Most Americans get one-third of their daily calories from
nutrient-poor foods such as sweets,
pastas, soft
drinks, French fries, white rice, hamburgers on white buns, and
alcoholic beverages.
But most of us
don’t know that too many “culprit-carb” comfort foods could
contribute to or trigger a
host of
baffling ailments such as fatigue, mood swings, mental
confusion, depression, headaches,
PMS, heart
palpitations, crying spells, wrinkles, acne, and even diminished
libido or sexual
dysfunction.
Even more serious, excessive carbs could lead to infertility,
birth defects, heart
disease,
cancer, diabetes, polycystic ovary syndrome, premature aging,
and obesity.
In fact, millions of Americans are in “Sugar Shock!” because of
the inferior carbs they
mindlessly
consume. So contends veteran journalist Connie Bennett, author
of Sugar Shock!:
How
Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life—and How You Can Get
it Back on
Track
(Berkley Trade Paperback Original; January 2, 2007; $14.95).
Connie is all-too-familiar with the nightmarish Sugar Shock!
syndrome. Back in 1998,
the slim
reporter—a zealous fan of red licorice and hard candies—was
besieged by 44 baffling
and seemingly
unconnected symptoms. She was often exhausted, suffered
splitting headaches,
and survived
frequent bouts of “brain fog.” Then, her boyfriend dumped her
because he couldn’t
take her
off-putting “sugar-shrew” moments and irrational crying spells.
Finally, a savvy doctor
linked
Connie’s ailments to her excessive sugar habit and her
hypoglycemia. Reluctantly, she
followed her M.D.’s “prescription” to kick sweets and “quickie
carbs,” and to her joy, all 44 of her
perplexing ailments disappeared and she was restored to good
health and humor.
Now, nine years
later, in this well-researched book,
Sugar Shock!, Connie tells the full
sugar story. (The national diabetes and obesity epidemics are
only a small part of the picture.)
Thanks to enlightening interviews with
some 250
experts; first-rate reporting about recent, cutting-
edge medical
studies; and the insights of thousands of “sugar sufferers,”
Connie dishes the sour
scoop about sweets and reveals many, often-ignored pitfalls of
sugars and quickie carbs.
This groundbreaking
book—which is endorsed by numerous experts, including medical
consultant Stephen Sinatra, M.D.—explains how our reliance on
sweets and “much-like-sugar
carbs” could unknowingly ravage both our emotional and physical
health and even possibly
jeopardize our relationships. Moreover, Connie empathetically
shares simple strategies to help
readers stomp out sugar cravings, avoid “hidden sugars,” and
decipher misleading food labels.
A provocative, engaging exposé and self-help book, Sugar Shock! tells readers about
the dark side
of sugars and culprit carbs. Ultimately, this book’s message is
one of hope as
Connie offers
helpful tips and tactics so readers can kick (or least curtail)
their sugar habit for
good to
reclaim their health and moods.
For more information and to find out if you’re in Sugar Shock!,
visit
www.SugarShock.com and
www.SugarShockblog.com.
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ABOUT THE
AUTHOR
Connie
Bennett , M.S.J., C.H.H.C.
is an
experienced journalist and former sugar addict, who
now laughingly dubs herself a “Sugar Shrew No More!” She is
a certified holistic health counselor
and amiable coach, who helps people worldwide break free of
their sugar and quickie-carb habit
through her 21-Day, KickSugar Countdown Diet™; a free
KickSugar, international online support
group; and her acclaimed
www.SugarShockBlog.com. Connie, who received a master’s
in
journalism from Northwestern University, has contributed to
such media outlets as The Los
Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Fort Worth
Star-Telegram, TV Guide, and eDiets.com.
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Sugar Shock!
How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life—and How You Can Get it
Back on Track
by Connie Bennett
with Stephen Sinatra, M.D.
Berkley Trade Paperback Original * January 2, 2007 * $14.95 * ISBN:
978-0-425-21357-5
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