It's the end of 2024, and this short episode will help you start to shift a few beliefs about how you will feel with less sugar.

For example:

• how reducing or cutting out sugar can help reduce mood swings
• how eating less sugar can give you more energy
• how you can achieve freedom from cravings

Don't believe that reducing or cutting sugar can do all that?
Try it and see!

Need guidance and support to get rid of cravings so that you can slim down and finally feel in control around food?

To get personalized guidance from me, plus support and accountability in a small group... apply here to join the 90-day program, Freedom from Cravings Formula TODAY.

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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 or mental health professional before taking any action in response to any information on the Life After Sugar website or programs. Any action on your part in response to the information provided in the Life After Sugar website or programs is at your own risk.

Meredith grew up in the 80s and 90s eating all the "low fat" products because she was convinced that eating fat made her put on weight.

It was only years later, after grad school, that she learned that those products contain a bunch of added sugars.

Meredith started to educate herself about the effect that sugar and processed foods have on her body and weight. And she decided to stop eating them.

Now she takes care of her weight and health (including her mental health) with real, whole foods - none of which contain added sugars!

Find Meredith here.

Need guidance and support to get rid of cravings so that you can slim down and finally feel in control around food?

To get personalized guidance from me, plus support and accountability in a small group... apply here to join the 90-day program, Freedom from Cravings Formula TODAY.

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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 or mental health professional before taking any action in response to any information on the Life After Sugar website or programs. Any action on your part in response to the information provided in the Life After Sugar website or programs is at your own risk.

Camilla has experienced a lot of health issues in her life, including bariatric surgery.

In this episode, she talks about how early her sugar addiction began, and how she almost lost her life because of post-surgery complications.

Malnutrition is a common side effect of bariatric surgery. Camilla discovered that her health improved when she focused on eating clean and cutting sugar, sweeteners and additives.

She also started to develop a line of clean supplements that don't contain fillers and dubious ingredients.

Find Camilla here

Need guidance and support to get rid of cravings so that you can slim down and finally feel in control around food?

To get personalized guidance from me, plus support and accountability in a small group... apply here to join the 90-day program, Freedom from Cravings Formula TODAY.

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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 or mental health professional before taking any action in response to any information on the Life After Sugar website or programs. Any action on your part in response to the information provided in the Life After Sugar website or programs is at your own risk.

It's November, and the holiday season is upon us.

So is it really possible to enjoy the holidays with less sugar?

You'll find the answer (well, MY answer) in this short excerpt from a recent online workshop I gave on November 16, 2024, called "The Key to Getting Rid of Cravings so that You Can Feel in Control Around Sugar… Without Feeling Deprived or Restricted".

Need guidance and support to get rid of cravings so that you can slim down and finally feel in control around food?

To get personalized guidance from me, plus support and accountability in a small group... apply here to join the 90-day program, Freedom from Cravings Formula TODAY.

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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 or mental health professional before taking any action in response to any information on the Life After Sugar website or programs. Any action on your part in response to the information provided in the Life After Sugar website or programs is at your own risk.

Vanessa has traveled all over the world.
And she came to the conclusion that sugar is literally everywhere!

That's not good news for anyone... but especially for her, because as she freely admits, Vanessa is a sugar addict.

So how did she go from being completely obsessed about food (or rather, ultra-processed foods) to feeling peace around food, especially sugar?

You'll hear about Vanessa's road to recovery in this episode.
Find Vanessa here.

Need guidance and support to get rid of cravings so that you can slim down and finally feel in control around food?

To get personalized guidance from me, plus support and accountability in a small group... join the 90-day program, Freedom from Cravings Formula TODAY.

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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 or mental health professional before taking any action in response to any information on the Life After Sugar website or programs. Any action on your part in response to the information provided in the Life After Sugar website or programs is at your own risk.

It's the 200th episode of the Life After Sugar podcast! Woo hoo!!

I started this podcast in January 2021, and it's become a passion for me, and an inspiration to thousands of people. So thank you for listening!!

In this episode, I tell my own personal story of my struggles with cravings and sugar.

And how I got to my "life after sugar".

You'll also hear why I created this podcast, and how it's helped others.

Need guidance and support to get rid of cravings so that you can slim down and finally feel in control around food?

