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by Scott Olson on Jun 10th 2014
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Thirty years ago, when I worked in a small health food store in Portland, Oregon, I was the go-to-guy for the gluten-free crowd. Whenever someone would walk into the store and want to know how they could avoid gluten, I would walk them around and show them the...

by Scott Olson on Nov 12th 2013

Take a look at this image of two mice. What difference do you see? The first thing that you might notice is that one mouse is bigger (and you would be right). The mouse on the left is over two times heavier than the mouse on the right. What else is different about the two mice? The answer might surprise you: not much else. The mice...

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by Dr. Scott on Oct 3rd 2013
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This JANUARY 2014 will mark the 7th year of the Month Without Sugar. If you think sugar is evil and destroying your health, then join us for a month of sugar-kicking, weight loss, and all-around-better-feeling-ness. How Does It Work? It is simple, really. Starting...

by Scott Olson on Sep 1st 2013
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If you are looking for a sugar free diet, then you have come to the right place. I have helped over 15,000 people stop eating sugar with my 30 Sugar Free Days Program. I’m not going to lie to you, kicking the sugar habit is hard, but with the right support anyone...

by Scott Olson on Jun 4th 2013
Fruit Juice

If you are like many parents and trying to help your kids make good choices about what they are eating, you might find yourself reaching for fruit juice when you are shopping instead of soda. While I applaud the move to get soda out of your and your children’s...

by Scott Olson on May 14th 2013
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Why Avoiding Sugar Works for Weight Loss It should be obvious to you by now that keeping sugar out of your diet is good for you, but do you know why keeping sugar out of your diet works so well to help you to lose weight? Most people who answer that question will...

by Scott Olson on May 7th 2013
Confused

You probably recognize that I have a certain affinity for the low-carb or paleolithic style diets, and I do. I’ve said  it enough if you read this blog and, I think to be healthy, we should only be eating meat and vegetables (and the occasional low-sugar...

by Scott Olson on Dec 30th 2012
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You are probably guessing that this is a post about gluten, but I’m not going to cover the (many) problems with gluten here because I have covered that elsewhere: What is Gluten. What I want to talk about here are the other problems with wheat that will hopefully...

by Scott Olson on Mar 6th 2012
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I have had many questions lately about how athletes can do low-sugar, no-carb, or Paleolithic diet. I have been researching this topic in depth in the last few months because of my interest in running longer distances. While I have been a runner all my life, running...

by Scott Olson on Dec 13th 2010
Success

I’ve been asked a lot about how effective my 30 Sugar Free Days Program is for weight loss and while I could give you a lot of diet success stories, why don’t I let the people who have been through the program let you know:   I just began my third week...