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The Sweet Poison Quit Plan

How to kick the sugar habit and lose weight fast
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The Sweet Poison Quit Plan by David Gillespie provides a practical guide to reducing sugar intake by revealing the health risks associated with sugar consumption. The book offers strategic steps to help readers eliminate sugar from their diet, supported by scientific explanations and personal anecdotes from the author. Gillespie outlines a systematic approach to help readers overcome sugar addiction and improve their overall well-being.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in understanding the science behind sugar addiction and want practical strategies to reduce sugar intake for a healthier lifestyle. It offers insights into the effects of sugar on the body and provides a comprehensive plan to help you quit sugar without feeling deprived. If you are keen on improving your health and well-being naturally, this might be an engaging read for you.

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The Sweet Poison Quit Plan is the 'how to' supplement to the best-selling Sweet Poison. This guide offers:

  • 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-free treats (think ice-cream and cakes).
  • Advice on living sugar-free with kids.

Packed with reader anecdotes and lists to help you organise your sugar-free life, this book presents one of the most accessible and achievable strategies around for losing weight and avoiding some of the more pernicious lifestyle diseases increasingly associated with excessive sugar consumption.

David Gillespie is an informed and entertaining writer who makes his subject fascinating, inspiring readers with his passion and logic.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143783558

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 July 2017

Country: Australia

Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 224g

Pages: 272

About the Author

David Gillespie is a recovering corporate lawyer, co-founder of a successful software company and consultant to the IT industry. He is also the father of six young children (including one set of twins). With such a lot of extra time on his hands, and 40 extra kilos on his waistline, he set out to investigate why he, like so many in his generation, was fat. He deciphered the latest medical findings on diet and weight gain and what he found was chilling. Being fat was the least of his problems. He needed to stop poisoning himself.

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