Dr Evelyne Roy, has made it her mission to educate and provide evidenced-based nutritional care for her patients who suffer from obesity & type 2 diabetes. Dr Roy is a board certified Obesity Medicine clinician. She trained with Dr Jason Fung & Dr Georgia Ede. She is the author of: Eat Fat to Lose Weight with the Keto & Low Carb Diet & Renverser Le Surpoids et le diabetes de type 2
Food Junkies Podcast EP20: Dr. Robert Cywes
Dr. Robert Cywes specializes in Weight Management and Bariatric Surgery for adults and adolescents in West Palm Beach, Florida. He has been doing bariatric surgery for 18 years performing over 8000 surgeries.
In 2004, Dr. Cywes established JSAPA to continue his work in both adolescent and adult obesity treatment and surgery, and in 2013 opened a practice in Palm Beach County, Florida. He now works with a highly experienced team of professionals from a variety of medical sub-specialties to better care for obese patients.
Food Junkies Podcast Ep19: Annica Strandberg-Schmidt
In today’s episode, Annica shares her personal story and AHA moment, how she navigated her abstinence while having a young family, what made her pursue her professional path as a Sugar Addiction Professional, how sugar addiction is received in Sweden, and how parents can support their families in moving toward a lifestyle with less processed foods and sugar!
Food Junkies Podcast Ep18: Sara Somers
We are so excited to have author Sara Somers on this episode. For nearly 50 years she suffered from untreated food addiction. She wrote “Saving Sara” to provide readers with an inside view of a food addict’s mind, showcasing her experiences with obsessive cravings, compulsivity, and powerlessness regarding food. She hopes this book will not only help those still suffering from the disease of food addiction but also educate loved ones on the progression of the disease in order to promote life-saving conversations with those still suffering.
Food Junkies Podcast Ep17: Zippy Livneh
Listen in as Zippi tells Dr. Tarman and Molly about her personal and professional journeys, her AHA moment, how she works with food addiction clients in Israel, and how she helps her clients navigate traditions, holidays, feasting/fasting!
Food Junkies Podcast Ep16: Molly Carmel
Molly Carmel is the founder and director of Beacon in New York. She has a personal and professional story related to Food Addiction.
Today she talks to Molly and Clarissa about her story, how she works with clients in her harm-reduction clinic, her thoughts on Eating Disorder Treatment culture, what happened when she was accepted to do a presentation for the International Eating Disorders Conference, the four aspects of Food Addiction (especially volume and scales), addiction to dieting/diet culture, DBT as a therapeutic modality for working with clients, the greatest gift we can give our children, her next book, her NEW PODCAST, and of course: the signature question!
Food Junkies Podcast Ep15: Dr. Nicole Avena
Dr. Nicole Avena is a research neuroscientist and a pioneer in the field of food addiction. Her seminal research work jump-started a new field of exploration in medicine and nutrition.
Her research achievements have been honored by awards from several groups including the New York Academy of Sciences, the American Psychological Association, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Eating Disorders Association. She also maintains a blog, Food Junkie, with Psychology Today.
Food Junkies Podcast Ep14: Tony Vassallo
Don’t miss out on Tony telling us his personal journey and how he was finally able to bring his movie “Follow Me” to LIFE!!
Tony has an inspiring recovery journey with Food Addiction. At one point in his life, he experienced a multitude of metabolic issues such as Type II diabetes, hypertension, gout, acid reflux, sleep apnea, constant joint pain. In 2010, he began his life-changing journey of losing 130 pounds and has successfully maintained his weight loss.
Today, Tony has created MODA for MEN & facilitates a weekly weight loss support group in Toronto, conducts personal coaching sessions, and has designed Meal Plan for his clients. He is the author of two books and the Executive Producer of “Follow Me,” a documentary film exploring the journeys of sixteen individuals, in different spectrums of Food Addiction, who have all successfully sustained their weight loss…..some for over 30 years. It is definitely a must-see and we will put the link for it in our show notes.
Food Junkies Podcast Ep13: Michael Moss
Michael Moss is an investigative reporter who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for exploratory reporting in 2010.
He has worked for such prestigious institutions as the New York Times and Wall St Journal and is an adjunct professor at Columbia School of Journalism. He is the author of the best-seller Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants hooked Us and has a new book, fresh off the press – Hooked: Food, Free Will and How the Food Giants Exploit our Addictions.
Food Junkies Podcast Ep12: Ben Azadi
Ben Azadi is a 3x best-selling author, keto, and fasting educator
He is on a mission to help 1 billion people live a healthier lifestyle. Ben is known as ‘The Health Detective’ because he investigates dysfunction in the body, and educates, not medicates, to bring it back to normal function. He believes in the ancient wisdom within the body and that the world’s greatest physician lies within us.
Food Junkies Podcast Ep11: Dr. Jen Unwin
Dr. Jen Unwin BSc, MSc, DPsy, FBPsS is todays’ guest.
Dr. Vera Tarman and Molly Painschab ask Jen about her personal and professional journey. The ladies also briefly discuss the research and nomenclature involved in applying to the WHO and APA.
Jen and Vera even do a short-role play!
Dr. Jen Unwin’s book was JUST released: A Fork in the Road: A Hopeful Guide to Food Freedom. All proceeds go to the Public Health Collaboration
Food Junkies Podcast Ep10: Vinnie Tortorich
Fitness & weight loss expert Vinnie Tortorich, author of best-selling book “Fitness Confidential.” Vinnie promotes a ‘No Sugar No Grains’ (NSNG) lifestyle.
Listen to Vinnie Tortorich educate us on the role of the government and media in the perpetuation of Food Addiction.
