taste buds, and some makes me crave for more food.

With all the food craze going on that we see in social media, it makes it more difficult to start on a good diet. We have to face the fact that living healthy will not only extend our life span, but also will make us feel good and confident. The truth is, with all those delicious food we eat, we forget about eating healthy. I don't want to scare you, Individuals who suffered from diabetes, cancer, renal failures and other diseases will definitely require a strict diet—Low Carbohydrate/Sugar-Free diet.

Diabetic Cases

The Philippines is considered one of the diabetes "hot spots" in the Western Pacific region. It is estimated that 1 out of 5 Filipinos are diabetic. This statistic is very alarming and calls for attention of the general public. Several cause-oriented group has already started campaigns to spread awareness in the hope to help hinder the growth.

It was noted that unhealthy lifestyle habits of Filipinos is the main cause of diabetes. This was also tackled by World Health Organization and they also included sedentary lifestyles as major lifestyle risk factors, stating that 1 in 3 overweight and 1 in 10 is obese.

Obesity

Obesity cases is another red flag in the country. Those who consume excess sugar and carbohydrate lead to accumulating that excess weight overtime. Per record, Philippines has estimated a staggering 18 million citizens who are either Obese or Overweight.

Cancer Cells feed on Sugar

To clarify, consuming sugar does not cause cancer. Studies have been conducted which proves that sugar essentially feeds tumors and encourages cancer growth. Hence starving these cells from sugar may help cancer patients.

These health conditions would require a special diet, and we know how expensive it can be. Because it can be really costly, a group of young entrepreneurs, Evan Dykimching and Vicson Ngo, have decided to develop bread alternatives, Hearty Bread, Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free.

The company started out as suppliers for some of the major hospitals in the Metro. They cater to doctors and in-house patient with conditions mentioned above.

"When one of our family member got confined in the hospital, we were surprised that the price of our bread were quite high due to several administrative fees," Evan recounts.

With the company's desire to promote affordable and quality healthy, they created the brand "Hearty Bread" to make healthy breads readily available and affordable to the general public.

To give you an idea, if you are not familiar with the price of Gluten-Free/Sugar-Free market, other producers are selling at Php500 to Php600 per loaf. Expensive, right?

Hearty Bread invested in research & development for 2 years in order to come up with bread that are double the size and sell them at half the price – all Gluten-Free/Sugar-Free.

A lot of other products are in the pipeline and are being developed which gives those who are into these type of diet something to look forward to.

Evan also shares the secret to making their bread available at a very low price – "We can really lower the cost of our products since we produce them commercially in volume quantities. We also own the lot where our facilities operate so we don't pay rent. We make our breads affordable not to kill the market price, but to make these healthy bread affordable and help those who are burdened to begin with."

I received a basket of Hearty Bread, and I must say that they all taste great! Some didn't really look attractive to eat like the Cheesy Charcoal Almond Loaf, but when I tasted them I changed my mind. Even my kids love them and want me to get them more for daily consumption. I didn't expect that a Gluten-Free/Sugar-Free and no preservative will taste really, really good!