Julia has also written a book titled The Mood Cure. The contents are very similar.
Link to the web site: The Diet Cure: End Eating Disorders, Mood Swings, Addictions-- Now
Link to the book on Amazon: Amazon.com: The Diet Cure (9780140286526): Julia Ross: Books
This book is a significant expansion of the very basic information provided in the My Way Out book about nutritional deficiencies and brain chemistry issues, and their relationship to alcohol and sugar addiction and cravings, as well as other issues such as depression and anxiety.
When I first got sober, I followed the My Way Out protocol with the exception of Topomax (or any other prescription anti-craving med). I read the book and followed the diet and exercise advice in addition to taking the supps in the starter kit and listening to the hypnosis CD's. That got me on my way to my first 60 days sober. I had never managed even a few days in a row of sobriety before that.
Over the last year I did not drink, but strayed away from the diet and supplementation recommendations. I let sugar back into my life and MAN have I struggled with it for months. The cravings have just been overwhelming keeping me in the addiction cycle with sugar.
About 2 weeks ago I started the complete protocol of supplements that seem appropriate for me from The Diet Cure (there are questionairres to determine areas of probable deficiency). For one week now I have been back to low carb eating with NO sugar or refined grains, and without major craving issues. It's pretty amazing. My moods through this have been stable. I have been sleeping well and have also been alert and energetic through the days.
I should have been a "believer" when I first took the MWO supplements. I guess I needed more proof. Anyway, this book and/or The Mood Cure are interesting reads.
DG
Link to the web site: The Diet Cure: End Eating Disorders, Mood Swings, Addictions-- Now
Link to the book on Amazon: Amazon.com: The Diet Cure (9780140286526): Julia Ross: Books
This book is a significant expansion of the very basic information provided in the My Way Out book about nutritional deficiencies and brain chemistry issues, and their relationship to alcohol and sugar addiction and cravings, as well as other issues such as depression and anxiety.
When I first got sober, I followed the My Way Out protocol with the exception of Topomax (or any other prescription anti-craving med). I read the book and followed the diet and exercise advice in addition to taking the supps in the starter kit and listening to the hypnosis CD's. That got me on my way to my first 60 days sober. I had never managed even a few days in a row of sobriety before that.
Over the last year I did not drink, but strayed away from the diet and supplementation recommendations. I let sugar back into my life and MAN have I struggled with it for months. The cravings have just been overwhelming keeping me in the addiction cycle with sugar.
About 2 weeks ago I started the complete protocol of supplements that seem appropriate for me from The Diet Cure (there are questionairres to determine areas of probable deficiency). For one week now I have been back to low carb eating with NO sugar or refined grains, and without major craving issues. It's pretty amazing. My moods through this have been stable. I have been sleeping well and have also been alert and energetic through the days.
I should have been a "believer" when I first took the MWO supplements. I guess I needed more proof. Anyway, this book and/or The Mood Cure are interesting reads.
DG
And so, moving from low-octane beer to jet fuel rapidly, I got drunk quickly on wine and scotch, and was still hungry so I ate since I lost control at that point. I gained a ton of weight and a heavier drinking problem. 
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