Congratulations to my valued client Joan Kent, who has just published her new book “Stronger Than Sugar: 7 Simple Steps To Defeat Sugar Addiction, Lift Your Mood and Transform Your Health,” which I had the honor to edit.

For decades, we were told that dietary fat was the enemy. Food manufacturers raced to eliminate fat from processed foods, and they replaced it with sugar (often in the form of high fructose corn syrup). This powerful book reveals that well into the twenty-first century, millions of people struggle with sugar addiction and cravings. These sugar cravings are absolutely real, the addiction to sugar is absolutely real, and the solution is just as real. It’s based not on willpower, but on brain chemistry.

The book includes a “solution section” on killing cravings right away, and a long-term plan for conquering sugar addiction permanently. It’s also about becoming a person who is aware of the effects that sugar has on his or her brain chemistry, appetite, health, moods, and sense of self-efficacy. It’s about becoming someone who wants to stay away from sugar for those reasons.

Joan Kent has a doctorate in psychoactive nutrition and a master’s degree in exercise physiology. Certified as a Health Coach by the American Council on Exercise, she has worked in the fitness industry for over twenty years and lectures widely on nutrition and wellness. Joan specializes in sugar addiction, cravings, binge eating, and metabolic syndrome, including diabetes.

– Thomas Hauck is a leading ghostwriter and book editor serving authors of both fiction and non-fiction.