Food Junkies Podcast

Tony is a Man on a Nutrition Mission. He is the founder of MODA Nutrition and he has a passion for helping others achieve healthy, sustained weight loss by using his famous mantra JERF: Just Eat Real Food. Tony has an inspiring recovery journey with Food Addiction. At one point in his life, he experienced a multitude of metabolic issues such as Type II diabetes, hypertension, gout, acid reflux, sleep apnea, constant joint pain. In 2010, he began his life-changing journey of losing 130 pounds and has successfully maintained his weight loss. Tony went back to school to study Nutrition and Wellness at George Brown College and spent his time researching obesity, weight loss, nutrition, and food addiction. Using his culinary training he discovered how to create healthy, satisfying meals that did not leave him feeling deprived. He turned what he thought was his liability…. food and eating…. into his greatest asset and creates culinary masterpieces that fit his abstinent food plan. Today, Tony has created MODA for MEN & facilitates a weekly weight loss support group in Toronto, conducts personal coaching sessions, and has designs Meal Plan for his clients. He is the author of two books and the Executive Producer of “Follow Me,” a documentary film exploring the journeys of sixteen individuals, in different spectrums of Food Addiction, who have all successfully sustained their weight loss…..some for over 30 years. It is definitely a must see and we will put the link for it in our show notes. Follow Me Documentary: https://www.followmefilm.ca Website: https://www.modaweightloss.ca https://www.modaformen.ca Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/modanutrition/ Instagram: modaweightloss Twitter: @MODAMANTONY Cook Book: https://www.amazon.ca/Weight-Loss-Never-Tasted-Cookbook/dp/1979411751/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1548608496&sr=8-1&keywords=tony+vassallo   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.

Michael Moss is an investigative reporter who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for exploratory reporting in 2010. He has worked for such prestigious institutions like the New York Times and Wall St Journal, and is adjunct professor at Columbia School of Journalism. He is the author of the best seller Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants hooked Us and has a new book, fresh off the press - Hooked: Food, Free Will and How the Food Giants Exploit our Addictions. In his first ground breaking book, Michael highlights the rise of the process food industry and how it used salt sugar and fat as a holy trinity of ingredients to snare us into eating foods that were extremely unhealthy - but highly profitable to the industry. Big Food is a deeply secretive world that Moss exposed.   Here he takes the next step and explicitly connects the dots between the food giants and our addicted brains - pushing profit at the expense of our obesity, illness, depression and beyond. Pick up his book: Hooked: Food, Free Will and how the Food Giants Exploit our Addictions. Follow Michael: https://www.mossbooks.us Twitter: @MichaelMossC   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.

Ben Azadi is a 3x best selling author, keto and fasting educator, and he is on a mission to help 1 billion people live a healthier lifestyle. Ben is known as ‘The Health Detective’ because he investigates dysfunction in the body, and educates, not medicates, to bring it back to normal function. He believes in the ancient wisdom within the body and that the world’s greatest physician lies within us. Ben went from being depressed and clinically obese to lowering his body fat to 6% and becoming a keto educator. Ben is a personal trainer, a certified health coach, and has brought a global awareness to ancient healing. He hosts the Keto Kamp podcast, has an incredible instagram feed, clubhouse room and YouTube channel. When he’s not sharing content he’s learning about new content to share. This man quite possibly IS unstoppable! He has a new book Keto Flex coming out April 12th which you can pre-order on Amazon right now. Follow Ben Azadi: Ben’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benazadi/ Ben’s Website: http://www.ketokickstartguide.com/ Ben’s YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/ketokamp Listen to Ben’s podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-keto-kamp-podcast-with-ben-azadi/id1470779784 Buy Ben’s books: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Ben-Azadi/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ABen+Azadi

