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Well Beyond 40

The Gateway Drug in Your Kitchen Cabinet

Well Beyond 40

JJ Virgin

Nutrition, Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.51K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2015

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Food is a drug, and sugar is our number one drug of choice. (Gluten and dairy also have an opioid effect on our brains, so I would class them as drugs too.) When you do a cheat meal (or day), it has a far more detrimental impact than "just a little extra sugar." You trigger addiction, cravings, and other problems that sabotage fast, lasting fat loss and optimal health. In this podcast, I want to change the conversation, rethink "cheating," and see food is information that can help you become lean, healthy, and vibrant. Rather than deprivation, I suggest some easy lateral shifts that create low-sugar impact versions of your favorite foods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to the Virgin Diet Lifestyle Show with your host, Celebrity Nutrition and Fitness

1:36.1

expert in New York Times best-selling author, J.J. Virgin. You know it

1:40.5

totally drives me crazy this idea of a cheat meal or a cheat day and let's be honest

1:50.1

if you're thinking of doing a cheat meal or a cheat day, what do you think of cheating on?

1:54.6

Are you going, you know what, today I am going to just binge out on some wild salmon and

1:59.4

brussel sprouts? No, that's not what's happening, right? You're going to go after sugar, dairy, gluten, possibly all three, the trifecta of an opiate hit on your brain because you know what food is a drug and

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