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Danielle's journey with sugar started in childhood. She remembers that sugar was a massive part of her upbringing.With her family, she always had ice cream after dinner. Sugar was always a treat.They even had a trunk in their house that had little goodie bags with sweet treats for whenever she and her brother were good. So there was a lot of rewarding with sugar.As a child, Danielle was an extremely picky eater. She ate lots of carbs, like white pasta and rice cakes... which, ...

Do you remember Episode 6 of the Life After Sugar podcast, where I interviewed my daughter Lily? She was 12 at the time. She's 16 now.In this special Mother's Day edition, I take a quick trip down memory lane to revisit some of what Lily talked about with relation to my hiding chocolate in the car, her Halloween candies, and her own interest in sugar.Whether or not you have kids or grandkids, this episode is for you if you want to know how to be a positive role model with respect to sug...

Krissy grew up eating a normal American diet: lots of carb-heavy processed and packaged foods.When she was younger, she was active, which together with her tall frame helped her stay slim.Then in her late 30s, stress and hormones started to change her body. She consulted a personal trainer and started calorie counting and eating less, without necessarily changing what she was eating.But the "eat less, move more" approach left her feeling starving, hangry, and miserable! But she was motivated ...

My guest Dr. Paul Kolodzik trained as an MD in emergency medicine. In this episode, he freely admits that like most physicians, he didn't get much training on nutrition.But what he learned over a period of time is that avoiding sugar, eating low carb, and making sure you get adequate protein really is the way to both better health and better longevity.Dr. Kolodzik explains what insulin resistance is, and why it's a much bigger issue than cholesterol for the vast majority of his patients....

This episode actually comes from a request from listeners of this podcast to talk about the long-term benefits that I've experienced after all these years of living sugar-free.Because it can seem pretty hard to imagine what it can be like to live day after day, feeling free from cravings and free from the hold that sugar has on you. Oh! And I just wanted to clarify that when I say "sugar free", for me personally, that includes added and refined sugar, refined grains or flour, and a...

Wendi and I have been good friends for several years. We have lots of things in common, including living our lives with less sugar and more joy. We can't chat without breaking into giggles!In this episode, we talk about whole foods, as well as Wendi's prepping and self-reliance skills that help her look after her large family.But especially, we talk about life, and how we choose to live it. Wendi recognizes that like most of us, she tends to lean towards comfort and getting out of pain versus...