Beat Sugar Addiction Now!: The Cutting-Edge Program That Cures Your Type of Sugar Addiction and Puts You on the Road to Feeling Great - and Losing Weight! »

Sugar sensitivity is as powerful an addiction as tobacco or alcohol--and one of the most difficult to break sugar s prevalence in the modern diet. With one-third of our calories coming from sugar, white flour, and processed foods sugar addiction is a rapidly growing epidemic. However, unlike other addictions going "cold turkey" won t fix it nor will a "one size fits all" approach. In this groundbreaking book, nationally recognized physician Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum uncovers four distinct sugar addiction types and gives a step-by-step plan for resolving their underlying causes and breaking sugar cravings forever.

An Overview of Sugar Addiction 6

Part I The Proble\m 13

Chapter 1 Type 1 Sugar Addiction

Sugar, the Energy Loan Shark: Chronically exhausted and hooked on quick hits of caffeine and sugar 14

Quiz: Are You a Type 1 Sugar Addict? 15

Chapter 2 Type 2 Sugar Addiction

"Feed Me Now or I'll Kill You:" When life's stress has exhausted your adrenal glands 21

Quiz: Are You a Type 2 Sugar Addict? 22

Chapter 3 Type 3 Sugar Addiction

The Happy Ho-Ho Hunter: Sugar cravings caused by yeast/candida overgrowth 28

Quiz: Are You a Type 3 Sugar Addict? 29

Chapter 4 Type 4 Sugar Addiction

Depressed and Craving Carbs: Sugar cravings caused by your period, menopause, or andropause 36

Quiz: Are You a Type 4 Sugar Addict? 37

Part II The Solution 45

Chapter 5 Healing Practices for All Sugar Addicts 46

Chapter 6 Treatment for Type 1 Sugar Addicts

Use the SHINE protocol to repair your body 55

Chapter 7 Treatment for Type 2 Sugar Addicts

Support and balance your adrenal glands 75

Chapter 8 Treatment for Type 3 Sugar Addicts

Kill sugar-craving candida 94

Chapter 9 Treatment for Type 4 Sugar Addicts

Rebalance hormonal fluctuations 115

Part III Treating Health Problems Associated with Sugar Addiction 135

Chapter 10 Anxiety

Replenish sugar-induced B-vitamin deficiencies that intensify you body's stress response 136

Chapter 11 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia

Use the SHINE protocol to increase energy and eliminate pain 141

Chapter 12 Depression

Mood-enhancing supplements that get you off the sugar-high to sugar-low roller coaster 156

Chapter 13 Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome

Beat sugar overconsumption to heal insulin resistance 164

Chapter 14 Heart Disease

Improve your heart's function with healthy ribose sugar 173

Chapter 15 Hypothyroidism

Optimize thyroid function with natural hormone glandular supplements 181

Chapter 16 Irritable Bowel Syndrome/Spastic Colon

A comprehensive program to beat sugar-induced yeast overgrowth 189

Chapter 17 Migraines and Tension Headaches

Natural remedies that stop headache-inducing blood sugar drops 197

Chapter 18 Obesity

Supplements that heal a sugar-ravaged metabolic system 208

Chapter 19 Sinusitis

Stop yeast overgrowth and breathe easier 216

Appendix A Treatment plans simplified 221

Appendix B Glycemic index information 230

Appendix C Finding a practitioner 237

Appendix D Resources 239

Acknowledgments 245

About the Authors 247