Food Junkies Podcast

Marion Nestle is Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, at New York University, in the department she chaired from 1988-2003 and from which she retired in September 2017.  She earned a Ph.D. in molecular biology and an M.P.H. in public health nutrition from the University of California, Berkeley. Previous faculty positions were at Brandeis University and the UCSF School of Medicine. From 1986-88, she was a senior nutrition policy advisor in the Department of Health and Human Services and editor of the 1988 Surgeon General’s Report on Nutrition and Health. Her research and writing examine scientific and socioeconomic influences on food choice and its consequences, emphasizing the role of food industry marketing. She is the author of six prize-winning books: Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (2002); Safe Food: The Politics of Food Safety (2003); What to Eat (2006); Why Calories Count: From Science to Politics, with Dr. Malden Nesheim (2012); Eat, Drink Vote: An Illustrated Guide to Food Politics (2013); and Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (and Winning) in 2015. She also has written two books about pet food, Pet Food Politics: The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine (2008) and Feed Your Pet Right in 2010 (also with Dr. Nesheim). She published Unsavory Truth: How Food Companies Skew the Science of What We Eat, in 2018 (and its Portuguese translation in 2019).  Her most recent book, with Kerry Trueman, Let's Ask Marion: What You Need to Know about the Politics of Food, Nutrition, and Health, was published in September 2020. From 2008 to 2013, she wrote a monthly Food Matters column for the San Francisco Chronicle food section. She blogs daily (almost) at www.foodpolitics.com. Her Twitter account, @marionnestle, has been named among the top 10 in health and science by Time Magazine, Science Magazine, and The Guardian, and has more than 144,000 followers. Marion’s Books https://www.foodpolitics.com/books/ Connect with Marion Website https://www.foodpolitics.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/marion.nestle Twitter https://twitter.com/marionnestle?s=20 In Today's episode, we have Marion Nestle a Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University. She earned a Ph.D. in molecular biology and an M.P.H. in public health nutrition from the University of California, Berkeley.  She is the author of six prize-winning books: Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health; What to Eat; Why Calories Count: From Science to PoliticsEat, Drink Vote: an illustrated guide to Food Politics Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (and Winning); Unsavory Truth: How Food Companies Skew the Science of What We Eat. Her most recent book, Let's Ask Marion: What You Need to Know about the Politics of Food, Nutrition, and Health, is the topic of Vera’s interview today.  Marion has spent most of her professional career as a public health nutritionist and food studies academic. For decades she has been thinking, writing, publishing, and teaching about how politics affects and distorts food systems. The goal of her recent work has been to inspire not only “voting with forks” for healthier and more environmentally sustainable personal diets, but also “voting with votes.” She means we need to engage in politics to advocate for food systems that make better food available and affordable to everyone, that adequately compensate everyone who works to produce, prepare, or serve food, and that deal with food in ways that conserve and sustain the environment.  Marion is a force to be reckoned with in the Nutrition and Food & Public Health World. Our goal is not only to educate you the listener but also our guest on the concept of sugar as a drug and Food Addiction in general. In this episode, Vera respectfully challenges Marion on some of her thoughts about nutrition and we find out if she believes in Food Addiction. They have an enlightening conversation around the food confusion/dogma that exists in the different nutrition camps,  they discuss the calorie conundrum, and Marion shares her personal experiences with the Sugar industry. We want to give a special shout-out to our friend Tony Vassallo for moderating the audience questions after the interview. We hope you enjoy the show! The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede the professional relationship and direction of your healthcare provider. 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.

Joan Kent is an ACE-Certified Health Consultant, with a Ph.D. in Psychoactive Nutrition (foods and brain chemistry) and a Master’s degree in exercise physiology. She specializes in ending sugar addiction and binge eating disorder and helping clients reverse Metabolic Syndrome – diabetes, insulin resistance, hypertension, heart disease, high triglycerides, high cholesterol, and more.  Joan offers nutrition support to alleviate mood issues and inflammatory conditions, such as irritable bowel syndrome, MS, and CIDP. She has written two best-selling books, Stronger Than Sugar and The Sugar-Free Workout. In this episode: We ask Joan about her dissertation regarding Sugar as a major trigger for both Binge Eating and Cravings What it was like to be the first person to outline the neurochemical pathway of addiction to Sugar/White Flour more than 20 years ago. Should we eat what we crave??? How Fruit Addiction and Sugar Addiction may be one and the same. We wanted to know more about Protein and Fiber! Of course, we asked about VOLUME! We covered Carbs and SLEEP! Joan talked to us about working out SUGAR-FREE! How to fuel athletes who are overcoming Sugar/Food Addiction And as always, our Signature Question! Follow Joan Kent: Website: https://www.lastresortnutrition.com/joan-kent-ph-d/ Books: https://www.lastresortnutrition.com/books/ Articles: https://www.lastresortnutrition.com/articles/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joan.kent.334 The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede the professional relationship and direction of your healthcare provider. 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.  

