CBC the Goods, Food Addiction, April 2018.
Go to the second segment at the 9 minute mark to … [Read more...] about CBC the Goods, April 2018
Kick Sugar Summit 2018
Five Podcasts each day for one week
on how to quit sugar FREE [Read more...] about Kick Sugar Summit 2018Unpause Your Life, Dr Vera Tarman – Food Junkies
Dr Tarman in the media
Readers Digest, Feb 2017
How to Kick a Sugar Addiction Without Missing the Sweet Stuff
Globe and Mail, March 2017.
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A False Dichotomy: Is Addiction a Disease or Learned Behaviour?
Is addiction a disease or learned behavior? How about both?
Many people seem to feel that addiction and learned behavior are two separate entities. The battle between psychologists who use the operant conditioning model and physicians who use a biological model of … [Read more...] about A False Dichotomy: Is Addiction a Disease or Learned Behaviour?
Food Junkies has gone audible!
Drug Addiction Periodic Table
Have a look at this periodic table for drugs - open link in post and click on the drug you want to learn about.
Is Food Addiction Real? A Review of Food Junkies
I was given the opportunity to read and comment on this book when a colleague had to abandon the review. At first, I was a bit skeptical of the notion of food as an addiction. Junkies are addicted to heroin, crack, cigarettes, and alcohol. How could someone be addicted to food?
Then I … [Read more...] about Is Food Addiction Real? A Review of Food Junkies
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
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