To get personalized guidance from me, plus support and accountability in a small group... join the 90-day program, Freedom from Cravings Formula TODAY.

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 or mental health professional before taking any action in response to any information on the Life After Sugar website or programs. Any action on your part in response to the information provided in the Life After Sugar website or programs is at your own risk.

Carol didn't really have a problem with sugar until later in life.

After each of her 4 pregnancies, she put on weight.

Despite challenges like a divorce when her children were still young, Carol was a fighter. But she did overeat... especially sweet and salty foods.

And it just got out of control.

Her weight climbed, and eventually her nurse practitioner suggested the drug Ozempic, which cost $1000 per month.

Listen to how Carol saved herself from taking the drug... and saved thousands of dollars and her health!

Need guidance and support to get rid of cravings so that you can slim down and finally feel in control around food?

To get personalized guidance from me, plus support and accountability in a small group... join the 90-day program, Freedom from Cravings Formula TODAY.

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 or mental health professional before taking any action in response to any information on the Life After Sugar website or programs. Any action on your part in response to the information provided in the Life After Sugar website or programs is at your own risk.

Sarah grew up with a mother who was very intentional with feeding her family healthy food. She cooked everything from scratch.

As a child, Sarah didn't have any exposure to sugar whatsoever.

And because there was no option for sugar in her life, Sarah says that she was neutral around food.

Until her late thirties, when she decided to do a popular elimination diet. She had no weight to lose at the time, but she wanted to see what the hype was about.

So she went on a 30-day elimination diet where she cut out categories of foods, like legumes and dairy and grains and certain fruits, certain starchy vegetables... and of course, sugar. Later, she also cut alcohol.

But that 30 day elimination diet put Sarah in a calorie restricted state. And for the first time in her life, she felt totally out of control around food.

Listen to how cutting sugar and alcohol forced Sarah to learn to deal with her emotional pain and physical pain in healthier ways.

And how she developed healthier coping skills than sugar or food.

Find Sarah here.

Need guidance and support to get rid of cravings so that you can slim down and finally feel in control around food?

To get personalized guidance from me, plus support and accountability in a small group... join the 90-day program, Freedom from Cravings Formula TODAY.

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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 or mental health professional before taking any action in response to any information on the Life After Sugar website or programs. Any action on your part in response to the information provided in the Life After Sugar website or programs is at your own risk.

Acquanda grew up eating what she calls "semi-healthy foods", like flavoured yogurts.

Then when she moved close to her sister, who's a great cook and dessert maker, Acquanda started eating sweets more often... and craving them!

That's when she realized that she had a problem with sugar. She felt powerless.

Acquanda was doing research on African American women in the southern states who are breastfeeding. That's when she noticed that packaged and fast foods were everywhere. The food options at the grocery store were limited, and this affected health outcomes.

She calls this unequal access to whole foods "food apartheid".

In this episode, Acquanda tells what she did to get her personal power back over sugar... and how YOU can too!

Need guidance and support to get rid of cravings so that you can slim down and finally feel in control around food?

To get personalized guidance from me, plus support and accountability in a small group... join the 90-day program, Freedom from Cravings Formula TODAY.

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 or mental health professional before taking any action in response to any information on the Life After Sugar website or programs. Any action on your part in response to the information provided in the Life After Sugar website or programs is at your own risk.

Whole foods... processed foods... and ultra-processed foods (UPFs)... What's the difference?

I'm not the first to ask this question.

In fact, the NOVA system assigns foods to one of four groups, based on how much processing they have been through:

Group 1 - Unprocessed or minimally processed foods

Group 2 - Processed culinary ingredients

Group 3 - Processed foods

Group 4 - Ultra-processed food and drink products

In this episode, you'll get examples of foods from each group.

Unsurprisingly, I also talk about one food in particular: sugar.

You'll also hear about my take on the NOVA classification system as a whole (no pun intended!).

And finally, I'll give you my definition of "food", and where you can learn more about which foods work for YOU.

Need guidance and support to get rid of cravings so that you can slim down and finally feel in control around food?

To get personalized guidance from me, plus support and accountability in a small group... join the 90-day program, Freedom from Cravings Formula TODAY.

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 or mental health professional before taking any action in response to any information on the Life After Sugar website or programs. Any action on your part in response to the information provided in the Life After Sugar website or programs is at your own risk.