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Neither this diet nor any other diet program should be followed without first consulting a health care professional. If you have any special conditions requiring attention, you should consult with your health care professional regularly regarding possible modification of the program contained in this book.
Copyright 2015 by JJ Virgin
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JJ VIRGINS SUGAR IMPACT DIET COOKBOOK
JJ Virgin has done it again with her Sugar Impact Diet Cookbook. Her delicious, nutritious recipes are guaranteed to be a huge hit!
Mark Hyman, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Blood Sugar Solution
This cookbook makes it easier than ever to throw together a fabulous, fat-burning meal that is sure to please the whole family.
Haylie Pomroy, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fast Metabolism Diet
Sugar sucks! JJ Virgins Sugar Impact Diet helps you avoid sugar without experiencing cravings. Its totally worth it!
Dave Asprey, New York Times bestselling author and creator of Bulletproof Coffee
In JJ Virgins Sugar Impact Diet Cookbook, the brilliant JJ Virgin shows you how to ditch hidden sugars, eat delicious food, and lose weight. If you buy one book this year make sure its this one!
Rocco DiSpirito, celebrity chef and #1 New York Times bestselling author
Good food is the foundation of brain health. This revolutionary cookbook makes it easier to lose weight and feel mentally healthier and sharper, while enjoying delicious meals.
Daniel Amen, MD, New York Times bestselling author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life and founder of Amen Clinics
A groundbreaking new cookbook that will help you lose weight without feeling deprived or giving up your favorite foods.
Sara Gottfried, MD, New York Times bestselling author of The Hormone Cure
JJ helps you crush your sugar cravings without deprivation. If youve gone cold turkey and suffered, youre going to love these recipes.
Alan Christianson, NMD, New York Times bestselling author of The Adrenal Reset Diet and founder of Integrative Health Care
Pizza and pudding for fat loss? Yes, its possible! JJ Virgin shows you how in this delicious new cookbook.
Frank Lipman, author of The New Health Rules
JJ Virgins Sugar Impact Diet
The Virgin Diet Cookbook
The Virgin Diet
Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy
There is such power in knowing its never too late to become your best self.
The secret is simply to decide to act. Please dont rob the world of the gift of you!
Think about sugars place in all our happy memories, from birthday cakes to Halloween candy to after-school treats. Maybe there were sundaes with your grandparents or big boxes of candy at the movies with your friends. Boy, have times changed! Its hard to feel the same way about sugar now, but its hold over us is just as strong as it ever was.
Sugar is everywhere! Its nearly impossible to avoid, even though we know its bad for us. But what if I told you I could give you a simple way to change the way you look at sugar and an easy plan to reduce it in your diet without feeling like youre being deprived? Youd jump at the chance, right? Cutting back on sugar is the secret to fast fat loss, breaking weight loss plateaus, reducing inflammation, balancing hormones, and improving mood and sleep more than any other change to diet or lifestyle. And its not as hard as you think!
NOT ALL SUGARS ARE CREATED EQUAL
The key is understanding this one thing: not all sugar is created equal! Its the impact of sugar that matters. Sugar Impact (SI) is the very reason Ive declared sugarespecially hidden sugars, which Ill describe in this bookPublic Enemy #1. The high Sugar Impact of the 7 foods Im going to share with you is the single biggest culprit when it comes to hijacking your weight and health.
High-impact sugars create dramatic spikes in your blood sugar and insulin response, and take aim at your weight, your skin, and your insides. Low-impact sugars are the key to a nice, steady stream of energy that fuels your body and eliminates the daily siege of sugar spikes and crashes.
Ive helped hundreds of thousands of people overcome the vise grip of sugar, and I can help you, too. I can promise you amazing results if you follow the recipes and meal plans in this book. The revolutionary program Ive created is a game changer. Its an easy to follow, step-by-step process that weans you off the foods with the highest and most damaging sugarsthose with the highest Sugar Impactso that you can lose weight, drop fat, and improve your health fast, all while satisfying your sweet tooth, and without the trauma of withdrawal or deprivation. By making simple sugar swaps for just 2 weeks, youll heal your body and transform your life forever.
FROM YOUR GENES TO YOUR JEANS
Our love affair with sugar begins in the womb. Were genetically hardwired to want food thats sweet; every cell in our body needs the sugar glucose to function. So we cantand shouldntcut it out entirely. But the line between what we want and what we need has become so blurred that our sugar consumption has gotten out of control. The average American eats more than 22 teaspoons a day. A day!