Have you ever felt like you’re hooked on sweets or processed carbs? If so, you’ll relate to my tale.
More than a decade ago, I was an often-stressed out, deadlines-driven, overworked journalist, who often relied on ultra-processed candies, chips, and crackers to give me a buzz to meet my many article deadlines.
At the time, I was walloped by a whopping 44 baffling ailments, including scary heart palpitations, crushing fatigue, and ferocious headaches.
Finally, after conferring with several doctors, I found a smart physician who had answers. “You have severe reactive hypoglycemia,” my doctor told me. “Quit eating sugar and processed carbohydrates. If you do, your ailments will go away.” Admittedly, I was reluctant to follow this repugnant advice. But I longed to feel better. Within days of following his advice, all my symptoms vanished! Suffice it to say that I was excited, energized, and intrigued.
When I felt so much better simply by cutting out sweets and crappy carbs, I became driven to discover why. My fascination led to my first book, Sugar Shock: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life–And How You Can Get Back on Track (Berkley Books). It quickly became a bestseller and was endorsed by a who’s who of health experts. (At the time, not many books about sugar had been released.)
Soon, readers and fans began to corner me often and quiz me repeatedly about my secrets to let sugar go.
That led me to my coaching, inspiring and guiding people worldwide, studying with the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and the Institute for Professional Empowerment Coaching, helping sugar addicts worldwide with my Sugar Freedom Course, and writing a second book, Beyond Sugar Shock: The 6-Week Plan to Break Free of Your Sugar Addiction & Get Slimmer, Sexier & Sweeter (Hay House), which also became an international bestseller and was endorsed by many experts.
After more than a decade of eating cleanly, I blew my diet often, stuffed my face with mounds of greasy movie popcorn and other fattening, ultra-processed carbs (but not sugar). Small surprise: I quickly gained 21 pounds. I felt utterly ashamed, because I’m a health expert who knows better!
Next, I sought to find the easiest, fastest, science-based tools that could help you take back your power in three weeks. That is what you’ll find in my next book, I Blew My Diet! Now what? The Easy, Proven, 21-Day Plan to Drop Pounds & Bounce Back Boldly (May 20, 2025). Get your copy now and break free!