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Allen Carr (Author), Richard Mitchley (Narrator), Arcturus Digital Limited (Publisher)

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Good Sugar Bad Sugar tackles the biggest dietary threat to the modern world: sugar.

Due to refined sugar in so many foods, we are seeing epidemics of obesity and type II diabetes on a global scale.

The warnings are stark - a 50 percent rise in the death toll from type II diabetes in the next 10 years - yet it's not as straightforward as telling people to cut down on the sugar. Sugar consumption is an addiction that begins at birth, and it requires a proven method to get you free.

Good Sugar Bad Sugar applies Allen Carr's Easyway method to this problem of sugar addiction, unraveling the brainwashing that makes us see sugary food as a pleasure or a crutch and replacing it with clearly explained logic.

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6 hours and 14 minutes
Author

Allen Carr
Narrator

Richard Mitchley
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August 15, 2016
Language

English
Publisher

Arcturus Digital Limited
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B01JBB78E4
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	6 hours and 14 minutes
Author	Allen Carr
Narrator	Richard Mitchley
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com Release Date	August 15, 2016
Publisher	Arcturus Digital Limited
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B01JBB78E4
Best Sellers Rank	#15,800 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #14 in Aging Medical Conditions & Diseases #63 in Aging & Longevity #117 in Physical Illness & Disease

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RulesVixen

This Book does MORE....

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 23, 2023

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...than change how you think about sugar. It changes how you FEEL about sugar. I have had a lifelong addiction to sugar, refined, empty, dirty filthy sugar. EVen before I finished the book I could feel myself begin to become repulsed by the idea of eating sugar. Attacking the belief that sugar does anything positive at all for me has really been the difference for me. I have "quit sugar" before, in the past using sheer willpower. But I always believed I was missing out by denying myself my "treats." NOW when I think about sugar or eating a candy bar, cup cake, brownie or other I honestly think about the bloaty, overstuffed feeling in the belly, the subsequent energy failure/crash, the cellulite and the daily FATIGUE and spike cycle I have been living. I did have withdrawals, and it was difficult....for only 3 days.

On the day after being without sugar for 3 days I woke up feeling bright, refreshed and energetic. A feeling I have not enjoyed upon waking in YEARS. Food tastes better....my morning oat bran with blueberries, raspberries, banana, chia seeds, almonds and pumpkin seeds tastes incredible now. Refined sugar kills your taste buds! I ate a fresh, homemade taco yesterday and I thought I was going to die from the flavor. And I was completely satisfied after two tacos.

What refined sugar does is lie to you. It tells you it's your friend, that you need it desperately and that it fulfills your nutritive needs.

In fact it robs you of nutrients, energy and vibrancy, deadens your taste buds for real food, keeps you in a malnourished state and keeps you hooked like a junkie, always eating and needing more because you are getting zero nutrients from it.

I highly recommend this book. It touches that nerve that you need touched. You understand, and FEEL, finally, the truth that is: refined sugar is a poison that carries absolutely zero benefit for you psychologically, physically or mentally. It is a trap and you can be free.

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JDRanger

I bought off on 75% of this.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 7, 2023

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This is a valuable book. However, I have a few issues with it.

First off - if you want to stop eating sugar and junk food you should buy this book and you don’t need to buy Carr’s Emotion Eating. If you have read Emotional Eating you don’t need to read Good Sugar Bad Sugar. They are essentially the same book.

Secondly, I don’t agree that you can kick your sugar addiction without will power as the book suggests. I also don’t buy the claim that all sugary foods don’t taste good. I absolutely ate some “bad sugar” foods because they taste so good.

Third on the list: As many others have stated, there is a lot of repetition and the book comes across as an infomercial.

Fourth - although the book states it as fact, your cravings won’t magically disappear after reading this book. That’s just not realistic.

I would recommend this book or Emotional Eating (not both). He makes a lot of good points and it definitely helped me kick my sugar habit. So, thank you Mr. Carr.

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Karen H.

Life Changing

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 10, 2023

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I love this book. I’ve struggled with food issues since I was a teenager. I’ve tried so many approaches to solving my problem with food. Then, I found this book. I listened to it and have the book. It’s my bible for stopping the insanity of thinking that the sugar and processed food I was eating gave me something I valued. This book helped me see I’ve been brainwashed into eating foods that caused me to gain weight, develop illnesses and cause me misery. The simple solution is to face reality to what bad sugar is doing and stop eating it. I was convinced and I stopped eating processed carbohydrates and all sugar products. The results have been amazing. I now buy and cook real food, eat as much of it as I want and I’m losing weight. But more importantly my mind is clear, I have lots of energy and I’ve developed a positive attitude. No more guilt, feeling depressed and unable to handle stress. Thank you Allen Carr.

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Good read about processed sugar but not enough nutrition sources

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 30, 2021

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I thought this book was good at addressing the psychological effects of processed sugar and how it can be toxic to the body. However I didn’t see many scientific sources or accounts from certified nutritionists (Allen Carr is not a nutritionist). The Easy Way approach applies well to quit smoking (because he had first hand experience as an ex smoker), but I found it off putting that this book was published a decade after his death so it’s uncertain if a ghost writer is just reapplying the Easy Way to sugar addiction. There’s a possibility of bias towards a specifically raw vegan diet without sources. I’m not saying that being plant based is good or bad, but most of the book was framed as an opinion and diet culture/ trends change frequently. The multiple mentions of brainwashing and how this book isn’t “brainwashing” was a little odd and doubtful. In summary it’s a great book to strengthen your intuitive eating habits, but some of the specifics on diet need further research from the reader and possible updating as nutritional understanding evolves in the future.

