061. "I wanted to make food that could heal me": Chef AJ
Chef AJ considers sugar was a drug for her. For the first 43 years of her life, she says that she was addicted to sugar and caffeine. She needed sugar to function. But in general, the medical profess...
13 Mar 202240min
060. "My fasts got easier the less sugar I ate": Emily
Emily Harveaux's childhood was filled with sugar and sweet treats. From a very young age, she associated comfort and warmth with candy (like most of us!). Over her lifetime Emily says that she has r...
6 Mar 202231min
059: "Now with fasting and real foods, I have an off switch!": Allison
Allison would eat to cope with all her emotions. Primarily highly processed foods made from flour and sugar (bread was her thing!), especially crunchy and salty. By the time she was in her 20s, she w...
27 Feb 20221h
058: "I just couldn't stop, I was so ashamed": Zippi
Zippi says that she was born with a "fatal attraction" to sugar. No amount of sugar was enough for her. When she moved to Israel and became a nurse, she knew all the theory and the caloric value of di...
20 Feb 202240min
057. Valentine's edition: So you think you LOVE sugar?
Do you love sugar? I certainly used to! Sugar in all its forms: chocolate, desserts, ice cream, cookies, as well as bread and pasta. But then when I stopped eating sugar, I realized that... well, ma...
13 Feb 202230min
056: "Sugar brought out my negative emotions": Paula
Paula Yolles grew up like most people: eating sugar. Sugar was part of her daily life. Throughout her childhood and into adulthood and parenthood, she had stomach aches, and she was constipated, with...
6 Feb 202233min
055. "Just get started": 1 year later
On January 31, 2021 I hit "publish" and the Life After Sugar podcast was born! In this 1st birthday edition, I'm talking about the highlights over the last year with my special guest Dan Greef from t...
30 Jan 202244min
054. From almost blind to no more diabetes meds: Gord
Before January 2021, Gord Isman used food to alleviate stress, isolation, and tough emotions. He would turn to food to find solace. Over the course of the pandemic, Gord says he started to get lazy w...
23 Jan 202241min
