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Sweet Poison
How Sugar Affects Our Bodies
By Barbie Fisher
Cravings you can’t shake? Tired by 3 p.m.? Weight that won’t budge, or a foggy brain? Maybe diabetes or heart disease runs in your family. You are not weak. Sugar is working against you, and this book shows you how.
What the book is about
Sugar is everywhere. It’s in our coffee, our “healthy” snacks, and our kids’ lunchboxes. But what is it doing inside us?
Barbie walks you through the body, one part at a time. She uses everyday pictures, not hard medical words. You’ll see how sugar touches your brain, hormones, heart, gut, and skin.
Most of all, this book is about hope. It gives you simple steps you can start today.
Who it’s for
- You want to understand your health in plain words.
- You think blood sugar only matters if you have diabetes.
- You fight cravings, low energy, or brain fog.
- Diabetes, heart disease, or Alzheimer’s runs in your family.
- You want hope and next steps, not fear.
What you’ll learn
- Insulin is a doorman. When he gets tired of opening the door, your cells stop listening, and your body stores more fat.
- Your liver is a factory. The sugar in a piece of fruit is easy to handle. A flood of added sugar gets turned into fat.
- Sugar can rust your body. It’s not one dessert. It’s years of sugar spikes that slowly wear down your “roads.”
- Hunger hormones are a thermostat. Sugar throws them off, so you feel hungry when you’re not.
- Sugar touches everything. Your brain, heart, gut, skin, and mood all feel it.
“Every choice you make about sugar matters.”
Today my work goes one layer deeper, to the minerals that help your body handle sugar. Low minerals or a mineral imbalance can make cravings and tired afternoons harder to fix.