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From early childhood, Siobhan remembers sneaking cookies before anyone else woke up in the morning. Even as a toddler, she was never able to eat sugar in moderation. Once she hit puberty, this addiction caused her to gain weight and so she started dieting, which led to a diet/binge cycle that lasted decades. After college, Siobhan struggled more and more with weight control and grew increasingly more frustrated around food. She tried every diet, workout method, therapist, alternative mo...

Claire grew up in New England with European parents. She enjoyed a whole foods diet and loved fresh seasonal foods, including fruit, vegetables, and cheeses.Processed foods didn't hold much attraction for her. She grew up loving to cook. So she didn't eat foods with added sugars. So she didn't feel like she was missing out.But with the stress from her job and the breakdown of her marriage, Claire suffered from debilitating adrenal fatigue. She was in her early 40s.After many appointments with...

Susannah grew up with a typical North American diet. Sugar was part of that diet, and sweets were a very big part of her family's everyday life.Susannah's mother would serve ice cream every night after dinner, and every weekend she would bake something like a cake, cookies, or a pie.Sugar is a part of daily life, she says, and nobody thought about it.Many years later, when her mother was in a care home with Alzheimer's, Susannah discovered that Alzheimer's is sometimes misdiagnosed Lyme disea...

In this short episode, you'll get some consumer tips for how to spot hidden sugar in cereal.For example:Beware of health claims on the packaging!Read the list of ingredients before you look at the Nutrition Facts table.Watch out for the serving amount.The amount of total carbohydrates does not always tell the whole story (find out why in this episode!).Stick to real, whole foods to start your day.To get personalized guidance from me, plus support and accountability in a small group, so that y...

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...