Life After Sugar

Do you have kids?
(Or grandkids)

In this episode, I'm talking with Lauren Bryson, who's a cooking instructor for kids, Board Certified in Holistic Nutrition and host of the Go Play in the Dirt Podcast.

Lauren  specializes in digestive wellness, the microbiome, autoimmune conditions and the gut-brain connection.

And she also teaches kids how to cook with real whole foods! (ie: NOT sugar...)

When I first started my sugar free life back in 2015, my child was 7.
I was worried about what kind of role model I was being as a mother, and whether I was setting a good example for her.
But you know what?
Reducing or cutting sugar was one of the best things you can do for your kids!
Because as Lauren says, you can also create new habits, like finding recipes and cooking together.

Listen to our chat about teaching the next generation about the wonders of real foods!
Find Lauren here.

Find free resources about reducing sugar and what whole foods and fermented foods are here.
Download your 5 tips to get rid of cravings here.

Discover the Life After Sugar Program here.
And to get guidance, support and accountability to let go of sugar and experience true freedom from sugar and the diet mentality, join us in the the After Sugar Club 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!

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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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 ...

Robyn and I are friends and we share something that I kind of wish we didn't: our long and difficult struggle with infertility.

In this episode, Robyn tells about her childhood in the 80s and her eating habits. She also talks about how later in life she discovered a love for food and cooking.

In her early 30s, Robyn and her husband tried unsuccessfully to have a baby. It was a difficult and frustrating journey. Five years later, after a break, they tried again with IVF and it worked first time! Now they have a beautiful daughter.

That experience motivated Robyn to become a holistic health coach specializing in women's fertility. She helps couples find natural ways to put the chances in their favour for getting pregnant, including cutting sugar.

Sugar has been shown to be instrumental in hormonal imbalances, insulin resistance, PCOS, and lower conception rates. Listen to this candid conversation about Robyn's  journey with infertility... and sugar.

Find Robyn on Facebook here.
Talk to Robyn here.

Want to get more personal guidance from me, Netta, so that you have the support and the accountability you need to let go of sugar and experience what true freedom from sugar feels like, in 90 days or less? Then click here to get more info about the Life After Sugar Program.
This is a hands-on, personalized, small-group opportunity. It's by application only, so we'll be able to chat together to see if it's a good fit for you before you commit to anything.
And for a more self-study format, with twice-monthly calls for support and accountability and the chance to be in our lovely friendly community, join us in the After Sugar Club membership 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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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 ...

Letting go of sugar and living happily sugar free is 100% possible... but it's definitely easier when you have guidance and support so that you're not struggling on your own.

In this episode, you'll discover the framework and the structure we follow in Life After Sugar. I'll walk you through 3 practical exercises from the Life After Sugar Program, so that you can become more aware of your relationship with sugar and start to let go of the emotional hold it has on you.

Do you reach out for sugar when you feel tired?
Or bored?
Or sad?
Or frustrated?
Or when you need comfort or reward?

How can you meet these valid human needs in other ways than with sugar?
And how can you start replacing sugar with less sweet foods that don't trigger cravings?

The 3 exercises in this episode will help you take your first steps towards transforming your relationship with sugar, so that you can get to a peaceful place with sugar where you don't miss it or need it any more.

Want to get more personal guidance from me, Netta, so that you have the support and the accountability you need to let go of sugar and experience what true freedom from sugar feels like, in 90 days or less? Then click here to get more info about the Life After Sugar Program. 
This is a hands-on, personalized, small-group opportunity.
It's by application only, so we'll be able to chat together to see if it's a good fit for you before you commit to anything.
Click here to get more details about the Life After Sugar Program and contact me to see if the program's a good fit for you.

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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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 ...

So you're ready to start reducing or cutting sugar.
Wonderful!

But where do you start? HOW do you start?

Most people make the mistake of concentrating on the food first.
I have another approach.

