Food Junkies Podcast

Michelle is an integrative/ functional Registered Dietitian from NYC who has helped over 1000+ clients reverse their anxiety, resolve long standing gut issues and approach their weight lovingly.  She is the host of the Quiet the Diet Podcast and aims to illuminate natural healing methods for listeners, as well as invite listeners to approach their weight in a body neutral way. She clears up nutritional dogma and takes a strong role in the middle ground (where she believes people can want to lose weight AND have a positive relationship with food!) She aims to bridge the gap between body positivity and intentional health changes. She and her staff Dietitian, Nicki see clients virtually in her practice.   Today we talk about: Why its okay to want be in a different body Why for some people what need to focus on their inner foundation, address other health issues first How we as clinicians can talk appropriately to our clients about releasing weight Her thoughts on food addiction Her thoughts on all eating disorders being food addiction  How does she feel about weight loss drugs  Why in doing real work it takes time, and why when you work with trained professionals there are no money back gaurentees …no infomercial healing here listeners! Follow Michelle: Quiet the Diet Podcast  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/quiet-the-diet/id1663088026 Website www.michelleshapirord.com Instagram:  https://instagram.com/michelleshapirord?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Free 15 Minute discovery call:  https://michelleshapirordnutrition.practicebetter.io/#/6203f71a398033107cffe114/bookings?s=638239301848a40dff04462c&flavor=mobileapp&step=date The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede your healthcare provider's professional relationship and direction. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified mental health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, substance use disorder, or mental health concern.

Dr. Gary Fettke is an Orthopedic Surgeon practicing in Tasmania, Australia. He has a major interest in preventative medicine and encourages his patients to lose weight before undergoing surgery.   Although his specialty is surgery, Gary believes it is much better to help people avoid surgery if at all possible, by taking preventative measures, which often involve altering the diet.   In recent years Gary has focused on the role of diet in the development of diabetes, obesity, and cancer. He has been speaking out on the combined role of sugar, fructose, refined carbohydrates, and polyunsaturated oils linking together to be behind inflammation and modern disease.   He has incurred the wrath of regulatory bodies for his stand on public health, but he and his wife, Belinda, whom we interviewed in Episode 9, remain active in defending the benefits of low carb healthy fat living. Their ongoing work has uncovered vested interests and ideologies shaping nutritional guidelines at an international level.   In this episode: Dr. Fettke shares his personal story Sugar and orthopedic disorders Dr. Fettke’s investigation Pushback Dr. Fettke receives We find out what’s next for Dr. Fettke He answers our Signature Question And so much more     Follow Dr. Fettke: www.nofructose.com www.isupportgary.com Facebook: Belinda Fettke No Fructose Twitter: Fructose No   Food Junkies: Recovery From Food Addiction https://www.amazon.com/Food-Junkies-Recovery-Addiction/dp/1459741978 Sugar-Free for Life Support: I’m Sweet Enough https://www.facebook.com/groups/SugarFreeForLife   The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede your healthcare provider's professional relationship and direction. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified mental health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, substance use disorder, or mental health concern.

Lauren Anton is a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, iaedp-approved Supervisor, and Certified Personal Trainer helping people to break free from diet culture using a weight-inclusive, non-diet approach. She has hands-on experience working with eating disorders from residential through outpatient levels of care and currently works with clients out of her Los Angeles-based private practice. She also supervises fellow dietitians. She is currently in-process for the Body Trust® Certification through Be Nourished. Lauren has spoken nationally on athletes and ED, adolescents and ED, exercise addiction/dependence, and weight stigma and has presented her own research examining the effects of intuitive eating–based nutrition education on adolescent female cross country runners. She has also been quoted in publications such as The Washington Post, BuzzFeed, and the Huffington Post.  In this episode: Lauren shares her personal/professional journey She speaks to the cross addiction of Eating Disorders/Substance Use Disorders/Food Addiction  What is exercise addiction? Does it fall on a spectrum? Screening for exercise addiction in clients How does exercise addiction distinguish itself from compulsions and impulse control disorders  Healthy exercise boundaries Who would be the type of person that would be at a higher risk for exercise addiction? What is exercise bulimia? What are the red flags to look out for? – How would we know if we had taken it too far? How does someone recover from exercise bulimia? What is the treatment? Can they still exercise? Relapse with exercise addiction Follow Lauren Here: www.laurenantonrd.com  

