Is it time to Kick Sugar Out of Your Life?
Kicking sugar out of your life is probably the hardest thing you will every try, but if you decide to stop eating sugar you will be amazed at how good you look and how great you feel!
Sugar has slowly crept into almost every food that we eat and while it has made our lives much tastier, it has also made them much shorter. If you are typical, you are eating somewhere between 1/4 and 1/2 of a pound of sugar every day…even if you don’t know it! If you think that much sugar might have something to do with your current weight, or your ill health, then you are in the right place!
When you eat sugar, you are putting yourself at risk for:
- Insulin Insensitivity: including Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes.
- Cardiovascular Disease: including Clogged Arteries, Heart Attacks and Strokes.
- Mental Problems: from Depression to Alzheimer’s Disease.
- Other Diseases: Sugar consumption contributes to Arthritis, Cancer, many more illnesses.
Sugar is killing you, but it is killing you so slowly that you hardly notice. The biggest health risks you face during your lifetime are heart disease, cancer, diabetes or complications from obesity. Sugar has its sticky hand in every one of those diseases!
Imagine how powerful a change it would be if you could avoid or reduce your risk of those diseases!
Are You Addicted?
Most people laugh and will admit to being addicted to sugar, but then don’t realize just how harmful that addiction is. I compare sugar to cigarettes in my book Sugarettes because there are a lot of similarities between smoking and the sweet white stuff:
- Both sugar and cigarettes are extremely addictive.
- Both sugar and cigarettes cause slow, almost unnoticeable, damage.
- Both sugar and cigarettes are very hard to stop.
… and one more: Both sugar and cigarettes were once considered healthful (yes, people used to think that cigarettes were good for you).
It now seems crazy to think that cigarettes had health benefits, but that is what people thought. Most people today think sugar is fine to eat ( maybe it is bad for your teeth, but, otherwise it is fine). Future generations will look back at our notions of sugar and laugh, the same way we laugh when we see old advertisements for doctors recommending cigarettes.
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Take this quiz to see if you are addicted to sugar:
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All You Need is 30 Days
What is the best way to kick your sugar habit?
I have developed a 30 Sugar Free Days Challenge that guides you through 30 days without sugar. The Challenge comes complete with an e-book and daily e-mails that help guide you through the whole process.
Thirty days are enough for you to learn how remove sugar from your diet, especially with me sending you e-mails full of practical support and inspiration.
There is a free version of the 30 Sugar Free Days Challenge and you can click here if you are ready to start: 30 Sugar Free Days Challenge: Free Version.
Keep reading if you want more information.
Are you Interested in Weight Loss?
To be honest, I didn’t develop the 30 Sugar Free Days Challenge as a way to lose weight, but most people who want to lose weight during the 30 Day Challenge do. Since this became an important topic, I wrote a few of the e-mail updates to deal specifically with the subject of weight loss.
The best part about the 30 Sugar Free Days Challenge is that is very cheap, especially when compared to programs such as Weight Watchers or Jenny Craig (and remember, you can do it for free!). The added benefit is that when you focus on removing sugar from your diet, you are automatically living a healthier life. This means you get weight loss and health benefits and you don’t have to buy pre-packaged foods, or spend you life’s savings.
Dr. Scott Olson
Hi, I’m Dr. Scott Olson and I’m a naturopathic doctor and I want to challenge you to take a major step towards better health.
I’m challenging you to spend 30 Days without sugar or foods that act like sugar.
I have written a book on sugar addiction, called Sugarettes, that explains exactly why you cannot lose weight, why you have cravings, why you binge on certain foods, why you lose weight only to gain more back later, and why our health is destroyed by sugar and I encourage you to pick this book up as part of your program.
30 Sugar Free Days is an international program to free people from the grip that sugar has on their minds and bodies. You should eat food to match your body’s needs and a sugar-free lifestyle is just what your body needs to function at its best. You can get yourself out of the endless cycle of weight loss to weight gain to weight loss to even more weight gain and take a huge step towards a healthier, longer life.
Why am I doing this?
I think that sugar and foods that act like sugar are the greatest health tragedy of our lifetimes. Sugar is so harmful that it is robbing you of years of your life and you don’t even know it. Most people think that heart disease, diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer’s and so many diseases are normal, when they are not. These diseases are largely the result of the choices that you make every day. Whenever you eat sugar and foods that act like sugar, you are taking steps towards those diseases in the same way a smoker takes a step towards lung cancer with every puff.
Also, I’m frankly sick of reading about fake expensive weight loss programs that take people’s money but don’t offer them any real solutions and don’t work. Weight loss is not all that hard, you just have to put the right foods in your mouth. I’m going to suggest to you throughout the 30 Days that you should focus on your health and the weight loss will just happen: no expensive plans, no meals to buy. Thirty Sugar Free Days is the plan that will take you to where you need to go.
Here are the Basics of the Plan
- Don’t eat any sugar or foods that act like sugar for 30 Days. I explain what “foods that act like sugar” are in Sugarettes and in the E-book you receive when you sign up (see below).
- Sign up for my e-mail coaching so I can help lead you through the 30 days and answer your questions, you can also read other people’s questions, and keep you up to date with what others are experiencing.
That is it!
But, while it looks simple on paper, taking away all sugar and foods that act like sugar is no small feat.
Here is everything included in the plans:
- An E-Book that will explain the program and show you all the foods you can eat and can’t eat.
- Thirty days of e-mails.
- Meal plans and recipes.
- Access to support groups focused specifically on the 30 Sugar Free Days.
- Suggested supplements to help with cravings.
- Support: I will be answering questions for people signed up for the advanced plans.
Not Just Weight Loss!
