054. From almost blind to no more diabetes meds: Gord
Life After Sugar23 Jan 2022

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 with his eating, and would turn to pizza, Chinese food, sweets, soda, and late-night snacking. And of course, he started to gain weight. On January 18 2021, Gord had to be taken to the hospital in an emergency. He thought that his recent rapid weight loss was a good thing. But he was also not sle...

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276. Which is worse: cholesterol or insulin?

276. Which is worse: cholesterol or insulin?

In this episode, I want to talk about something that confuses a lot of people: cholesterol. What it actually is, why your body needs it, and why the LDL number on your lab report doesn't tell the whol...

26 Apr 21min

275. "Cutting refined carbs helped me train for a marathon": John

275. "Cutting refined carbs helped me train for a marathon": John

John grew up in Indiana eating Hungry Man dinners, boxes of sugary cereal, and green-frosted Ninja Turtle pies... and no-one ever told him sugar was a problem! By his early 30s he was pushing 290 pou...

19 Apr 34min

274. "My faith helped me quit sugar": Christine

274. "My faith helped me quit sugar": Christine

Christine spent 30 years trapped in the cycle of yo-yo dieting. She tried everything from Weight Watchers to a hospital-supervised liquid protein program. But nobody ever taught her why her body was ...

12 Apr 34min

273. What to say when someone offers you sugar

273. What to say when someone offers you sugar

What do you say when someone offers you something with sugar in it… and you don’t want it? Or you kind of do... but you don't want to sabotage your efforts to break free from sugar cravings? In this e...

5 Apr 16min

272. "Mindful eating helped reduce my sugar cravings": Angela

272. "Mindful eating helped reduce my sugar cravings": Angela

Angela grew up with a lot of stress and tension around food at home. In her 20s, she struggled with severe sugar addiction alongside anxiety and depression, using sugar as a primary coping mechanism. ...

29 Mars 43min

271. "White sugar and flour were our biggest triggers": Violet

271. "White sugar and flour were our biggest triggers": Violet

When Violet's husband’s health crisis forced them to look for solutions, sugar and white flour weren’t even on the list. In this episode, Violet shares how her husband’s Crohn’s disease led them to co...

22 Mars 28min

270. "Detox" symptoms to expect when you first cut sugar

270. "Detox" symptoms to expect when you first cut sugar

If you’ve ever thought about cutting sugar, flour, and processed foods, it's better to be prepared for what you might experience. In this episode, I talk about the symptoms people often call “detox” a...

15 Mars 18min

269. "I'm worthy to have a life free from cravings": Evon

269. "I'm worthy to have a life free from cravings": Evon

Evon Dennis grew up in a large family where most meals were home-cooked. But as her family’s income increased, so did the presence of ultra-processed foods. After leaving home as a teenager, and beco...

8 Mars 38min

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