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068: How to celebrate without sugar May 01, 2022

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A birthday without cake??
A dinner without dessert?!
A celebration without traditional sweet dishes?
Does that sound sad or dull to you?
If you think that it's not possible to celebrate without sugar, this episode might help you see things differently.
I've been celebrating without sugar and having plenty of fun and enjoyment since 2015!
How?
I'll tell you in this episode.
P.S. This is the recording of a live broadcast I did on April 15 on the Life After Sugar Facebook page and the Life After Sugar YouTube channel.
This week's episode is brought to you by the After Sugar Club, where you get all the guidance, support and accountability you need to get sugar out of your system so that you can experience the freedom and joy of an easy and natural intermittent fasting lifestyle. Visit the After Sugar Club here!
Plus check out my partner, Medicine with Heart, which is an international functional medicine clinic specializing in difficult chronic cases of hormone imbalance, Lyme disease, mold illness and digestive dysfunction. Sign up for a consultation with their team to see if they can help reverse your disease! You can find more about them at medicinewithheart.com.
Functional Medicine International Clinic: https://medicinewithheart.com/ Functional Medicine Online Certification: mindbodyfunctionalmedicine.com

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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Thank you! - Netta
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067. "Now I can focus on the positive in my life": Alison Apr 24, 2022

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As a busy professional in New York, Alison followed all the healthy eating advice: she was vegetarian, ate lots of smoothie bowls and salads (all takeout!)... but she was still suffering from all kinds of symptoms and health issues. In her mid-20s, she felt like her life was crashing down on her.
She was on medication for PCOS, her hair was falling out, she had dermatitis and food sensitivities, her hormones were a wreck and her periods were painful, her digestion was terrible... That was the wake-up call for Alison.
She could no longer normalize all her symptoms. She had to do something.
Listen to how Alison took action to address not just her symptoms, but their root cause. It wasn't a smooth journey, but it did push her to change her career and become a holistic nutritionist so that she could help her family, herself, and others. She invested in her health and was able to finally heal.
Alison is the author of the book "The Paleo Gut Healing Cookbook" and the creator of Food By Mars. Find Alison here: https://foodbymars.com/
This week's episode is brought to you by the After Sugar Club, where you get all the guidance, support and accountability you need to get sugar out of your system so that you can experience the freedom and joy of an easy and natural intermittent fasting lifestyle. Visit the After Sugar Club here!
To get more ideas and inspiration for making sugar free meals, go to my website: https://aftersugarclub.com/, my Instagram page, and the Life After Sugar YouTube channel.
Plus check out my new partner, Medicine with Heart, which is an international functional medicine clinic specializing in difficult chronic cases of hormone imbalance, Lyme disease, mold illness and digestive dysfunction. Sign up for a consultation with their team to see if they can help reverse your disease! You can find more about them at medicinewithheart.com.
Functional Medicine International Clinic: https://medicinewithheart.com/ Functional Medicine Online Certification: mindbodyfunctionalmedicine.com

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!

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066: Listener question: What do you eat in a day? Apr 17, 2022

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"Netta, what do you eat in a day?"
In this episode, I give you the answer, as well as examples of my meals.
When I first cut sugar and flour back in 2015, I was given a list of whole foods to help me. I realized that I didn't really know what "whole foods" were, and that my whole definition of "food" needed to change.
So I started reading. I read dozens of books. Not just about sugar, but about how the food industry has got us consumers believing that their manufactured and engineered "products" are food... and that food can only be "fun" if it has sugar in it!
In this episode, I share author Robb Wolf's "food matrix" where he gives a simple way of creating hundreds (even thousands!) of combinations with unprocessed proteins, fats, vegetables, and herbs and spices.
I use his approach to make my family meals, so that I never run out of ideas. When I took sweet and starchy foods off my plate in 2015, the strangest thing happened: I realized that I wasn't getting hungry as often. That's why intermittent fasting came easily and naturally for me.
I hope this episode helps to inspire you that real foods are anything but "boring" or repetitive, and that eating yummy nutritious meals fits perfectly with an intermittent fasting lifestyle.
To get personalized guidance to stop emotional eating and break free from sugar cravings, plus support and accountability... join the 12-week program, Freedom from Cravings Formula TODAY.