Siobhan Harris is a Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Podcast Host of “Unsweetened Sio” and certified in The Emotion Code. Siobhan started her recovery from sugar addiction in January 2018 and now that she is free is dedicated to helping others get free too. She shares her journey, both its victories and its challenges, plus interviews other addicts in recovery, sugar addiction coaches and experts on her podcast. Most recently she became certified in The Emotion Code, a powerful method of finding and releasing trapped emotions in the body that are often at the root of many physical ailments, depression, anxiety and just plain old feeling stuck. She also offers group coaching around sugar addiction and incorporates The Emotion Code! You can visit her website at www.unsweetenedsio.com for more information. The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede the professional relationship and direction of your healthcare provider. 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.

We asked David back for a 2nd interview to discuss FIBER, Weight Bias, presenting at the International Convention on Eating Disorders, Restriction, and more. David even answers a question from a Patreon Patron!!   This interview with David was an honor as he shared his clinical experience and what he knows from the current research he is involved in! David Wiss MS RDN is the founder of Nutrition in Recovery, a group practice in Los Angeles specializing in: substance use disorders, eating disorders, body image, mental health, as well as general wellness. Mr. Wiss has contributed sixteen articles to peer-reviewed journals and book chapters on his various topics of expertise, including nutrition for substance use disorder, food addiction, and eating disorders. David has spoken at dozens of academic conferences on these topics and is currently a PhD candidate in Public Health at the University of California, Los Angeles. His dissertation describes links between early life adversity and mental health in adulthood. Mr. Wiss is passionate about helping people achieve long-term recovery. Follow David: INSTAGRAM: @davidawiss EMAIL ADDRESS: DavidAWiss@NutritionInRecovery.com WEBSITE: https://www.nutritioninrecovery.com/ https://www.wisemindnutrition.com The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede the professional relationship and direction of your healthcare provider. 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.

Gary Taubes is an investigative science and health journalist and co-founder of the non-profit Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI.org). He is the author of The Case Against Sugar (2016), Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It (2011) and Good Calories, Bad Calories (2007), The Case for Keto (2021). Taubes is the recipient of a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Award in Health Policy Research, and has won numerous other awards for his journalism. These include the International Health Reporting Award from the Pan American Health Organization and the National Association of Science Writers Science in Society Journalism Award, which he won in 1996, 1999 and 2001. (He is the first print journalist to win this award three times.) Taubes graduated from Harvard College in 1977 with an S.B. degree in applied physics, and received an M.S. degree in engineering from Stanford University (1978) and in journalism from Columbia University (1981). Follow Gary:  Website: http://garytaubes.com Twitter:@garytaubes The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede the professional relationship and direction of your healthcare provider. 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.

Paul H. Earley, MD, DFASAM has been an Addiction Medicine Physician for 36 years. He treats all types of addictive disorders and specializes in the assessment and treatment of health care professionals. As a therapist, he works with patients already in recovery, providing long-term therapy for those who suffer from this disease. His professional expertise extends to advocacy for professionals before agencies and licensing boards. Dr. Earley is a dynamic speaker and educator; he speaks and trains on topics of addiction, its treatment and addiction among health care professionals. In addition, he trains therapists about the neurobiological basis of psychotherapy. In his travels, he has provided training in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy, and Switzerland. He is the author of three books and numerous articles on addiction and its treatment. He is a contributing author to the ASAM Textbook: Principles of Addiction Medicine, as author of the chapter: Physician Health Programs and Addiction among Physicians. He is a contributing author to the ASAM Criteria. And, author of two recent books, RecoveryMind Training and Recovery Skills Manual for Recover Mind Training are published by Central Recovery Press. Dr. Earley’s work was featured in the addiction documentary series, Close to Home by Bill Moyers. Dr. Earley is a Distinguished Fellow of ASAM and has been on the board of ASAM for over 20 years in several capacities; he is currently the Immediate Past President. He has been the Medical Director of two nationally acclaimed addiction programs specializing in the care of health care professionals who suffer from addiction illnesses. Currently, Dr. Earley is the Medical Director of the Georgia Professionals Health Program, Inc., the Physicians Health Program (PHP) for the state of Georgia in the U.S. With Earley Consultancy, LLC, he works with numerous treatment facilities, providing training in cohesive care, treatment effectiveness and staff development. Dr. Earley is the recipient of the ASAM Annual Award in 2015. ASAM states the award is presented “For outstanding contributions to the growth and vitality of our Society, for thoughtful leadership in the field, and for deep understanding of the art and science of Addiction Medicine” and “For expanding the frontiers of the field of Addiction Medicine and broadening our understanding of the addictive process, through research and innovation.” The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede the professional relationship and direction of your healthcare provider. 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.