I suggest starting with YOU.
What's your natural personality? What's your big WHY? Your reason for wanting to reduce or cut sugar?

And yes - what's left to eat when you take away sugar and flour?

This episode will give you some answers... And the other answers are in your heart and head!

Here are the other Life After Sugar podcast episodes I mention: Episodes 2, 3, 5, 64, 66, 70, 71, 74, 82. Listen to them here: https://aftersugarclub.com/podcast/

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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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 ...

Dr. Orlena Kerek is a paediatric doctor turned family health advocate. She worked as a doctor in the UK and now she practices in Spain. It broke her heart to see so many sick people in hospital dying of “lifestyle disease” that could have been prevented with a healthy lifestyle.

She has 4 kids so she knows how crazy life can get.  Dr. Orlena helps ambitious mums have more energy and overcome the frustration of not losing weight by teaching them to eat and be healthy, to look after themselves, and feel fit and fabulous.

In this episode we talk about picky eaters, developing healthy habits, hunger, intermittent fasting, emotional eating, commitment, getting support, and much more!

Find Dr. Orlena's podcast "Fit and Fabulous" here,  and her book Building Simple Habits to a Healthy Me here.
And find Dr. Orlena here: https://www.drorlena.com/

Download Netta's list of Top 10 books about sugar, gut health, and intermittent fasting here.
Download your 5 tips to get rid of cravings.
And to get guidance, support and accountability to let go of sugar and experience true freedom from sugar and the diet mentality, join us in the the After Sugar Club 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!

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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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 ...

Sugar was a reward during Scott's childhood.
And as a result, Scott was overweight as a child, and his mother put him on all kinds of diets.
He felt like a disappointment at weigh-ins. It was a struggle to keep his weight down most of his life.

As he grew up, his mental framework was that sugar was a treat... it was fun and enjoyable and decadent.

But he also wondered: Why is something that tastes so good also so bad for me?

Plus he saw that sugar's in everything. It felt very confusing.

Then he made an important switch. Sugar became non-negotiable.
And yoga became an integral part of his life.

Listen to Scott's inspiring story of how he made the switch to a whole foods diet and a mindful approach to his food, his yoga practice, and his life.

Download Netta's list of Top 10 books about sugar, gut health, and intermittent fasting here.
Here are your 5 tips to get rid of cravings.
And to get guidance, support and accountability to let go of sugar and experience true freedom from sugar and the diet mentality, join us in the the After Sugar Club 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!

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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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 ...

Gabrielle had leukemia as a very young child. But it wasn't until her 20s that she started to realize what some of the long term effects of chemotherapy were.

Gabrielle tells how during her younger years, her lack of knowledge about nutrition did her a disservice. Up to her her mid 20s, she'd been following the classic American diet. And she started having weight issues, even though she exercised a lot.
It turns out that studies are showing that a lot of young children who had cancer are more likely to be obese.

Gabrielle says that she followed terrible dietary advice. For example, she was consuming a high amount of dairy... including drinking large amounts of milk. And she often ate ice cream. And cheese. For Gabrielle and her brother, dairy gave them physical symptoms. So she cut milk, gradually... and after about 3 months she stopped craving it.
For Gabrielle, gradually replacing dairy products (and other types of foods) means she can moderate them now.

Once she was in her mid 20s, she started to learn more about functional nutrition, and adopted a more holistic approach to her health. She recognizes that the sugary foods she was hooked on as a child were the hardest to cut as an adult. But she learned to cut certain foods (and behaviours) that weren't benefitting her.
Find Gabrielle here: https://morningteacoaching.com/

Get my 5 tips for getting rid of cravings here.
And for more guidance, support, and accountability to help you let go of sugar without the need for willpower, so that you don't need it or miss it anymore become a member of 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.

To rate and review this podcast:

1. scroll down in your podcast player on your phone and click on the stars. 
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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 ...

