62: Why Quit Sugar and Save Your Health with Julie Daniluk

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week, Joy and Walker</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">are joined by sugar-free activist Julie Daniluk, a nutritionist, award-winning author, TV host and anti-inflammatory food & lifestyle expert. Julie returns to share with us how damaging sugar is for nearly every system in the body from our hormones, mental health to our skin and how it is at the root of many chronic diseases. She guides us on an approachable path instead, helping us say goodbye to sugar without feeling deprived and shares many sugar substitutes so you can still have your cake and eat it too!</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Julie shares the tools to becoming sugar-free - which is also the title of her latest book. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Episode Highlights:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What is a sugar addiction and why do people chase it?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How depression, anxiety and more come with sugar addiction</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The amazing domino effect that comes from cutting sugar </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Not going cold turkey with quitting sugar and which alternatives to use</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Sweeteners to avoid and why</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The connection between hormones, menopausal symptoms and high blood sugar</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The benefits of intermittent fasting</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Cutting off night-time binges & snacking to imp