Overview
Kathleen DesMaisons started a diet revolution with her runaway bestseller, Potatoes Not Prozac, a startling new health and nutrition program for people who are sugar sensitive. The response was phenomenal: 170,000 copies sold and more than 5 million hits on her Web site over the past two years. Now, in this new book, The Sugar Addict's Total Recovery Program, which is based on a careful balance of protein and carbohydrates, Dr. DesMaisons provides detailed, workable, meal-by-meal instructions on how to implement her breakthrough food plan and make it a part of your daily life.Sugar-sensitive individuals require not only a different diet but a different approach to diet--and that's exactly what Dr. DesMaisons offers here. Writing with the deep understanding and personal experience that comes from being both a clinician and a recovering sugar addict herself, and informed with all the latest scientific research on what makes a person sugar sensitive, Dr. DesMaisons explains exactly how you can free your mind and body from the tyranny of sugar and shake off the exhaustion, mental fogginess, and mood swings that sugar dependence causes. Revealing the various ways sugar addiction affects both men and women, and the unique methods for healing it, Dr. DesMaisons encourages you to custom-tailor her simple program to fit your lifestyle, and includes information on:
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- How to fully integrate a "slow-carbs not low-carbs" strategy into your diet -
- How to shop efficiently and economically for staples, treats, and emergency foods -
- Why regular protein is essential and how to get it with every meal -
- What to eat when a sugar craving strikes -
- How to get the nutrition you need on the run--even at fast-food restaurants -
- How to find an exercise program you'll enjoy -
- 10 breakfasts you can prepare in a flash -
- Menus and recipes for every lifestyle and taste
About the Author:
Kathleen DesMaisons, Ph.D., revolutionized the field of chemical-dependency treatment with her pioneering work in addictive nutrition. She coined the term sugar sensitivity to describe the problem of those who are addicted to sugar and simple carbohydrates, and developed a treatment program that has resulted in a 92 % success rate for her clients recovering from alcohol addictions. Her bestselling book, Potatoes not Prozac, has helped sugar-sensitive people learn how to use food to change their biochemistry and improve their physical and emotional health. Dr. DesMaisons lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she has a private practice and manages her organization, Radiant Recovery. She personally manages her exceptionally popular Web site, www.radiantrecovery.com, which has created a uniquely safe and supportive community for sugar-sensitives in recovery.
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
Our ReviewSome folks can eat just one brownie. But others can't stop. They'll snack through an entire pan, then feel grouchy and nauseated.
Kathleen DesMaisons suggests that this brownie madness doesn't belie a weak will, but a chemical imbalance. "Sugar addiction is a symptom of...sugar sensitivity, an inherited condition that makes you more reactive to imbalances in your body and brain. These imbalances," she explains, "create cravings, mood swings, erratic energy, and sugar addiction." DesMaisons explains the condition for her readers, then offers a solution: The Sugar Addict's Total Recovery Program.
The program combines nutritional guidelines, recipes, and plenty of room for choice. But it also offers readers a way of coping with their emotional urges. Like all addictions, sugar fury is both a chemical and a psychological problem; DesMaisons offers plenty of support for both. With her program, DesMaisons promises we can put down the brownies and stop sugar mania.
--Jesse Gale