Thirty Sugar Free Days is not just a program about weight loss it is a movement towards better health. I wrote my book Sugarettes because I think that sugar and foods that act like sugar are destroying our health and yet no one is sounding the alarm.
Sugar’s effect on our health is the biggest overlooked health crisis of our time: It is almost as if everyone you see is still a smoker and, yet, no one is telling you that smoking is bad.
If you suffer from diabetes, heart disease, chronic fatigue, or any other chronic illness, than 30 Sugar Free Days is also for you.
Want to Hear What People are Saying?
I just began my third week on Sunday, and my wedding ring is loose! All my clothes are baggy and I don’t think I will ever eat sugar again! I love how you said you can feel like an “alien on planet carbohydrate” … that’s exactly how I feel! I have found some wonderful farms in my area and I’m shopping at the market less and less. Thank you so much, this is exactly what I needed!
Hilary B
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I’ve been sugar-free for a little over 2 weeks now, and Dr. Scott was right, my cravings severely declined within the first week I would say. Now I don’t even think about sweets! That’s not to say that at this point I wouldn’t WANT something sweet 
, but I have the willpower to turn it down because my cravings are no…t out of control. I’ve never gone this long without sugar or bread, I can’t believe I’ve made it this far
Nerine E
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I’ve been low-carbing for 5 years now and feel terrific. Still, I have a sweet treat from time to time and was having a horrid problem eliminating artificial sweeteners from my diet. Your challenge inspired me – 30 days! I could do that.
Thanks for sponsoring this!
Bev C
Click Here to read more testimonials: Testimonial Page
Over 9,000 people have already gone through this program. Join us for a month-long adventure to better health!
Choose the Complete Guide!
I have made the Complete Guide cheap (only $21.95) because the most common questions I get are “what should I eat?” and “do you have any recipes?” and both of these questions are answered in the complete guide. You can purchase the Complete Guide below, or go to Amazon (if you have a Kindle reader).
Click Here to purchase The Complete Guide to 30 Sugar Free Days (Kindle)
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Have further questions? Visit the Frequently Asked Questions Page.
I wish you the best on your journey towards health! — Dr. Scott Olson, ND
HERE ARE THE PLANS:
Here is what is included in the Free Plan:
This plan is free, but make your 30 Days much easier! Buy the Complete Guide to the 30 Sugar Free Days for only $21.95 (see below). |
Plan Two: The Complete Guide to 30 Sugar Free Days
- A 40 page e-book (which you can instantly download) that explains the entire 30 Day program, tells you which foods to avoid, which foods to include, has over 30 sample meals and diet tips, and includes and a frequently asked questions. The e-book has been updated for easier reading on electronic devices such as Kindle or IPads.
- It also includes my e-mail coaching system that discusses such topics as cravings, eating out, how to exercise for weight loss, how to deal with withdrawal symptoms and much more. You will get an e-mail every day of the program (a total of 30 e-mails).
- You will have access to online groups to help support you through the entire 30 days. The groups discuss what works, what doesn’t, what to do when you are tempted and a whole number of other topics including recipe ideas.
Price: $21.95
Is Agave syrup ok to consume on the diet?
Gail,
Sorry, but no. Agave has the same sugar profile as High Fructose Corn Syrup.
Scott
I just came across your web site. I am very addicted to sugar. Have been ever since I was taken off of hormone therapy. I answered yes to every question on your sugar quiz. I was reading the Xylitol question and was I wondering if stevia/truvia would not be a good idea if you were trying to kick sugar. I will be buying your book, but I did want to ask this question about the truvia. I also have memory loss and it is diminishing rapidly. I thought it was caused from not being on hormone therapy. But after reading just a little of your web site it sounds like it could be the sugar. I feel like a drug addict having to quit drugs. I get real nervous and anxious when I have to quit sugar. Its scary.
Thanks
Les
Hi Leslie,
Sounds like you are starting to make some really good healthy choices. Congratulations! Stevia is okay, but it will keep you addicted to a super-sweet taste. I generally recommend that people avoid it during the challenge. You will be surprised at how sweet foods will taste when you make the change to a no-sugar diet.
Best of luck!
Scott
Is honey considered a sugar on the 30 days without sugar plan?
Krista,
Even though honey is natural, it is all sugar so you should avoid it during the program.
Scott
Quick question.
Where would buckwheat fall on your food list? Good or to avoid?
thanks!
It is an avoid during the program, but much better than many other grains (so use it afterwards).
Scott
2 questions about permitted foods. You say that sprouts are on the OK list, but what about sprouted flour? I would love to use this, but my husband and I have been debating it. I’m for it (they are sprouts after all) he’s ahainst it (sounds pretty processed…). And second you say “most” nuts. what nuts are excluded? Thanks!
Kate,
I like the idea of sprouting grains before you eat them (if you are going to eat grains), but I would suggest that you avoid them during the program.
I curse my writing for putting in that “most” because I often get questions like this. “Most nuts” means all nuts that are not covered in sugar. Make sense?
Best of luck!
Scott
Thanks! That makes sense. I wouldn’t be eating sugar coated/roasted nuts on a sugar free diet anyway
9 days to go on the program and I will wait till after to try the sprouted grains recipes we would like to try. You can definately tell what the offending foods are when you add them back in (slowly and individually to start off course!). Thanks again
Kate
Hi Scott
Is Xylitol an “act like sugar” item? I have heard good things about it, and really only one negative, which is that if you digest too much of it, it will give you an upset stomach and possibly diarrhea. I’m hoping it can be used for those times a recipe just has to have sugar.
thanks Melissa
Hi Melissa,
Xylitol does appear to be safe, but I think it keeps you addicted to a super-sweet taste (which goes away if you avoid all sugary things). I have an article on it, check it out: