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Sweet Poison Quit Plan
by
David Gillespie (Goodreads Author)
The Sweet Poison Quit Plan is the long-awaited 'how to' supplement to the best-selling Sweet Poison. It features:
* an overview of why sugar is bad and why we get addicted
* a five-step plan to kicking the habit
* tailored advice for men and women
* a guide to sugar-free shopping (how to read the labels and what is safe/unsafe in each supermarket aisle)
* recipes for sugar...more
* an overview of why sugar is bad and why we get addicted
* a five-step plan to kicking the habit
* tailored advice for men and women
* a guide to sugar-free shopping (how to read the labels and what is safe/unsafe in each supermarket aisle)
* recipes for sugar...more
Paperback, 272 pages
Published
June 28th 2010
by Penguin Australia
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Borrowed it from the library after a 7 month wait for it after watching to documentary on tv. I need another read but can't face the cue again. Wife was really impressed but she knows much about food as our child is type 1 diabetic. She now has given up added sugar where possible cutting cakes biscuits etc and watching for added sugar in store brought products. She has found it really easy to ditch and we both feel better without it. She has lost a couple of kg without even trying but it's taken...more
Borrowed this off a friend and it is very interesting. The argument is that we are getting fatter due to the amount of sucrose and fructose added to pretty much every processed food we eat. Note: glucose is not an issue nor is fructose in its natural state (ie fruit and vegetables) just the fructose added in. Our sugar consumption has risen horrifically over the past 50 years, obesity coincidence? We aren't overweight, nor do we struggle with our weight if we exercise in our house, but I object...more
I bought this in 2010 and was convinced to try giving up sugar for good - I lasted 6 months, until an overseas trip put me in front of sweet pastry displays on enough occasions to push me off the wagon. My health improved dramatically off sugar, my roller-coaster emotions stabilised, and I had so much more energy.
I'll be reading this again soon to remind me why I need to kick the sugar habit...again - Gillespie provides compelling evidence in this easy to follow 'plan', including recipes and hel...more
I'll be reading this again soon to remind me why I need to kick the sugar habit...again - Gillespie provides compelling evidence in this easy to follow 'plan', including recipes and hel...more
I am a sugar addict - I admit it. Late last year, I became aware of the damage it was doing to my body - particularly to my liver.
This book gives some strategies to help me change my way of eating and warns of the perils of so-called "low fat" foods. I was choosing the low-fat options and couldn't understand why I kept gaining weight. This book has de-mystified some of the reasons behind weight-gain.
I particularly like the "tongue in cheek" Australian approach to this very serious issue.
This book gives some strategies to help me change my way of eating and warns of the perils of so-called "low fat" foods. I was choosing the low-fat options and couldn't understand why I kept gaining weight. This book has de-mystified some of the reasons behind weight-gain.
I particularly like the "tongue in cheek" Australian approach to this very serious issue.
This is a fascinating book. It's well researched and the style is very accessible. I've yet to take the step to throw out all the sugar but I'm inspired to do so. Try buying sugar free products. It's not an easy thing to do. Reading labels just for sugar content and nothing else is an eye opener. Download Richard Fidler's podcast to go with it. David Gillespie is an interesting person to hear.
Companion piece to Sweet Poison, but with lots of practical tips. I especially liked the anecdotes from others breaking the sugar addiction, which helps to normalise some of the withdrawal symptoms I wasn't sure about. Recipes are pretty heavy on the animal products, but I'm not craving desserts just yet and may look at veganising some recipes if it comes to that.
It was a very interesting book, very enlightening. It's almost completely convinced me not to eat sugar, and maybe another reading or two would REALLY convince me. His research is very clearly explained, but I question his logic of saying we should replace sweet foods with chips without it causing any health problems.
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I enjoyed the first Sweet Poison book, but found this quite repetitive - you could probably just read this one on its own. I don't think I am a 'sugarholic', so it perhaps wasn't as revolutionary as it might be for some other people. Still interesting though!
Wasn't as good as I was expecting, was convincing but I felt as though he was very demanding in his writing and made me feel guilty and like an outsider (not that I even eat a lot of sugar) maybe it just wasn't my type of book.
Worth a read anyway.
Worth a read anyway.
Interesting concept a life without sugar! He presents very convincing arguments as why sugar is detrimental to our health.
Life changing! Essential to have your own copy to refer to & stay off the crack ;)
This book has changed my life! It should be compulsory reading for all school children.
Pretty one-dimensional and obsessive.
Is bound to spark yet another fad.
Is bound to spark yet another fad.
Not quite sure if I'm going to actually do it yet, but this book is very convincing...
Really interesting book about quitting sugar (Sequel to Sweet Poison)
Interesting--I think I have a serious sugar addiction
Mind-boggling....And so far I'm only half way through!
An interesting read for a total sugar addict!
Everyone needs to read these books!
Changed our eating habits
This could be the book that changes my life.
Gillespie's writing style irritated me immensely. He really needs to research healthier alternatives, he lost me when recommending feeding my children vegemite and toast for breakfast
Life changing!
Really great book as it opens your eyes about the importance and effects of sugar. I have now successfully stopped eating sugar for a week and I went through major withdrawals. It's not like I ate much sugar to begin with but it just showed how bad it actually is for you.
Now I have to admit I feel great. And less puffy.
Now I have to admit I feel great. And less puffy.
Should be compulsory reading!!
Borrowed from the library, but then bought my own copy, as there is too much information to take in all at once and will be good to check back on later...
Have been Fructose Free for 5 weeks (apart from 2 pieces of fresh fruit a day) and feel great!
interesting facts.......but I still love sweets :-(
May 15, 2013
Erica Keppel
marked it as to-read
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