addiction

Another Thing Wrong with Soda Pop

August 5th, 2011 · 9:05 AM

What’s another thing wrong with soda pop?
Soda pop either has sugar, or a “diet” sweetener, both of which cause you to gain weight. Additionally, both sugar and aspartame (or NutraSweet) cause inflammation in the body.
Aspartame is actually wood alcohol with an aspartate and phenylalanine group (amino acid) hooked onto it. The wood alcohol is [...]

Ease on Down: How to Curb Sweet Cravings

September 2nd, 2010 · 4:09 AM

What can I do to not crave sweets?
The sweet taste is addictive, so any sweet taste will prolong the craving or drive. Sugar is just the most plentiful sweet we have, and we are surrounded by it. It is present in almost all social gatherings, and it is quick and easy to take on the [...]

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Freedom from Sugar Addiction

May 10th, 2010 · 7:30 AM

I am interested in the program you are putting together helping people conquering their addiction to sugar.
We are just completing our second time through the quite successful training program Sweet Freedom from Sugar, a five month step-by-step program with information, support, DVDs, and daily workbook, that has worked miracles in some [...]

What to Do About Sugar Cravings

January 6th, 2010 · 9:28 AM

I have been off white sugar and desserts since last April, but still crave them terribly. What can I do to eliminate the cravings? The smell of chocolate, especially brownies, still is so hard to resist.
Usually the craving for sugars disappear in the first 2 weeks, although people with true addictions may take

Sugar…Deceptive Stuff

December 31st, 2008 · 6:14 AM

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