In this episode, we have our wonderful guest, Karen Thomson. She is the founder of Sugar-Free Revolution, an online program that aims to aid people in getting rid of their sugar or carbohydrate addiction. Karen has over 15 years of experience promoting health, nutrition, and addiction recovery. Karen suffers from cocaine and sugar addiction, not knowing her purpose in life, and slowly drowning from her suffering. But eventually, Karen recovers from drug and alcohol addiction and, at the same time, realizes the connection between sugar and her emotional health. With the no-sugar diet, Karen could get back to her healthy mental and physical state. Now, her mission is to help people fall in love with themselves and experience the feeling of being alive. Karen is also the author of the book Sugar-Free: 8 Weeks to Freedom from Sugar and Carb Addiction which further boost her advocacy of freeing people from sugar and carb addiction. In this episode, Karen Thomson talks about her journey in freeing herself from drugs and sugar addiction and how she helps people do the same. Also, she tackles how keto and intermittent fasting plays a significant role in being free from sugar addiction. Furthermore, she shares her thoughts on carnivore-for life diet and the best way to replace sugar. Tune in as we chat about sugar addiction, carbohydrates, keto and intermittent fasting, health, fitness, carnivore diet, artificial sweeteners, and many more! 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[11:31] Highest Value: Know Who You Are and The Most Important in Your Life - Being clear about what is most important for you is life's single most important thing in driving anything, like passion and purpose. - Everybody in the world has a different highest values and unique purpose they're here for. - Just because somebody else may have the same purpose as you doesn't mean your purpose is less important. - Be a grown-up and figure out how to change your view and narrative of something for it to benefit. [20:18] How Keto and Intermittent Fasting Helps Overcome Addiction - Most medicine and healthcare these days are not necessarily to alleviate suffering but to prolong life. - Suffering addiction patients are drawn to sugar, refined carbs, and processed foods. - Sugar, refined foods, and highly processed carbohydrates are addictive. - With a no-sugar diet, patients with mental problems were positively impacted. - Once we start healing and finding the sweetness inside, we will automatically stop looking for the sweetness outside in food. [30:55] CrossFit Health: Creating the Path in Connecting Health and Fitness - Karen organized a huge low-carb conference in South Africa, inviting all well-known low-carb advocates. - CrossFit’s purpose is to bridge the gap between nutrition and exercise. - When people become too stuck on the external appearance in any part of any training, we lose sight of the bigger picture and how it will affect us later in life, which is what we need to focus on. [39:33] Are Carnivore Diet for Life Good Or Bad? - Karen doesn’t believe in the carnivore diet for life but said that it is still a great therapeutic tool. - Occasionally, a carnivore diet is great when resetting or dealing with mental health. - Everyone should try and experiment with it. - On the other hand, to determine which vegetables to eat, you need to eat them and see how you feel afterward. [44:51 Artificial Sweeteners: Can You Use It as a Sugar Replacement? - Yes, artificial sweeteners are not ideal. But sometimes, we need them as a stepping stone to something else. - To replace sugar, remove the component that needs for sweetness for the sweet taste. Just simply move away from it. - Get rid of it. It's not necessary. AND MUCH MORE! 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