Shun Foreman has been a registered nurse for twenty-two years. As she reflects on her career, she has always sought ways to become more effective in vulnerable communities. To enhance the knowledge of the world around her, she completed a degree in human rights and social justice at Southern Methodist University. Her graduate studies degree allowed her to travel to learn more about Sugar Land 95 and to tour sugar plantations. She believes the combined experience of nursing and human rights and social justice allows her to use a unique lens on how sugar has impacted African-American communities since slavery. Since the completion of Bitten Jonsson's SUGAR certification, her beliefs about healing individuals, groups, and communities of color are much more refined. She believes wholeheartedly that food sources, African American women, and the hidden harm of sugar are the three most overlooked sources of healing African American communities. Therefore, her life's work is centered around sugar awareness and creating dialogue change that will empower and promote healing in communities of color. For far too long, vulnerable communities have been stigmatized. Shun believes it's time to heal all of our communities as a whole. To put her vision into action, she started, Sisters Breaking the Bonds of Sugar where women of color can come together to discuss how sugar relates to their history and their health. Instagram: sugarmodeoff Email: sugarmodeoff@gmail.com

Karen Thomson is the founder of Sugar Free Revolution and Harmony Eating & Lifestyle Program. She is ALSO a recovering Sugar Addict and, together with Professor Tim Noakes, launched and hosted the first International LCHF Health Summit. She believes we need support to recover and has written an amazing book- Sugar Free: 8 Weeks to Freedom from Sugar and Carb Addiction. In this Episode: Karen’s story and AHA moment How her treatment center treated eating disorders & Food Addiction How opening a Food Addiction treatment center in the USA was received How to be more successful with treatment and in recovery Karen’s opinion on the ED and FA camps coming together What she does daily for her recovery We talk non-nutritive sweeteners and caffeine How we can go overboard on fat Navigating kids and sugar/processed food Karen shares about body image struggles and the importance of the relationship with self What inspired her to write the book and upcoming projects How she answers our Signature Question Follow Karen: The Sugar Free Revolution Website: https://thesugarfreerevolution.com/ Book: Sugar Free- 8 Weeks to Freedom from Sugar and Carb Addiction Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karenthomsonsugarfree/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sugarfreerevolution/ Twitter: @_karen_thomson_ The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede the professional relationship and direction of your healthcare provider. 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.        

In Today’s episode, Clarissa and Molly speak with Dr. Joan Ifland. Joan Ifland is a researcher and educator in the field of food addiction and allergies. She was the founder in 1996 of The Sugars and Flours Project of Houston which provides education about food reactions. In 2007, she founded the Refined Food Addiction (ReFA) Research Foundation which is dedicated to facilitating the flow of information between clinicians and researchers. She is the lead author of the first academically published description of food addiction in humans. She is a co-founder of the Society of Food Addiction Professionals. Dr. Ifland's approach to recovery from stubborn diet-related diseases is clear: address food addiction as the driver of over-consumption of harmful processed foods Since 1996, Dr. Ifland has helped people recover from diet-related diseases by focusing on addiction to processed foods. Through the adaptation of drug and alcohol addiction recovery methods, Dr. Ifland gives practitioners and clients new insights into why food addiction recovery can generate extraordinary health outcomes. In this episode: Dr. Ifland discusses what inspired her to write the textbook, Processed Food Addiction: Foundations, Assessment, and Recovery She makes it clear that she is NOT a clinician, she is a researcher and peer-support specialist. The Addiction Reset Community (ARC) is a peer support community and relies on Mirror Neurons to be effective. She also cautions, the ARC is NOT a stand-alone answer How Big Food uses our biological wiring against us with the 5 A’s: Advertising, Availability, Affordability, Addictive substances in the product, Age of Onset taken from Big Tobacco We talk about the research around fasting and how you can get addicted to the starvation “high” What she would say to the eating disorder professionals who do not believe in Processed Food Addiction How she guides people through volume eating What she suggests for people to be able to live their lives surrounded by marketing aimed at keeping us thinking about processed food Her upcoming research in a hospital setting Safe weight management and how she NEVER celebrates weight-loss What can be done to have the APA and WHO consider Food Addiction as a diagnosis What research is still needed How she answers our signature question Follow Dr. Ifland: Book: Processed Food Addiction: Foundations, Assessment, and Recovery  Website: Processedfoodaddiction.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joan.ifland.1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foodaddictionreset/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/pfaddiction The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede the professional relationship and direction of your healthcare provider. 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.                  

On todays episode Vera, Molly and Clarissa discuss our favourite takeaways from each guest we have had on the show so far, (like a cheat sheet to go back if you missed an episode) the exciting guests we have coming up and a really exciting announcement about what we are working on for the fall. We have officially reached over 30,000 downloads and we want to thank each and every one of you for tuning in. We are overwhelmed by the response and so grateful for your listening support. You are our community and we recover together with you one meal at time! Thank you for being a part of our family. Thank you for your recovery passion. Thank you for your trust. Thank you for your support. Thank you for your feedback and most importantly thank you for listening.