135. "I found peace with food when I cut sugar": Bethany

Mike grew up eating plenty of sugar. As a competitive boxer and wrestler, he would sometimes lose weight to make his target, then celebrate with a pie. It wasn't until much later, when he started havi...

8 Nov 28min

When you start cutting back on sugar, it’s easy to put all carbs or sugars into one basket. But my guest Dr. John Lewis, a nutrition scientist, explains why that basket is too big. John looks at suga...

1 Nov 35min

Suzanne had already figured out that sugar was her problem. She had spent 25 years on every diet out there, but she realized that sugar was tripping her up, including for intermittent fasting. So in...

25 Okt 39min

In this episode, I’m joined by Paige, who explains what "nervous system regulation" means with relation to recovery from sugar addiction. Paige’s message is that when we reach for food under stress, ...

18 Okt 38min

It's episode 300 of the Life After Sugar podcast! Woo hoo! To celebrate, I go back to some of the first things I ever talked about on this podcast, back in 2021, and to why the show exists in the firs...

11 Okt 32min

Susan Peirce Thompson, PhD, is a former food addict and the founder of Bright Line Eating. She and I recorded Episode 125 back in June 2023. Susan is back on the podcast to talk about her new book, Ma...

4 Okt 30min

In this episode, I’m talking with John about sugar cravings, hydration, and what he calls “intracellular hydration.” John shares his story of growing up in Columbus, Ohio, becoming a sugar addict, and...

27 Sep 34min

Martin was a guest on the Life After Sugar podcast on Episode 110 in February 2023. He’s back to ask me some questions about sugar, to talk about his new book, and also about the concept of an "irrevo...

20 Sep 46min