My 4 year old grandson is having major anger issues. He could be ADHD, but hasn’t been diagnosed as such. His mother is reluctant to seek traditional medical help and doesn’t want to medicate him. His recent temper tantrums are off the charts and we wonder what alternative medicine can suggest. His mother is vigilant [...]

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Dear Healthy Thinkers,
Please accept my apologies for the delay in launching Sweet Freedom from Sugar; it has been a tough

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What is the best way to wean yourself off of sugar, which is my greatest downfall?
Sugar does different things to different people.  There are people who

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What is the difference between sugar and raw honey? And is there a difference between raw honey and processed honey?
Raw honey contains a combination of sugars, including fructose and glucose, and smaller amounts of sucrose and maltose. It also contains

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After a VERY busy couple of months (especially this morning), I am thrilled to announce that your Sweet Freedom from Sugar Training Course is now LIVE!
Here’s the link: Sweet Freedom for Me
I’m excited to hear from you!
To your dynamic health and energy,  Dr. Stan

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Sugar Shock
In 1976, the sugar industry discovered it was cheaper to make sugar from corn than from beets or cane.  Since then, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has replaced sucrose as a sweetener in most soft drinks, baked goods, and processed foods.  Among other consequences, fructose has been implicated in

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Wall Street Journal
Coca-Cola Co. faces a deceptive claims law suit from The Center for Science in the Public Interest for its VitaminWater bottle. Coca-Cola claims the vitamins reduce the risk of chronic disease and support immune function. The opposing side claims the sugar content will promote obesity, diabetes and

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Our association with sugar often contains fond memories.  Little girls are described as “sugar and spice and everything nice.”  Most social events are associated with some kind of sugar exposure.   I remember when we were raising our children that one of the highlights for them and probably also for me was the parent-child date, when [...]

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American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Annual Meeting
December 10, 2008

Sugar has now been found to affect the brain in the same way that substances of abuse affect the brain. Behavioral and neurochemical changes take place in the brain just like they do with other addictive substances. Some think the sugar addiction may be a gateway to

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Dr. Gardner’s reflections: At this time of year as it is so easy to treat our body with disrespect (that is, we ingest too many sugars and processed foods in abundance). Below are some common sense suggestions, which you might be tempted to

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