Life After Sugar

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128. "Stress and sugar are terrible for gut health": Dr. Cecilia Jun 25, 2023

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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.
Find Dr. Cecilia Minano here.
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127. How much sugar is too much? Jun 18, 2023

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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.
Download your 5 tips here to get rid of cravings so that you can slim down and finally feel in control around food,
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126. "You can train your brain to NOT like sugar anymore": Keith Jun 11, 2023

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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.
Find Keith here.
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For step-by-step guidance toward freedom from cravings, get your copy of my new book: "Break Free from Sugar Cravings". Available on Amazon now!

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125. "I found my freedom from sugar addiction": Susan Jun 04, 2023

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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.
Find Susan and BLE here.
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For step-by-step guidance toward freedom from cravings, get your copy of my new book: "Break Free from Sugar Cravings". Available on Amazon now!

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124. "What I learned in nutrition school just didn't make sense": Lesya May 28, 2023

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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.
Check out Lesya's podcast: Fit Moms Squad.
To get personal guidance, support, and accountability to live your healthier intermittent fasting lifestyle with less 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, TikTok, and to the Life After Sugar YouTube channel.

For step-by-step guidance toward freedom from cravings, get your copy of my new book: "Break Free from Sugar Cravings". Available on Amazon now!

For free resources, Do the Cravings Quiz and take the first step to get rid of your 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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123. Healthier ways for self-care than sugar May 21, 2023

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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.
To get personal guidance, support, and accountability to live your healthier intermittent fasting lifestyle with less 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, TikTok, and to the Life After Sugar YouTube channel.

For step-by-step guidance toward freedom from cravings, get your copy of my new book: "Break Free from Sugar Cravings". Available on Amazon now!

For free resources, Do the Cravings Quiz and take the first step to get rid of your 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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122. "It's never too late to look after your health and eat less sugar": Wendy May 14, 2023

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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!
To get personal guidance, support, and accountability to live your healthier intermittent fasting lifestyle with less 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, TikTok, and to the Life After Sugar YouTube channel.

For step-by-step guidance toward freedom from cravings, get your copy of my new book: "Break Free from Sugar Cravings". Available on Amazon now!

For free resources, Do the Cravings Quiz and take the first step to get rid of your 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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121. "Colon cancer forced me to cut sugar and learn about gut health": Karin May 07, 2023

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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!
Find Karin here and her Health Yeah Life podcast.
To get personal guidance, support, and accountability to live your healthier intermittent fasting lifestyle with less 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, TikTok, and to the Life After Sugar YouTube channel.

For step-by-step guidance toward freedom from cravings, get your copy of my new book: "Break Free from Sugar Cravings". Available on Amazon now!

For free resources, Do the Cravings Quiz and take the first step to get rid of your 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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120. "Sugar was harder for me to quit than alcohol": Angela Apr 30, 2023

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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.
Find Angela here: https://angelapugh.com/
To get personal guidance, support, and accountability to live your healthier intermittent fasting lifestyle with less 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, TikTok, and to the Life After Sugar YouTube channel.

For step-by-step guidance toward freedom from cravings, get your copy of my new book: "Break Free from Sugar Cravings". Available on Amazon now!

For free resources, Do the Cravings Quiz and take the first step to get rid of your 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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119. Why "life after sugar" is so unpopular Apr 23, 2023

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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! ;-)
To get personal guidance, support, and accountability to live your healthier intermittent fasting lifestyle with less 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.

For step-by-step guidance toward freedom from cravings, get your copy of my new book: "Break Free from Sugar Cravings". Available on Amazon now!

For free resources, Do the Cravings Quiz and take the first step to get rid of your 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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