THE SUGAR-FREE FIX TO STAVE OFF TYPE 2 DIABETES

# TYPE 2 DIABETES SPIRALS IN AUSTRALIA DUE PARTLY TO SUGAR DEPENDENCY - ESPECIALLY DURING THE END OF YEAR CHRISTMAS PERIOD
# SWEETLIFE AUSTRALIA FOUNDER CREDITS HER FIGURE AND GREAT HEALTH TO 35 YEARS WITHOUT SUGAR & USES NATURAL PERFECT SWEET XYLITOL INSTEAD
# AS CHRISTMAS APPROACHES, NO NEED TO DEPRIVE YOURSELF. KEEP THE SWEET TREATS BUT GO SUGAR-FREE FOR YOUR HEALTH

TO INTERVIEW CAROLYN HARTZ AND TO RECEIVE REVIEW COPIES OF HONESTLY "SUGAR FREE BAKING" or " A SUGAR FREE CHRISTMAS" please email max@marksonsparks.com or call Max Markson 0412 501 601 or email marta@marksonsparks.com or call 0409 291 785. 

With Australian Government health statistics recording an almost three-fold climb in those with Type 2 Diabetes in Australia - from 400,000 in 2000, to well over 1.2million now, the urgency has never been stronger to cut-down or avoid high sugar content, according to Carolyn Hartz, founder of SweetLife Australia who imports the natural sugar free sweetener Perfect Sweet ™  xylitol into Australia.

Carolyn herself was on the cusp of Type 2 Diabetes in her 40s before quitting sugar to improve her health, with one very welcome side-effect. The now 76-year-old grandmother of 4 is regularly mistaken for being decades younger than she is, and she credits her lifestyle and the natural sugar free substitutes in her baking line, as having given her long lasting youthfulness and energy.

"I've always advocated for finding an alternative rather than completely abstaining from a type of food many crave, such as sweets, because deprivation never works," says Carolyn. "You end up craving it all the more, and your efforts more often than not, are upended within a few months." 

She credits her Sugar Free Baking cookbook recipes and Sugar Free Kitchen™ range of mixes - including her favourite cookies, lamingtons and chocolate mousse all sweetened with naturally occurring sugar free xylitol and monk fruit sweetener - with enabling her to enjoy sweet treats without the harm and the ups and downs of a 'sugar high'.

"During this time of the year, we see a huge bump in sales of my Christmas sugar free baking book - 'A Sugar Free Christmas" - as no one wants to go without sweet treats at Christmas, but with healthier living one of the most common new year's resolutions, many see the value in getting a head start on a healthier version of themselves."

Xylitol is extracted from plants such as birch tree and the woody fibre of corn cobs, so it's 100% naturally occurring. It is also produced naturally in our bodies. Monk fruit is an all-natural sugar free sweetener derived from a small green fruit that resembles a melon and has been enjoyed in Asia for centuries.

TO INTERVIEW CAROLYN HARTZ AND TO RECEIVE REVIEW COPIES OF HONESTLY "SUGAR FREE BAKING" or A SUGAR FREE CHRISTMAS, please email marta@marksonsparks.com or call Marta Wiacek on 0409 291 785, or email max@marksonsparks.com or call Max Markson 0412 501 601. 

For images and sugar-free cookbooks, visit: Carolyn Hartz of Sweet Life Australia_Images and her 'Sugar-Free Baking' cookbook PDF

Perfect Sweet™ xylitol is the best tasting natural sugar-free sweetener on the market, because unlike other natural sweeteners - such as agave, rice malt syrup, honey, and coconut sugar - it has boasts a very low glycaemic index of 7. It looks like sugar, tastes like sugar, but does no damage to your waistline, does not raise blood sugar levels and doesn't poison your body with chemicals. Benefits of Perfect Sweet® xylitol :- Being completely sugar free. Containing 100% natural xylitol. No artificial ingredients. No aspartame. Less calories and carbs than sugar. Gluten free. GMO free. A sugary like taste and appearance with no bitter aftertaste (but don't be fooled - it's completely sugar-free!).  

Slimsweet™ Monk Fruit Sweetener - Monk Fruit, also known as "Buddha fruit ", is a vine ripened, small, green fruit resembling a melon. It is cultivated for its antioxidant fruit extracts that give it the extra sweet flavour but have no calories. It has been used for centuries in Eastern medicine as a digestive aid and is now also being used to sweeten foods and beverages worldwide. Our sugar free SlimSweet™ Monk Fruit sweetener unlike some other sweeteners has no bitter aftertaste and is great for people with special dietary requirements as it does not raise blood sugar levels , is gluten free , Non-GMO and all natural.