She reads fluently – but I was astonished to hear that she mispronounced the word “dopamine” repeatedly. Any drink containing refined sugar but also, for some people, drinks containing concentrated levels of fruit (smoothies and juice) can also cause a problem with blood sugar levels (which is involved in ‘Bad Sugar’ and ‘Bad Carb’ addiction). Excess sugar that cannot be broken down and absorbed by the body will be left to sit in the bowels, where it ferments. Our on-demand video program is the quickest, easiest and most immediate way to quit emotional eating from the comfort of your own home. Whatever need the substance was pretending to fulfil, it was a con: and thus no satisfaction is ever received.

The kind of diet your grandmother or mother would feed you, or the kind you might feed your own child.If you eat a lot of foods and beverages high in sugar or refined/starchy carbohydrates, which the body processes as sugar, you may be reducing your body’s ability to ward off disease. Essentially, by cutting out refined sugar and processed/starchy carbohydrates it reverses the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and all the other health risks associated with their consumption and the salt that is contained in junk food (the latter reduces the risk of kidney disease and high blood pressure). Addictive substances have no shutoff – nothing to provide a signal to the body that it has had enough, because there is nothing for it to have had enough of .

Others fear success – they’re afraid of life without their vice, convinced that abandoning their addiction means sacrificing pleasure and comfort. Elevated blood glucose causes blood vessel damage and is the main cause of the vascular complications of diabetes, leading to other problems, such as damage to blood vessels in the brain and eyes causing retinopathy.By following the method’s clear instructions, you can quit emotional eating without willpower or sacrifice. With refined sugar you tend to eat more and more of the item and feel disgusted with yourself once you have done so e. The phenomenon that is Allen Carr's Easyway method had been born, and it led to Allen's recognition as the world's leading expert on stopping smoking.

However, the book highlights the illusory nature of these connections, emphasizing that the relief provided by the consumption of comfort foods is transient and ultimately leads to further emotional distress.

Allen Carr maintains that we feel compelled to overindulge because we feel as if we need it to alleviate stress or make meals and social occasions enjoyable – to provide a crutch to help with life. Predictably these addictive sugar foods include chocolate, cakes, biscuits, cookies, candy, doughnuts, ice cream, syrups, and sweet pastries (anything with refined sugar in). I have no relevant work experience or nutritional qualifications (I have degrees in completely unrelated fields).