In this episode, we sit down with integrative oncologist and metabolic health pioneer Dr. Nasha Winters (who insists we call her Nasha) to explore the powerful intersection of cancer, ultra-processed foods, metabolism, and sovereignty.
Nasha shares her astonishing personal … [Read more...] about Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 257: Dr. Nasha Winters, ND, FABNO – Cancer, UPFs, and Metabolic Healing
In this episode, Dr. Erica LaFata returns to share the development of the Food Addiction Severity Interview (FASI), the first clinician-administered diagnostic tool designed specifically for ultra-processed food addiction. We explore how FASI builds on the YFAS, why the field needs structured … [Read more...] about Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 256: Dr. Erica LaFata – Diagnosing Ultra-Processed Food Addiction with FASI
On this episode of the Food Junkies Podcast, we welcome back Dr. Erica LaFata to dive into her groundbreaking work developing the Food Addiction Severity Interview (FASI) — a clinician-administered diagnostic tool modeled after the SCID alcohol use disorder module and adapted for ultra-processed … [Read more...] about Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 256: Dr. Erica LaFata – Diagnosing Ultra-Processed Food Addiction with FASI
In this powerful episode, Dr. Vera Tarman and Clarissa Kennedy welcome back Dr. Nicole Avena, one of the first researchers to scientifically validate the concept of food addiction.
Together, they unpack the latest critiques of food addiction and explore why this diagnosis is still being … [Read more...] about Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 255: Challenging the Naysayers with Dr. Nicole Avena
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Paul O’Malley, a leading biomimetic and holistic dentist reshaping how we think about oral health. He breaks down how sugar, grazing, mouth microbiome imbalance, and traditional “drill and fill” dentistry impact whole-body wellness. We explore practical, gentle … [Read more...] about Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 254: Dr. Paul O’Malley
Dr. Paul O’Malley is a Los Angeles-based dentist who’s redefining what it means to care for your teeth—and your whole body. With more than 30 years of experience, Dr. O’Malley specializes in biomimetic and holistic dentistry, which basically means he works with your body, not against it. His … [Read more...] about Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 254: Dr. Paul O’Malley
In this honest, insightful conversation, Molly and Clarissa unpack the hidden “rules” that quietly govern our thoughts, choices, and recovery—from family norms to cultural conditioning. They explore how to spot which rules still serve you, which are keeping you small, and how to transform them … [Read more...] about Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 253: Clinician’s Corner – From Rules to Guardrails: Rewriting the Manual for Recovery
Molly and Clarissa get real about the spoken and unspoken “rules” we inherit—from family, culture, religion, peers, and recovery spaces—and how those rules can quietly run our lives. They explore when structure is protective (especially early recovery) and when rigidity shrinks our world. The … [Read more...] about Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 253: Clinician’s Corner – From Rules to Guardrails: Rewriting the Manual for Recovery
Dr. Vera Tarman sits down with Dr. Cate Shanahan—family physician, nutrition consultant, and author of Deep Nutrition and Dark Calories—to discuss her case against industrial seed oils, how they may influence metabolic and mental health, and why she believes they can intensify … [Read more...] about Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 252: Dr. Cate Shanahan – Are Seed Oils as Bad as Sugar?
Dr. Vera Tarman sits down with Dr. Cate Shanahan, family physician, nutrition consultant, and author of Deep Nutrition and Dark Calories, to discuss her case against industrial seed oils, how they may influence metabolic and mental health, and why she believes they can intensify sugar cravings … [Read more...] about Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 252: Dr. Cate Shanahan
Dr. Vera Tarman sits down with Dr. Anna Barbieri—gynecologist, menopause practitioner, and integrative medicine physician—to explore how hormones shape women’s appetite, cravings, and relationship with food. From PMS to menopause and PCOS, they discuss estrogen, progesterone, cortisol, thyroid, … [Read more...] about Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 247: Dr. Anna Barbieri on Hormones, Appetite, and Women’s Health
Dr. Vera Tarman talks with Dr. Bart Kay—nutrition scientist and outspoken “myth-buster”—about carbs, fat, and recovery from ultra-processed food addiction. They unpack the Randle cycle, insulin resistance, seed oils, low-carb vs. carnivore approaches, and why abstinence, staged change, and … [Read more...] about Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 246: Dr. Bart Kay – Quit the Carbs or Quit the Fat?
