Latest Affect Podcast Episodes
182. Talking about gut health in Dr Michael Mosley's book
Life After Sugar - July 07, 2024 11:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsDr. Michael Mosley is the author of several books, including The Fast 800, The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet, and The Clever Guts Diet. Sadly, he passed away in June 2024 while on holiday in Greece. In this episode, I want to share with you a book report that I made a couple of years ago for the me...
181. "I didn't realize how much hidden sugar my family was eating": Nikki
Life After Sugar - June 30, 2024 11:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsMy guest this week is Nikki, who's a fellow mom with 3 boys at home. In this episode, we talk about whole foods, how she feeds her family, and how she helps other moms find more energy in the sometimes overwhelming life that we live as moms. Nikki grew up with pretty healthy meals, usually so...
180. What my Italian son taught me about food and carbs
Life After Sugar - June 23, 2024 11:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsFrom November 2023 to June 2024, we had an Italian student staying with us. Not exactly an exchange student, more like a big brother for our daughter. And during those months of his stay with us, I learned quite a few things about food, especially carbs like pasta and flour. For example: tee...
Episode 54 - Ben Part 4
Interview with a schizophrenic - June 22, 2024 17:39 - 46 minutesBen has returned for another episode. We discuss medication and the effects of schizophrenia as a child. We touch on the wider aspects of humanity including life on Mars. #medication #schizoaffective #projectstargate Music: Gamma Sines - Rocket Noise 00:00:01: Introduction to the episode 00:...
179. "The diet culture made my sugar addiction worse": Siobhan
Life After Sugar - June 16, 2024 11:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsFrom early childhood, Siobhan remembers sneaking cookies before anyone else woke up in the morning. Even as a toddler, she was never able to eat sugar in moderation. Once she hit puberty, this addiction caused her to gain weight and so she started dieting, which led to a diet/binge cycle that l...
178. : "How I got rid of my stress, fatigue, and inflammation": Claire
Life After Sugar - June 09, 2024 11:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsClaire grew up in New England with European parents. She enjoyed a whole foods diet and loved fresh seasonal foods, including fruit, vegetables, and cheeses. Processed foods didn't hold much attraction for her. She grew up loving to cook. So she didn't eat foods with added sugars. So she didn...
177. "Now I can find comfort without sugar": Susannah
Life After Sugar - June 02, 2024 11:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsSusannah grew up with a typical North American diet. Sugar was part of that diet, and sweets were a very big part of her family's everyday life. Susannah's mother would serve ice cream every night after dinner, and every weekend she would bake something like a cake, cookies, or a pie. Sugar is...
176. How to spot hidden sugar in cereal
Life After Sugar - May 26, 2024 11:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsIn this short episode, you'll get some consumer tips for how to spot hidden sugar in cereal. For example: Beware of health claims on the packaging! Read the list of ingredients before you look at the Nutrition Facts table. Watch out for the serving amount. The amount of total carbohydrates ...
175. "Now I feel free from the hold sugar had on me": Danielle
Life After Sugar - May 19, 2024 11:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsDanielle's journey with sugar started in childhood. She remembers that sugar was a massive part of her upbringing. With her family, she always had ice cream after dinner. Sugar was always a treat. They even had a trunk in their house that had little goodie bags with sweet treats for whenever ...
174. How to be a positive role model for our kids
Life After Sugar - May 12, 2024 11:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsDo you remember Episode 6 of the Life After Sugar podcast, where I interviewed my daughter Lily? She was 12 at the time. She's 16 now. In this special Mother's Day edition, I take a quick trip down memory lane to revisit some of what Lily talked about with relation to my hiding chocolate in th...
173. "Reducing refined sugar works better than counting calories": Krissy
Life After Sugar - May 05, 2024 11:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsKrissy grew up eating a normal American diet: lots of carb-heavy processed and packaged foods. When she was younger, she was active, which together with her tall frame helped her stay slim. Then in her late 30s, stress and hormones started to change her body. She consulted a personal trainer an...
172. "You can reverse insulin resistance when you cut sugar": Dr. Paul
Life After Sugar - April 28, 2024 11:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsMy guest Dr. Paul Kolodzik trained as an MD in emergency medicine. In this episode, he freely admits that like most physicians, he didn't get much training on nutrition. But what he learned over a period of time is that avoiding sugar, eating low carb, and making sure you get adequate protein ...
171. The long term benefits of living sugar free
Life After Sugar - April 21, 2024 11:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsThis episode actually comes from a request from listeners of this podcast to talk about the long-term benefits that I've experienced after all these years of living sugar-free. Because it can seem pretty hard to imagine what it can be like to live day after day, feeling free from cravings and ...
Episode 53 - Frank Part 3
Interview with a schizophrenic - April 14, 2024 18:54 - 41 minutesWe welcome back Frank today. He was my first ever Guest, and is always interesting. We talk about his Paranormal Tour of America. Frank is creating a Youtube channel journalling his experiences. Frank's Website: https://bit.ly/4aXXHWh #schizophrenia #paranormal #psychosis Music: Binaural Alp...
170. "Less sugar means more joy and freedom in my life": Wendi
Life After Sugar - April 14, 2024 11:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsWendi and I have been good friends for several years. We have lots of things in common, including living our lives with less sugar and more joy. We can't chat without breaking into giggles! In this episode, we talk about whole foods, as well as Wendi's prepping and self-reliance skills that hel...
