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252. The link between self-esteem and sugar
09 Nov 2025
00:29:19
In this episode, I explore the emotional side of sugar cravings, and how low self-esteem can quietly keep us stuck in the sugar cycle.
This episode was inspired by Patra, a member of my Freedom From Cravings Formula program.
Patra gave me permission to share a part of her background and how years of guilt, self-criticism, and “never feeling good enough” affected her self-esteem and shaped her relationship with food, especially sugar.
You'll also hear about the scientific reason our brain naturally looks for short-term ways to feel better with sugar.
But when you start replacing sugar with self-compassion, you can develop healthier ways to make peace with food... and yourself.
This episode is about letting go of perfectionism and realizing that you’re not broken — you’re human.
Struggling with cravings? Download your 5 tips HERE to discover how you can get rid of cravings... even when you feel tired or stressed.
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Disclaimer: Information provided by Life After Sugar is not designed to and does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, treatment or services to you or to any other individual. This is general information for educational purposes only. The information provided is not a substitute for medical or professional care. Life After Sugar is not liable or responsible for any advice, information, services or product you obtain through Life After Sugar. You should always seek the advice of your physician o...
251. "As a functional doctor, I always ask my patients to cut sugar": Dr. Anju
02 Nov 2025
00:39:38
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Anju, a former family doctor who shifted into functional medicine after realizing that treating symptoms wasn’t enough… She wanted to help people truly heal.
Dr. Anju and I talk about:
How growing up in India with home-cooked meals shaped her view on food
What led her to question the limits of conventional medicine
Why she now sees sugar as a major disruptor to health, and encourages patients to cut it out completely
How sugar affects hormones, energy, and cravings
What functional medicine really means (and how it differs from the mainstream approach)
Why eating well isn't about perfection, but about finding what works for your body
Dr. Anju shares her personal health journey, how she guides her patients through holistic change (starting with cutting sugar, dairy, and gluten), and why she believes no one has to suffer.
Struggling with cravings? Download your 5 tips HERE to discover how you can get rid of cravings... even when you feel tired or stressed.
To rate and review this podcast:
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After selecting a nickname, tap OK. Your review may not be immediately visible, but it should be posted soon. Thank you! - Netta
Disclaimer: Information provided by Life After Sugar is not designed to and does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, treatment or services to you or to any other individual. This is general information for educational purposes only. The information provided is not a substitute for medical or professional care. Life After Sugar is not liable or responsible for any advice, information, services or product you obtain through Life After Sugar. You should always seek the advice of your physician o...
242. "I lost over 200lbs when I decided to cut sugar": Alex
31 Aug 2025
00:36:51
Alex struggled with food for most of his life, but he never knew that he had a real problem with food addiction.
He thought that he was lazy, weak-willed, and doomed to be overweight and unhappy forever.
His self-esteem was low, and he used sugar and processed foods as a source of familiarity and comfort.
By his mid-20s, Alex weighed about 400lbs.
He decided to make a conscious change to lose weight and get his health back.
Listen to how Alex went from feeling like a helpless victim to feeling in control and free from cravings and the hold that sugar had on him.
Struggling with cravings? Download your 5 tips HERE to discover how you can get rid of cravings... even when you feel tired or stressed.
To rate and review this podcast:
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After selecting a nickname, tap OK. Your review may not be immediately visible, but it should be posted soon. Thank you! - Netta
Disclaimer: Information provided by Life After Sugar is not designed to and does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, treatment or services to you or to any other individual. This is general information for educational purposes only. The information provided is not a substitute for medical or professional care. Life After Sugar is not liable or responsible for any advice, information, services or product you obtain through Life After Sugar. You should always seek the advice of your physician o...
152. "We can't moderate ultra-processed foods": Jamie and Paige
10 Dec 2023
00:46:07
In Episode 152, I'm talking with two lifelong processed food addicts, Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno.
We talk about their struggles, lessons learned, tools, tips, and resources that freed them from decades of food addiction and obsession with food.
All food?
No - ultra-processed food!
Jamie and Paige also share how they came to believe that true health and wellness come from nourishing your body with whole, UNprocessed foods.
Now their mission is to empower you with the knowledge and tools you need to make educated decisions that promote physical and emotional health, longevity, vitality, peace and wholeness.
Want to transform your relationship with sugar and start living your craving-free life with confidence TODAY? Get group support, encouragement, and the accountability you need to get rid of your cravings! Join our private community, the After Sugar Club! It's a monthly membership and it's open all year round, so join us today!
And to get more personalized guidance from me, plus support and accountability in a small group, join the 90-day program, Freedom from Cravings Formula. It's specifically designed for women over 50 who want to get rid of cravings so that they can slim down and finally feel in control around food. Book a complimentary Clarity Call with me here: https://aftersugarclub.com/
Struggling with cravings? Download your 5 tips HERE to discover how you can get rid of cravings... even when you feel tired or stressed.
To rate and review this podcast:
scroll down in your podcast player on your phone and click on the stars.
To leave a review, scroll down a little more and click on "Write a Review".
Once you’ve finished, select “Send” or “Save” in the top-right corner.
If you’ve never left a podcast review before, enter a nickname. Your nickname will be displayed on your review.
After selecting a nickname, tap OK. Your review may not be immediately visible, but it should be posted soon. Thank you! - Netta
Disclaimer: Information provided by Life After Sugar is not designed to and does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, treatment or services to you or to any other individual. This is general information for educational purposes only. The information provided is not a substitute for medical or professional care. Life After Sugar is not liable or responsible for any advice, information, services or product you obtain through Life After Sugar. You should always seek the advice of your physician o...
151. Hunger, sugar, calories, and hormones
03 Dec 2023
00:37:14
Do you feel hungry several times a day? What if that sensation you're feeling isn't actually hunger?
What if it's to do with your hormones?
Which hormones?
Well, primarily: ghrelin, leptin, and insulin.
Maybe you're often hungry even though you snack all the time. And maybe your cravings have something to do with all that snacking...
Let's dive into the connection between hunger, sugar, calories, and hormones!