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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065. "I thought my problem was food, but in fact it was sugar": Alicia Apr 10, 2022

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From a young age, food had always seduced Alicia.
As an example, she remembers in the 80s looking forward to going out to a Chinese restaurant. She would fantasize all day about the food, then devour everything in sight until she felt sick.
Now she realizes that it was specifically sugar that led her to overconsume.
As a sporty child and teenager, Alicia began training as a competitive swimmer. She was able to eat vast quantities of food because she needed so much fuel. But this also perpetuated her unhealthy behaviour around food and led to overeating.
When she was 17, Alicia decided to take a break from competitive swimming and concentrate on her studies... and that's when she says she "ran into trouble". She realized that she didn't know how to moderate her food intake. It was almost like a drug to her.
Listen to Alicia's inspiring story about how she became so much more aware of her real hunger and satiety signals, her compulsive behaviour around food (like bingeing), and how she changed her relationship with certain types of food (including sugar).
You can find Alicia here: http://www.aliciamking.com
Take your first steps towards creating a peaceful relationship with sugar and experiencing the joy of a sugar free lifestyle: Download your Simple Guide here.

To get guidance and accountability in an empathetic and supportive community so that you can break free from sugar for good, visit the After Sugar Club here.

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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064. Listener question: What about monk fruit and stevia? Apr 03, 2022

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A listener recently asked me to talk about sweeteners, specifically monk fruit and stevia.
Disclaimer: I don't use either of these sweeteners... but this isn't about me! ;-)
In this episode I talk about my take on these two sweeteners. I invite you to ask yourself these questions (with no judgement, just gentle curiosity):

why am I choosing products that are sweeter than sugar?
why am I looking for sweet tastes?
what is my relationship with sweet tastes?
what other tastes can I learn to enjoy?
what is my behaviour like around sweeteners and sweet foods?
can you imagine what freedom from sugar (or sweeteners) could feel like for you?
is there any sweetness that you feel is missing in your life?

There are no wrong answers!
Plus you have my full permission to choose whatever you want to eat, including sweeteners. (P.S. It's not up to me to give you permission for anything!)
Download your Simple Guide to living the joyful freedom of "life after sugar" here.
To get to the heart of your relationship with sugar and other types of foods so that you can live the true joy of real freedom and live a healthier life, take a peek into the After Sugar Club here.

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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063. "If it's good for Netta, I'll give it a try": Marcia (my mum!) Mar 27, 2022

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Today's episode is a tribute to my lovely mum, Marcia, especially as it's Mother's Day in the UK (March 27, 2022).
My mum's in her mid-70s and she tells how in 2015 when I first told her that I'd cut sugar and flour and how great I was feeling, it piqued her interest to try it too!
She'd been struggling with several health issues, and even though she recognized that eating less sugar made sense, the idea of cutting flour-based foods like bread, pastries and muesli was amazing to her. She says that she thought she was healthy, but she didn't feel it in her body.
So she asked me to send her some info, which I did and which she read. And then she decided to give it a try!
Listen to my mum's amazing discoveries and transformation in her health when she cut sugar and "stodge" (bread, pasta, pastries, rice, puddings). Not only did her digestion improve, but she had more energy and she never felt hungry. She lost the extra pounds that were making her uncomfortable, learned to navigate her way gracefully in social situations and on trips, and generally felt better!
Even if we live thousands of miles apart, "Life After Sugar" has brought us closer. My mum helps me with the tech side of my website too.
Visit it here: https://aftersugarclub.com/
To enjoy your natural and joyful sugar free life, join our community here: https://aftersugarclub.com/asc1/

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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062. "I feel better in my 40s than I did in my 20s": Dr. Diane Mar 20, 2022

