Meet Connie

That was then... This is now... Connie Bennett Author, SUGAR SHOCK! "Sugar Shrew No More!" MORE QUIRKY CARTOONS

Tough as this is to remember, back in 1998, I was
mystified by a host of 44 debilitating symptoms.

I was a pooped-out, fuzzy-headed, depression-plagued woman with the life force of a slug under an immovable boulder.

Not only that, but I suffered from erratic mood swings, crushing headaches and unpredictable crying spells.

My "Turning Point"

Finally, in that same landmark year (1998), after years of frustrating visits to doctors and shrinks, a savvy physician diagnosed severe hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).

His "prescription" -- if you want to call it that -- annoyed me, to say the least.

He told me to quit all the red licorice, chocolate, and hard candies that I so regularly relied on. He also ordered me to stop eating all processed carbohydrates — you know, foods like white bread, white rice and refined pasta.

Once I recovered from my sadness at having to break my reliance on my favorite quickie carbs, I quit them all cold turkey.

Amazingly, kicking sweets worked! All 44 of my perplexing maladies went poof. Soon after I quit sweets and much-like-sugar carbs, I became energetic, enthusiastic and elated. I also lost five annoying pounds. (No, I wasn't overweight or obese.)

Suffice it to say that I was blown away by my transforma-
tion!

In fact, nowadays, I have fun laughing at my sugar-obsessed past. I even jokingly dub myself an "Ex-Sugar Shrew!"

Delving Into the Sugar Story

Restored to good health and humor, I became determined to get to the bottom of the sugar story,

I was well equipped to launch into this investigation. I'm a widely published journalist with credits from coast to coast, and I even have a master's in journalism from Northwestern University.

So, I began interviewing more than 250 researchers, physicians, nutritionists, public-health advocates and fellow sugar addicts. In addition, I and a team of researchers poured over medical studies, most of them recent.

Now, you can read the fruits of my labor. My book, SUGAR SHOCK! (Berkley Books) — which has received endorsements from numerous medical experts — unveils shocking sugar discoveries and provides hope to many "sugar sufferers."

My Journalism Background

Before devoting myself full time to my book, I served as a staff reporter and columnist or as a freelancer contributing to many media outlets, including The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, TV Guide, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Dallas Morning News, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Living Fit, Entertainment Weekly, US, InStyle, Daily Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, eonline.com, cbs.com, LocalBusiness.com, Jvibe.com, JewzNewz.com, and many more.

Over the years, I've interviewed hundreds of high-profile, influential personalities and celebrities, including Suzanne Somers, Dr. Nicholas Perricone, Dr. Barry Sears, Martha Stewart, H. Ross Perot and Howard Stern.

My Goal Nowadays: To Help Others Stop Needless Misery & Gain Joy & Health

Sugar-free since 1998, my mission now is to help hypoglycemics, diabetics and anyone who feels that they love sweets or culprit carbs "too much."

Many "Sugar Kickers" I've coached say that I've motivated and inspired them to kick their habit and make peace with it by using an innovative, gentle, compassionate, life-affirming approach. Utlimately, I help people to discover that Life is Sweeter Without Refined Sweets™.

For help with your sugar addiction, get my book SUGAR SHOCK! now.