The Cane Mutiny: Pushing Sugar to the Sidelines (Part 1)

Published February 25, 2014

The Cane Mutiny: Pushing sugar to the sidelines (Part 1)
Considered one of the most energy-depleting foods, studies have shown sugar to be as addicting as cocaine, and linked to causing serious dental, mental and physical diseases and ailments. Sugar is a modern gustatory obsession mistakenly used to reward … Read more on La Jolla Light

Dazed, Sedated, And Confused: Why Does Anesthesia Make Us Act The Way …
Historically, cocaine was actually used as a local anesthetic and painkiller (analgesic), until doctors discovered that it's highly addictive and stimulating to the cardiovascular system, and patients started dying after using it. In fact, in the 1800s … Read more on Medical Daily

Addiction: The Sacred Disease
Pills, booze, cocaine, amphetamines, compulsive overeating, compulsive spending, crazy dangerous addictive relationships — been there, done that. Psychiatrist M. Scott Peck, a self-confessed "hopeless nicotine addict" who struggled with bouts of … Read more on Huffington Post