Want to start living your craving-free life with confidence TODAY? Get group support, encouragement, and the accountability you need to get rid of your cravings! Join our private community, the After Sugar Club! It's a monthly membership and it's open all year round, so join us today!
And to get more personalized guidance from me, plus support and accountability in a small group, join the 90-day program, Freedom from Cravings Formula. It's specifically designed for women over 50 who want to get rid of cravings so that they can slim down and finally feel in control around food. Book a complimentary Clarity Call with me here: https://aftersugarclub.com/
Struggling with cravings? Download your 5 tips HERE to discover how you can get rid of cravings... even when you feel tired or stressed.
To rate and review this podcast:
scroll down in your podcast player on your phone and click on the stars.
To leave a review, scroll down a little more and click on "Write a Review".
Once you’ve finished, select “Send” or “Save” in the top-right corner.
If you’ve never left a podcast review before, enter a nickname. Your nickname will be displayed on your review.
After selecting a nickname, tap OK. Your review may not be immediately visible, but it should be posted soon. Thank you! - Netta
Disclaimer: Information provided by Life After Sugar is not designed to and does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, treatment or services to you or to any other individual. This is general information for educational purposes only. The information provided is not a substitute for medical or professional care. Life After Sugar is not liable or responsible for any advice, information, services or product you obtain through Life After Sugar. You should always seek the advice of your physician o...
150. Step 1 to freedom from cravings
26 Nov 2023
00:19:50
In this episode, you'll hear an excerpt of a recent online workshop I gave called "5 Steps to Freedom from Cravings".
Step 1 is the most important step, because without it, the other steps don't really count.
What is Step 1? And why is it so important?
Find out in this episode!
To get personalized guidance from me, plus support and accountability in a small group, join the 90-day program, Freedom from Cravings Formula. It's specifically designed for women over 50 who want to get rid of cravings so that they can slim down and finally feel in control around food. Check out everything that's included and book a complimentary Clarity Call with me here: https://aftersugarclub.com/schedule-clarity-call/
And check out these free resources to help you break free from sugar:
Struggling with cravings? Download your 5 tips HERE to discover how you can get rid of cravings... even when you feel tired or stressed.
To rate and review this podcast:
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After selecting a nickname, tap OK. Your review may not be immediately visible, but it should be posted soon. Thank you! - Netta
Disclaimer: Information provided by Life After Sugar is not designed to and does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, treatment or services to you or to any other individual. This is general information for educational purposes only. The information provided is not a substitute for medical or professional care. Life After Sugar is not liable or responsible for any advice, information, services or product you obtain through Life After Sugar. You should always seek the advice of your physician o...
149. "Food addiction is not your fault": Amanda
19 Nov 2023
00:47:11
Amanda Leith struggled with weight problems for most of her life.
She tried all the diets, exercise classes, and therapy. The solution, she was told, was either, “Eat less and exercise more,” or, “Work on your emotional issues with a good therapist.”
She'd even had weight loss surgery... which had completely failed because she couldn’t follow the "everything in moderation" diet.
It was only when Amanda got the right help to recognize that she was a food addict that her life changed.
Amanda shares how when she found out she was addicted to certain foods, especially sugar and flour, she felt relieved. At last - she understood that her food addiction wasn't her fault!
She found HER solution, and now she works with people every day to help lift them out of the trenches of food obsession and addiction.
Want to start living your craving-free life with confidence TODAY? Get group support, encouragement, and the accountability you need to get rid of your cravings! Join our private community, the After Sugar Club! It's a monthly membership and it's open all year round, so join us today!
And to get more personalized guidance from me, plus support and accountability in a small group, join the 90-day program, Freedom from Cravings Formula. It's specifically designed for women over 50 who want to get rid of cravings so that they can slim down and finally feel in control around food. Book a complimentary Clarity Call with me here: https://aftersugarclub.com/
Struggling with cravings? Download your 5 tips HERE to discover how you can get rid of cravings... even when you feel tired or stressed.
To rate and review this podcast:
scroll down in your podcast player on your phone and click on the stars.
To leave a review, scroll down a little more and click on "Write a Review".
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If you’ve never left a podcast review before, enter a nickname. Your nickname will be displayed on your review.
After selecting a nickname, tap OK. Your review may not be immediately visible, but it should be posted soon. Thank you! - Netta
Disclaimer: Information provided by Life After Sugar is not designed to and does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, treatment or services to you or to any other individual. This is general information for educational purposes only. The information provided is not a substitute for medical or professional care. Life After Sugar is not liable or responsible for any advice, information, services or product you obtain through Life After Sugar. You should always seek the advice of your physician o...
148. "For me, eating less sugar isn't a punishment, it's self-care": Sarah
12 Nov 2023
00:42:38
In this week's episode, Sarah shares about her struggles with an eating disorder as a teenager, as well as with cravings due to crazy hormones during her recent pregnancy.
Sarah used to see cutting sugar as a punishment because she was focused on losing weight. She felt bad about herself and often resorted to negative self-talk. But more recently, her outlook has changed. Now she wants to concentrate on her health, not just her weight.
Sarah loves animals, especially horses. We discuss how she cares for her horses in a positive way... and how she's learning to treat herself with kindness and compassion too. And eating less sugar is part of Sarah's self-care.
Want to transform your relationship with sugar and start living your craving-free life with confidence TODAY? Get group support, encouragement, and the accountability you need to get rid of your cravings! Join our private community, the After Sugar Club! It's a monthly membership and it's open all year round, so join us today!
And to get more personalized guidance from me, plus support and accountability in a small group, join the 90-day program, Freedom from Cravings Formula. It's specifically designed for women over 50 who want to get rid of cravings so that they can slim down and finally feel in control around food. Book a complimentary Clarity Call with me here: https://aftersugarclub.com/
Struggling with cravings? Download your 5 tips HERE to discover how you can get rid of cravings... even when you feel tired or stressed.
To rate and review this podcast:
scroll down in your podcast player on your phone and click on the stars.
To leave a review, scroll down a little more and click on "Write a Review".
Once you’ve finished, select “Send” or “Save” in the top-right corner.
If you’ve never left a podcast review before, enter a nickname. Your nickname will be displayed on your review.