169. "Intermittent fasting helped me drop sugar": Tracey
Life After Sugar - April 07, 2024 11:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsTracey recently celebrated her two-year anniversary for intermittent fasting. But sugar was always a problem during her eating window. Tracey believed she really had a sugar addiction because when she would eat sugar, like cake and ice cream, she would eat the desserts and then always want to ...
Episode 52 - Georgie Part 2
Interview with a schizophrenic - April 05, 2024 21:43 - 29 minutesWe welcome back Georgie for a second episode. Today we talk more deeply about her experiences with hallucinations. Hearing voices is a common symptom for people with schizophrenia, and it is still very much misunderstood. #hallucinations #rehab #schizophrenia 00:00:00: Introduction and Welcome...
168. Alcohol, sugar, and cravings
Life After Sugar - March 31, 2024 11:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsToday's episode is going to clarify the relationship between alcohol, sugar, and cravings. But first, a disclaimer: I'm not a doctor, so nothing in this podcast should be construed as being medical advice. Also, I'm not here to tell you whether or not you're "allowed" to drink alcohol any more...
167. A chat with Dr. Nicole Avena about her book "Sugarless"
Life After Sugar - March 24, 2024 11:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsIn this week's episode, I'm truly honoured to be chatting with Dr. Nicole Avena who is the author of her new book called "Sugarless". Dr. Avena is a Princeton research neuroscientist and a pioneer in the field of food addiction, with over 16 million views of her TED-Ed video, "How Sugar Affects...
Episode 51 - Ben Part 3
Interview with a schizophrenic - March 17, 2024 18:13 - 41 minutesWe welcome Ben back today. Ben is from the USA, and has had an interesting history and is currently working as a counsellor. Today we had a freestyle wide ranging discussion about life, which is a new aspect for Season 3. #schizoaffective #education #gaza Music : Koan I (Theta 5 Hz) - Syntropy...
166. "Cutting sugar and flour stopped my yo-yo dieting": Charlotte
Life After Sugar - March 17, 2024 11:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsAs Charlotte was growing up, her parents used food to reward good behaviour. This led her to develop an early love of sugar, especially chocolate. During her teenage years in the 1990s, Charlotte felt pressure to conform to society's ideal of a thin body, and so she aimed to look attractive and...
165. "My sleep improved when I stopped eating sugar": Noreen
Life After Sugar - March 10, 2024 12:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsWhen Noreen joined the Freedom from Cravings Formula 90-day program, she was struggling with various health challenges, including diverticulitis and poor sleep. She is now experimenting to learn what foods truly agree with her body, making gradual, lasting changes rather than drastic shifts. ...
164. Let's bust some myths about sugar (2)
Life After Sugar - March 03, 2024 12:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsI hate to say it, but many of us have been fed some pretty widespread myths about food - especially sugar - over the years. This episode is a recording of a live online workshop that I gave in January 2024, where I bust two myths: 1. The myth that craveworthy foods are everywhere, that we can'...
163. Perimenopause, intermittent fasting, and sugar
Life After Sugar - February 25, 2024 12:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsThis is a shared episode with Michelle, host of the Fast and Fabulous podcast. We talk about our experiences with perimenopause, and the link with sugar. Perimenopause hits women at different ages and with a wide variety of symptoms. Although it's a natural process, it can cause all kinds of p...
Episode 50 - Georgie
Interview with a schizophrenic - February 18, 2024 22:27 - 27 minutesWe welcome Generation X Georgie today. From Australia, Georgie gives her background to her psychosis. From battling substance misuse to the metaphysical and nature of death and reality, we hear a valuable story. #neardeathexperience #substancemisuse #chakras 00:00:05: Introduction and welcomin...
162. "A sugar-free diet increases my energy": Julie
Life After Sugar - February 18, 2024 12:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsJulie used to eat junk food until a car accident led her to gain weight and feel unwell. That led to her holistic healing journey. She decided to follow a program that required her to weigh and measure her food, but she didn't really understand why she was doing it, she said. What inspired he...
161. Listener question: What about flour?
Life After Sugar - February 11, 2024 12:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsReducing or cutting sugar is usually seen as something positive (if a little marginal). And sugary or sweet foods are relatively easy to spot. But recently, I've been getting this question from my listeners: What about flour? And: Why don't you eat flour, Netta? Because that means no bread, no...
160. "My auto-immune symptoms and my gut health improved so much": Michele
Life After Sugar - February 04, 2024 12:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsMichele is a busy mom of 4, and a military wife. She's also a personal trainer and health coach. Her journey started after having her third child, when she became so much busier and realized that she was getting out of breath just from climbing the stairs. She started eating better, but a few...
159. "Cut sugar?! That's so extreme!": Teresa
Life After Sugar - January 28, 2024 12:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsTeresa struggled with sugar addiction and health issues related to high sugar intake for years. When her naturopath suggested she cut out sugar, she thought it was "extreme"! But she did it - she cut out sugar, sweeteners, and refined carbs, cold turkey. It worked for a while, but eventually,...
158. "Eat everything in moderation"? No thanks!
Life After Sugar - January 21, 2024 12:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsHave you been told that eating "everything in moderation" is part of a healthy, balanced diet? But what if you can't moderate certain foods? Like sugar? Many of us can't... and we feel guilty and ashamed that we can't "moderate". We feel like we're broken, or we just don't have enough willpowe...
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