Have you ever wondered why cravings for junk food can return weeks—or even months—after you’ve stopped eating it? Neuroscience has an answer.
In this fascinating episode, Dr. Vera Tarman speaks with Dr. Guillaume de Lartigue, Associate Professor at the Monell Chemical Senses Center and … [Read more...] about Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 248: Dr Guillaume de Lartigue – Memory and Food Cravings
Why do junk food cravings return even after weeks of abstinence? Dr. Vera Tarman speaks with Dr. Guillaume de Lartigue, whose research uncovers how the brain’s memory circuits drive food cravings. They explore hedonic vs. memory-cued hunger, the role of fats and sugars in addictive food memories, … [Read more...] about Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 248: Dr Guillaume de Lartigue – Memory and Food Cravings
In this Food Junkies episode, Dr. Vera Tarman and Dr. Renae Norton dive into bulimorexia—the cycling between restriction and binge/purge behaviors—and explore how it fuels relapse in eating disorders and food addiction. Dr. Norton outlines the medical and psychological risks, critiques … [Read more...] about Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 245: Renae Norton, PhD – Bulimorexia
In this episode of the Food Junkies Podcast, Dr. Vera Tarman welcomes Dr. Anna Barbieri, a board-certified gynecologist and integrative medicine physician who specializes in menopause, perimenopause, PCOS, and PMS. Dr. Barbieri is also a certified menopause practitioner and co-founder of Electra … [Read more...] about Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 247: Dr. Anna Barbieri on Hormones, Appetite, and Women’s Health
Dr. Vera Tarman sits down with Dr. Bart Kay—former professor of health sciences turned “nutrition science watchdog”—to unpack a big, practical question for people in recovery from ultra-processed food use: If sugar needs to go, what about other carbs? And where does dietary fat fit in? We explore … [Read more...] about Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 246: Dr. Bart Kay – Quit the Carbs or Quit the Fat?
In this episode, Vera and Renae explore bulimorexia—a term used for people who oscillate between restriction and binge/purge behaviors—and how this mixed pattern might help explain stubborn relapse rates across eating disorders and food addiction. Dr. Norton shares her clinical lens on risks … [Read more...] about Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 245: Renae Norton, PhD – Bulimorexia
In this episode of the Food Junkies Podcast, Dr. Vera Tarman sits down with Dr. Michael Greger to unpack the hype around GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic. They explore the risks, benefits, and natural ways to boost GLP-1 through whole foods, fiber, and lifestyle—offering evidence-based insights for … [Read more...] about Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 244: Dr. Michael Greger
We’ve all heard the buzz about GLP-1 medications like Ozempic—are they a miracle cure or a cause for concern? In this episode of the Food Junkies Podcast, Dr. Vera Tarman speaks with renowned physician, researcher, and bestselling author Dr. Michael Greger about the risks, benefits, and natural … [Read more...] about Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 244: Dr. Michael Greger
Lipedema, Food Addiction & the Power of Anti-Inflammatory Nutrition
In this episode of the Food Junkies Podcast, Dr. Vera Tarman speaks with registered dietitian Bonnie Newlin about lipedema—a misunderstood connective tissue disorder often mistaken for obesity. Bonnie shares her … [Read more...] about Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 243: Bonnie Newlin, RDN
In this episode of the Food Junkies Podcast, Dr. Vera Tarman speaks with Bonnie Newlin, registered dietitian nutritionist, Certified LEAP Therapist, founder of Crave Nourishment, and member of the Lipedema Education Group. Bonnie specializes in the nutritional management of lipedema and chronic … [Read more...] about Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 243: Bonnie Newlin, RDN – Lipedema, Food Addiction & the Power of Anti-Inflammatory Nutrition
In this Clinician’s Corner episode, Clarissa Kennedy and Molly Painschab explore chronic invalidation as a trauma response, shedding light on how repeated emotional dismissal can lead to perfectionism, people-pleasing, and emotional suppression. They unpack its origins in early caregiving … [Read more...] about Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 240: Clinician’s Corner – Chronic Invalidation
In this episode of the Food Junkies Podcast, Dr. Vera Tarman and Clarissa Kennedy speak with neuroscientist and author Dr. Nicole Avena about her latest research on GLP-1 receptor agonists. They explore how these drugs reduce food cravings, the potential risks of dopamine suppression, … [Read more...] about Food Junkies Podcast Ep. 242: Dr. Nicole Avena on GLP-1s
