Join Siobhan and Dr Vera Tarman to talk about food addiction, specifically as it relates to menopause. Good summary of food addiction, the clinical syndrome and the neurochemistry.
Nervous Habits Podcast
Nervous Habits host Ricky Rosen is joined by Addiction Specialist, Clinician and Medical Director Dr. Vera Tarman to explore issues including:
- Why our addiction to food is the most critical addiction that hardly anybody talks about…
- Why you can never really scare a person out of an addiction…
- How to program your brain into only craving healthy food, and finally…
- Why “calorie-counting” is not the answer, and how you might end up dieting yourself into obesity.
Fat-Burning Man – Abel James Interviews Dr. Tarman
Dr. Vera Tarman is interviewed for the “Fat Burning Man” podcast with Abel James about overcoming food addiction & how she dropped 100 pounds and kept it off.
Date: 01/03/2020 Duration: 1:05:20
The Project 2 – How Much is Too Much?
In this second Podcast talking about food addiction in Kuwait with “The Project”, Dr.Vera Tarman and Meg talk about the effects of caffeine, carbs and sugar on your physical and mental health.
The Project Kuwait – Psyched with Dr. D. and Dr. Vera Tarman
On “The Project Kuwait” – Psyched with Dr. D. and Dr. Vera Tarman, the author of “Food Junkies” a World Renown Food Addiction Expert. Join Dr Dinkha, Mahdi and Meg with Dr Vera Tarman, talking about food addiction in Kuwait.
The Project Podcast exists to lead, move, and inspire by helping people to create years of healthy living through shared advice and interviews on well-being. Each host and guest comes from wildly different backgrounds giving listeners a well-rounded perspective on the state of the health and wellness industry.
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Ep 25: Dr. Vera Tarman – Food Junkies: The Truth About Food Addiction
Dr. Vera Tarman is the Medical Director of Renascent, Canada’s largest drug and alcohol residential treatment centre. Dr. Tarman is currently overseeing Renascent’s unique 28-day live-in treatment program for women with food addiction.
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The Health Hub with Dr Tarman and Cathy Biase

TheHealthHub – Cathy Biase
The Truth About Sugar Addiction with Dr. Vera Tarman
In this episode our topic is “The Truth about Sugar Addiction”. Our guest is Dr. Vera Tarman, author of Food Junkies: The Truth About Food Addiction. Dr. Tarman has spoken extensively about many aspects of addiction but particularly food.
Can you be addicted to food?
“Most of us have, at one time or another, struggled to say ‘no thanks’ when it comes to food. It’s difficult to close the bag of chips or refuse the extra cookie. It’s no wonder that more than 14 million Canadians are considered overweight or obese.”
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Radio MD: Strong Food Addictions
Commonwealth Club: Food Addiction 2.0 Conference
Addiction is about brains, not just about behaviors. We all have the brain reward circuitry that makes food rewarding; it’s a survival mechanism. In a healthy brain, these rewards have feedback mechanisms for satiety or “enough.” For some, the circuitry becomes dysfunctional such that the message becomes “more.” Michael Prager, author of Fat Boy Thin Man, will begin the discussion telling his very personal story of recognizing and then seeking treatment for his food addiction. Leading researchers and clinicians will discuss many aspects of this important topic.
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Metro Morning, on food addiction
Sugar is just as addictive as some drugs, and should be treated like a serious drug habit. Matt Galloway spoke with Dr. Vera Tarman, she is an addiction specialist, and also the author of Food Junkies: The Truth About Food.


