Life After Sugar

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.Find Clarissa at Sweet Sobriety here.To get personal guidance, support, and accountability to live your healthier lifestyle and let go of sugar: Join the the After Sugar Club today!To get rid of cravings, especially if you're an intermittent faster, download your 5 tips here.Also check out the Life After Sugar Facebook page, and subscribe to my Instagram account and to the Life After Sugar YouTube channel.Do the Cravings Quiz and take the first step to get rid of your cravings! 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! - NettaDisclaimer: 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...

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 iswhat neurotransmitters aremotivation and pleasurethe addictive potential of a behaviour or drugthe brain's reward pathwaythe pleasure-pain balancehow some brains are more wired for addictionfood addictionthe link between alcohol, sugar, and liquid sugar (like soda or juice)why we're more vulnerable to overconsumption in our Western culturethe "dopamine fast"the advantages of abstinencefeeling good versus feeling "less bad"how to get smaller doses of dopamine and feel good in other ways than with sugarhow  Life After Sugar can help YOU live a more joyful life without needing a dopamine high from sugarFind "Dopamine Nation" here.To get personal guidance, support, and accountability to live your healthier lifestyle and let go of sugar: Join the the After Sugar Club today!To get rid of cravings, especially if you're an intermittent faster, download your 5 tips here.Also check out the Life After Sugar Facebook page, and subscribe to my Instagram account and to the Life After Sugar YouTube channel.Do the Cravings Quiz and take the first step to get rid of your cravings! 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! - NettaDisclaimer: 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...

Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, a nationally recognized expert in chronic fatigue syndrome, shares his inspiring health journey while unpacking the root causes of sugar cravings. He identifies four major culprits for cravings, including low energy and hormonal shifts. The conversation dives into the mechanics of insulin resistance and its links to various health issues like diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Teitelbaum advocates for nutrient-dense whole foods as a key to maintaining energy and managing cravings effectively.

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.Find Kate Bee's The Sober School here.To get personal guidance, support, and accountability to live your healthier lifestyle and let go of sugar: Join the the After Sugar Club today!To get rid of cravings, especially if you're an intermittent faster, download your 5 tips here.Also check out the Life After Sugar Facebook page, and subscribe to my Instagram account and to the Life After Sugar YouTube channel.Do the Cravings Quiz and take the first step to get rid of your cravings! 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! - NettaDisclaimer: 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...

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.Join Martin's free Facebook group Permanent Weight Loss.And on Twitter: @martin_sherGet personal guidance, support, and accountability to live your healthier lifestyle when you let go of sugar: Join the the After Sugar Club today!To get rid of cravings, especially if you're an intermittent faster, download your 5 tips here.Also check out the Life After Sugar Facebook page, and subscribe to my Instagram account and to the Life After Sugar YouTube channel.Do the Cravings Quiz and take the first step to get rid of your cravings! 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! - NettaDisclaimer: 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...

Hi, I'm Netta. All my life, I loved chocolate.Chocolate helped me to feel better whenever I felt sad, or angry, or frustrated, or bored... or when I needed comfort or a way to reward myself. And if you were looking to give me a gift for any type of special occasion, chocolate was always the right choice! So... what happened to make me break up with chocolate?And how did I do it?In this Valentine's episode, I'll tell you about my 45-year love affair with chocolate, and all the details of our sweet break-up.Get personal guidance, support, and accountability to live your healthier lifestyle when you let go of sugar: join the the After Sugar Club today!To get rid of cravings, especially if you're an intermittent faster, download your 5 tips here.Also check out the Life After Sugar Facebook page, and subscribe to my Instagram account and to the Life After Sugar YouTube channel.Do the Cravings Quiz and take the first step to get rid of your cravings! 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! - NettaDisclaimer: 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...

Erin had spent her life doing things "right".She followed the rules."Eat less, move more". "Track your calories". All of it.But it was when Erin's health took a dramatic turn for the worse that she really woke up to the fact that everything she'd learned was wrong. She'd spent her career in the fitness industry, and she realized that what she'd been telling people was wrong.So she dove into the research, healed herself, and became passionate about teaching people the true biochemical workings of metabolism. At the age of 37, Erin graduated with a diploma in Holistic Nutrition. And in this episode, we talk about the things that don't work... the same old things you've heard before from the diet culture and that have precious little to do with how much we eat or move.A lot of what we discuss in this episode is very difficult for people to wrap their heads around. We do a little mythbusting, and we reject a lot of the conventional wisdom about weight loss, metabolism, and achieving an effortless relationship with food.Find Erin here: https://www.eatsimple.ca/Get lots more practical tips and valuable resources about sugar and gut health from Netta here:To be part of our lovely encouraging group and get support and accountability to live your healthier life without needing sugar, join us in the the After Sugar Club today!To get rid of cravings, especially if you're an intermittent faster, download your 5 tips here.Also check out the Life After Sugar Facebook page, and subscribe to my Instagram account and to the Life After Sugar YouTube channel.Do the Cravings Quiz and take the first step to get rid of your cravings! 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! - NettaDisclaimer: 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...

