Rehab for Sugar Addiction

Beating any addiction is tough stuff. When you're sticking needles in your arms, drinking til you pass out on the lawn or smoking glass other people see the problem. That's usually how addicts get help - through the intervention of others. Beating an addiction is tough even when the problem is obvious and there is every reason to get help. Alcoholics lose their families, their jobs and often their lives. Can the same be true of sugarholics?

If we have every reason to admit to the problem (loss of health, mobility, low energy etc.) and can clearly see the benefits of life without sugar then why would we not just stop? It's too hard. Sugar is everywhere. I don't want to be deprived my whole life. We do not just stop because we cannot, because we are not in control - we are addicted.

Detox + Rehab + Continous support & application of principles --> Recovery

Sugar Detox

5 days - 3 weeks of NO sugar. This is a restrictive period that eliminates not only refined sugar, but ALL sugars. We experience withdrawal (flu or cold symptoms, loss of focus, low energy, constant cravings, feelings of loss) and then move into the glory of recovery. The most effective form of sugar detox is called the Candida Diet. (Unless candida is actually a problem, the the rules re: no mushrooms, no cow dairy etc. can be ignored.)

Rehabilitation

3 months (90 days) is an intensive period during which the lifestyle changes and habits necessary to remain sugar free are learned. During this period sugar relapse is most likely to occur. For that reason most addicts seek help through an in-patient program. They are taught the ways of abstinence in a secure environment. Doing rehabilitation at home requires understanding and setting up a controls similar to what would be experienced at a professional facility.

Continuous support & application of principles

Online support groups and local meetups are some of the most common ways to get and give support. Joining a group during the detox and rehab stage and maintianing that connection is vital to success. Adapting a set of principles on top of good habits has worked for addicts in AA and NA. Why not SA?