Potatoes Not Prozac: A Natural Seven-Step Plan To: Control Your Cravings and Lose Weight Recognize How Foods Affect the Way You Feel Stabil

You're not lazy, self-indulgent or undisciplined; you may be one of the millions of people who are sugar sensitive. Many people who suffer from sugar sensitivity don't even know it; they continue to consume large quantities of sweets, breads, pasta or alcohol. These foods can trigger feelings of exhaustion and low self-esteem, yet their biochemical impact makes sugar-sensitive people crave them even more. This vicious cycle can continue for years, leaving sufferers overweight, fatigued, depressed and sometimes alcoholic.

Now there is a solution: in Potatoes Not Prozac Dr. Kathleen DesMaisons gives you the tools you need to overcome sugar dependency, with self-tests to determine your sugar sensitivity as well as an easy-to-follow, drug-free program with a customized diet high in protein and complex carbohydrates. Join the thousands of people who have successfully healed their addiction to sugar, lost weight and attained maximum health and well-being by using Dr. DesMaisons's innovative plan.

Foreword By Candace Pert, Ph.D.

Chapter 1 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Chapter 2 Are You Sugar Sensitive?

Chapter 3 It's Not Your Fault

Chapter 4 The Ups and Downs of Blood Sugar

Chapter 5 Brain Chemistry 101

Chapter 6 Getting Started

Chapter 7 Take Three Giant Steps

Chapter 8 Adjusting Your Carbohydrates

Chapter 9 Sugars and You

Chapter 10 Sticking with It

Chapter 11 So You Drink Coffee, Smoke and Stay Fat?

Chapter 12 Radiant Recovery

Appendixes

The Scientific Basis for Sugar Sensitivity

Detoxification from Alcohol

Glossary

Bibliography

Resources

Index