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Dr. Diane Mueller is a functional doctor. She's passionate about helping others restore their health and passion for life. Just like many of her patients, Dr. Diane struggled with chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, migraines, extreme digestive dysfunction and chronic pain for many years. Conventional medicine, for her, was not enough.
In this episode, Dr. Diane tells how she was lucky enough in naturopathic medical school to learn about the science of the long-term harmful effects of sugar. In her own life, in 9th grade her running coach influenced her to notice that she performed much better when she wasn't consuming sugar, especially in athletics.
For years, she felt that nobody took her symptoms seriously because her lab tests came back normal. She decided to study naturopathic medicine in order to figure out why she was feeling so bad. She wanted to learn what is going on when our lab tests are normal but we still feel extremely ill. Listen to her inspiring story and to how she's helping her patients now.
Dr. Diane's journey to heal herself lead her to complete two doctorate degrees in holistic health care. She has a Doctorate degree in Naturopathic Medicine as well as a Doctorate degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. In addition, she is certified in functional medicine.
Find Diane here: https://mindbodyfunctionalmedicine.com/about/
To be supported in our private community and get the guidance and accountability you need to live an easy and joyful sugar free life, join us in the After Sugar Club!

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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061. "I wanted to make food that could heal me": Chef AJ Mar 13, 2022

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Chef AJ considers sugar was a drug for her. For the first 43 years of her life, she says that she was addicted to sugar and caffeine. She needed sugar to function.
But in general, the medical profession doesn't really recognize sugar addiction, so her need for massive amounts of sugar was left unchecked.
Not only was she overweight, but she also developed signs of pre-colon cancer. As a vegan, this wasn't being caused by animal products... but by the fact that she wasn't eating FOOD.
When she got her diagnosis at the age of 43, she realized just how serious her addiction to this cheap, available and socially accepted this sugar "drug" is.
Listen to Chef AJ's inspiring story of how she went from not even being able to get out of bed and needing her sugar "fix" to finding freedom from her addictive behaviour.
You can find Chef AJ's YouTube channel here.
To get the support and accountability you need to reclaim your health and energy, take a sneak peek into the After Sugar Club.

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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060. "My fasts got easier the less sugar I ate": Emily Mar 06, 2022

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Emily Harveaux's childhood was filled with sugar and sweet treats.
From a very young age, she associated comfort and warmth with candy (like most of us!).
Over her lifetime Emily says that she has run the gamut of sizes as well as her relationship with food and disordered eating. Sugar was definitely part of it.
Her weight has fluctuated a lot: as much as 300lbs at one point. Now she's about 150lbs.
She always thought that sugar would always be part of her life. But it's only in the last couple of years that she has come to the realization that maybe she's done with sugar.
4 years ago, Emily discovered intermittent fasting. It helped her get her head straight about food. And it helped her understand which foods were better for her body. For her, fasting is listening. She learned to listen to her body and her real needs. She also discovered that the less sugar she ate, the easier fasting became.
And she discovered that a more meat-based (carnivore) diet, including no sugar, made her feel the best.
Listen to her inspiring story! You can find Emily on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/melt.that.snow/
Download your simple guide to start your sugar free journey here.
And to get the motivation, support and accountability you need, join us in the After Sugar Club here!

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!

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059: "Now with fasting and real foods, I have an off switch!": Allison Feb 27, 2022

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Allison would eat to cope with all her emotions. Primarily highly processed foods made from flour and sugar (bread was her thing!), especially crunchy and salty.
By the time she was in her 20s, she was morbidly obese.
She tried and tried to control her weight, but she never really made the connection that it was because of certain types of foods (sugar + flour). She had a gastric bypass and lost some weight, but after a while it started creeping back up again.
When Allison discovered intermittent fasting, she thought she had to eat keto (which doesn't suit her). But then when she did some more research, she discovered that clean fasting was the key for her.
So she stopped diet soda and sweeteners cold turkey, and then fasting and weight loss became much easier.
The last frontier was when she cut processed foods and started eating real, whole foods. That's when she could feel herself getting full and she finally found the "off switch" for her eating behaviour.
Find Allison here: https://yourifcoach.com/
To get weekly help and support to make your intermittent lifestyle easy and natural, join us in the After Sugar Club here.

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!

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