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Food Junkies Podcast Episode 48: Dr. Andrea Grayson

Andrea Grayson

Dr. Andrea Grayson is accomplished in numerous fields, including video production, marketing strategy, program development, and community engagement, and also conducts primary research and program evaluations. A life-long pursuer of health, wellness, and spirituality, she now has two primary areas of focus: empowering and inspiring healthy lifestyle changes through writing, talks, workshops, and online courses; and, pursuing policy solutions to create greater health equity.

Dr. Grayson has a background in news, education, and advertising/corporate media production, and is the co-founder of the production company It’s a Fine Mess! Productions. Her video productions have received national attention, including a 2015 Silver Award from the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts.

Through presentations, workshops, and courses, Dr. Grayson provides information and inspiration for people to advance their health and fitness. Her current start-up is Breaking Free from Sugar, a one-month journey to reclaim your health for good.

Food Junkies Podcast Episode 47: Dr. Eric Westman

Dr. Eric Westman

Dr. Westman is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Duke University. He is Board Certified in Obesity Medicine and Internal Medicine and founded the Duke Keto Medicine Clinic with Dr. William S. Yancy Jr. in 2006 after 8 years of clinical research regarding low carbohydrate ketogenic diets.

He is Past-President and Master Fellow of the Obesity Medicine Association and Fellow of The Obesity Society. He is an editor of the textbook: Obesity: Evaluation & Treatment Essentials, and author of the New York Times Bestseller: The New Atkins for a New You, Cholesterol Clarity, and Keto Clarity. He is co-founder of Adapt Your Life, an education and product company based on low carbohydrate concepts.

He is the course coordinator for MED415c, a Fourth-Year Medical Student Elective on the Medical Management of Obesity, and a faculty member of the Duke Clinical Research Training Program.

Food Junkies Podcast Episode 46: Robb Wolf

Food Junkies Podcast Guest Robb WolfRobb Wolf is a former research biochemist and 2X New York Times/Wall Street Journal Best-selling author of The Paleo Solution and Wired to Eat. He and co-author Diana Rodgers recently released their book, Sacred Cow, which explains why well-raised meat is good for us and good for the planet. Robb has transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people around the world via his top-ranked iTunes podcast, books, and seminars. He’s known for his direct approach and ability to distill and synthesize information to make the complicated stuff easier to understand.

Food Junkies Podcast Episode 45: Dr. David Unwin

Dr. David Unwin, MD

Dr. David Unwin, MD, is an award-winning general practitioner (or family doctor) known for pioneering the low-carb approach in the UK. Through the years, Dr. Unwin has been highly recognized for his work within his field.

Dr. Unwin was made a UK Royal College of General Practitioners expert clinical advisor in 2015 for his dedicated efforts within the areas of patient communication and type 2 diabetes.

Dr. Unwin has also written several peer-reviewed papers to strengthen the science behind low-carb diets.

Dr. Unwin’s work has been covered by BBC, New Scientist, Daily Mail, and The British Medical Journal.

Food Junkies Summit ~ Clarissa Kennedy and Molly Painschab

Food Junkies Summit Day 31!!

Clarissa Kennedy is an Internationally Accredited Food Addiction Counsellor. She is a Social Worker, has an additional certification in Mental Health & Addictions, and is certified to perform the diagnostic assessment tool SUGAR®. Clarissa founded Reinvent Your Bliss Point (https://foodaddictionhelp.ca) in 2018 where she works with individuals based on a holistic approach to healing and maintaining recovery. She is passionate about her work in the field of Addiction and Mental Health and hopes to create real change in the field of Food Addiction. Clarissa struggled with Food Addiction her whole life and now has freedom with real food that she never believed was possible. She works with others to help them find this freedom too. “Food is not your enemy, diets are. When you begin to see food as medicine and learn practical strategies around eating, including the types of food to eat, it no longer controls your life it simply complements it.”
Molly Painschab, LCPC/LAC/FAC, is a mental health professional, addiction strategist, behavior specialist, and certified international food addiction counselor with experience coaching individuals and their family members through recovery management and relapse prevention. Her background in addiction treatment while working with individuals being supervised by the Department of Corrections, Child Protective Services, and other Court-Ordered situations inform her solution-focused and forward-thinking style. Molly is fueled by her belief that recovery is possible. She considers herself a ‘helper’, eager to encourage and support individuals and families on their journey to mental and emotional wellness. Her desire to see others succeed in life and determination to turn information into action has contributed to her most recent online Food Recovery Coaching (mpainschab.com), where she shepherds participants through addiction specific education, the processing of new information, and skill-building in support of, and outside, of the traditional 12 Step approach. Molly believes the only way to ensure everyone who needs help with food addiction gets the treatment they need, is to unify professionals in the field and push the APA and WHO to place diagnostic criteria in the DSM.

