Beat Sugar Addiction Now! summary

Do you feel daily fatigue because of the energy drinks you consume? If so, it’s time to SHINE!

The SHINE method helps you overcome fatigue by quelling your sugar addiction. SHINE stands for Sleep, Hormonal support, Infections, Nutritional support and Exercise. Let’s go over what each of these means.

Do you get irritable when you’re hungry? If so, have you ever wondered why? It’s not just because you miss the taste of your favorite snack – you’re probably suffering from a type-2 sugar addiction.

Unlike type-1, a type-2 sugar addiction is associated with high levels of daily stress, which deplete your body’s adrenaline reserves.

You can overcome a type-2 sugar addiction by slowing down your busy lifestyle, but type-2 addicts usually don’t see that as an option. So, if you can’t cut down on your jam-packed, daily schedule of activities, go for the next best thing: get your adrenal glands back to their normal level of functioning.

How can you do this? Give your body the nutrients it needs to recover, so that it can stabilize your blood sugar level. A stable blood sugar level, in turn, will make you less fatigued.

You might already know that sugar ferments in your gut. But did you know that candida albicans, a kind of yeast, grows from that fermented sugar (don’t worry, it’s different from the yeast you bake with!)?

Yeast thrives in an unhealthy way when your gut has too much sugar in it. It makes you crave even more sugar by releasing a chemical that, as of yet, remains unknown. You feed the yeast when you eat more sugar, making your sugar cravings even stronger. It’s an unhealthy, vicious cycle that can lead to an overgrowth of yeast in your gut.

It’s simple: if you don’t want to get drunk, don’t drink alcohol. If you don’t want to feel sleepy during the day, don’t take a sleeping pill. A yeast overgrowth works the same way.

You can get rid of a yeast overgrowth by starving it – that is, by depriving it of sugar.

Does your mood change in the days leading up to your period? Do you feel cranky or irritable, or start to crave sugar?

If so, you might be a type-4 sugar addict. Type-4 sugar addiction is caused by hormonal changes in a woman's body due to insulin resistance.

Wouldn’t it be great if you could eliminate all the uncomfortable symptoms related to your menstrual cycle with a few magic words? While that isn’t possible yet, we still have some effective alternatives.

Start by adapting your diet to start weaning yourself off sugar. Go with a high-protein, low-sugar diet, and stay clear of junk food, processed food, white flour and sodas.