Five Podcasts each day for one week
on how to quit sugar FREE [Read more...] about Kick Sugar Summit 2018Signs that you may have a food addiction
Signs you’re a food addict – and who’s most at risk of becoming one By Dani-Elle Dubé National Online Journalist, Smart Living Global News "According to Dr. Vera Tarman, medical director or Renascent, Canada’s largest drug and alcohol treatment centre, and author of Food Junkies, food … [Read more...] about Signs that you may have a food addiction
Unpause Your Life, Dr Vera Tarman – Food Junkies
Globe and Mail Interviews Dr. Vera Tarman About Food and Drug Addiction
Vera Tarman on the commonality between food and drug addiction
It's still socially acceptable for chefs or foodsters to boast of food being so good it's addictive. But if the head of a breakfast cereal … [Read more...] about Globe and Mail Interviews Dr. Vera Tarman About Food and Drug Addiction
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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Readers Digest: Dr Tarman in the media
Dr. Vera Tarman is interviewed by Reader's Digest writer Marissa Laliberte about why our bodies crave carbs in the form of sugar.
How to Kick a Sugar Addiction Without Missing the Sweet Stuff
Have a yo-yo relationship with sugar? You're not alone. Here's how to break up with … [Read more...] about Readers Digest: Dr Tarman in the media
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?
A Solution for the Eating Disordered Mind
I am an eating disorder sufferer who had sought relief from my problems in every imaginable group, therapy, and medical treatment in Ontario. Despite an honest desire to recover, I struggled to find a solution, even in the 12-step program of Overeaters Anonymous. This … [Read more...] about A Solution for the Eating Disordered Mind
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.
Eating Addiction and the Fitness World
Dr. Vera Tarman is interviewed for Eating Addiction & The Fitness World Podcast.
"This episode is going to ruffle some feathers…
We delve into topics that many don’t want to talk about. But this is HUGELY important for the health and happiness for … [Read more...] about Eating Addiction and the Fitness World
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