Dr. Jen Unwin BSc, MSc, DPsy, FBPsS is a consultant clinical health psychologist based in the United Kingdom.   She works with the NHS helping patients manage chronic illness and achieve wellbeing. She also works with her GP husband Dr. David Unwin helping patients stick to lifestyle changes. Together, they are consultants for Diet Doctor. Dr. Unwin is a fellow of the British Psychological Society and a former chair of the UK Association for Solution Focused Practice.  Dr. Jen Unwin created the GRIN tool with physicians in mind.  In today’s episode, Dr. Vera Tarman and Molly Painschab had the opportunity to ask Jen about her personal and professional journey. The ladies also briefly discuss the research and nomenclature involved in getting Food Addiction recognized by the World Health Organization and the American Psychological Association.  Vera and Jen dive into the GRIN tool and how this can be used in the treatment of Food Addiction. Jen and Vera even do a short-role play!   Molly and Jen discuss the food and where individuals with Food Addiction “go wrong” when following a keto diet.  Dr. Jen Unwin’s book was JUST released: A Fork in the Road: A Hopeful Guide to Food Freedom All proceeds go to the Public Health Collaboration Find Jen: WEBSITE Twitter: @jen_unwin IG: @jen_unwin 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 we have Fitness and weight loss expert Vinnie Tortorich. He is a businessman, podcaster, and author of best-selling book "Fitness Confidential." Vinnie promotes the dispels the widespread mistaken beliefs regarding weight loss and exercise. He advocates for a 'No Sugar No Grains' (NSNG) lifestyle, a Low-Carbohydrate way of eating. He has 35 years of experience in the fitness and weight loss industry and has helped hundreds of thousands of people around the world lose hundreds of thousands of unhealthy pounds in an easy and sustainable way. In 2019, he co-created and starred in his documentary, FAT: A Documentary, directed by Peter Pardini, distributed by Gravitas Ventures. The documentary at one point topped the iTunes US charts for independent films, and was featured highly on other lists, as well. He has recently released FAT: A Documentary 2 which we encourage all our listeners to check out! This sequel delves deeper into the lies and myths surrounding the age old question: "What should I be eating?" Vinnie explores the latest scientific discoveries and unravel the myths that have been hampering our health. He is passionate about helping others take back their health through food! Follow Vinnie Tortorich: Website: https://vinnietortorich.com Amazon link for Vinnie's Book, Fitness Confidential: http://a.co/d/1hxZViy Podcast: https://vinnietortorich.com/category/podcast/ Fat: A Documentary https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/fat-a-documentary#/ Fat: A Documentary 2 https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/fat-a-documentary-2/id1541924602    

On today’s episode we are very excited to be joined by researcher and low-carb/healthy-fat advocate, Belinda Fettke. She is a former Registered Nurse & current health disruptor. In 2016 her husband Dr. Gary Fetkke was silenced from talking to his patients and the wider community, about the health benefits of reducing sugar and processed carbohydrates, and reintroducing healthy natural fats back into their diet. He was told he was not qualified to give food advice as medicine. Belinda played a central role in advocating for him during this time and in 2018 he was exonerated & received a written apology from the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency which had never happened before. In diving deep to explore why her husband was censored she uncovered research that many organizations of influence would like to keep from the public eye. Today Belinda shares with us the details of her historical research into the rise of processed/high-carb/sugary foods. She also shares how the Adventist Church Group has not only played a huge role in the demonization of meat and saturated fat but how they are a huge force in the promotion of cereals. We also discuss sugar/processed food addiction, the negative motives and biases that exist in the world of big pharma, big food, and “medical researchers” aka Fake News. AND She even lets us in on some of her latest research on the non-nutritive sweetener Stevia. Belinda Fettke: Twitter: @FructoseNo Websites: http://www.nofructose.com https://isupportgary.com Instagram: @isupportgary 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.