After selecting a nickname, tap OK. Your review may not be immediately visible, but it should be posted soon. Thank you! - Netta
Disclaimer: Information provided by Life After Sugar is not designed to and does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, treatment or services to you or to any other individual. This is general information for educational purposes only. The information provided is not a substitute for medical or professional care. Life After Sugar is not liable or responsible for any advice, information, services or product you obtain through Life After Sugar. You should always seek the advice of your physician o...
147. Let's bust some myths about sugar (1)
05 Nov 2023
00:28:21
Let's bust some myths about sugar! 💥
My listeners asked me to bust all kinds of myths about sugar, cravings, and "life after sugar".
Here are this week's myths:
1. "Everything in moderation". 2. "You have to eat 3 (... 4... 5... 6) times a day". 3. "Your brain needs sugar to function". 4. "You need sugar to have fun in life".
Let's do some mythbusting! 💥
Want to start living your craving-free life with confidence TODAY? Get group support, encouragement, and the accountability you need to get rid of your cravings! Join our private community, the After Sugar Club! It's a monthly membership and it's open all year round, so join us today!
And to get more personalized guidance from me, plus support and accountability in a small group, join the 90-day program, Freedom from Cravings Formula. It's specifically designed for women over 50 who want to get rid of cravings so that they can slim down and finally feel in control around food. Check out everything that's included and book a complimentary Clarity Call with me here: https://aftersugarclub.com/
Struggling with cravings? Download your 5 tips HERE to discover how you can get rid of cravings... even when you feel tired or stressed.
To rate and review this podcast:
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If you’ve never left a podcast review before, enter a nickname. Your nickname will be displayed on your review.
After selecting a nickname, tap OK. Your review may not be immediately visible, but it should be posted soon. Thank you! - Netta
Disclaimer: Information provided by Life After Sugar is not designed to and does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, treatment or services to you or to any other individual. This is general information for educational purposes only. The information provided is not a substitute for medical or professional care. Life After Sugar is not liable or responsible for any advice, information, services or product you obtain through Life After Sugar. You should always seek the advice of your physician o...
146: Halloween edition: What scares you about sugar?
29 Oct 2023
00:18:29
In this special Halloween edition, I ask: What scares you the most about eating sugar... and about NOT eating sugar?
In this episode, you'll hear about common fears such as:
the fear of failure
feeling rejected or judged if you don't eat like everybody else
feeling restricted, or denying yourself
losing out on the fun in life
saying no and insulting people
suffering from diabetes and other metabolic dysregulations
not being strong enough or having enough willpower
not being able to implement what you know
There are tons of fears around sugar!
Because let's face it, change is what’s really scary.
Which is why you can get group support, encouragement, and the accountability you need to get rid of your cravings when you join our private community, the After Sugar Club! It's a monthly membership and it's open all year round… even during the holidays!
And to get more personalized guidance from me, plus support and accountability in a small group, join the 90-day program, Freedom from Cravings Formula. It's specifically designed for women over 50 who want to get rid of cravings so that they can slim down and finally feel in control around food. Check out everything that's included and book a complimentary Clarity Call with me here: https://aftersugarclub.com/
Struggling with cravings? Download your 5 tips HERE to discover how you can get rid of cravings... even when you feel tired or stressed.
To rate and review this podcast:
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After selecting a nickname, tap OK. Your review may not be immediately visible, but it should be posted soon. Thank you! - Netta
Disclaimer: Information provided by Life After Sugar is not designed to and does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, treatment or services to you or to any other individual. This is general information for educational purposes only. The information provided is not a substitute for medical or professional care. Life After Sugar is not liable or responsible for any advice, information, services or product you obtain through Life After Sugar. You should always seek the advice of your physician o...
145. Sugar, insulin resistance, metabolism, hormones, and menopause: Dr Èvelyne
22 Oct 2023
00:42:32
Are you struggling with hormonal issues? Maybe peri-menopause or menopause symptoms?
What if reducing refined carbs like sugar could help with a whole host of dysregulations, including hormonal issues and insulin resistance that can affect your metabolic health?
In this episode, I'm talking with fellow Québécoise Dr. Èvelyne Bourdua-Roy, who's been a family physician in Quebec, Canada since 2015. She's also certified in obesity medicine by the American Board of Obesity Medicine.
Dr. Èvelyne has a particular interest in nutrition, fasting, and other lifestyle habits that impact chronic diseases related to lifestyle, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes.
She has fascinating insight into how our hormonal and metabolic health can be affected by what we eat (including sugar!). Whether you're over 50 or younger, menopausal or not, this episode is for you! But it's not exclusively for women - we also talk about men and hormones!
Want to start living your craving-free life with confidence TODAY? Get group support, encouragement, and the accountability you need to get rid of your cravings! Join our private community, the After Sugar Club! It's a monthly membership and it's open all year round, so join us today!
And to get more personalized guidance from me, plus support and accountability in a small group, join the 90-day program, Freedom from Cravings Formula. It's specifically designed for women over 50 who want to get rid of cravings so that they can slim down and finally feel in control around food. Check out everything that's included and book a complimentary Clarity Call with me here: https://aftersugarclub.com/
Struggling with cravings? Download your 5 tips HERE to discover how you can get rid of cravings... even when you feel tired or stressed.
To rate and review this podcast:
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After selecting a nickname, tap OK. Your review may not be immediately visible, but it should be posted soon. Thank you! - Netta
Disclaimer: Information provided by Life After Sugar is not designed to and does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, treatment or services to you or to any other individual. This is general information for educational purposes only. The information provided is not a substitute for medical or professional care. Life After Sugar is not liable or responsible for any advice, information, services or product you obtain through Life After Sugar. You should always seek the advice of your physician o...
144. "Knowing your blood glucose levels is empowering": Catherine
15 Oct 2023
00:41:35
Do you know what a CGM is? If you're diabetic, you might use one.
It's a "continuous glucose monitor", and it's a little gizmo that you put in your arm to measure your blood glucose levels.
Even if you don't have diabetes, it can be really fascinating to know how your blood glucose levels are affected by what you eat (like sugar!) and even by non-food factors like stress and poor sleep.
