Eric Edmeades: Your Sugar Cravings Aren’t Weakness—They’re Ancient Survival Programming

If you’ve ever asked yourself “Why can’t I stop craving sugar?” or “Why do I feel out of control around carbs?”—this interview will change how you see your body, your brain, and your sugar cravings.

In this powerful conversation, Eric Edmeades (founder of WildFit, author of Post Diabetic and The Evolution Gap) explains why sugar cravings are not a character flaw, a lack of discipline, or “just emotional eating.” They’re often ancient survival wiring—a deeply human instinct designed to keep us alive when sweet foods were rare and seasonal.

But today, sugar isn’t seasonal. It’s constant. And when your environment changes faster than your biology can adapt, the result is cravings, overeating, metabolic dysfunction, weight gain, and blood sugar instability.

In this interview, Eric breaks down the difference between natural sugar in whole foods (fruit, honey, root vegetables) versus refined sugar and ultra-processed foods—and why modern “food-like substances” keep your appetite switched on. You’ll also learn how ancestral food rhythms, metabolism, and food psychology can help you reduce cravings and rebuild trust with your hunger signals—without obsessing over meal plans, calorie counting, or extreme restriction.

You’ll Learn:

• Why sugar cravings feel irresistible (and why it’s not about willpower)
• The truth about sugar: it’s not evil—it’s too available
• Why refined sugar and corn syrup behave differently in the body than real food
• The seasonal way humans evolved to eat (and why it matters today)
• How “always-available” carbs impact insulin, appetite, and cravings
• Why meal plans often backfire (and what to do instead)
• The 3 metabolic states humans evolved to run:
  • Sugar burning
  • Fat burning
  • Autophagy (cellular cleanup through fasting)
• How to retrain your intuition around food when your appetite has been “hijacked”
• A food-first approach to improving blood sugar, energy, and long-term health

If you have ever felt powerless against sugar cravings, or wondered why you can’t maintain weight loss despite "trying everything," this conversation will change your biological perspective forever.

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