Join Rob Peach and Jacqueline Thibodeau with Dr. Vera Tarman to talk about sex addiction. Rogers TV call in show … [Read more...] about Toronto Speaks: Sex Addiction
Toronto Speaks: Gambling Addiction
Join Jackilyn Alberton and Jessica Manley with Dr. Vera Tarman on Rogers TV call in show, Toronto Speaks: Gambling Addiction. … [Read more...] about Toronto Speaks: Gambling Addiction
Toronto Speaks: Shopping and Hoarding Addiction
Join Joshua Montgomery and Elaine Birchall with Dr. Vera Tarman on Rogers TV call in show, to talk about Gambling Addiction and Hoarding Behaviours. … [Read more...] about Toronto Speaks: Shopping and Hoarding Addiction
Radio MD: Strong Food Addictions
Toronto Speaks: Interventions
Join Rosemary Munro and Carolyn Green with Dr. Vera Tarman, on Rogers TV, Toronto Speaks: Addiction. Do Interventions Work? … [Read more...] about Toronto Speaks: Interventions
Toronto Speaks: Addiction as a Family Disease
Join us on Rogers TV Toronto for a discussion of Addiction as a Family Disease, with Hamish White, Donna Alexander and Dr Vera Tarman … [Read more...] about Toronto Speaks: Addiction as a Family Disease
Eating Addiction and the Fitness World
Dr. Vera Tarman is interviewed for Eating Addiction & The Fitness World Podcast.
"This episode is going to ruffle some feathers…
We delve into topics that many don’t want to talk about. But this is HUGELY important for the health and happiness for … [Read more...] about Eating Addiction and the Fitness World
Commonwealth Club: Food Addiction 2.0 Conference
Addiction is about brains, not just about behaviors. We all have the brain reward circuitry that makes food rewarding; it’s a survival mechanism. In a healthy brain, these rewards have feedback mechanisms for satiety or "enough." For some, the circuitry becomes dysfunctional such that the message … [Read more...] about Commonwealth Club: Food Addiction 2.0 Conference
Training Programs for Food Addiction Counselling Part 1
So you want to be a food addiction counselor? Good luck!
Not long ago I had a conversation with a reporter who wanted to know where a food addict could go for help. Her article carried the sad but unfortunately accurate headline: “Little help for those with food addictions.” She … [Read more...] about Training Programs for Food Addiction Counselling Part 1
Training Programs for Food Addiction Counselling Part 2
Putting it all together, there are essentially three ways to go about learning how to become a food addiction counselor. You may have to be creative and will certainly need to be persistent in your pursuit, but as the science begins to catch up with the disease and more medical … [Read more...] about Training Programs for Food Addiction Counselling Part 2
Food Addiction: the Hidden Saboteur of Workplace Productivity
Dr. Tarman recently wrote an article for the Journal of the Ontario Occupational Health Nurses Association (Spring 2016 edition).
Employers lose billions of dollars each year when … [Read more...] about Food Addiction: the Hidden Saboteur of Workplace Productivity
Metro Morning, on food addiction
Sugar is just as addictive as some drugs, and should be treated like a serious drug habit. Matt Galloway spoke with Dr. Vera Tarman, she is an addiction specialist, and also the author of Food Junkies: The Truth About Food.