Annie chose to be vegetarian early on in her life, but unfortunately she ate a lot of processed grains rather than fruit and vegetables. She admits that she didn't really know what to focus on at that time.

"My body never felt great and my mind never really felt great", Annie told me.

It took several years of figuring out which way of eating worked for her. She tried several diets, including the keto diet which is heavy on fats and meat, with very little sugar.

Living in Wisconsin, Annie gradually became involved in local food systems, farming, and gardening. Her focus shifted to foods that could be grown and sourced locally, which naturally led to a more plant-based diet (although it still includes some meat).

Annie's learning about what makes her body feel good - and whole foods are a big part of that. And during the pandemic, like many people, Annie found that cooking at home became a bigger part of her life. But a lot of online recipes are buried in pop-ups and ads and long text, which made it frustrating to use them.

So Annie created https://recip.ly/, which is the first ad-free subscription-based recipe platform that is equitable to small creators. Bloggers and recipe developers submit their content to the platform, and get paid on a per-view basis of their recipe. Users can access unlimited recipes with zero distractions, ads, or popups on a subscription basis.

Listen to Annie's inspiring story of cutting sugar naturally through adopting a whole foods diet, and how you can use https://recip.ly/ to get all the recipes you need!

Get some free resources form Life After Sugar here:
Download your simple guide to getting more energy here.
Also check out the Life After Sugar Facebook page, and subscribe to my Instagram account and to the Life After Sugar YouTube channel.
Ready to get the guidance, support, encouragement and accountability to be able to let go of sugar in a deep and sustainable way?  Sign up to be part of the After Sugar Club here!

Plus check out my sponsor, 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! 

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:

1. scroll down in your podcast player on your phone and click on the stars. 
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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 ...

I know a thing or two about failing - I've been a teacher for 30 years!
But I'm not talking about passing or failing exams here.

This episode is about the feeling of failure many of us have had in the past, about our weight especially. And I blame the diet industry for manufacturing this fear of failure!

It was only when I stopped eating sugar in July 2015 that I was able to step out of this pass-fail mentality. And I created my own reality!

Fear of failure is natural when we risk doing something new - that's what learning is all about. But if we let go of an all-or-nothing perfectionist approach, and accept that the learning process (and life in general!) is IMperfect... then there is no failure!

"You can't fail - you can only learn". That's the message in this episode!

Ready to get the guidance, support, encouragement and accountability to be able to let go of sugar in a deep and sustainable way?  Sign up to be part of the After Sugar Club here!
Get some free resources here:
Download my list of Top 10 books about sugar, gut health, and intermittent fasting here.

Also check out the Life After Sugar Facebook page, and subscribe to my Instagram account and to the Life After Sugar YouTube channel.

Plus check out my sponsor, 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! 

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:

1. scroll down in your podcast player on your phone and click on the stars. 
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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 ...

In this episode, you'll get a "sneak peek" into the check-in calls that we have in the After Sugar Club. You'll be in good company with Eloisa, Rochelle, Wendy and Debbie.

Curious about what kinds of things we talk about (and how we  have fun together!)? 

• The link between sugar, hunger, and intermittent fasting.
• How members deal with social situations, like a birthday.
• What we take along to parties and social occasions.
• How we all have different tastes and eating habits.
• How we step out of the diet mentality and perfectionism.
• How the members' level of awareness about their relationship with sugar is heightened and sustainable.
• How surprisingly fast the changes can come.
• How members get the guidance, support, and encouragement they need.
• How the group dynamic helps members share honestly and bravely so that they can make steps forward.

You're always welcome to join us in our check-in calls! Sign up to be part of the After Sugar Club here!
Get some free resources here:
Download my list of Top 10 books about sugar, gut health, and intermittent fasting here.

Also check out the Life After Sugar Facebook page, and subscribe to my Instagram account and to the Life After Sugar YouTube channel.

Plus check out my sponsor, 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! 

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:

1. scroll down in your podcast player on your phone and click on the stars. 
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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 ...