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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I suffer from fibromyalgia and unfortunately nearly everything that goes with it!
But this book has been a lifesaver. I was really bloated and no matter what I did my weight would go up, but now that I've cut down on sugar I've seen a massive difference within days.
It also has help for people with diabetes which my mum has, so this book is really great.
It's amazing all the illnesses that are caused by sugar, everyone should have a copy of this book.
But this book has been a lifesaver. I was really bloated and no matter what I did my weight would go up, but now that I've cut down on sugar I've seen a massive difference within days.
It also has help for people with diabetes which my mum has, so this book is really great.
It's amazing all the illnesses that are caused by sugar, everyone should have a copy of this book.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
'Hello. My name is Mme DLR and I'm a sugar addict.'
Actually, after Christmas I found myself with serious chocolate and cake cravings, well beyond the normal urge for something sweet so thought I'd see if Amazon had anything on the subject. There are several titles but this looked like the most promising practical guide to kicking the sugar habit.
The book divides into two with the first half helping you to indentify what type(s) of sugar addict you are; the second explains how to come of the white stiff. It's all very good and helpful. Best of all it doesn't suggest a cold turkey approach, rather a more manageable weaning off. To that extent I suspect it's easier to keep to the diets. I've been sugar free for three weeks now and feel much better (not to mention lighter!).
I have a couple of complaints. The book doesn't have much to say on hidden sugars - for example I picked up a powdered 'diet' soup the other day and found it full of fructose (as bad as granular sugar), so you might need to do some extra research on the net. Also, because this is an American book of lot of the products to avoid / use as replacements meant nothing to this British reader.
That aside, this is essential reading if you're serious about wanting to break your sugar addiction.
Actually, after Christmas I found myself with serious chocolate and cake cravings, well beyond the normal urge for something sweet so thought I'd see if Amazon had anything on the subject. There are several titles but this looked like the most promising practical guide to kicking the sugar habit.
The book divides into two with the first half helping you to indentify what type(s) of sugar addict you are; the second explains how to come of the white stiff. It's all very good and helpful. Best of all it doesn't suggest a cold turkey approach, rather a more manageable weaning off. To that extent I suspect it's easier to keep to the diets. I've been sugar free for three weeks now and feel much better (not to mention lighter!).
I have a couple of complaints. The book doesn't have much to say on hidden sugars - for example I picked up a powdered 'diet' soup the other day and found it full of fructose (as bad as granular sugar), so you might need to do some extra research on the net. Also, because this is an American book of lot of the products to avoid / use as replacements meant nothing to this British reader.
That aside, this is essential reading if you're serious about wanting to break your sugar addiction.
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147 of 150 people found the following review helpful
Great to have all the information in one place
2 Jun 2010
Format:Paperback
Teitelbaum and Fiedler's book is easy to understand and the book is broken down into several sections.
Part I outlines the different kinds of sugar addictions and how they affect people's lives.
4 kinds of addicts are described:
Type 1 addicts use sugar and caffeine to keep themselves awake, and tend to be addicted to energy drinks. They are stressed out, often Type A personalities who substitute the quick fix of coffee or sugar to make up for not getting enough sleep or eating a healthy diet.
Type 2 addicts are suffering from adrenal failure and use sugar to keep themselves going when they are exhausted or stressed out. These are the hypoglycemics, the people whose blood sugar drops and leaves them irritable, shaky, and tearful.
Type 3 addicts have sugar cravings caused by an overgrowth of yeast. These people spend a lot of time eating and wanting to eat foods with a lot of sugar and white flour because it makes them feel better...briefly.
Type 4 addicts have hormonal imbalances and crave sugar to stave off irritability and depression. This applies to men as well as women, though it is most often characterized by women with PMS, or menopausal problems.
Part II introduces healing practices for sugar addicts in general, as well as specific solutions for each of the 4 types of addicts outlines in part I. This section explains how to deal with the sugar cravings as well as the underlying medical conditions that cause them.
Part III deals with the treatment of health problems that often accompany sugar addiction. There are chapters on anxiety, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, depression, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, heart disease, hypothyroidism, irritable bowel syndrome, migraines and tension headaches, obesity, and sinusitis.
These sections are then followed by several appendixes, all of which are jam packed with helpful information.
Overall, this is a complete and well organized book with ample strategies to help all kinds of sugar addicts overcome their addictions and move forward with their lives.
Part I outlines the different kinds of sugar addictions and how they affect people's lives.
4 kinds of addicts are described:
Type 1 addicts use sugar and caffeine to keep themselves awake, and tend to be addicted to energy drinks. They are stressed out, often Type A personalities who substitute the quick fix of coffee or sugar to make up for not getting enough sleep or eating a healthy diet.
Type 2 addicts are suffering from adrenal failure and use sugar to keep themselves going when they are exhausted or stressed out. These are the hypoglycemics, the people whose blood sugar drops and leaves them irritable, shaky, and tearful.
Type 3 addicts have sugar cravings caused by an overgrowth of yeast. These people spend a lot of time eating and wanting to eat foods with a lot of sugar and white flour because it makes them feel better...briefly.
