And... unfortunately... just like the "War on Drugs," this "war" can't be "won." 

So, probably best to stop thinking of it like a war. 

That's why we're calling it a "Challenge" instead of a "Boot Camp." 

The other day, I received this great postcard from a lady in Germany:

It says: "You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to ride." 

That is our approach to beating the sugar habit. 

to ride the waves! 

My name is Dr. Kim Makoi. I'm a mindbody chiropractor. For over 25 years, I've been helping people to get healthy and stay healthy through cutting edge mindbody techniques such as my specialty, the Neuro Emotional Technique (NET). But even my believed NET can falter when the basics are out. I learned very early in my career that one of those basics is SUGAR. If the body's ability to handle sugar is out of whack, then any and all healing modalities are less effective than they could be. Cue sad trombone.

As I worked with people to help them to balance their sugar handling issues, I discovered a crazy thing. Sometimes, resolving the sugar problem was enough to resolve the main reason the person had come to me in the first place! Sugar problems can masquerade as any number of other problems, including: hormonal imbalances, r, headaches, brain fog, back and neck pain, hip pain, anxiety, insomnia and more!

If you are trapped in a cycle of sugar cravings and too much sugar consumption, you probably think that life will suck without sugar! It will be too hard. It will be too boring. You don't have any other vices, so why should you give up this one little thing?! You deserve some kind of "treat" and if you take away the sugar... then what??? 

It's hard to believe from the inside, while you're inside of the sugar brain. 

But it's not true. 

Life can be good and fun. 

You can treat yourself. 

You do deserve good things in life - and those things don't have to destroy you to be fun!

The first time I came out of the sugar fog was shortly after starting chiropractic school - almost 30 years ago! I had been experiencing fatigue and difficulty focusing for years. Medical tests for things like anemia always came back negative. There was "nothing wrong" with me, although I knew there was. After finally seeking the care of a functional medicine practitioner, I got my answers. I had undiagnosed hypoglycemia and sugar handling dysfunction. After going on a prescribed diet and eliminating the sugar from my diet, my energy and focus returned! My chronic headaches and frequent mood swings also vanished, and I quickly lost a couple of inches around my waist. I thought, wow, this is it! I will never have these problems again! Did we already cue the sad trombone? To be honest, my sugar-free living didn't last forever. It's funny how we stop doing a good thing once we are no longer feeling the bad things that led to the good thing! Amiright? After years of following the standard program of just white-knuckling it every so often to get off of the sugar again (and telling my patients to do the same), I finally came up with a program that is compassionate and sustainable - and with minimal pain! The 21-Day Sugar Challenge includes more than just "information." It includes the element of accountability, which is crucial for any challenge. Plus, it is interactive, and you can ask questions - and get answers! - without any additional cost.

Everyone expects to lose a little weight when they cut the sugar, but the best thing about this challenge is that lives get better.

When your body feels better, life itself is better.