Listen to this episode with Catherine to learn about how knowing your blood glucose levels can empower you to look after your health and well-being... because knowledge is power!
Want to start living your craving-free life with confidence TODAY? Get group support, encouragement, and the accountability you need to get rid of your cravings! Join our private community, the After Sugar Club! It's a monthly membership and it's open all year round, so join us today!
And to get more personalized guidance from me, plus support and accountability in a small group, join the 90-day program, Freedom from Cravings Formula. It's specifically designed for women over 50 who want to get rid of cravings so that they can slim down and finally feel in control around food. Check out everything that's included and book a complimentary Clarity Call with me here: https://aftersugarclub.com/
Struggling with cravings? Download your 5 tips HERE to discover how you can get rid of cravings... even when you feel tired or stressed.
To rate and review this podcast:
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After selecting a nickname, tap OK. Your review may not be immediately visible, but it should be posted soon. Thank you! - Netta
Disclaimer: Information provided by Life After Sugar is not designed to and does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, treatment or services to you or to any other individual. This is general information for educational purposes only. The information provided is not a substitute for medical or professional care. Life After Sugar is not liable or responsible for any advice, information, services or product you obtain through Life After Sugar. You should always seek the advice of your physician o...
143. Listener question: How strict are you, Netta?
08 Oct 2023
00:19:00
A listener recently asked me this question: "How strict are you, Netta?"
It's a great question, so I thought I'd take the time to answer it properly.
In this episode, you'll learn about:
my definition of "strict"
why I think this question may come from the diet culture
whether or not I check labels and lists of ingredients
how YOU can save time at the grocery store
what "life after sugar" feels like
how YOU can get guidance and support to find your freedom from cravings... without needing to be "strict"!
Want to start living your craving-free life with confidence TODAY? Get group support, encouragement, and the accountability you need to get rid of your cravings! Join our private community, the After Sugar Club! It's a monthly membership and it's open all year round, so join us today!
And to get more personalized guidance from me, plus support and accountability in a small group, join the 90-day program, Freedom from Cravings Formula. It's specifically designed for women over 50 who want to get rid of cravings so that they can slim down and finally feel in control around food. Check out everything that's included and book a complimentary Clarity Call with me here: https://aftersugarclub.com/
Struggling with cravings? Download your 5 tips HERE to discover how you can get rid of cravings... even when you feel tired or stressed.
To rate and review this podcast:
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After selecting a nickname, tap OK. Your review may not be immediately visible, but it should be posted soon. Thank you! - Netta
Disclaimer: Information provided by Life After Sugar is not designed to and does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, treatment or services to you or to any other individual. This is general information for educational purposes only. The information provided is not a substitute for medical or professional care. Life After Sugar is not liable or responsible for any advice, information, services or product you obtain through Life After Sugar. You should always seek the advice of your physician o...
241. What I ate in Italy (Part 1): Netta
24 Aug 2025
00:22:43
Ah! Italy!
La dolce vita!
Pasta... pizza... gelato!
Delizioso!
So did I eat all those typical Italian foods during our trip to Italy in July-August 2025?
Because... you know, I've been sugar free and flour free for 10 years now... so…
Want to know what I ate?
Listen to find out!
P.S. This is Part 1 of two episodes about what I ate (and what I learned about food) in Italy. Part 2 will be out in a few weeks.
Struggling with cravings? Download your 5 tips HERE to discover how you can get rid of cravings... even when you feel tired or stressed.
To rate and review this podcast:
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Disclaimer: Information provided by Life After Sugar is not designed to and does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, treatment or services to you or to any other individual. This is general information for educational purposes only. The information provided is not a substitute for medical or professional care. Life After Sugar is not liable or responsible for any advice, information, services or product you obtain through Life After Sugar. You should always seek the advice of your physician o...
142. "I'm not obsessed with food anymore!": Kristy
01 Oct 2023
00:39:04
Most of Kristy's life was spent being overweight and food obsessed.
She turned to food for every emotion: sadness, joy, fear, excitement, happiness, anger, boredom, chaos – you name it!
For Kristy, food was the answer.
In this episode, Kristy shares how she had tried every diet and plan available. She might have short term success, but eventually she was right back to obsessing over food and bingeing on sugar and flour filled foods.
Kristy's life changed when she discovered the concept of following boundaries in regards to food: no sugar, no flour, no sweeteners, 3 meals a day, and measured portions.
For Kristy, this was a lifestyle change rather than a diet... and it was exactly what she needed to find her freedom from food obsession.
Struggling with cravings? Download your 5 tips HERE to discover how you can get rid of cravings... even when you feel tired or stressed.
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Disclaimer: Information provided by Life After Sugar is not designed to and does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, treatment or services to you or to any other individual. This is general information for educational purposes only. The information provided is not a substitute for medical or professional care. Life After Sugar is not liable or responsible for any advice, information, services or product you obtain through Life After Sugar. You should always seek the advice of your physician o...
141: You & sugar: The real challenge
24 Sep 2023
00:17:49
What's the real challenge for you where sugar's concerned?
Is it to change what you eat? Or is it something else?
Do you eat sugar because of cravings? Or for comfort? To celebrate? As a habit? Because you love sweet tastes?
Or is your real challenge something deeper?
In this episode, I'll tell you about my own challenges... and what I learned over my years of living my "life after sugar".
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140. Your biggest struggles with cravings
17 Sep 2023
00:17:14
Are you struggling with cravings?
You're not alone!
You may feel like certain foods have a hold on your emotions. Or that you're in a vicious cycle. Or that the diet culture makes you feel like a failure. Or that you'll NEVER feel free from cravings!
Changing what you eat (or when you eat, like with intermittent fasting) may help, but it may not be enough to get to the heart of the matter.
A lot of people focus on WHAT they're craving instead of WHY.
And that's what I'm going to help you with in this episode: Your WHY.
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139. "Eating whole foods helped my MS symptoms disappear": Grace
10 Sep 2023
00:36:57
Grace was 23 when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is a is a potentially disabling autoimmune disease of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system).
Despite taking drugs, Grace continued to have attacks every 3 or 4 months, for another 11 years. Her immune system was totally out of whack, she says.