Type 4 addicts have hormonal imbalances and crave sugar to stave off irritability and depression. This applies to men as well as women, though it is most often characterized by women with PMS, or menopausal problems.
Part II introduces healing practices for sugar addicts in general, as well as specific solutions for each of the 4 types of addicts outlines in part I. This section explains how to deal with the sugar cravings as well as the underlying medical conditions that cause them.
Part III deals with the treatment of health problems that often accompany sugar addiction. There are chapters on anxiety, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, depression, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, heart disease, hypothyroidism, irritable bowel syndrome, migraines and tension headaches, obesity, and sinusitis.
These sections are then followed by several appendixes, all of which are jam packed with helpful information.
Overall, this is a complete and well organized book with ample strategies to help all kinds of sugar addicts overcome their addictions and move forward with their lives.
137 of 148 people found the following review helpful
Incompleteness and advertising overwhelm the good parts
4 Nov 2010
Format:Paperback
Overall, this book was disappointing. The book starts off well, promising to identify one's type of sugar addiction and then offer solutions. There are some good points made, and things I will follow-up on. However, in its efforts to be a gimmicky "workbook", the book shortchanges the readers on important details and specifics. Just a few examples: in the discussion of sugar alcohols, there is absolutely no mention of xylitol, which is probably one of the most widely used sugar alcohols in the world (particularly in the Scandinavian countries) and readily available in North America. There is no mention in the book of vegetarian diets, leaving some of us mystified as to how to modify his prescriptions for meat, fish, eggs, and seafood (and of course, I'm not even mentioning the extremely well-documented negative health consequences of the amount of animal products he suggests, including the effects of excess protein). He does not discuss the effect of polished white rice on the body, which in my limited understanding acts in a way similar to white sugar and white flour.
Some of his discussions are simplistic. When describing how walking burns calories, he uses a straight one-to-one ratio, without clearly explaining how exercise (or the lack of it) changes one's metabolic rate, thus producing a multiplier effect on calorie burning. And his prescription to "eat more salt" left me dumbfounded. Yes, individuals react to sodium differently, but such blanket advice is simply dangerous.
Furthermore, and without comment on the products' merits, the book is suffused with not-so-subtle advertisements for various products sold or promoted by the author. A simple disclaimer (something to the effect of "I sell and/or have a financial interest in these products" would have helped the author's credibility).
I was left with the overall impression that I did not have the information I needed about this important problem. Based on his quizes, I was not even able to concretely identify my type of sugar addiction. In fairness, the book may have been simplified for the mass market. Still, I would recommend that you get this book from your local library and skim it before you purchase.
Some of his discussions are simplistic. When describing how walking burns calories, he uses a straight one-to-one ratio, without clearly explaining how exercise (or the lack of it) changes one's metabolic rate, thus producing a multiplier effect on calorie burning. And his prescription to "eat more salt" left me dumbfounded. Yes, individuals react to sodium differently, but such blanket advice is simply dangerous.
Furthermore, and without comment on the products' merits, the book is suffused with not-so-subtle advertisements for various products sold or promoted by the author. A simple disclaimer (something to the effect of "I sell and/or have a financial interest in these products" would have helped the author's credibility).
I was left with the overall impression that I did not have the information I needed about this important problem. Based on his quizes, I was not even able to concretely identify my type of sugar addiction. In fairness, the book may have been simplified for the mass market. Still, I would recommend that you get this book from your local library and skim it before you purchase.
59 of 61 people found the following review helpful
Ready for a change
13 April 2010
Format:Paperback
I just finished reading Beat Sugar Addiction Now! And it definitely has me convinced.
I had a hard time believing how perfectly I fit the profile for a person with rampant and serious yeast overgrowth. Yet even now I am having a hard time agreeing to give up the sugar. Just thinking about a world without my daily Starbucks drink and without my favorite cookies is a sad thought.
Of course this just goes to show that sugar really is a drug, because how can I still want to eat something when everything I have just read proves, without a shadow of a doubt, that every time I eat it I am making myself sicker and feeding the yucky fungus that has pervaded my body.
I guess I need to do one last hurrah and then bid farewell to my favorite sugary snacks. I know this book favors a gradual cutback and not a shock to the system, but at this point I do eat so many sweets that even a cutback will make a big difference in the amount of stuff I eat. I am trying to figure out what to stop eating first, but I know I need to take that first step and this was truly the book that showed me that I have a problem.
I had a hard time believing how perfectly I fit the profile for a person with rampant and serious yeast overgrowth. Yet even now I am having a hard time agreeing to give up the sugar. Just thinking about a world without my daily Starbucks drink and without my favorite cookies is a sad thought.
Of course this just goes to show that sugar really is a drug, because how can I still want to eat something when everything I have just read proves, without a shadow of a doubt, that every time I eat it I am making myself sicker and feeding the yucky fungus that has pervaded my body.
I guess I need to do one last hurrah and then bid farewell to my favorite sugary snacks. I know this book favors a gradual cutback and not a shock to the system, but at this point I do eat so many sweets that even a cutback will make a big difference in the amount of stuff I eat. I am trying to figure out what to stop eating first, but I know I need to take that first step and this was truly the book that showed me that I have a problem.
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