Beyond Sugar Shock: The 6-Week Plan to Break Free of Your Sugar Addiction & Get Slimmer, Sexier & Sweeter

336 Pages·2012·1.81 MB·English

by  Connie Bennett

Praise for Beyond Sugar Shock
“Beyond Sugar Shock gives you everything you need to bring more sweetness and
health into your life…without the risk of sugar!” — Christiane Northrup, M.D.,
author of the New York Times bestsellers Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom and The
Wisdom of Menopause
“Sugar is not good for your brain. It increases erratic brain cell firing, promotes
inflammation, and is clearly addictive. Beyond Sugar Shock can help you get sugar out
of your life and replace it with health and vitality. It is a powerful program full of easy
tips and tactics.” — Daniel G. Amen, M.D., best-selling author of Change Your Brain,
Change Your Life
“Beyond Sugar Shock fearlessly tackles the nation’s number-one health crisis: the
diabesity epidemic. Connie Bennett offers real-life solutions, recipes, take-action
programs, and spot-on science to help break the sugar addiction that is fueling our
nation’s health epidemic.” — Ann Louise Gittleman, Ph.D., C.N.S., author of The Fat
Flush Plan and Fat Flush for Life
“This enjoyable book shows you how to change your diet, reduce your sugar intake,
lose weight, and enjoy greater energy than ever before.” — Brian Tracy, author of
Earn What You’re Really Worth
“If you are ready to love yourself and your body, abandon the wounds of your past, and
free yourself from unhealthy addictions, then read Beyond Sugar Shock.” — Bernie
Siegel, M.D., author of A Book of Miracles and Faith, Hope, and Healing
“Connie Bennett’s Beyond Sugar Shock is a valuable and important addition to the
growing literature on sugar addiction.” — Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., CNS, author of
Living Low Carb and The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth
“This refreshing and enlightening book shows how to release sugar addiction easily. It
can save your life. Read it!” — Dr. Joe Vitale, author of The Attractor Factor
“Get this book or risk being trapped in a sugar roller coaster for years to come—or
getting diabetes, cancer, and other deadly diseases.” — Mark Sisson, founder of
Mark’s Daily Apple and author of The Primal Blueprint 21-Day Total Body
Transformation
“Tired of being a sugar junkie? Ready to feel better instead of guilty? Then this book is
for you. Connie Bennett, Sugar Freedom Coach extraordinaire, will show you how to
ditch your sugar addiction by treating your body, mind, and spirit with tenderness,
compassion, and even humor!” — Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D., integrative physician and
author of Beat Sugar Addiction Now!
“As I’ve discovered myself, one of the keys to being happy is eating well, which
includes limiting sugar consumption. But as any sugar addict knows, this is a tough
habit to kick! In Beyond Sugar Shock, Connie Bennett shows you an easy and
empowering way to say farewell to those ‘sweet poisons.’” — Marci Shimoff, New
York Times best-selling author of Happy for No Reason and Love for No Reason
“If you’re a sugar addict like most people, you need to read Beyond Sugar Shock. This
compassionate, comforting, uplifting book will change your life.” — Kathy Smith,
International Fitness Expert
“Beyond Sugar Shock ambitiously breaks new ground in the field of sugar addiction!
Connie shows you how to bravely and easily shift away from negative and harmful
thinking to positive and productive thinking to help get you healthier and happier. You
must read this book if you are serious about making a change in your health and
lifestyle to finally live the life you want and, more importantly, deserve!” — John
Assaraf, New York Times best-selling author of The Answer and Having It All and star
of the blockbuster movie The Secret
“This book will take you on a fun, exciting, transformative six-week adventure, from
which you’ll emerge healthier, sexier, slimmer, and happier. Plus, you’ll finally feel
free!” — Colette Baron-Reid, internationally renowned intuitive coach and author of
The Map
“If you have a sugar addiction, who should you turn to for help? Someone who walks
their talk and has been there, too! In her book, Beyond Sugar Shock, Connie Bennett—
a journalist and former sugar-addict-turned-life-and-health-coach—presents a brilliant,
foolproof plan to rescue you even if you’ve been trapped for years.” — Janet Bray
Attwood, co-author of the New York Times bestseller The Passion Test
“Finally, a book that teaches you to let go of sugar addiction by following a personal
body, mind, and spirit program that gets to the emotional core of sugar addiction.” —
Brigitte Mars, author of Rawsome!