Dr. James Muecke is an ophthalmic surgeon and ophthalmologist. James has also been recognized for his work globally, particularly in Southeast Asia, and has been awarded the Australian of the Year for 2020. Dr. James Muecke AM graduated with Honours from the University of Adelaide Medical School in 1987. Following his internship, James lived and worked as a doctor in Africa and subsequently as an eye surgeon in the Middle East, battling malaria, wild animals, and rebel soldiers. He founded Sight For All in 2008, turning his boundless energy into a fight against blindness in the Aboriginal communities of Australia and some of the poorest countries of Asia and Africa. His commitment to social impact and humanitarian endeavors has earnt him several awards including an Order of Australia in 2012, the Australian Medical Association’s President’s Leadership Award in 2013, and Ernst & Young’s Social Entrepreneur for Australia in 2015. James is Australian of the Year for 2020.   James is a researcher, a teacher, an author, a musician, a photographer, and a film producer, and uses his many skills to deliver passionate, fascinating, and at times confronting presentations about his life, his work, philanthropy, resilience, and social entrepreneurship. In this episode: Dr. Muecke’s personal and professional journeys How sugar impacts eye health What our eyes can tell us about our health How his colleagues react to his interventions What’s next Our Signature Question Welcome, Dr. Muecke!!! Follow Dr. Muecke: Website: https://medthink.com.au/?fbclid=IwAR1PYfplwMfqFoBSzU3MJKhjxGMOn69x9YAl9dOldagaWhv4vTYXkHQnxD8 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jsmuecke Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drjamesmuecke/ ANNOUNCEMENTS: 🌟Sweet Sobriety is once again hosting Viktoria Hamma, Pain, and Wellness Coach as she provides a group hypnotherapy experience on Wednesday, April 26th, 2023, at 7 pm Eastern. Let’s program our brains to Partner WITH our bodies and what IT wants to do instead of always fighting it! $15 USD, NO RECORDINGS OR REPLAY for this session. REGISTER HERE 🌟Clarissa Kennedy, RSW is offering a workshop on Perfectionism! This course is the ultimate guide to adaptive perfectionism and finding a self-compassionate way to manage our maladaptive perfectionism. In this course you will learn: ·        Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (FMPS) ·        Adaptive Perfectionism VS Maladaptive Perfectionism ·        Perfectionistic strivings and Perfectionistic concerns ·        Behaviors of Perfectionism ·        Rules for Living – Unhelpful Rules and Assumptions ·        Questions to help you Examine Your Perfectionism ·        Think Outside the Box, and then Throw the Box Away ·        Balance is Bulls**t ·        Prog-mess Not Perfection ·        The Power of Perfectionism ·        How to deal with Comparison ·        Celebrating Your Perfectionism ·        10 Jedi Mind Tricks to Unlock You from Overthinking Everything – Counterfactual Thinking, Affective Forecasting & so many more!! ·        8 Behavioral Strategies for Restoration Habits for Long Term Growth – Reframe, Boundaries, Trusting Yourself & more What you get: ·        Hours of pre-recorded videos (no expiration) ·        Downloadable resources and suggested at-home practices (no expiration) ·        Four 1-hr live support sessions (one per week) with Replay (no expiration) ·        $50USD LIVE WORKSHOP SESSIONS WILL BE: ·        Wednesday, May 10th ·        Wednesday, May 17th ·        Wednesday, May 24th ·        Wednesday, May 31st ·        2 pm Eastern ·        Replay will be available REGISTER HERE   The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede your healthcare provider's professional relationship and direction. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified mental health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, substance use disorder, or mental health concern.