Then, she got pregnant. The doctors took her off all of her medications, which were much too toxic for her child.
As her son grew older, Grace had an idea: What if she ate the same foods as she was introducing to her toddler son? Could she reset her own immune system with whole foods?
So she ate exactly what her son was eating, introducing one new food at a time for them both. Real, whole foods... which automatically exclude sugar. She never resumed the medications.
After a while, she was elated to see that not only was he doing fine, but all her allergies and symptoms had disappeared! And she had no more MS attacks. For weeks, then months... then years.
That was 19 years ago, and Grace has never had another episode of MS since. Listen to Grace's inspiring story of how her whole foods diet allowed healing to take place at the most basic level.
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138. "Want to look younger? Eat less sugar!": Erin
03 Sep 2023
00:35:16
Erin Tjam was my guest a few weeks ago, and I invited her back to talk about skin aging, more specifically about glycation.
Glycation is a concept you may not have heard of (I hadn't!).
Basically, collagen and elastin keep your skin firm and supple. But your skin can age faster when sugar molecules like glucose and fructose adhere to your skin’s collagen and elastin proteins. And this can trigger more responses that can result in inflammation and signs of skin aging.
Erin explains how the glycation process causes something called advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) to form in your skin. These AGEs can play a major role in skin aging, and over time, the end-products make collagen rigid, so your skin looks less firm.
Eating a diet high in processed sugars can accelerate glycation, which can also increase inflammation, resulting in dryness or discomfort of the skin.
Listen to Erin as she explains what to do to slow the process of aging for your skin.
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137. Foods to beat cravings
27 Aug 2023
00:20:20
You may think that cutting sugar completely will make your cravings worse... but actually, eating no sweet-tasting foods for a while can help beat your cravings!
Which foods keep cravings at bay? And which foods feed your cravings? I'll tell you in this episode.
And how can you "retrain" your tastebuds to get used to less sweetness, so that you're not always looking to replace sugar?
You'll also learn about a fun game I teach my program participants, called The Tasting Game. You can play it too!
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136. 8 years sugar free: 8 things I learned
20 Aug 2023
00:20:49
8 years sugar free - can you believe it??
Who can live for 8 years without eating refined or added sugars, sweeteners, and flour? Is it even possible?
Well, I never would have thought it was possible if I wasn't living it myself! In July 2015, I stopped eating foods made with sugar, sweeteners, and flour. For just 2 weeks. Really! It was only supposed to be a temporary experiment...
But here I am 8 years later, living my "life after sugar". Sure, I'm not perfect, and life's given me (and all of us!) plenty of challenges.
So in this episode, I want to share with you 8 things I've learned during my 8 years sugar free, as well as my #1 tip for you!
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135. "I found peace with food when I cut sugar": Bethany
13 Aug 2023
00:48:49
Bethany is a self-identified sugar addict who struggled with food, sweets, weight and dieting for as long as she can remember.
As a child, she remembers scheming ways to get more than her share of cookies, chocolate, or candies.
Bethany started dieting at about age 11, and didn't stop seeking out and trying different diets until her late 40's. All of this left her feeling as though she was deficient in some way, and wondering if she'd ever figure it out.
Two huge shifts came when Bethany learned that there's such a thing as sugar addiction. She realized that she was a sugar addict. She ditched sugar, sweeteners, and the scale in order to become free.
Listen to Bethany's touching, insightful, and inspiring story as she tells how peace with food is now her number one goal (instead of being at a goal weight).
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134. Summer shorts: Sugar and cravings
06 Aug 2023
00:20:46
Do you struggle with cravings?
There are 3 types of cravings that I talk about in this fifth and last episode in the series of "summer shorts" about how sugar affects your health.
You'll also get my 5 tips to reduce or get rid of cravings.
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133. Summer shorts: Sugar and gut health
30 Jul 2023
00:20:11
Almost 2500 years ago, Hippocrates said: "All disease begins in the gut".
But what does "gut health" mean?
Why is it so important?
And how does sugar affect your gut health?
To get answers, listen to this fourth episode in the series of "summer shorts" about how sugar affects your health.
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240. "My mom's MS symptoms improved when she cut down sugar": Jen
17 Aug 2025
00:38:31
Jen grew up in the Midwest in the 80s, eating lots of fast food and sweets.
Her mom had multiple sclerosis, and when Jen was in her 20s, her mom’s health got worse.
This was Jen's wake-up call.
Jen didn’t know much about health or nutrition back then. So she started learning about food, health, and natural ways to feel better for her mom, but also for herself and her own children.
After Jen began giving her mother less sugar and better food and supplements, her mom’s MS symptoms and quality of life improved.
This episode is Jen’s story of love, learning, and hope.
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132. Summer shorts: Sugar and inflammation
23 Jul 2023
00:19:23
What's the difference between short-term acute inflammation, and chronic inflammation?
Is inflammation always a bad thing?
Is sugar inflammatory?
Listen to this third episode in the series of "summer shorts" about how sugar affects your health.
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131. Summer shorts: Sugar and diabetes
16 Jul 2023
00:22:36
Does sugar "cause" diabetes?
And if not, what is the connection between sugar and diabetes?
To get my answers, listen to this second episode in the series of "summer shorts" about how sugar affects your health.
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130. Summer shorts: Sugar and weight
09 Jul 2023
00:17:32
How does sugar affect your weight?
Is it the "empty calories", or is it something else?
Listen to this first episode in a 5-part series of "summer shorts" about how sugar affects your health.
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129. "Sugar can negatively affect your skin": Erin
02 Jul 2023
00:41:46
Dr. Erin Tjam is the author of "Skin Sobering: 99% of Products Age and Harm Your Skin".
In this episode, we talk about how after her own skin failed her, Erin researched how to take care of skin.
What she found in clinical studies is that a lot of skin care products contain chemical additives that are actually disrupting our natural skin.
What if we didn't need skincare products?
Advertising for beauty products was introduced back in the 1940s, so the idea of using less or no skincare products is a huge mindset shift!
As Erin did more research, she found out that what affects your skin the most is how you protect it... and what you eat. Or what you DON'T eat - like sugar and processed foods that contain sugar.
