All Episodes

278. "Cutting sugar can help lessen symptoms of Hashimoto's": Monica

277. "I'm more connected with my body when I don't eat sugar": Suann

276. Which is worse: cholesterol or insulin?

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

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

273. What to say when someone offers you sugar

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

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

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

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

268. How perfectionism gets in the way of healthy eating: Courtney

267. How to feel in control of sugar cravings after 50

266. "Wellness doesn't have to be so complicated": Jenn

265. "Cravings begin in the mind": Dr. David

264. Sugar and emotional eating

263. The biochemistry of sugar and energy: Dr. Elizabeth

262. Natural sugars, added sugars, and nutritional guidelines

261. “Sugar isn't a treat for me anymore”: Mirinda

260. “Your body needs less sugar and more real foods and healthy fats”: Dr. Aaron

259. The pros and cons of cutting sugar

258. How was your (sugar free) year?

257. “Small diet changes can reverse Type 2 diabetes”: Dr. Oberg

256. "I can manage my Type 1 diabetes with less sugar": Ty

255. What to do when cravings hit

254. How to get more energy with less sugar: Uma

253. “Yeast overgrowth can make you crave sugar”: Dr. Carolyn

252. The link between self-esteem and sugar

251. "As a functional doctor, I always ask my patients to cut sugar": Dr. Anju

250. How to develop a healthier relationship with sugar: Kim

249. Cut sugar, OK! But cut flour?? Why?!

248. "My eating disorder was a way to cope with my emotions": Mallary

247. "My Lyme disease symptoms lessened when I cut sugar": Sarah

246. What I learned about food - and time - in Italy (Part 2): Netta

245. "Eating less sugar saved me from weight loss surgery": Jonathan

244. "Try cutting sugar! What do you have to lose?": Marcia

243. "Just 7 days without sugar can have a positive impact": Alicia

242. "I lost over 200lbs when I decided to cut sugar": Alex

241. What I ate in Italy (Part 1): Netta

240. "My mom's MS symptoms improved when she cut down sugar": Jen

239. "Cutting sugar and intermittent fasting helped me in menopause": Lisa

238. "You can age more gracefully with less sugar": Dr. Mark

237. The benefits of making your own fermented foods and drinks

236. "A balanced diet doesn't need added sugar": Dasha

235. "I'm slowly changing my habits around sugar": Alex

234. "Too much sugar can lead to a fatty liver": Jodie

233. "Sugar was toxic for me": Emmanuel

232. Tips for spotting hidden sugars on labels

231. "I stopped suffering when I cut gluten and sugar": Jennifer

230. "I used sugar to numb my emotions and my pain": Denise

229. "Moderating sugar and eating clean works for me": Irene

228. Rosemary's insights about her treats and triggers

227. "Sugar made my inflammation and gut issues worse": Shannon

226. Some of my favourite sugar free recipes: Netta

225. "Sugar affected my migraines": Marieke

224. "Cutting dairy and sugar gave me back my health": Mark

223. Listener question: What if I don’t have enough willpower to cut sugar?

222. Talking about probiotic foods with Dr. Steven Gundry (Part 2)

221. Talking about gut health with Dr. Steven Gundry (Part 1)

220. Listener question: What is insulin resistance?

219. "My health was transformed when I cut gluten and sugar": Colleen

218. "Genetics affect how your body deals with sugar and cravings": Martin

217. "THIS made living sugar free so much easier!": Netta

216. "Now I eat the foods that make me feel good": Cindy

215. "Sugar is instant pleasure, but long-term pain": Dr. Bob

214. What does it feel like to live sugar free?

213. "Fasting and less sugar helped with my weight at menopause": Karen

212. "Eating sugar can create stress in your body": Amy

211. Listener question: Are sweeteners better than sugar?

210. "For me, less sugar fits perfectly with intermittent fasting": Pamela

209. "I used to love chocolate... Now I don't need it": Sharon

208. How to make new and sustainable habit changes

207. How will you feel with less sugar? (Part 3)

206. How will you feel with less sugar? (Part 2)

205. How will you feel with less sugar? (Part 1)

204. "It was sugar - not fat - that made me put on weight": Meredith

203. "Eating clean improved my health after bariatric surgery": Camilla

202. Is it possible to enjoy the holidays with less sugar?

201. "My obsession has been replaced with peace around sugar": Vanessa

200. Why I created the Life After Sugar podcast

199. "Cutting sugar saved me thousands of dollars on drugs": Carol

198. "I don't numb the pain away with sugar anymore": Sarah

197. "I finally feel like I have power over sugar": Acquanda

196. Whole, processed and ultra-processed foods: What's the difference?

195. "I quit sugar one day at a time": Barry

194. "I'm no longer addicted to sugar and ultra processed food": Ellen

193. Small but powerful mindset shifts in "life after sugar"

192. "Cutting sugar helped me to heal my trauma": Judi

