Dana James – How To Ditch Sugar – Mindbodygreen

Who Is This Class For?

This class is perfect for you if:

• You regularly crave sugar throughout the day.
• You turn to sugar when you’re feeling tired, stressed, or sad.
• You’ve recently noticed a negative change in mood or weight gain.
• You want to feel more lean, vibrant, and clear-headed.

What you’ll learn

By enrolling in this class, you’ll gain imperative knowledge on how to:

• Determine if you have an unhealthy attachment to sugar.
• Understand the emotional attachments behind sugar so you can keep them at bay.
• Make healthy, sugar-free alternatives of your favorite sweets.
• Ditch those sugar cravings for good.

Class Outline

Module 1: Introduction

Dana James, CDN, CNS explains how this class works, offers advice on how to take it, and discusses how to move through sugar relapses. She’ll also share her struggles with her own sugar addiction, and how she transformed her relationship with sugar to lead a richly fulfilling life.

• How To Take This Class
• Meet Dana

Module 2: Sugar & Science

Are you addicted to sugar or do you just like the stuff? In this module, Dana will have you take an assessment to find out just that, as well as give you some basic facts and myths about this highly-addictive substance.

• Are You Addicted To Sugar?
• Sugar And Science
• Is Fructose Really The Devil?
• Why Non-Caloric Sweeteners Are Worse Than Sugar
• When Hunger Lies

Module 3: The Sugar-Ditching Roadmap

To ensure your success, Dana has created a detailed roadmap covering some essential guidelines to follow for optimal results. She’ll walk you through how to get the proper nutrition, how much to eat, and how to handle pesky cravings.

• Overview
• Ten Easy Guidelines    What To Eat—Protein
• What To Eat—Vegetables
• What To Eat—Complex Carbs & Fruit
• What To Eat—Fats
• What To Eat—Portion Sizes
• Help, I Need Sugar!

Module 4: In The Kitchen

Let’s get cooking! Dana runs through the seven-day foundational meal plan, and shows you how to make some of her favorite raw, vegan meals sans sugar.

• The Foundational Meal Plan
• Demo—Avocado Soup
• Demo—Hemp Seed Tabouli

Module 5: Your Biochemistry & Cravings

Sugar cravings can be tough to beat, but they’re easier to get through when you understand why they are happening. Dana discusses four key imbalances that can make it much harder for you to say no to sugar.

• Overview
• Balancing Brain Chemistry
• Is Gluten Making You Crave Sugar?
• The Gut Microflora & Cravings
• Sleep & The Sugar Connection

Module 6: Breaking The Habit

Once you understand where your cravings come from, it’s time to learn to stop them. In this module, Dana explains how to un-train your brain from its sugar addiction, how to replace your favorite sugary snacks with something much more fulfilling, and some action plans you can put into play to stop your cravings before they start.

• Rewiring The Brain
• Finding Fulfillment
• Friends With Benefits
• Respond Vs. React
• Rituals & Action Plans

Module 7: Subconscious Patterns

Do you believe that your thoughts or your circumstances create your life? Dana introduces you to the subconscious thoughts that may be driving you to eat sugar and stay in a cycle of compulsion.

• Overview
• The Untold Stories
• Releasing The Emotions

Module 8: Mastery

Congratulations! You made it to the last module of this class. Now that you’re an expert, Dana will show you how to fully master this sugar-ditching program by making it your dance, your rhythm, and your signature.

• Making It Your Dance

How It Works

Sessions

You’ll have unlimited access to hours of video content, all from the comfort of your own home. Lifetime access to the program allows you to establish an expert level of understanding, at your own pace.

Practice

You’ll take what you’ve learned in the lectures and put it into practice. With effective tactics, recipes, and recommendations from your instructor, you’ll deepen your knowledge and establish a healthier lifestyle.

Discussions

Interactive discussion boards allow you to discuss what’s on your mind with instructors and fellow students. Get your questions answered, while joining a community of other wellness enthusiasts.

About Dana James, M.S., CNS, CDN

Dana James, MS, CNS, CDN is a nutritional therapist, writer and founder of Food Coach NYC. She holds her Masters in Clinical Nutrition and is trained in nutrition biochemistry, functional medicine and cognitive behavioral therapy. She believes that food should be viewed as nourishing, joyful and fundamental to self-care. Her goal is to help women break their antagonist (and often obsessive) relationship with food and their body. She believes that true beauty stems from grace, dignity and embracing our idiosyncrasies that make us unique and imperfect.

Find your happiest, healthiest self.

Our classes are designed to give you a simple and effective educational experience so you can focus on “you”. Whether you’re at home or on the go, you’ll have access to world-class experts and a thriving community of wellness enthusiasts – all here to help you along the way.

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