Listen to Erin's advice about how sugar can negatively affect your skin, and what you can do to have healthy, beautiful skin.
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128. "Stress and sugar are terrible for gut health": Dr. Cecilia
25 Jun 2023
00:34:27
Gastroenterologist Dr. Cecilia Minano had so many health issues as well as high stress levels. When she finally got coaching, she learned empowering boundaries and self-care that changed her life.
She tells about her childhood when she would calm her insecurities and self-soothe with sugar. With her medical background, she now knows that sugar and industrially manufactured food products can lead to dysbiosis (an unbalanced gut).
Once she eliminated most sugar from her own diet, her life changed for the better.
Cecilia explains how the physical and emotional tension in our body that we call stress affects all aspects of our physical and emotional health, including in the microbiome. And processed foods make everything worse.
Our gut health is central to our general and emotional health. For example, serotonin is made in the gut and helps to regulate mood and reactions to stress. Stress can increase blood sugar levels, and eating less sugar can help improve your gut health.
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127. How much sugar is too much?
18 Jun 2023
00:21:38
How much sugar is too much?
In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) published its recommendations for free or added sugars: 6 teaspoons for women, and 9 teaspoons for men. Per day.
But is that still "too much"?
Where's the line between an "OK" amount of sugar, and "too much"?
In my humble opinion, there's no one-size-fits-all answer. For some of us, zero is freedom. For others, moderation is key.
Listen to this episode to discover how much is too much for YOU.
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126. "You can train your brain to NOT like sugar anymore": Keith
11 Jun 2023
00:39:38
Keith used to drink six cans of Coke a day. And with each soda, he would have a bag of crisps (chips), or a chocolate bar.
He knew it wasn't healthy, but he couldn't stop. When he tried to quit, he'd get withdrawal symptoms.
As an adult, Keith learned hypnosis, neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), and coaching. These skills helped him with his shyness and his panic attacks.
Keith developed a process that makes your brain turn something you like into something you dislike. He tried it with Coke... and it worked! He went from craving Coke to feeling physically nauseous just at the thought of drinking it.
Over the course of six months, he lost 25 kilograms.
He was able to change the associations in his mind, as well as his feelings about the memories he had around soda.
Listen to Keith's tips on how you can "overwrite" the associations you have with sugar, without losing or dishonouring your memories of comfort foods.
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125. "I found my freedom from sugar addiction": Susan
04 Jun 2023
00:43:35
Susan Peirce Thompson, PhD, is the founder of Bright Line Eating (BLE).
In her teens, she started using drugs, just for fun and experimentation at first. But she got really hooked and her drug abuse got worse and worse.
By the time she picked up speed (or crystal meth), she was 16 and was very concerned about her weight already. Except that when she used speed, she didn't feel she had to eat on it. And she lost a lot of weight.
Susan finally got clean and sober when she was 20. Her drug addiction had lasted six years.
But within nine months she'd gained 40 pounds. Susan started teaching in a community college, obtained her PhD, and got to develop courses in the psychology of eating and positive psychology. These laid the framework for what she ended up developing in Bright Line Eating.
Eventually, Susan traded her 12-step meetings for food meetings. She finally found the right configuration of what to do with her food. She lost her excess weight... and kept it off.
Susan has been slender now for 19 years. She learned the miracle of not eating sugar and flour. She also weighs and measures her food. Her life got so much better after that.
For Susan, "none is easier than some". In this episode, Susan and I talk about food groups, whole foods, the NOVA food classification scale, individuality, what we need and what we want, her identity as a food addict, following rules, intuitive eating, and freedom.
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124. "What I learned in nutrition school just didn't make sense": Lesya
28 May 2023
00:35:53
Lesya was always on diets when she was growing up.
So she thought: If I become a nutritionist, I'll finally know the secret to how to eat, how to lose weight, and how to keep weight off.
But she was severely disappointed when she graduated. She questioned what she learned in nutrition school because it just didn't make sense to her. So she decided not to become a registered dietitian, and pursued a different career.
She'd tried the traditional "Eat less, move more" to lose her post-baby extra pounds. But that didn't work. She discovered keto in 2015, and that helped suppress her issues with sugar.
She also started learning things about food that went totally against what she'd been taught in nutrition school. More fat? Even saturated fat?? She was shocked... but it worked!She lost a lot of weight.
But Leysa realized that she was using keto to mask her sugar addiction. She wasn't getting to the root of her issues.
Leysa had to address her underlying reasons for struggling with sugar, desserts, and keto sweeteners. She's an abstainer - she couldn't stop at one bite.
Listen to how Lesya overcame her dependency on sweet foods and how she's found the freedom from sugar that suits her.
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123. Healthier ways for self-care than sugar
21 May 2023
00:24:58
Life After Sugar is about way more than just changing what you eat.
It's not about being "against" or "anti" sugar. It's about creating a whole new relationship with sugar, with your food... and with yourself. And that includes self-care.
The diet culture has failure built in. It makes us feel bad about ourselves. It taps into our vulnerabilities and makes us suffer.
All those rules! Ugh! What if you don't do things "properly"? You feel frustrated and discouraged and stressed... and less than perfect!
In fact, perfectionism is the opposite of self-care.
Life After Sugar embraces your imperfection and your humanity.
Listen to this episode to get lots of tips for healthier self-care than reaching out for sugar when you're feeling stressed, tired, annoyed, angry, bored, or any other emotion.
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239. "Cutting sugar and intermittent fasting helped me in menopause": Lisa
10 Aug 2025
00:43:42
In this episode, I talk with my guest Lisa Fischer about how she let go of diet rules and found a way to feel good in her body again.
Lisa shares how intermittent fasting, better sleep, eating whole foods, and cutting sugar helped her get her energy back and feel stronger through menopause and beyond.
We chat about hormones, cortisol, cravings, and why eating more (not less) actually helped her.
Lisa has a warm, down-to-earth way of communicating and inspiring you to be yourself, break free from diet culture, and find a way of eating that actually supports your body and your life.
