Sweet Fire: Understanding Sugar's Role in Your Health
Gentle presentation of the harsh facts I've struggled with sugar for most of my life -- eating it, not eating it, trying to not eat it and failing, trying to control how much I eat of it and failing, avoiding it completely but at great emotional cost, and so on. I knew the problem had something to do with my blood sugar levels and adrenaline, but I never before understood the chemistry as clearly as I do now, after watching SWEET FIRE. Toscano presents the scientific information in a way that is clear and vivid (and sometimes funny), but she herself seems non-threatening and non-judgemental. I appreciate her gentle, yet down-to-earth, approach. She gives her audience the information about how our bodies handle sugar, so we can make our own decisions, but (thank goodness) she does NOT preach about what we should or should not eat. Her attitude, along with the information she makes clear, reinforce my desire and ability to abstain from eating refined sugars and carbohydrates. It...