“Beyond Sugar Shock is full of soul-satisfying tools you can implement immediately to
nourish your natural, innate desire for a sweeter life. A must-read!” — Donna Gates,
author of The Body Ecology Diet and The Baby Boomer Diet
“Beyond Sugar Shock gives you a new way to improve your health, love your food,
and enjoy your life without the pain.” — Alex Jamieson, certified health coach, healthy
gourmet chef, and author of The Great American Detox Diet and Vegan Cooking for
Dummies
“Beyond Sugar Shock is fabulous! It’s loaded with secrets to for you to release your
sugar addiction. Follow this program and break free to real happiness and joy!” —
Diana Kirschner, Ph.D., author of Love in 90 Days and Sealing the Deal
“If we as a nation are going to stop the obesity crisis, we must overcome our addiction
to sugar. We have raised a generation of children, who think sugary cereals, chocolate
milk, gummy candies, and the like are part of every meal. Beyond Sugar Shock—with
its powerful tips, stories, and recipes—is an important tool in the fight against obesity.”
— Ann Cooper, “The Renegade Lunch Lady” and author of Lunch Lessons
“Connie’s book Beyond Sugar Shock is exactly what people need. Get this book and
save your waistline, your relationships, your moods, and even your life.” — Brian
Alman, Ph.D., best-selling weight-loss expert and author of The Voice
“An engaging, interactive approach to losing weight in which the reader not only
becomes an active participant but becomes the conductor to gain control of his or her
own health. Bravo, Connie!” — Richard J. Johnson, M.D., Tomas Berl Professor of
Medicine, Chief, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado,
Denver, and author of The Sugar Fix
“To everyone who has a sugar problem—and that’s almost all of us—you must read this
remarkable book!” — Roberta Ruggiero, President/Founder of The Hypoglycemia
Support Foundation, Inc., and author of The Do’s and Don’ts of Hypoglycemia
“Experts have shown that every effective health change always has better success with a
concrete plan, and this book does just that.” — Roberta Lee, M.D., Vice Chair,
Department of Integrative Medicine, Continuum Center for Health and Healing, Beth
Israel Medical Center, and author of The SuperStress Solution
“Quitting sugar is no easy feat, but Connie Bennett’s life-changing book, Beyond Sugar
Shock, makes it simple, fun, and do-able. I’ll be recommending this book to my
clients.” — JJ Virgin, Ph.D., Celebrity Fitness Nutrition and Fitness Expert, author of
Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy, and co-star of the TLC reality series “Freaky Eaters”
“Are you hooked on sugar and fed up with your excess weight? Beyond Sugar Shock is
the only book you’ll ever need on the subject. Read it, and you’ll release your addiction
at long last—and be able to get a balanced, peaceful, delicious life in the process.” —
Lauren Mackler, author of the bestseller Solemate
“Connie Bennett’s Sugar Shock! is one of the best books ever written about the toll
taken by excess sugar consumption, and Beyond Sugar Shock is a worthy and logical
follow-up. I give it my highest recommendation.”— Jeff O’Connell,
Bodybuilding.com Editor-in-Chief, author of Sugar Nation
“Thank you, Connie, for writing Beyond Sugar Shock. I love how easy to read yet
informative it is!” — Patricia Moreno, Founder, intenSati, and author of The intenSati
Method
“Beyond Sugar Shock answers a huge hunger millions have for an easy way out of
their horrible sugar addiction. You’re changing people’s lives with your powerful,
amazing books.” — Kathie Dolgin (a.k.a. “High Voltage”), health and wellness pioneer
and founder of the first sugar-free public school in New York
“With an approach filled with the right ingredients—good facts, smart suggestions, and
topped with a little Vitamin L, Love, Beyond Sugar Shock is a powerful tool for