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122. "It's never too late to look after your health and eat less sugar": Wendy
14 May 2023
00:44:33
Wendy was born in 1947 in England, when sugar was still rationed. At that time, sweets and chocolate were rare treats - they ate them every six months or so.
Wendy shares her memories of growing up on a smallholding where her parents and grandparents grew their own food. They ate three meals a day and worked hard outdoors. Wendy brought up her daughter with all kinds of foods available on the table.
Today, Wendy's grandchildren's reality is very different.
In her 50s, Wendy had some serious health issues that left her crippled and bedridden. Through the power of gratitude, positive affirmations, and mirror work, and a diet that reduced her inflammation, Wendy was able to make her dream come true of running on the beach and living a long and healthy life.
Today, Wendy is 75 and full of vitality. As a member of the After Sugar Club, she's still taking care of her health and making small tweaks to feel her best.
Listen to this episode for her sage advice for us youngsters!
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121. "Colon cancer forced me to cut sugar and learn about gut health": Karin
07 May 2023
00:45:38
Karin was diagnosed with colon cancer after a routine colonoscopy when she was 51 years old, in January 2020.
Yes, she had digestive issues, but this was a shock because she'd always taken care of her health. Karin decided that this wasn't going to be the end of her. After resection surgery, she was lucky not to need chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
Thinking back to when she grew up in the 70s and 80s, Karin remembers that she ate the Standard American Diet, which is full of highly processed foods. But she was generally healthy and slim.
Now Karin says that her body looked healthy on the outside, but it wasn't necessarily healthy on the inside. So she decided to look after her diet.
The first thing she did was to research and educate herself about nutrition and gut health. She started by listening to her body.
Karin didn't think she ate that much sugar. But all the processed foods she was eating (including condiments like ketchup!) and soda contain hidden sugars and sweeteners and refined seed oils. So she learned to read labels and ingredients lists.
In this episode, Karin shares her empowering message and wealth of knowledge about gut health and the importance of eating whole nutritious foods... which automatically excludes sugar and ultra-processed foods!
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120. "Sugar was harder for me to quit than alcohol": Angela
30 Apr 2023
00:42:12
Angela says that being an alcoholic is the best thing that ever happened to her.
It was the catalyst that made her look at her life differently and make a commitment to be better.
In this episode, Angela shares about many of her biggest challenges, especially her addiction to alcohol. When she decided to get sober in her 30s, Angela's life changed for the better.
Being sober helped her work through the guilt and shame of her past choices, and this led her to move forward and create a new life and a better version of herself.
When Angela quit alcohol, she turned to sugar. She felt she "needed" sugar because her body was so used to metabolizing the sugar in alcohol. And she discovered that cutting sugar is not that easy!
Angela tells about her challenges with sugar, both personal and social... and how for her, quitting sugar is tougher than quitting alcohol.
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119. Why "life after sugar" is so unpopular
23 Apr 2023
00:25:13
Let's face it: Life after sugar is pretty unpopular! Why?
Well... Did you want to stop eating sugar? Of course not! Who would?
I certainly never wanted to cut sugar ! No more chocolate? NO WAY!
Not many people actually want to quit sugar or their favourite comfort foods... but they often feel like they have to do something when their weight or health issues force them to make a change.
Nothing changes if nothing changes.
And changing your mindset, your habits, and even your beliefs about sugar - all this requires effort. And some deep thinking.
And that's also unpopular!
Listen to this tongue-in-cheek episode about why even if this podcast is popular, life after sugar is so UNpopular... and how you can be unpopular too! ;-)
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118. "As a marathon runner, I don't need sugar for energy": Greg
16 Apr 2023
00:33:46
Greg's been a marathon runner for years. He'd always believed that you need to "carb load" before and during a long-distance run.
So he would use gels and other quick-burning sugars to get an energy boost. But then he'd suffer from the energy crash that came with them, as well as cramping.
What Greg found after several experiments was that he runs better and longer with other sources of fuel: protein and fat.
And also, it's not just what runners eat on the day, but also in between races or marathons that makes a difference: You can't run off a bad diet! Now Greg sees rewards as foods that make him feel good and run better. He recognizes that for his physiology, less processed foods and much less sugar works for him.
Whether you're a marathon runner or you lead a more sedentary lifestyle, Greg has some inspiring insight about living a happy and healthy life.
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117. "Eating less sugar and IF helped reduce my menopause symptoms": Karen
09 Apr 2023
00:40:55
Karen started having menopausal symptoms around age 39. At the time, she had two small kids and a busy health journalism career.
Her list of symptoms included fatigue, hot flushes, insomnia, irritability, brain fog, memory loss, overwhelm, loss of libido, weight gain and vertigo... and she realized that they were related to her hormones and not just her stressful life.
After being diagnosed with early menopause, Karen was left to her own devices and spent several years trying everything to feel better and keep her weight off.
It wasn’t until she turned 50 that she stumbled upon the answer: Intermittent Fasting.
And to Karen's delight, IF was the perfect way to change her eating habits. She'd tried cutting sugar in the past, but she kept "falling off the wagon". However, with IF, her tastes started to change, and she was more attracted to real whole foods, and less to sweet and processed foods.
In this episode, we talk about all things menopause... and how IF and eating whole foods in your window can keep insulin low and help with menopause symptoms.
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116. Small but powerful mindset tips for sugar free living
02 Apr 2023
00:20:07
You probably don't want to "give up" sugar. Who would? I certainly didn't!
But actually, you're gaining far more than you're losing.
The key to living your "life after sugar" has as much to do with your mindset and beliefs as with what's on your plate (or not).
In this episode, you'll get some small but powerful mindset shifts and tips to help you reframe how you see sugar and your relationship with it... and your life!
You'll get some of my tips from inside of the After Sugar Club, and also tips from lots of other people who are on the path to living their sugar free life!
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115. "Stabilizing blood sugar and insulin is key to better health": Victoria
26 Mar 2023
00:41:49
All through her youth and her studies, Victoria (VJ) suffered from chronic fatigue, anxiety, brain fog, unexplained lightheadedness, swollen and painful joints, and cravings.
She also had the symptoms of multiple autoimmune disorders that she'd been diagnosed with from the age of 7.
