Hey folks, this is Abel James, and thanks so much for joining us on Fat Burning Band,

where we talk about real food and real results.

Have you ever heard someone say, I'm going sugar-free for 30 days?

And immediately think to yourself of 100 reasons why you can never do that.

According to brain scans, sugar is more addictive than cocaine.

If that sounds crazy, consider this.

In 1900, the average American ate about 5 pounds of sugar a year.

Pretty reasonable, right?

But by 2,000, the average American ate 150 pounds of sugar a year.

Just to put that into perspective, that's nearly my entire body weight in sugar every single year.

That is a ton of sugar.

Once upon a time, our guest this week, Barry Friedman was addicted to sugar as well.

But today is the best-selling author of I Love Me More Than Sugar,

he's about to teach you how to slay your own inner sugar monster. Before we get to the show,

here's a quick update. How would you like to have over 250 quick and easy real food recipes

in your pocket at all times? Behold our new cooking app, Caveman Feast 3.0.

Whether you have an iPhone, iPad, or Android, you have a brand spank a new app waiting for you in your app store.

This new and improved version of Caveman Feast includes over 250 wild and paleo-friendly recipes, many of which have never been seen before, a shopping planner

and the best pulled pork you've ever had in your life.

When we first launched Caveman Feast in 2013, this little app hit number one in food and drink

and went on to beat out Minecraft and Angry Birds by hitting number six in the entire app store

with over 1,200 5-star reviews.

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