Question: I am not sure if I am a food addict. If I set my mind to it, I am able to stop eating after a couple of cookies. I don’t usually obsess about food. But I do when I am on a diet. I end up feeling deprived. Then I crave food more than usual. I eventually end up ‘falling off the wagon’. … [Read more...] about How do I know if I’m a food addict?
I’d Like To Be On A Diet But I Can’t
Question: No mater which diet I try, I just can’t seem to loose weight or stick to it. How can I find a diet that works?
Answer by Dr. Vera Tarman: Nearly one third to one half of the population is on a diet at any given time. Not surprisingly, this reflects the levels of obesity in the … [Read more...] about I’d Like To Be On A Diet But I Can’t
What is the recommended daily sugar intake?
Questions: What’s the recommended daily sugar intake (in grams and calories)? Does it differ by adult/children, female/male, weight/height/BMI, ethnicity, and also weight loss goals?
Answer by Dr. Vera Tarman: These are great questions.
You ask first what is the daily … [Read more...] about What is the recommended daily sugar intake?
How can I tell if I’m addicted to food, or just enjoy eating?
Question: How can I tell if I’m addicted to food, or just enjoy eating? Are all people who enjoy eating “addicts”?
Answer: This is a very good question. Enjoying food is definitely not the same thing as being addicted to food. Our brains are wired to enjoy food – that is a primal survival … [Read more...] about How can I tell if I’m addicted to food, or just enjoy eating?
Why publish a second edition of Food Junkies?
A great deal has happened since the 2014 publication of Food Junkies: The Truth about Food Addiction.
Initially, I wrote the book to draw public attention to the issue of food addiction. The press was already talking about the addictive nature of sugar: Remember the study of the rats … [Read more...] about Why publish a second edition of Food Junkies?
Infact Food Addiction Training Program #3
Dr Vera Tarman presents: “No Silver Bullet: Medications for Food Addiction and Obesity”
Watch the whole lecture on the medications for food addiction and obesity. There is no silver bullet!
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Dr Robert Lustig presents “Sugar, Hormones and Addiction”
And in postWatch the whole lecture by Dr. Robert Lustig on how sugar is addictive. Excellent resource on the neuro- hormonal aspects of sugar addiction.
Renascent Inpatient Food Addiction Program open now.
If you struggle with food: Think about food and your weight constantly? Eating compulsively or can't stop once you start? Eat to escape your feelings? Eat in secret? Have obsessive thoughts about food?
Difficulty sticking to a diet or maintaining your ideal weight?
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NEW! Five Day Outpatient Food Addiction Program
NEW! Renascent’s Five Day Outpatient Food Addiction Program
In the new year Renascent offers a five day intensive outpatient FOOD ADDICTION program Bundled with a food plan, addiction tools and continuing care program Experts are here to help you treat your food addiction.
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Infact Food Addiction Training Program #1
Dr Nicole Avena is sweet enough!
Dr Nicole Avena with the INFACT Food Addiction Training program November 2018. the whole lecture about food addiction and links to obesity on Youtube.com
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Are you a food addict? If you’re ready to learn more, go to renascent.ca/food-addiction
Food addiction is real, and recovery is possible.
Sugar Free Challenge What Say You?
I’m Sweet Enough
The September Sugar Free Challenge
"What Say You?"