Calley Means Intro Hey everyone Clarissa Kennedy here. On todays episode of the Food Junkies Podcast we are bringing you the incredible Calley Means. We asked him here to discuss his viral Tweet stating that he “saw inside the room” of Coca-Cola’s tactics to ensure sugar-sweetened beverage taxes failed and that soda was permitted in government-funded nutrition programs. Calley is a whistleblower who is exposing the Dirty Tactics that Coca-Cola Used to Rig the System and Keep Vulnerable Populations Unhealthy.   Calley Means is also the founder of TrueMed, a company that enables Americans to buy exercise equipment and healthy food with FSA/HSA dollars. He is also the coauthor (with his sister, Dr. Casey Means) of an upcoming book on food as medicine. Earlier in his career, he was a consultant for food and pharma companies and is now exposing the practices they use to weaponize our institutions of trust. He is a graduate of Stanford and Harvard Business School.  In this episode we dive into: -Calley’s personal story about why he decided to pursue a career that educates and empowers people to make good health choices  -Calley Mean’s viral tweet about the soda industry’s hidden agenda  -How processed food and nutrition play into mental illness  -Controversies around Ozempic, the “miracle weight-loss drug”  -How we’ve lost our way when it comes to diet and health care  -Doctors aren’t incentivized to help people get healthy, they get burnt out  -How Calley plans to incentivize health and his company, True Medicine  Follow Calley here: Newsletter: https://calleymeans.com/daily-newsletter/ Website: https://calleymeans.com Instargram: 2calleymeans Twitter: @calleymeans  

Happy Friday Food Junkies listeners! Molly here. Today, Clarissa and I invited Sandra Elia BACK to speak about her new book!!! If you've tried every diet on the market to no avail, if eating and weight are affecting your physical health, your career, your relationships, your mental health, and your self-worth, then Sandra’s book: Never Enough is for you. Equal parts self-help and memoir, this book contains everything you need to develop healthy relationships with food, others, and, most importantly, yourself. Certified Food Addiction Counselor and Founder of the Food Addiction Recovery Program, Sandra Elia, delves deep into her own tenuous battle with compulsive eating and lays out a scientifically proven plan for you to achieve peace with food once and for all. This book isn't just another trendy diet that delivers temporary results but ultimately leaves you feeling depleted. It's a lifestyle guide that prioritizes your spiritual and emotional well-being to achieve physical vitality. So if you're ready, take Sandra's hand, and allow her to lovingly guide you down the path to food serenity. In this episode: We catch up with Sandra – what has she been up to since our 2021 interview? The BOOK and what inspired her to write it Sandra’s 3 Pillars of Food Serenity We talk about weight stigma and breaking up with the scale We discuss spirituality Support networks and community Self-Love and MORE! Follow Sandra: Website: https://www.sandraelia.com/ Book: https://www.amazon.ca/Never-Enough-Pillars-Addiction-Recovery/dp/1990700187/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3ISQ6FT9K781O&keywords=sandra%20elia&qid=1677614689&sprefix=sandra%20eli%2Caps%2C148&sr=8-1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/foodaddictionprogram/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandraelia.ca/?hl=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-elia/?originalSubdomain=ca   The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede your healthcare provider's professional relationship and direction. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified mental health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, substance use disorder, or mental health concern.

