Sugar Cravings
Cravings 101: Fight the Saboteur
Your saboteur (or as Annie Lamott aptly calls it: KFKD radio) is the one telling you that dumping the junk is a waste of time. Why bother? Who cares? Who does that quack doctor think she is? The key to counter your saboteur is to get empowered both to recognize and to talk back.…
Read MoreHow a Science-Based Detox Supports Weight Loss + Where to Get One
A good detox should be focused on making you healthier, not frightening your body into thinking you’re going into famine mode. That being said, weight loss is a very common side effect (or “bonus,” maybe?) of a quality detox. In fact, it’s rare that participants don’t lose weight once their metabolic hormones have been reset…
Read MorePlum Awesome: Clean Food in the Bay Area
Most of you know I’m in the midst of a cleanse with an online, webinar group. I believe we must change radically how we eat, and to dump the toxins that slow our metabolism, harm our bodies and hurt the planet. I’m always interested in where to dine that supports these tenets. Who new that…
Read MoreTurn Your Insulin into Jillian Michaels (Part 2): Manage Your Blood Sugar
A few weeks ago I wrote about how to test your blood sugar. Measuring your blood sugar, especially your fasting blood sugar, gives you valuable insight into your insulin resistance and your overall health. If, like most of us, your blood sugar is a little high (the optimal range is less than 87 mg/dL ), then…
Read MoreTurn Your Insulin into Jillian Michaels (Part 1): Test Your Blood Sugar
Feel fat or sluggish? It may not be YOU, it may be your glucose level and a hot little hormone called insulin. I find that measuring my fasting glucose is an incredibly helpful metric. When I was a chunky monkey and stress-crazed mom in my thirties, I discovered that my fasting glucose was 110. I…
Read MoreMy Detox, My Self: Dr. Sara Answers Your Most Common Detox Questions (Part 1): What to Eat, What to Dump
We officially kicked off the Hormone Reset Detox this week, which I consider to be ground zero of hormone balancing and creating radical health. I’ve gotten about 100 questions in our first day about what you can eat, what you can’t eat, how you feel groggy from getting off of caffeine. I know how that…
Read MoreSugar Cravings & A Sweetie Pie (Plus 7 Ways to Curb the Jungle Drums)
Dr. Mark Hyman, will you be my boyfriend? (My husband says it’s okay!) Because you’re just about the cutest, smartest man I’ve had the chance to talk sugar with. And not just sugar – sugar cravings. Blood sugar. Cortisol. Some of my very favorite things to nerd out over. Dr. Hyman knows his stuff, too.…
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