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Toronto Speaks: Medical Cannabis
Join Dr. Nachim and Dr Schecter with Dr Vera Tarman for a call in show, Rogers Toronto Speaks: Addiction, Medical Marijuana … [Read more...] about Toronto Speaks: Medical Cannabis
Food Addiction, Rogers – Toronto Speaks Food Addiction
Join Martha Peirce and Dr Vera Tarman to discuss food addiction and recovery on a live call in show, Toronto.
… [Read more...] about Food Addiction, Rogers – Toronto Speaks Food AddictionToronto Speaks Food Addiction
Join Martha Peirce and Dr Vera Tarman to discuss food addiction and recovery on a live call in show, Toronto … [Read more...] about Toronto Speaks Food Addiction
Seasons Greetings
Dear Friends,
Think those Christmas cookies are your friends? That tasty eggnog is brimming with love and affection? Beware of the Christmas glitter, gifts and commercial twitter ...
Celebrate instead the fellowship of health, friendship and sobriety.
… [Read more...] about Seasons GreetingsToronto Speaks Food Addiction
Join Martha Peirce and Dr Vera Tarman to discuss food addiction and recovery on a live call in show, Toronto, Nov 2015. Learn about the addictive nature of sugar and flour. … [Read more...] about Toronto Speaks Food Addiction
Part I: 12 Steps To Beat The Odds, Abstinent Food Plans
Talk about discouraging.
An online article about a study published last month by the American Journal of Health carried this disheartening headline: “[Read more...] about Part I: 12 Steps To Beat The Odds, Abstinent Food Plans
Part II: 12 Steps To Beat The Odds, Abstinent Food Plans
Beating the odds to loose and keep the weight off is pretty challenging. Commercial and professional diet programs are helpful in the short-term, but long-term results are dismal. The reason? The addictive … [Read more...] about Part II: 12 Steps To Beat The Odds, Abstinent Food Plans
What to do for the food addicts who need help now?
When Phil Werdell, director of Acorn Food Addiction Institute, knocked on the door of the DSM-V committee to propose that food addiction be included as bona fide psychiatric diagnosis, he was turned away. … [Read more...] about What to do for the food addicts who need help now?
What the Research About Food Addiction Says
How can people possibly recover from food “addiction” given that they have to eat? This is one of the major points of contention used to invalidate food addiction as a disease. Food addicts are … [Read more...] about What the Research About Food Addiction Says
Book review of Food Junkies!
I found this book to be very informative and motivational. Packed with informative information on how to prevent, treat, and overcome food addition including a … [Read more...] about Book review of Food Junkies!
Exclusive interview with Dr Vera Tarman
Stacey Chillemi: What inspired you to write your book?
Vera Tarman, MD: My own personal experience with food addiction has fueled this book. In the past, whenever I got control of my eating, I would get persuaded to ‘have just a bite’ of something, which would derail me back to … [Read more...] about Exclusive interview with Dr Vera Tarman






