Morning and welcome to Dishing Up Nutrition, brought to you by nutritional weight and wellness.

So today, we're going to talk about addiction. Yes, you are tuned in to Dishing Up Nutrition.

But here's a little history to start our show. The Dutch East India Company was founded in 1602 and introduced three powerful drugs into the market.

All right, I'm going to let you think about it for a minute.

It was tobacco, opium, wait for it, sugar.

Surprised.

I am glad you tuned in today because Jolene and I are excited to share our thoughts and

recommendations about how to overcome sugar addictions.

I'm Melanie Beasley.

I'm a registered and licensed dietitian and I have worked with a variety of clients for

over 30 years. I can't believe it when I say

that. Joining me today is as our co-host is Jolene Carlson, a licensed nutritionist who has lost

over 100 pounds and kept it off for many, many years. You are my rock star hero. Thanks, Mel.

Let me start with a cold, hard statement.

I heard an addiction counselor give a drug addict who said he wanted to stop using drugs.

Here is the addiction counselor's advice to the drug addict. If you want to use drugs, if you don't want to use drugs, don't use drugs and you will not be

addicted to drugs. I don't know. I think you may have simplified it a little, a little harsh,

but I believe as a dietitian or nutritionist, we might say if you don't want to eat sugar or to overcome sugar addiction,

don't eat sugar. That's a hard but simple solution. But we're going to go even further because

we all know if you've ever had a sugar addiction, it's complex.

It's a beast of burden, right?

We also help clients prepare their brain and body not to crave sugar.

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