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Beating food addictions | Dr Jud Brewer

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Jun 4, 2024
Psychiatrist and self-mastery expert, Dr Jud Brewer, reveals the science behind overcoming food addiction. Discusses habit formation, the brain's role in decision-making, mindfulness, emotional eating, addressing guilt and shame, strategies for habit change, breathwork, psychedelics, and measuring success in breaking negative habits.
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ANECDOTE

Potato Chips Habit Rewired

  • A patient habitually ate a whole bag of potato chips nightly while bonding with her daughter.
  • Mindful eating revealed she was satisfied with just two chips, ending mindless overeating.
INSIGHT

Food Addiction Defined

  • Addiction can extend beyond substances to behaviors like overeating despite harm.
  • Feeling loss of control and craving are core addiction criteria applicable to food.
INSIGHT

Food Environment Fuels Overeating

  • Our modern food environment disrupts natural eating habits and promotes overeating.
  • Engineered hyper-palatable foods drive unhealthy consumption patterns more than willpower failures.
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