Dr. Tro is a board-certified Internal Medicine & Obesity Medicine Physician. Dr. Tro received his medical degree from Touro Medical College and completed his Internal Medicine Residency in the Yale New Haven Health System at Greenwich Hospital, serving as Chief Medical Resident during his time there.   Dr. Tro has also published research on the topics of Achalasia, Binge Eating Disorder, Food Addiction, and Severe Hypertriglyceridemia. He has worked on several clinical research projects, including a study that demonstrated the statistically significant impact of a novel hospital-based safety initiative, a systemic review comparing treatment options for neuropathic pain, a clinical trial that established a relationship between post-exercise ABI and a positive nuclear stress test.   Dr. Tro’s therapeutic focus includes diabetes, obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, metabolic syndrome, and PCOS. Dr. Tro’s approach begins with intensive lifestyle changes including diet, exercise, improved sleep hygiene, as well as stress management, and mental health.   Dr. Tro has extensive training in point-of-care ultrasound. He has achieved board certification in both Obesity Medicine and Internal Medicine.   In this Episode: Tro’s personal story: Addiction, Eating Disorders, Obesity Separating dogma from personal needs and recovery His program, results, effectiveness Addiction screening GLP Medications Low Carb MD podcast The future of bariatric medicine Signature Question   Follow Dr. Tro: Website: https://doctortro.com/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/DoctorTro/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrTroKalayjian ANNOUNCEMENT: You Are Not What You Weigh: Getting over the Scale LIVE Workshop brought to you by Bethany Mazereeuw. Bethany uses her Master of Social Work to coach you through to a recovery plan that works for you. She offers high challenge, accountability, authenticity, and lots of grace on this road to recovery. This workshop is for you if: ·        you suspect you might be giving too much 'weight' to your weight; ·        if you have ever allowed the scale to have power over your mood, day, actions, confidence; ·        if you are tired of giving too much thought or priority to your weight; ·        or if you just want to know more about the BMI, weight and health, weight stigma, weight bias, and what weight loss does to us physically and mentally. Over 4 pre-recorded video sessions, Bethany dives deep into the research and her own personal story making this a very practical exploration of the concept of body weight as a measure. The homework after each video is designed to help you get the most out of this workshop. Bethany has also provided a list of resources (books, podcasts, Instagram accounts, meditations, etc.) to help you explore concepts from the workshop even further. You can also join in weekly live group sessions to share what you're learning and ask questions on: Wednesday, April 05 @2pm EDT / 7pm UK Wednesday, April 12 @2pm EDT / 7pm UK Wednesday, April 19 @2pm EDT / 7pm UK Wednesday, April 26 @2pm EDT / 7pm UK Sessions will be recorded, and a replay will be made available to you. REGISTER HERE: https://www.sweetsobriety.ca/courses/you-are-not-what-you-weigh-live-workshop   The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede your healthcare provider's professional relationship and direction. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified mental health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, substance use disorder, or mental health concern.  

Charlece "Charlie" Bishop, CEO, Founder, & Lead Therapist at CR Counseling, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with a passion to help create change in you. She has worked with clients transitioning into corporate America, relational or marital issues, anxiety, depression, and issues with self-esteem. Charlie has a passion for eating disorders and aims to bring awareness to the Black community. Charlie provides a safe space for you to be vulnerable while learning skills to create change. She believes that change comes in the form of desire and dedication met with thoughts and emotions. Charlie's clients often enter therapy for the first time confused, and unsure of how to handle life. Charlie teaches how to manage and cope with chaos, process childhood memories, and work through uncomfortable emotions. In this episode we discuss: Charlie’s personal and professional journey Social, historical, cultural, and multi-generational factors that impact BIPOC clients and their relationship with their bodies How Black families think about body image and how is this passed from one generation to another How to help clients trust their bodies when they may be convinced they can’t Using techniques and tools to help clients make shifts BMI and supporting clients as they navigate medical pushback Actual health markers clients should focus on Body positivity Taking up space Spirituality Signature Question Follow Charlie: Website: http://www.crcounselingllc.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CRCounselingLLC/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crcounselingllc/ ANNOUNCEMENTS: Happy Friday Food Junkies Listeners! Molly here! I am so excited to share this interview with you! Today, Clarissa and I spoke with Charlie Bishop. Before I tell you more about Charlie – I wanted to let you know Clarissa and I are hosting a FREE OPEN HOUSE for Sweet Sobriety on Wednesday, March 29h at 6:30 pm EDT / 9:30 am Thursday, March 30th Sydney, Australia. To learn more, sign up for our mailing list: https://www.sweetsobriety.ca/zsubscribemail You Are Not What You Weigh: Getting over the Scale LIVE Workshop brought to you by Bethany Mazereeuw. Bethany uses her Master of Social Work to coach you through to a recovery plan that works for you. She offers high challenge, accountability, authenticity, and lots of grace on this road to recovery. This workshop is for you if: ·        --><!--[endif]-->you suspect you might be giving too much 'weight' to your weight; <!-- [if !supportLists]-->·        --><!--[endif]-->if you have ever allowed the scale to have power over your mood, day, actions, confidence; <!-- [if !supportLists]-->·        -->if you are tired of giving too much thought or priority to your weight; <!-- [if !supportLists]-->·        --><!--[endif]-->or if you want to know more about BMI, weight and health, weight stigma, weight bias, and what weight loss does to us physically and mentally. Over 4 pre-recorded video sessions, Bethany dives deep into the research and her own personal story making this a very practical exploration of the concept of body weight as a measure. The homework after each video is designed to help you get the most out of this workshop. Bethany has also provided a list of resources (books, podcasts, Instagram accounts, meditations, etc.) to help you explore concepts from the workshop even further. You can also join in weekly live group sessions to share what you're learning and ask questions on: Wednesday, April 05 @2pm EDT / 7pm UK Wednesday, April 12 @2pm EDT / 7pm UK Wednesday, April 19 @2pm EDT / 7pm UK Wednesday, April 26 @2pm EDT / 7pm UK Sessions will be recorded, and replay will be made available to you. REGISTER HERE: https://www.sweetsobriety.ca/courses/you-are-not-what-you-weigh-live-workshop   The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede your healthcare provider's professional relationship and direction. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified mental health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, substance use disorder, or mental health concern.  