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Louisie G

It's worked for me! I am OFF sugar!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 17, 2019

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I bought this and Easy Way for Women to Lose Weight, which I learned about from my friend who is trying to quit smoking. I didn't agree with 100% of what he said which is why I gave it 4 stars but I now understand that I am addicted to sugar. I can look back on my life and see instances where this is 100% true. And I agree that sugar is not my friend, but an enemy which has affected my life in many negative ways. I can't say that I don't think that cake, cookies and ice cream do not taste good but for the past 3 weeks I have truly had no desire to have any of it. I feel that this book has set me on a positive path. I really think that I will stay off sugar for the rest of my life because a stupid dish of ice cream is just not worth the heartache it causes and the stress of wanting more, more, more....... I have more peace of mind without it, and I really feel this way deep inside and am not waiting to get to my goal weight so that I can be done with the diet, as I've done so many times before. I prefer to not be enslaved to "foods" that don't even nourish the body.

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NLem2015

Where to start

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 17, 2019

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I gave up smoking after 15 years thanks to the Stop Smoking book, and I have a serious lack of self control when it comes to chocolate and the like, so when I found this book I thought "Great! Let's do this!". God am I disappointed.

Firstly, this book doesn't just want you to give up chocolate. It includes bread, pasta and potatoes. Ok, fine. I know they're not the best foods to eat, and if you're willing to put yourself through that then good for you.

It repeatedly calls BAD SUGAR "poisons". Say what you like about chocolate and cake, but you will never get me to consider potatoes poisonous.

It claims that all BAD SUGARS are empty calories. Now, I'm no dietitian, but it is my understanding that you do get some fibre from carbs.

He is OBSESSESD with fruit. He would have us eat nothing else.

Apparently, none of this stuff actually tastes good. That's just not true. Mashed potatoes are amazing, and I could happily live off Creme Eggs for the rest of my life (hence why I bought the book in the first place).

It finishes by telling you to eat your last meal and vow to never BAD SUGAR again. Seriously, no one could ever consider this realistic.

Finally, I hate the way it's written. It's like a rambling lecture. Like when your off the grid vegan co-worker goes off on one (to be fair though the smoking one was written in a similar manner).

In summary, not only did the book not work, it was a chore to read. I did finish it, but only because I thought "maybe it's working and I'm just not noticing". I then went and had a creme egg.

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Babs72457

Hooray, I’m free!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 30, 2019

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Thank you for this book it has helped me to be free from sugar at last. I used the Allen Carr books for Smoking and alcohol in the past too and they really work.

One word of advice though, I find with these books you have to choose to allow them to work. For example, there might be the odd fact or statement which you don’t think is completely true, don’t worry about these. Just decide to believe in the books and they will work for you. If you don’t think it has worked, commit to believing in the book and read it again. It will work for you.

Another tip is the audio book is only 3.99 once you’ve bought the ebook. I found listening to the audio book while reading the words at the same time was the most powerful way of getting the information into my brain.

81 people found this helpful

Thomas Stork

Freedom!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 8, 2020

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I read this book 9 months ago. 8.5 months ago I was ready to log in and give it a 1 star review, like so many before me. Sure, I hadn’t eaten sugar for 2 weeks. But the craving was building, I had an upcoming trip to NYC, and I knew I was going to relapse. So I sifted through the reviews, desperate for excuses why my forthcoming relapse would be the books fault and not my own. Confirmation bias and denial writ large!

I went to NYC. I ate sugar. Lots of it. But the strangest thing happened. I didn’t enjoy it. Not once. But nor could I stop myself. Everything the book talks about. Clear as daylight I finally saw my “love” of sweets for what it was. Addiction.

I returned home and I’ve not had refined sugar since. I took the lessons of the book seriously. No longer would it be about willpower. That’s not to say there weren’t difficulties. Of course the first month or two is the hardest. But I soon discovered my love of fruits and after a few months I had ZERO desire for refined sugar.

I’m through to the other side and couldn’t be happier. A year ago I couldn’t walk past a plate of sweets. And once I started I you could be sure the whole plate would be gone! Now a mars bar has as much appeal as a stick of chalk. Seriously, you’ll be that indifferent to sweets.

Read the book. Put aside your ego. Rediscover your love of real food. Enjoy your freedom.

50 people found this helpful

MR M.

Accept you are addicted

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 10, 2019

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You have to want to change. You have to know you are going to change your life and not fear it. I’ve read three of these books and it has changed my life immeasurably. Removing the want want want for chocolate and sweets is a complete game changer, and something this book does very well. I was eating a multi pack of whatever chocolate was on offer at Tesco’s daily, crisps and whatever else I could get hold of cheap to fill me up. You finish the last chapter of the book and the want is gone ( some say it happens earlier on in the book). Since finishing the book on February 22nd 2019 I’ve gone from a little of 14 stone to a little over 12 and a half stone. This book is a very easy read, and I finished it much quicker than the others. Basically once you accept you are addicted, there’s no looking back. I highly recommend this book.

60 people found this helpful

VIOLETTA49

Easy to read and the method really works

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 21, 2018

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20 years ago I stopped smoking using Allen Carr's methods. The process was relatively painless and it has worked as I haven't smoked since the day I became a non-smoker. I saw this book advertised and decided I could apply the same methods to my relationship with starchy carbohydrates - sugary foods in particular as I am concerned about the risks of diabetes and I want to be in the best health I can be having had an unexpected heart attack in 2017.

I find the writing style in this book rather SHOUTY and at times the information is repetitive but it is quite easy to read. Basically the messages are sound, the method is just the same as for stopping smoking, and the steps are relatively easy to follow. It's mostly about understanding how your mind works in relation to things you think are 'nice and can't do without'. Once you've nailed that you're sorted!

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