191. Netta answers your questions about sugar and cravings

190. "Fasting is so much easier without sugar and alcohol": Lisa

189. "More protein, less sugar... no cravings!": Lori

188. Simple sugar free recipes

187. "Cutting sugar helped reverse my diabetes": Dana

186. "I'm working on changing my habits around chocolate": Beck

185. What I ate on my trip to the UK

184. "My 5 tools to heal from sugar addiction": Siobhan

183. Two moms talk about intermittent fasting, sugar, and gut health

182. Talking about gut health in Dr Michael Mosley's book

181. "I didn't realize how much hidden sugar my family was eating": Nikki

180. What my Italian son taught me about food and carbs

179. "The diet culture made my sugar addiction worse": Siobhan

178. : "How I got rid of my stress, fatigue, and inflammation": Claire

177. "Now I can find comfort without sugar": Susannah

176. How to spot hidden sugar in cereal

175. "Now I feel free from the hold sugar had on me": Danielle

174. How to be a positive role model for our kids

173. "Reducing refined sugar works better than counting calories": Krissy

172. "You can reverse insulin resistance when you cut sugar": Dr. Paul

171. The long term benefits of living sugar free

170. "Less sugar means more joy and freedom in my life": Wendi

169. "Intermittent fasting helped me drop sugar": Tracey

168. Alcohol, sugar, and cravings

167. A chat with Dr. Nicole Avena about her book "Sugarless"

166. "Cutting sugar and flour stopped my yo-yo dieting": Charlotte

165. "My sleep improved when I stopped eating sugar": Noreen

164. Let's bust some myths about sugar (2)

163. Perimenopause, intermittent fasting, and sugar

162. "A sugar-free diet increases my energy": Julie

161. Listener question: What about flour?

160. "My auto-immune symptoms and my gut health improved so much": Michele

159. "Cut sugar?! That's so extreme!": Teresa

158. "Eat everything in moderation"? No thanks!

157. "I was tired of feeling tired": Steve

156. "I had to reframe how I see sugar": Sandhya

155. The challenges of my sugar free year: Netta

154. 24 tips for a joyful sugar free life

153. Mindset tips to feel confident this holiday season: Karen

152. "We can't moderate ultra-processed foods": Jamie and Paige

151. Hunger, sugar, calories, and hormones

150. Step 1 to freedom from cravings

149. "Food addiction is not your fault": Amanda

148. "For me, eating less sugar isn't a punishment, it's self-care": Sarah

147. Let's bust some myths about sugar (1)

146: Halloween edition: What scares you about sugar?

145. Sugar, insulin resistance, metabolism, hormones, and menopause: Dr Èvelyne

144. "Knowing your blood glucose levels is empowering": Catherine

143. Listener question: How strict are you, Netta?

142. "I'm not obsessed with food anymore!": Kristy

141: You & sugar: The real challenge

140. Your biggest struggles with cravings

139. "Eating whole foods helped my MS symptoms disappear": Grace

138. "Want to look younger? Eat less sugar!": Erin

137. Foods to beat cravings

136. 8 years sugar free: 8 things I learned

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

134. Summer shorts: Sugar and cravings

133. Summer shorts: Sugar and gut health

132. Summer shorts: Sugar and inflammation

131. Summer shorts: Sugar and diabetes

130. Summer shorts: Sugar and weight

129. "Sugar can negatively affect your skin": Erin

128. "Stress and sugar are terrible for gut health": Dr. Cecilia

127. How much sugar is too much?

126. "You can train your brain to NOT like sugar anymore": Keith

125. "I found my freedom from sugar addiction": Susan

124. "What I learned in nutrition school just didn't make sense": Lesya

123. Healthier ways for self-care than sugar

122. "It's never too late to look after your health and eat less sugar": Wendy

121. "Colon cancer forced me to cut sugar and learn about gut health": Karin

120. "Sugar was harder for me to quit than alcohol": Angela

119. Why "life after sugar" is so unpopular

118. "As a marathon runner, I don't need sugar for energy": Greg

117. "Eating less sugar and IF helped reduce my menopause symptoms": Karen

116. Small but powerful mindset tips for sugar free living

115. "Stabilizing blood sugar and insulin is key to better health": Victoria

114. "I was addicted to sugar... Are you?": Clarissa

113. Are we addicted to dopamine?

112. How sugar causes cravings and insulin resistance: Dr. Teitelbaum

111. "I don't need alcohol or sugar as a coping skill anymore": Kate

110. "Intermittent fasting helped me change my mindset about food": Martin

109. Valentine's edition: How I broke up with chocolate

108. "I rejected the diet culture and healed my metabolism": Erin

107. Tips to save money when you don't eat sugar

106. "Looking after my gut health helped reduce my anxiety": Kerri

105: "You can eat bread and still be low carb": Joy

104. "Cutting sugar can help you feel younger": Dr. Roizen

103. The 3 essentials of a joyful sugar free life

102. "Now I'm a diet free diva!": Tracy

101: Listener Q&A: Night snacking, flour, emotional eating, gut health, and more!

