by Nancy Dr. Appleton

Editorial Reviews

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There's the old saying that sugar is poison. After reading Lick the Sugar Habit, you'll be convinced of that. Americans each consume more than 150 pounds of sugar and related sweeteners each year. It's pretty easy for it to add up when you consider that there are 17 teaspoons of sugar in a single can of Coke. Author Nancy Appleton delineates how this sugar overconsumption wreaks havoc with our immune and endocrine systems, leading to chronic conditions including arthritis, osteoporosis, diabetes, asthma, and hypoglycemia, along with the usual suspects such as cavities and periodontal disease. Appleton admits that she herself used to be a sugar addict, preferring to take her sweets in the form of chocolate, and consequently suffered from numerous allergies, plus bronchitis, pneumonia, and even a chest tumor that turned out to be a huge calcium deposit that resulted from her body's inability to process the pounds of sugar she consumed.

The book starts with thorough quizzes to determine if you really are a "sugarholic" and to test for sugar-related food allergies. Appleton then offers three distinct plans for weaning yourself from the sweet stuff and starting your new "low-sugar life." The best part is the dozens of easy, low-sugar, high-flavor recipes such as Hot Asparagus Soup and Pumpkin Pie.

While Appleton has a Ph.D. and has been studying nutrition for years, she doesn't go into unnecessary scientific details when she explains what those little sugar cubes do to your body. This is a thoroughly readable, eye-opening guide to changing your diet--and your health--for the better.

Synopsis
In this eye-opening book, Dr. Appleton shows how sugar upsets the body chemistry and devastates the immune system--leading to a host of diseases. Included in the book are self-tests to discover sugarholic tendencies and tests for food allergies, 19 simple techniques to banish sugar cravings, and three detailed, low-sugar food plans to ease into a low-sugar life. Original.

The author, Nancy Appleton, Ph.D. , November 2, 1997
We eat 153 pounds of sugar (1996) per person per year.
My book shows the chemical pathway that sugar takes from the time you eat as little as two teaspoons of sugar until the time it suppresses your immune system. Self help techniques are
also given to stop the habit and sweet desserts without sugar.

Customer Reviews
Reviewer: Scott J Goodman/Print Puller@Gateway.Net from Denver, CO
First of all, Thank you Nancy Appleton for changing my life forever with this one book.... Now that I know the Truth, I have changed my ways to a healthier and happy lifestyle. I have gone back to college and am holding down a professional job... I am 24 years old and about 6 months ago I picked up this book. I used to be a drug addict, alcoholic, and sugarholic(first from childhood) I never knew what it meant to be truly healthy until I cut down sugar consumption... I have very few friends now---You wanna know why? Because most everybody you meet in this country is a sugar addict. You don't believe me? Go anywhere/anytown USA and just watch people's eating habits and count how many bars there are.. What a sad state of affair we live in.. We don't need no devil to destroy us(figuratively speaking) we just need the sugar. Most everything people do revolves around this sad drug. When will we ever learn? And for all you one star reviewing sad people- maybe the truth hurt just a little too much. And by the way, Nancy does talk about air pollution and other things that effect our bodies(homeostasis). Read the book before you right a false statement. I made the decision to change my life to health. Maybe you will too.

This Book Can Inspire You! January 6, 2000
Reviewer: Daniel G. Howick from USA
This book is more than just about sugar and mineral imbalance. So what if she is not a doctor? A PhD is useless? You don't have to study medicine to read reports in medical journals about the effects of refined sugar on your health. One reviewer complains about the subject of pollution not being in her book. Why? The book is about sugar, not pollution.

Scientific claims sketchy but consistent with others who are October 26, 1999
Reviewer: A reader from Whitefish, Montana
are writing on this subject. Read _The Yeast Connection_, by Dr. William Crook (and _The Yeast Connection and the Woman_, _The Body Ecology Diet_, by Donna Gates, _The Food Doctor_, by Vicki Edgson Dipion and Ian Marber Dipion. Also, _Potatoes, Not Prozac_.
The author does seem bent on this one cause and, therefore, many of the conclusions feel incomplete. There is much good in this book. Especially the list and categories of foods.

Take it from one who lost most of the "evil" symptoms of sugar poisoning by eliminating it for one year. Thought I was becoming diabetic, passed out almost every afternoon and woke up with a hangover, had symptoms of MS, had a red rash on my face, itched all over, ached all over, cried all the time, had symptoms of bipolar disorder. You name it. They all disappear in my life when the sugar does.

This book is outstanding!!! April 21, 1999
Reviewer: A reader from Los Angeles, CA
I recommend this book especially to anyone who has a degenerative disease, such as arthritis, osteoporsis, cancer, etc. If you want to avoid these diseases, you should read this book! I have fibromyalgia. After eliminating sugar, I feel much better. I no longer need to take drugs for energy (such as steroids) and pain relief. This book gives you a list of things you can eat (it's a long list) as well as what you should avoid. It has changed the way I shop for food.

Sugar and its terrible effects on the body January 4, 1999
Reviewer: craigkristi@cwix.com from Bright, Indiana
I read this book about 1 year ago, and since then I have made major changes in my diet, following many of the suggestions in the book. It is amazing what a difference sugar makes in your health and energy level. I used to have at least 2 and sometimes 7 hypoglycemic attacks a week. I now haven't had one in over 10 months! If you have a sugar addiction, hypoglycemia, or diabetes I suggest this book highly!!! Even if you just want to improve your immune system and not get sick as much, this book is for you. I have been striving for better health since I was 6 months pregnant, and this was one of a few integral books in my success.

Fascinating insight into why I can't stop eating chocolate! May 22, 1998
Reviewer: miketina@erols.com from Maryland, USA
I am a chocoholic. Since I was in my 20s, I steadily gained weight, and after my second child was born, I no longer had any kind of equilibrium at all. Of late, other unpleasant symptoms such as gas and increasing hypoglycemic-like symptoms were troubling me, in addition to being nearly obese. My brother died last year of a heart attack at age 42, and that coupled with my own increasing cholesterol levels induced me to search for help. My doctor recommended "Mastering the Zone" but my bookstore didn't have it, so I picked up this book. Long curious about the truth of chocoholism and the effects of sugar on health, I snatched it up. I have greatly reduced the amount of sugar in my diet, and after a week, still feel kind of "loopy", but I hope in another week my energy will pick up. I think this was the boost I needed to improve my eating habits.

Fantastic information on how sugar affects your life. April 10, 1998
Reviewer: linn@home.com from Orange County, CA
I've read hundreds of books on nutrition. This book is among the best of them. Anyone who wants to get a grip on their physical, emotional, and mental performance would do well to read this book.