

622. From Hops to Hormones: How Calocurb Gives You Freedom from Food Cravings w/ Sarah Kennedy
Sep 2, 2025
Join Sarah Kennedy, the CEO and founder of Calocurb, a groundbreaking weight management product shaped by over 15 years of research. She delves into the science of appetite suppression, revealing how bitter compounds from hops can stimulate hormones that control hunger. Sarah shares the historical use of bitter plants by various cultures for appetite control and discusses modern agricultural impacts on our diets. Explore how Calocurb can help redefine your relationship with food and the groundbreaking research supporting its effectiveness.
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Founder’s Personal Food Freedom
- Sarah Kennedy struggled with bingeing and yo-yo dieting from childhood and was put on a diet at age 10.
- After taking the test capsules starting in 2017 she says the product changed her relationship with food and brought her peace.
Evolutionary Hunger Amplifies Dieting Pain
- Reducing daily calories by 25% can double hunger within four months due to an evolutionary hindbrain response.
- That primitive hunger drive was adaptive for hunting but is maladaptive in a modern food-rich environment.
Gut Bitter Receptors Control Appetite
- New Zealand researchers found bitter receptors throughout the gut that trigger appetite-suppressing hormones when activated.
- From testing 1,000 extracts they identified a hop variety that raises CCK, GLP-1 and PYY and reduced calorie intake in trials.