It's a no brainer to remove all processed sugar from diet, and if you've not noticed a sugar connection, it is probably because you still take a "relatively" low amount of processed sugar. You have to stop completely. It's ridiculous to be doing a hundred other things, taking supplements and even pro hormones and/or chemicals to alter other blood result items while still eating processed sugar- makes no sense to me. I hit the recovery path 100%, no stone unturned, in particular the mental side of things and recovery came relatively fast. In the opening weeks of my recovery plan, i occasionally has some sugar or did some other thing wrong, and each time, i berated myself for it and it put me back. I quickly realised this was not helpful, and within weeks i got on it 100% which allowed me to be mentally strong knowing each day i had done everything in my power....