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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...

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....