transforming your health, weight, and happiness.” — Marc David, best-selling author
of Nourishing Wisdom and The Slow Down Diet and Founder of the Institute for the
Psychology of Eating
“Beyond Sugar Shock masterfully shows us how to finally get control our sugar or carb
addictions—and go from self-loathing to self-love.” — Ken Druck, Ph.D., pioneer of
life coaching and author of The Real Rules of Life
“For many years, Connie Bennett has been warning us of the dangers of what she
describes as ‘Sugar Shock!’ Now she takes you ‘beyond’ your sweet obsession on a
journey to healthy healing using her effective six-week plan that engages your Mind,
Body, and Spirit.” — Jimmy Moore, founder of Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb blog and
author of 21 Life Lessons From Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb
“As a physician for more than two decades, I’ve seen firsthand the many diseases sugar
addiction can cause and the incredible difficulties patients face in overcoming it—
although they know it can be deadly. All sugar addicts need to read Beyond Sugar
Shock. I’m recommending it to all my patients.” — Keith R. DeOrio, M.D.,
integrative physician
“Connie Bennett has done it again! I strongly recommend this book for anyone seeking
solutions for how to make at least 100 years of quality life through good nutrition!” —
Russ Bianchi, Managing Director and CEO, Adept Solutions, Inc.
“Wow! Beyond Sugar Shock is a must-read book for millions of overweight and sugar-
addicted people worldwide. At the end of this six-week program, you’ll wonder why
you ever wanted sweets in the first place, because your life will be so much happier,
fuller, and healthier without those nasty insulin-blasting nonfoods.” — Oz Garcia,
Ph.D., Celebrity Nutrition Expert, whose clients include Oscar winner Hilary Swank
and singer Roberta Flack
“People crave sweetness in their lives, but as Connie Bennett wisely points out, you
have many more choices than refined sugar. If you’ve substituted sugar for love, you
can find out how to get the real thing by following Connie’s six-week plan.” —
Carolyn Dean M.D., N.D., creator of the Completement Now! Online Wellness
Program
“A respected pioneer in this field, Connie packages her considerable experience and
knowledge with her always spunky writing style in a motivating, readable, invaluable
book.” — Jill Escher, author of Farewell, Club Perma-Chub and founder of
www.EndSugarAddiction.com
“Beyond Sugar Shock is a must-read for everyone who’s got a sweet tooth that just
won’t quit. Connie will show you how to say no with sass, so you can say yes to more
life.” — Stacey Morgenstern and Carey Peters, Creators of Holistic MBA
“Kicking your sugar addiction is one of the most difficult challenges on the path to
healthier eating. Beyond Sugar Shock provides you with a powerful and valuable
program to do it once and for all.” — Jared Koch, nutritional consultant and founder of
Clean Plates guides
“As a health expert and hypnotherapist, I know how tough it is for people to quit sugar
and processed carbs. But Connie Bennett has made the process smooth, simple, and
powerful in her book Beyond Sugar Shock. You must read this book if you’re among
millions who can’t say no to cookies or candies.” — Mark Patrick, author of Wake Up
Skinny
“Connie really walks her talk—and has since 1998! Beyond Sugar Shock will help you
easily kick your sugar habit to the curb so you can become healthy and whole both
inside and out.” — Cynthia Rowland, facial fitness expert
“Beyond Sugar Shock gives us the tools and techniques to deal with our sugar
addiction and affliction. Connie empowers us to move beyond our need for sugar, and
in the process, she helps us create a life of balance and health.” — Jill R. Baron, M.D.,
integrative physician and functional medicine specialist

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