Happy Friday Food Junkies Listeners! We have a treat for you today: A personal recovery story! Clarissa and I interviewed Odette Cressler. We loved meeting Odette and hearing about her recovery story. Her message of letting go of perfectionism in her recovery is so powerful! We are not all in the same boat- but we are in the same storm and we could relate to her experiences. Odette is a daughter, a mother, a sister, a wife, a person in recovery and so much more!! In this interview: Odette’s story What life is like now in recovery Daily things that keep Odette in recovery What would she tell her younger self?   Recovery Elevator Podcast: https://www.recoveryelevator.com/podcasts/   The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede your healthcare provider's professional relationship and direction. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified mental health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, substance use disorder, or mental health concern.

Happy Friday Food Junkies Listeners! Today I and Clarissa dive deeper into food addiction treatment with Dr. Claire Wilcox and the three of us get passionate about the topic. Dr. Wilcox, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist and addiction psychiatrist, an associate professor of translational neuroscience at the Mind Research Network and adjunct faculty at the University of New Mexico. She has worked in various clinical settings, including a medical weight loss clinic and an eating disorder treatment facility, and she completed an internal medicine residency before her psychiatry residency. She has been awarded NIH grants and published numerous academic works, some in prestigious academic journals, including a study on the relationship between dopamine function and overeating behavior, and a textbook on food addiction entitled Food Addiction, Obesity and Disorders of Overeating an Evidenced Based Assessment and Clinical Guide with Springer, the latter of which has seen over 5000 downloads since October of 2021. She has given numerous talks and training on the neurobiology of overeating in her career. She identifies herself as a writer, too. She was an associate editor of the New England Journal of Medicine Journal Watch from 2017-2020 and has written numerous educational blog posts and continuing medical education materials on a variety of medical and psychiatric topics including eating disorders, and blogs regularly on Psychology Today. She’s written for the Santa Fe Reporter, New Mexico Wilderness Alliance, Your Tango, Science in the News, and the Telluride Watch. She’s also published some personal essays under a pseudonym in literary magazines and is revising an as-yet-unpublished novel called Grit. In May of 2022, she attended the Santa Fe Science Writers Workshop and is a member of the American Medical Writer’s Association, the National Association of Science Writers, and the Food Addiction Professionals Network. Finally, she is in recovery from sugar, alcohol, and cigarette addiction. In this interview: Assessment to determine treatment Subtypes in Food Addiction Specific tools clients can use based on subtypes Emotional Eating Volume Addiction Misconceptions we need to be aware of The concept of recovery Weight/body stigma Follow Claire: Website: https://www.wilcoxmd.com/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/Food-Addiction_-Obesity_-and-Disorders-of-Overeating_-An-Evidence_Based-Assessment-and-Clinical-Guide/dp/3030830772   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/claire.wilcox.315 Twitter: https://twitter.com/clairewilcoxmd LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-wilcox-b08867174/   The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede your healthcare provider's professional relationship and direction. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified mental health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, substance use disorder, or mental health concern.