The Sugar Addict's Total Recovery Program (Hardcover)

DesMaisons says it's not just overt sugars that can be a problem. Covert sugars have been added to most processed foods and can be a major issue. Did you know that eating low-fat ice cream may be worse than eating regular ice cream? The lo-fat kind relies on sugar to give you the smooth texture provided by fat in the cream kind. I have found DesMaisons books very helpful because I have been following the INSULIN RESISTANCE DIET advocated by Hart and Grossman, and DesMaisons books nicely complement their work. Getting sugar consumption under control and lowering my insulin resistance has been a major factor in my improved health. I am 61, just had my physical and my sugar is perfect (from diet and exercise alone)-and I am related to dozens of diabetics.

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The 7 step program is not arbitrary; it's tested and true, and the best part is that you aren't held to a schedule of when to follow it. It's sort of like nutritional karate - you advance to the next level when your ready for it and no sooner, because only then are you strong and well enough to take it on and get use out of it. There are no induced starvation mechanisms and no tortuous "it only takes a few days for the cravings to go away" prequisites.

The naysayers who posted bad reviews here clearly reflect a poor understanding of the program. This is NOT an Atkins diet+potatoes. Dr. Desmaisons does not even CONSIDER removing the sugar from the diet until the 6th step and even then, you've never stopped complex carbohydrates. The protein in the diet is important just for what protein does for a healthy body. There is no use of Ketosis here. And just for the sake of argument, _even if_ this were an Atkins diet + potatoes, potatoes are probably one of the worst foods you could have on the Atkins diet and would sabotage the whole process. SATRP is a book with a system that is gentle on the body by listening to its responses.

Making cracks about the term "addictive nutrition" does not change the fact that sugar sensitivity has been laid out in crystal clear biochemical terminology with a plan for recovery. This book is not meant to be a replacement for SSRI's; at best it's a way of being able to heal your body so you don't need to rely on them.

I must admit, vegans do seem to be a bit short-changed, not only in that there is not too much information specified to it, but also because this program might simply not work for many people with vegan sources of protein, most of which are not complete and not as easily assimilated by some bodies. As an ex-vegan having found this plan, I have come to realize that veganism is not all some people make it out to be. If anything, this book may even possibly be used as a case against veganism, since that dietary habit may put people at risk for sugar sensitivity into danger.

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