Life After Sugar

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 …

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 wor…

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, Vane…

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 …

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…

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 becau…

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 …

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 …

Barry is 62 years old. He's a 4-time world juggling champion. He spent 34 years touring around the world doing shows, corporate events, TV shows, and being on TED stages.

2012 was a leap year. On Febr…

Ellen was a food addict from the age of about 7, she says, with a history of obesity. Doctors and dietitians had put her on many diets as she was growing up, to the point of her doctor suggesting bar…

Maybe you believe that a meal isn't complete without dessert.

I mean, you can't have a meal without finishing it off with something sweet. Right? It's just not done.

Or maybe you feel that if you don't…

Judi came from a home with a lot of trauma.

Growing up, there was always sugar around. Her mother baked a lot, and that was Judi's go-to whenever she felt any kind of emotional need.

As she started t…

In this episode, I'll be answering a few common questions that I often get from listeners, including: 

• how do you know if a product has naturally occurring sugars or added sugars? 
  and 
• are natural suga…

When Lisa was around 20 years old, she was diagnosed with hypothyroidism.

One of the main side effects was weight gain.
And that set her down a path of obsession with food and exercise because she di…

When Lori was growing up in Los Angeles, she loved all cookies, deserts, and ice cream. Every week when she got her allowance, she spent it on candy and ice cream.

Before she knew it she was getting …

Want some simple sugar free recipes?

You'll find several in this episode!

You'll also find my general tips to avoid refined sugar and starches. 

And also ideas and recipes for:

• breakfast foods
• my yummy ch…

Dana stopped sugar - more specifically, white sugar and flour - in December of 2021. 

In this episode, Dana tells how she was very addicted to sugar for 40 some years. Today, she recognizes that for h…

Beck signed up for the Freedom from Cravings Formula 5-step program in the spring of 2024 because although she knew all about the negative effects of sugar, she was still struggling with sugar cravin…

In this episode, I talk about what I ate on my recent trip to visit my family in the UK.

Yes, you can travel and still choose to eat real, whole foods!

But it may not always be possible to make the be…

This episode is Part 2 of my chat with Siobhan Harris, who struggled with sugar addiction her whole life.

Listen to Part 1 (Episode 179) here.

In this episode, Siobhan shares the 5 tools that she uses…