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
Exclusive interview with Dr Vera Tarman
Stacey Chillemi's In-Depth Interview With Author and Food Addict Dr. Vera Tarman about her book "Food Junkies, The Truth About Food Addiction" - Published In The Huffington Post.
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Abstinence Helps Food Addicts Says Dr. Vera Tarman
Dr. Vera Tarman is medical director of Renascent Treatment Center Toronto and a confessed food addict. In her book, Food Junkies, she outlines her controversial approach to food addiction. Tarman advocates abstinence from trigger foods such as sugar, fat, salt, flour and caffeine.
… [Read more...] about Abstinence Helps Food Addicts Says Dr. Vera TarmanVyvanse and Addiction
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) — a drug that’s traditionally used for … [Read more...] about Vyvanse and Addiction
Addicted to food – Maclean’s
"Addicted to Food, A Memoir" by Vera Tarman, Macleans, January 11 2015
'Like many university students, I had an obsession with weight and food. Today, as a … [Read more...] about Addicted to food – Maclean’s
Canada AM – Parenting Panel
Join Dr Tarman on Canada AM Parenting Panel to talk about children's dietary habits … [Read more...] about Canada AM – Parenting Panel
Addicted to food
‘Like many university students, I had an obsession with weight and food. Today, as a physician, I can see my favourite foods were like drugs.’ Click Here to read this article written by Dr. … [Read more...] about Addicted to food