Most foods that contain refined and added sugars and grains are manufactured by the processed foods industry to make consumers crave them so that they eat more... and buy more!So when you stop buying and eating all those industrially processed food products and snacks, what's left to eat?Real, whole foods, that's what!But with rising grocery prices , how can you save money (and time!)? You want to prioritize healthy foods that nourish you, give you energy, and fill you up... but you don't want to see your grocery bill explode. And if you're anything like me, a busy working parent, you also need to save time.In this episode, you'll get lots of tips for how to save money AND time. The insights and tips come from me and from listeners, as well as from members of the After Sugar Club.Get lots more practical tips and valuable resources about sugar and gut health from Netta here:To be part of our lovely encouraging group and get support and accountability to live your healthier life without needing sugar, join us in the the After Sugar Club today!To get rid of cravings, especially if you're an intermittent faster, download your 5 tips here.Also check out the Life After Sugar Facebook page, and subscribe to my Instagram account and to the Life After Sugar YouTube channel.Do the Cravings Quiz and take the first step to get rid of your cravings! 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! - NettaDisclaimer: 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...

When she was younger, Kerri spent a lot of her life sad, anxious, overweight, and frustrated — convinced that if she just lost weight, her life would change. She'd spent tens of thousands of dollars on doctors, diets, supplements, medications, and fitness plans, trying to find a magic pill to help her lose weight quickly. She thought losing weight would cure her crippling anxiety and fatigue and lift her depression.It was only when she took the brave step getting help to identify the root cause of her symptoms with the right functional medicine testing, that Kerri discovered how central gut health was to her healing.Kerri has over a decade of training and experience as a functional medicine nutritionist. In this episode, Kerri talks about the root causes of digestive health, hormone imbalances, and mood symptoms.  Find Kerri here: https://kerriaxelrod.com/Get lots of valuable resources about sugar and gut health from Netta here:To be part of our lovely encouraging group and get support and accountability to live your healthier life without needing sugar, join us in the the After Sugar Club today!To get rid of cravings, especially if you're an intermittent faster, download your 5 tips here.Also check out the Life After Sugar Facebook page, and subscribe to my Instagram account and to the Life After Sugar YouTube channel.Do the Cravings Quiz and take the first step to get rid of your cravings! 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! - NettaDisclaimer: 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...

Joy Kiddie, a Canadian dietitian known as the "low carb healthy fat dietitian", explains how for generations, bread has been a cultural staple for many cultures,. Also tortillas, naan, challah, roti... So it's understandable that when people want to reduce carbs in the form of flour, cutting bread is a struggle.In this episode,  we talk about the cultural importance of bread, and how flour is metabolized by the body in a very similar way to sugar.Joy also explains what the deal is with gluten, and how there is no one-size-fits-all low carb approach for everyone.In her book Low Carb Breads of the World, Joy provides recipes for bread that can be baked by people following different types of low-carb diets. Her tried and tested recipes contain NO nut flour and no psyllium, xanthan gum, guar gum, or inulin, as these ingredients often cause digestive issues. We also talk about auto-immune disorders, including thyroid issues, as well as addictive behaviours around bread (and sugar).  To find Joy's book, do here: https://www.lowcarb-bread.com/Find Joy Kiddie here: https://www.lchf-rd.com/Get lots of valuable resources about sugar from Netta here:Download your free simple guide to getting more energy here.To get rid of cravings, especially if you're an intermittent faster, download your 5 tips here.Also check out the Life After Sugar Facebook page, and subscribe to my Instagram account and to the Life After Sugar YouTube channel.To be part of our lovely encouraging group and get support and accountability to let go of sugar, join us in the the After Sugar Club today!Do the Cravings Quiz and take the first step to get rid of your cravings! 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! - NettaDisclaimer: 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...