As a result, VJ went on to study immunology at university and focused on autoimmune disease. But learning about the underlying biology of autoimmune disease gave her no solutions for easing her symptoms.
So she went into nutritional therapy training, and started to understand that uncovering the root causes of her conditions was a better approach than just trying to appease her symptoms. And she transformed her health within 12 months – no napping, no aching muscles and restless legs, no irritated and inflamed skin, and best of all, her brain was back.
Stabilizing her blood sugar and insulin was key to improving VJ's health and her autoimmune disorders. In this episode, VJ shares the diet and lifestyle changes she made, especially vastly reducing sugar and processed foods.
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114. "I was addicted to sugar... Are you?": Clarissa
19 Mar 2023
00:45:30
Are you a normal eater, an emotional eater, or a food addict?
Clarissa has a touching history of disordered eating. In fact, she says that she's a food addict.
The problem was that for most of her life, she didn't know it. Clarissa just always thought that something was wrong with her or that she didn't have enough willpower when it came to how much she ate.
In this episode, Clarissa shares her story about how she fought daily to control her weight and her obsessive compulsive thinking about food.
It was only when Clarissa was introduced to the concept of food addiction that it was like someone finally switched on a light in her mind.
She learned about the dangers of sugar, and how it negatively affects all aspects of our overall health. She learned to eat real whole foods, and not to be scared of healthy fats. Her whole relationship with food completely changed.
Clarissa had been working in the field of addictions and mental health for years, but then she started studying how certain types of foods (sugar/flour/grains) have the ability to activate the pleasure centre of the brain, exactly like hard drugs do. This was the key to her stopping the addictive cycle.
Now Clarissa teaches that food is not the enemy, diets are. And she's not ashamed to say that she was addicted to processed foods.
In the "Sweet Sobriety" online coaching and community for food addiction, Clarissa helps her clients feel relief when the mind chatter with food stops. The goal is for you to find peace with food, with eating disorders, and with food addiction.
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113. Are we addicted to dopamine?
12 Mar 2023
00:30:33
Have you heard of the book "Dopamine Nation", written by Dr. Anna Lembke?
As a psychiatrist, the author explores the exciting new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain . . . and what to do about it.
In this episode, I summarize parts of Dr. Lembke's book. Disclaimer: It isn't specifically about sugar. But I can definitely see a parallel between the need for a dopamine high from drugs and other types of addictive behaviours, and our addiction to highly palatable processed food products, most of which contain refined sugar and flour.
This episode talks about:
what dopamine is
what neurotransmitters are
motivation and pleasure
the addictive potential of a behaviour or drug
the brain's reward pathway
the pleasure-pain balance
how some brains are more wired for addiction
food addiction
the link between alcohol, sugar, and liquid sugar (like soda or juice)
why we're more vulnerable to overconsumption in our Western culture
the "dopamine fast"
the advantages of abstinence
feeling good versus feeling "less bad"
how to get smaller doses of dopamine and feel good in other ways than with sugar
how Life After Sugar can help YOU live a more joyful life without needing a dopamine high from sugar
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238. "You can age more gracefully with less sugar": Dr. Mark
03 Aug 2025
00:37:22
Change is hard.
But sometimes, NOT changing can keep you stuck.
In this episode, my guest Dr. Mark Sherwood talks about the challenge of changing what you eat... And how you think.
He also explains how you can age more gracefully... with less sugar.
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112. How sugar causes cravings and insulin resistance: Dr. Teitelbaum
05 Mar 2023
00:45:45
Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum is a nationally known expert in the USA in the fields of chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, sleep, and pain.
His own personal story is touching and inspiring, and he tells about his own health struggles in this episode.
In this episode, Dr. Teitelbaum also talks about 4 major sources of cravings:
low energy
feeling irritable when hungry ("hangry") - low blood sugar
candida or yeast overgrowth
menopause/hormones that trigger anxiety & depression
We also talk about insulin resistance on a cellular level, and he explains how blood sugar and insulin work, and how insulin is involved with fat storage, high cholesterol, diabetes, high blood pressure, metabolic syndrome, low blood sugar, mood swings, cortisol, and adrenal fatigue.
There is no "one size fits all" approach, but his (and my!) conclusion is this: Eat real whole foods that are nutrient dense and that don't spike your insulin.
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111. "I don't need alcohol or sugar as a coping skill anymore": Kate
26 Feb 2023
00:42:02
Kate Bee is the founder of The Sober School. Right back from her childhood surrounded by family members who drank, she says that alcohol was the most normalized drug around.
When she became an adult, Kate used alcohol to be cool, as well as to help her forget about all the things that she thought were wrong with her.
Looking back, she realizes that she'd also used food for comfort and reward... especially sugar. Sugar helped her cope with her feelings and was an end-of-the-day stress buster, she says.
And when Kate entered her 20s, she added alcohol to fill those same needs for comfort and stress relief. She'd come home every night and pour herself a glass of wine.
Many wines are full of sugar... and Kate recognizes now that she was using alcohol as well as sugar as an emotional crutch. And guess what she ate while she was drinking and when she was hungover? Sugar and junk food!
In this episode, Kate and I talk about the close relationship between sugar and alcohol, including how we use them when we have a dependency on them.
We also talk about willpower, having fun, our perceptions, social pressure, our beliefs about sugar and/or alcohol, and the freedom of living alcohol free and sugar free.
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110. "Intermittent fasting helped me change my mindset about food": Martin
19 Feb 2023
00:40:43
Martin was lucky enough to have 3 mothers who raised him. As they came from the Depression, they wanted him to eat to make them happy. So he did. And over time, he put on weight. And he overate, especially desserts.
Martin recognizes that he had an emotional connection to food. As a businessman, he decided to approach his weight and health as if he was the CEO of a business.
He identified 14 problems in his life (half of them about food), and set out to find solutions for them.
One solution that Martin came across was intermittent fasting. It made total sense to him.
In this episode, Martin tells how he identified and prioritized his problems, and he shares the affirmations he created for his life. His tiny habit changes led to slow but sustainable weight loss and a complete transformation of his mind, body and spirit.
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