Sugarless
A 7-Step Plan to Uncover Hidden Sugars, Curb Your Cravings, and Conquer Your Addiction
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4.8 • 4 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Break free from sugar addiction and take control of your health. In Sugarless, pioneering neuroscientist Dr. Nicole Avena provides a revolutionary step-by-step plan to help readers curb sweet cravings and quit sugar once and for all. With surprising sources of hidden sugars exposed, Dr. Avena’s 7-step program empowers you to overcome sugar addiction by identifying sugar traps, taming your sweet tooth, and breaking the vicious diet cycle.
Backed by over 100 studies, Dr. Avena reveals how processed foods with refined sugars can be even more addictive than illicit drugs. She dispels myths blaming lack of willpower, and proves biologically how sugar affects the brain. With a foreword by Dr. Daniel Amen and 30 sugar-free recipes, this book provides the perfect blueprint for your sugar detox.
Hailed as the first to study sugar addiction, Dr. Avena is the world's foremost authority on the topic. Her blend of compelling research and actionable solutions makes embarking on your own sugar detox for beginners straightforward. Simply follow her advice to feel more in control, stop craving sugar, and start feeling healthier.
Key Features: Science-backed 7-step program to reduce sugar consumption 30 delicious sugar-free recipes Foreword by Dr. Daniel Amen, 12-time New York Times bestselling author and integrative psychiatrist Surprising sources of hidden sugars revealed Tools to resist sweet cravings and manage sugar withdrawal Practical plan to break the cycle for good
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This illuminating program from neuroscientist Avena (Why Diets Fail) details sugar's damaging effects on the body and offers guidance on reducing sugar intake. Avena contends that humans process sugar similarly to drugs and points to research that found regularly eating foods with lots of added sugar causes the brain to release the hormone dopamine, which rarely happens when eating food but occurs more frequently when using heroin or other drugs. Recognizing that "no one... can successfully navigate our food landscape and escape all added sugar," Avena instead describes how to gradually reduce sugar consumption in seven steps, encouraging readers to "admit you're addicted," determine how much sugar is in one's diet, and then replace sugary foods with healthier substitutes (the nutrients in berries, oats, and sweet potatoes, she notes, produce feelings of satiety that curb sugar cravings). Avena's overview of added sugar's prevalence surprises (hamburger buns and salad dressing are among the unexpected sources) and an appendix including recipes for granola, an "eggy roasted red pepper breakfast wrap," and a pulled chicken burrito bowl will help readers cut back on the sweet stuff. The result is a sound appraisal of sugar's harms and how to avoid them.
Customer Reviews
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Anybody looking to take care of themselves and their long term health really needs to read this book 👀
There is no question sugar is a drug, and more people like Dr Avena need to speak up about it.