Johnathan Cranford is the best selling author of The Sugar Demons: An Addicts Guide to Conquering Sugar Addiction where he dives into his up and down struggle with the white substance that holds most of us in its grips. Jonathan is a former USA Boxing Coach and Certified CrossFit Trainer, he has 20 years of experience in the fitness industry and spent an equal amount of that time battling his sugar addiction. Today we cover some of the traps that can lead to disordered eating behaviours in the fitness industry, how he fuels his Crossfit workouts today, his thoughts on alcohol, and some of the unique struggles that men experience with sugar addiction. Johnathan shares his discoveries and strategies that he found critical in breaking the cycle of his sugar addiction and feeling that freedom with food again. Follow Johnathan: Twitter: @jmoneycranford Instagram: @crandiva Facebook Group: Sugar Addiction: Kill the Sugar Demons! The Sugar Demons Book: https://www.amazon.ca/Sugar-Demons-Addicts-Conquering-Addiction-ebook/dp/B07ZCC8D3T/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sugar+demons&qid=1613680127&sr=8-1 The Sugar Demons Workbook: https://www.amazon.ca/Sugar-Demons-Workbook-conquering-addiction/dp/B08RBR8VY8/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=sugar+demons&qid=1613680127&sr=8-2 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.

Dr. Berry believes in Meaningful Research + Paleoanthropological Ancestry + Common-Sense and supports the Proper Human Diet concept.    Dr. Ken Berry, MD is a family physician in Camden, Tennessee, and is affiliated with Henry County Medical Center. He received his medical degree from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine. He is the author of the bestseller Lies My Doctor Told Me which exposes myths and misleading health advice from well-meaning doctors, such as avoiding fat. He also has a very popular youtube channel and is part of the Diet Doctor low-carb expert panel. Dr. Berry’s own health dramatically improved when he embraced a ketogenic diet. He has several YouTube (1.33 million subscribers!!) videos that he created for people to better understand sugar addiction in addition to his many videos in which he addresses the Proper Human Diet.  Website: drberry.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIma2WOQs1Mz2AuOt6wRSUw   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.

Maria Emmerich is a nutritionist who specializes in the ketogenic diet and exercise physiology. She struggled with her health and weight throughout childhood, which lead her to become such a passionate nutrition expert. “My goal is to help transform people’s lives and start living again!” Maria specializes in brain neurotransmitters and how food can increase mental wellness. Her expertise has sent her around the world, speaking about ketogenic diets. Maria’s success stems from her passion for helping others reach and sustain optimal health through programs and education that work on a personal level. She understands the connection between food and how it makes us all feel inside and out.  Follow Maria at: https://mariamindbodyhealth.com https://keto-adapted.com Instagram: @mariaemmerich Facebook: Keto Adapted - Maria Emmerich 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 provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, substance use disorder or mental health concern.  

On Todays episode we are so excited to have Bitten Jonsson. Bitten is a close personal friend and colleague to our whole podcast team. She is registered nurse, addiction specialist, a contributor to the Diet Doctor website AND She is the founder of Bittens Addiction. She has been helping people recover from sugar/flour/processed food addiction for nearly 30 years. Inspired by her own story with addiction, she developed a passion to help others become aware of their relationship with these drug foods and now shows people the way to heal and recover from sugar addiction. Her mission is to spread knowledge about sugar addiction and to teach and train professionals how to screen, assess, evaluate and diagnose sugar addiction using the SUGAR tool she helped develop. Through this process professionals can help individuals to detox from their “drug foods” and find long lasting recovery. Through her Facebook Group Sugarbomb in your brain she has connected those struggling with Sugar Addiction and now over 8,000 members support each other through the daily struggles with sugar addiction AND celebrate the victories that come along with recovery. She is definitely our Swedish Sugar Guru and today we discuss why Bitten thinks that those who were addicted to Bread have the worst addictions, is there a difference between binge eating disorder and/or food addiction, what you can start doing TODAY to benefit your recovery, and whether food/sugar addicts should fast or not. NOTE: We have a whole episode with Dr. Tarman and Bitten discussing this coming up! Thanks for listening and enjoy the show! You can find Bitten online at these locations. Bittens Addiction Website - http://www.bittensaddiction.com/en/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bittensaddiction/ Facebook Group - Sugar Bomb in your Brain Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bittensaddiction/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bitten-jonsson-a46086a/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/BittenJonsson Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/Bittensway 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 provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, substance use disorder or mental health concern.