Food Junkies Summit ~ Zippi Spiro Livneh

Food Junkies Summit Day 30!!

Food Junkies Food Addiction Summit October 30th 2021Zippi has a bachelor’s in nursing and a Master of Business Admin from Haifa University. She became SUGAR® licensed last year and is an EU-certified food addiction counselor. With these credentials, as well as her personal experience as a food addict in 20 years of recovery, she has created the program GPS to Sugar Free©. She is also a proud executive board member of the Food Addiction Institute.

Food Junkies Podcast Episode 44: Jonno Proudfoot

Jonno ProudfootWell-known South African Chef, Jonno Proudfoot, trained and worked in a five-times rated Top 10 restaurant and spent time at a variety of food and wine establishments before finding his passion in Paleo and LCHF (low carb/high fat) cookery. He is co-author of the wildly successful book The Real Meal Revolution as well as Superfood for super children and The Real Meal Revolution Low Carb cooking.

Food Junkies Summit ~ Andrea Ascione

Food Junkies Summit Day 28!!

Food Junkies Food Addiction Summit October 28th 2021Andrea Ascione has been in recovery since Jan 2018. She has her “International Food Addiction Training’ certificate (INFACT) and is pursuing more professional studies with Shift Recovery
Of special interest, Andrea has worked in the food industry for 37 years, much of that as a pastry chef.
Turns out she is also an aspiring writer, exploring the seductive underbelly of sugar. Be sure to listen to Andrea’s story of strength and hope! ~ Vera Ingrid Tarman

Food Junkies Summit ~ Marla Marcus

Food Junkies Summit Day 26!!

Food Junkies Food Addiction Summit October 26th 2021Marla Marcus is a lifelong food addict who professes that she would binge on drywall. At 52, Marla had the RNY procedure and believes without it she would not have found her way here. While she was pretty much a poster child for the surgery, 4 years out she knew that her problem was much bigger than what she put in her mouth. Marla says she literally had no off switch. On September 12, 2016, she walked through the doors of Renacent, and has not looked back. Her parting words after 21 days there were that she was never going to an OA meeting again because she was unique. Marla just celebrated 5 years of abstinence, attends OA and other 12 step food fellowships upwards of 7 days a week, has been a key contributor since the start of Sugar-Free for Life Support group, and is now working on learning what it means to live a life of recovery. Marla believes that without connection, 12 steps, like-minded fellows, and a higher power, she would be face down in the food. ~ Vera Ingrid Tarman

Food Junkies Summit ~ Sachir Ajlouni

Food Junkies Summit Day 25!!

Food Junkies Food Addiction Summit October 25th 2021Sachir Ajlouni, is an engineer turned business executive. Sachir is also a food addict who struggled with weight and food-related issues for over 30 years. Over that time, Sachir lost and gained a total of 1000 pounds.

For the last six years, Sachir has been in stable recovery, during which he has helped more than 400 individuals struggling with food addiction and weight matters.

Sachir joined Acorn’s Recovery Professional Training Program and got certified as a food addiction professional in 2018. He recently launched Aglon Recovery, a virtual recovery center set up with the intention of providing HOPE & a PATH to RECOVERY from food addiction and other eating disorders to those in need mainly in the MENA region. A Path to Wellness, a 3 stage program currently offered by Aglon Recovery, was developed by Sachir Ajlouni over the last 5 years and is geared to fit the middle eastern culture with its specific beliefs and idiosyncrasies. ~Vera Ingrid Tarman

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