100. Let's celebrate! (with less sugar): Listener Q&A

099. "You can't rely on willpower to control cravings": Jenn

098. "Sugar used to be such a big part of my identity": Dr. Lucy

097. "I had to change my perception about my body and about myself": Rachel

096. How have the processed food companies "hooked" us?

095. "With low carb, I actually look forward to my meals": Nicola

094. The 4 levels of sugar addiction: Molly

093. "Teaching our kids about real foods is the key": Lauren

092. Sugar and my infertility journey: Robyn

091. How to let go of sugar: 3 practical exercises

90. Listener question: Where do I start??

089. "Hunger isn't the same as a craving": Dr. Orlena

088. "Now sugar is non-negotiable for me": Scott

087. "Cutting sugar made me stop craving it": Gabrielle

086. "Now I enjoy cooking with real, whole foods": Annie

085. You can't fail at your life after sugar!

084. "I'm so much more aware now": Rochelle

083: "The better I feel, the more I want to feel good": Barbi

082. Listener question: What about fruit??

081. “For me, less sugar and fasting are forms of self-care": Michelle

080. FAQs about sugar and intermittent fasting

079: "I let go of my addiction to sugar one day at a time": Natalie

078. "Cutting sugar helped with my IBS, SIBO, and auto-immune issues": Phoebe

077: "I felt like I couldn't survive much longer": Jan

076. Gentle rant: Are you even listening??

075. "Fermented foods changed my health and my life!": Donna

074. Listener request: The marketing and advertising of sugar

073. Raising kids with less sugar

072: "Intermittent fasting helped me to quit sugar": Lucie

071. 5 mistakes people make when they want to reduce sugar (Pt 2)

070: 5 mistakes people make when they want to reduce sugar (Pt 1)

069: "Now I'm free from pain and inflammation": Kate

068: How to celebrate without sugar

067. "Now I can focus on the positive in my life": Alison

066: Listener question: What do you eat in a day?

065. "I thought my problem was food, but in fact it was sugar": Alicia

064. Listener question: What about monk fruit and stevia?

063. "If it's good for Netta, I'll give it a try": Marcia (my mum!)

062. "I feel better in my 40s than I did in my 20s": Dr. Diane

061. "I wanted to make food that could heal me": Chef AJ

060. "My fasts got easier the less sugar I ate": Emily

059: "Now with fasting and real foods, I have an off switch!": Allison

058: "I just couldn't stop, I was so ashamed": Zippi

057. Valentine's edition: So you think you LOVE sugar?

056: "Sugar brought out my negative emotions": Paula

055. "Just get started": 1 year later

054. From almost blind to no more diabetes meds: Gord

053. "I wanted to get to the heart of my problem with sugar": Debbie

052. "The benefits go far beyond weight loss": Laura

051. "I just can't have sugar in the house": Jen

050. "You can heal yourself with food": Vikki

049. Hormones, menopause, cancer, and sugar: Megan

048: Special holiday edition: Happy Gut, Happy Holidays!

047. "Low carb and fasting were real game-changers": Jackie and Louise

046. The food addict behind the white coat: Dr. Vera Tarman

045: "Consuming sugar can be a form of self-sabotage": Colli

044. "My comfort food has changed completely": Nikola

043. "I feel free when I don't eat sugar and when I fast": Janine

042. "As a dietitian, I realized that my advice was hurting people": Michelle

041. "I used sugar to calm my anxiety": Jennifer

040. "When I stopped eating sugar, my sleep got better": Denice

039. "I used emotional eating to avoid my feelings": Lynn Louise

038. "My migraines were triggered by sugar": Florence

037. "With sugar, pasta and bread, I always want more": Judy

036. "Sugar affects the brain like an addictive drug": Daneen

035. "You don't need to be perfect": Gin

034. "Our whole family feels better now": Jen

033. "I was compensating by stress eating": Lauren

032. "I feel more alive without sugar": Véronique

031. "Are you keto?" "No, I'm Netta!"

030. "I was stuck in the diet mentality": Kathy

029. "I used sugar to numb my feelings": Melissa

028. "I don't have a fatty liver any more!" - Mario

027. "I tried to be healthy in ways that were unhealthy": Meghan

026. Is sugar addictive?

025. "I feel like I'm getting younger!": Dorothy

024. "My body craves more fasting hours": Laurie

023. Father's Day: 3 dads (including mine!) talk about sugar

022. "My cystic acne is gone!" Katherine

021. Treat = sweet? My take on sugar and sweeteners

020. "Sugar helped me cope with trauma": Marla

019. - "The hardest thing for me was cutting out snacking": Keith

018. How to spot sneaky hidden sugars on labels

017. "Change your habits one small step at a time": Ana

016. "How I broke my soda habit": Jeff

015. How YOU can break free from sugar

014. "My brain was hooked": Anna

013. "I used to taste addiction. Now I taste food": Graeme

012. Gentle rant: Stop telling me to eat sugar "in moderation"!

011. "My life is so much better now": David

010. "Sugar was taking me down": Tracy

009. Full of cr*p!

008. "I'm a trailblazer for my girls": Helen

007. Cravings: 5 Tips to Help You

006. Interview With My Daughter Lily

005. Types of sugars

004. "I can live my life now": Sally

003. Names For Sugar

002: So What Do You Eat??

001: The Story Behind Life After Sugar

Life After Sugar: Introduction