Sugar Free
8 Weeks to Freedom from Sugar and Carb Addiction
Published on 16. June 2016
256 pages
978-1-4721-3698-5 (ISBN)
Description
A simple and effective 8-week programme to quit sugar for good, improve your health and achieve sustainable weight loss.
Are you a sugar addict? Do you crave sweet treats, bread, pasta and sauce-laden food? Do you experience lethargy and mood swings as a result of blood glucose spikes and dips? Does your weight fluctuate uncontrollably? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, your health is at risk. While fat was once seen as the enemy, scientists now point to the enormous amount of sugar we consume as a significant factor in declining health.
Sugar Free will help you beat your sugar habit and improve your mood, energy levels and health. It contains:
- the latest scientific research and nutritional advice, including a chapter by Dr Nicole Avena, research neuroscientist and pioneer in the field of food addiction
- 8 weeks of meal plans by nutritionist Emily Macguire, both vegetarian and non-vegetarian
- journal exercises to help you break free from the mental, physical and emotional traps of unhealthy eating patterns.
Author Karen Thomson is living in recovery from addiction to sugar and carbohydrates, so she understands exactly what you need to know to break the cycle of addiction and enjoy radically improved health. Read Sugar Free and find the way to a sustainable sugar-free lifestyle.
Are you a sugar addict? Do you crave sweet treats, bread, pasta and sauce-laden food? Do you experience lethargy and mood swings as a result of blood glucose spikes and dips? Does your weight fluctuate uncontrollably? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, your health is at risk. While fat was once seen as the enemy, scientists now point to the enormous amount of sugar we consume as a significant factor in declining health.
Sugar Free will help you beat your sugar habit and improve your mood, energy levels and health. It contains:
- the latest scientific research and nutritional advice, including a chapter by Dr Nicole Avena, research neuroscientist and pioneer in the field of food addiction
- 8 weeks of meal plans by nutritionist Emily Macguire, both vegetarian and non-vegetarian
- journal exercises to help you break free from the mental, physical and emotional traps of unhealthy eating patterns.
Author Karen Thomson is living in recovery from addiction to sugar and carbohydrates, so she understands exactly what you need to know to break the cycle of addiction and enjoy radically improved health. Read Sugar Free and find the way to a sustainable sugar-free lifestyle.
Reviews / Votes
A fascinating new book ... a revolutionary approach * Daily Mail * If you follow the advice, you will change your eating habits for ever and lose weight. What's more, you will never want to binge on sugar again * Daily Express * This book is a testament to a sugar-free enjoyment of food, life, health and happiness -- Dr Aseem MalhotraMore details
Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
File size
3,63 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4721-3698-5 (9781472136985)
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01/2025
Robinson
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Person
Karen Thomson is the founder of the Harmony Eating & Lifestyle Program (HELP, helpdiet.co.za), the world's first in-patient programme treating carbohydrate and sugar as an addiction. She started the programme with Professor Tim Noakes, dietician Rael Koping and the Harmony Addictions Clinic. She also has an online programme called The Sugar Free Revolution.
