Edit Template Dr. Robert Pretlow: Eating Addiction Among Children April 27, 2025 Interviewed by: Cynthia Myers-Morrison, EdD Michael Collins is a former sugar addict and takes this addiction very seriously. For the past 30 years he has not consumed sugar in any form – at least not intentionally. His interest in sugar addiction began in the early days of his recovery from substance use disorder. As he weaned himself off other substances he noticed that his relationship to, and his consumption of, sugar was beginning to resemble his other addictions. Curious and concerned, he started to talk about this with his recovery buddies. This led him to decide to quit sugar with the help of some amazing mentors. After many years of successfully starting, scaling and selling online businesses, Michael decided that what really made him happy was helping people break their addictions of all kinds and come out the other side happier and healthier.
Should Kids have Sugar in Childhood? | An Interview with Michael Collins
Edit Template Should Kids have Sugar in Childhood? | An Interview with Michael Collins April 27, 2025 Interviewed by: Cynthia Myers-Morrison, EdD Michael Collins is a former sugar addict and takes this addiction very seriously. For the past 30 years he has not consumed sugar in any form – at least not intentionally. His interest in sugar addiction began in the early days of his recovery from substance use disorder. As he weaned himself off other substances he noticed that his relationship to, and his consumption of, sugar was beginning to resemble his other addictions. Curious and concerned, he started to talk about this with his recovery buddies. This led him to decide to quit sugar with the help of some amazing mentors. After many years of successfully starting, scaling and selling online businesses, Michael decided that what really made him happy was helping people break their addictions of all kinds and come out the other side happier and healthier.
Dr. Eva Clemente and Dr. Raquel Delgado | FAI Board Members
Edit Template Dr. Eva Clemente and Dr. Raquel Delgado | FAI Board Members April 27, 2025 Hello, I am Dr. Eva Clemente with over 20 years of experience working and living in London. I graduated in Madrid, Spain in 1997 and moved to the UK 23 years ago where I completed my postgraduate training. I have been treating people living with Diabetes and weight problems for over 12 years. During this time, I had grown frustrated with the traditional methods used to manage compulsive eating disorders and weight problems. After many years of looking for a solution, I found the Institute of Food Addiction in Iceland where I learned about the concept of food addiction and obtained my qualification as a Food Addiction Professional from the European Certification Board. Their successful holistic approach gave me the confidence to help my clients maintain a healthy weight, free of food cravings and obsessions. Food addiction counseling together with my medical background gives me the perfect tools to take you on a life-changing journey. Hi, I’m Dr. Raquel Delgado. As a General Practitioner (Family Physician Doctor), I was trained to believe that eating less and moving more was the answer. Yet in 15 years of clinical practice, I felt powerless to help patients with Type 2 diabetes, obesity, and other weight-related problems. In 2016, I learned that low carbohydrate, ketogenic, and intermittent fasting diets could help with weight loss and managing weight-related problems. But after an initially successful weight loss journey on these diets, many people were relapsing into eating fast food and high-carb diets again. In 2019, a friend mentioned that her overeating and obesity were due to sugar addiction. It made a lot of sense to me! Soon after I signed up for the Food Addiction Training by INFACT and became a Food Addiction Professional. Now, I believe that to stop the endless vicious circle of dieting, binge eating, overeating, shame, and guilt we need to rule out an underlying food addiction.
Dr. David Unwin | ‘Making a Difference’ A Family Doctor Gets There in the End!
Edit Template Dr. David Unwin | ‘Making a Difference’ A Family Doctor Gets There in the End! April 27, 2025 Dr. David Unwin | ‘Making a Difference’ A Family Doctor Gets There in the End!Food Addiction Institute01:07:14Interviewed by Cynthia Myers-Morrison, EdD, FAP, SUGAR® C&L, HMA Specialist Dr. David Unwin works at the Norwood NHS Surgery in Southport near Liverpool, UK where he has helped care for a practice of 9700 people since 1986 as a family doctor. To date 106/206 of his patients with T2 diabetes have achieved drug-free remission. This gives a remission rate of 50% at 30 months duration of those choosing a lower carb diet. This equates to a remission rate of over 20% of the diabetic population of the entire practice. One of the best results for any clinic in the world. For the past few years, he has been a UK Royal College of General Practitioners expert clinical advisor on diabetes. David was also elected to fellowship of the college for his work in the training of trainee general practitioners. As a result of his interests in both better communication with patients and Type 2 diabetes he was made Royal College of General Practice National Champion for Collaborative Care and Support Planning in Obesity & Diabetes in 2015. In 2016, he was the proud UK National winner of the NHS Innovator Of The Year Award for published research into lifestyle changes; working with patients’ personal health goals as an alternative to drug therapy in type 2 diabetes –so that his GP practice spends £61,000 per year less than expected on drugs for diabetes. As part of this he has also published research into improving blood pressure, lipid profiles and liver function by reducing dietary carbohydrate, especially sugar. In 2019 he was shortlisted by NICE for a prize for his teaspoon of sugar infographics which have now been translated into fourteen languages (including Malaysian) In 2021 one of his papers was voted as ‘paper of the year’ by the International Academy of nutrition educators. Dr. Unwin’s work has been covered by both BBC, C4 & C5 television, The New Scientist, The Times, The Daily Mail and The British Medical Journal. Further recognition came recently when David was invited to become an ambassador for the UK All Party Parliamentary Group on diabetes. As @lowcarbGP he has over 67,000 followers on Twitter.
Dr. Jen Unwin | How to Commit to a Lifestyle Change
Edit Template Dr. Jen Unwin | How to Commit to a Lifestyle Change April 27, 2025 FAP, SUGAR® C&L, HMA Specialist Dr Jen Unwin BSc, MSc, DPsy, C Psychol, FBPsS (consultant clinical health psychologist; past chair, UK Association for Solution Focused Practice; winner of the British Psychological Society Karen Ehlert Lifetime achievement award in clinical health psychology) has spent her professional life interested in the role of hope in chronic disease and how it can be used to bring about behaviour change and improve quality of life. Her insights teamed up perfectly with Dr David Unwin’s interests in bringing about drug-free type 2 diabetes remission. For nine years they have been running group sessions in primary care to achieve just that, so far for over 100 patients, saving considerable amounts on de-prescribed drugs. Both doctors were featured in a BBC TV documentary ‘The truth about carbs’ that was seen by 3.7 million viewers. Since retiring from the NHS, she has devoted her time to learning about, researching and helping others with sugar addiction. She has published a book called ‘Fork in the Road: A hopeful guide to food freedom’, the proceeds of which are for The Public Health Collaboration.
Debbie Danowski | Why Can’t My Child Stop Eating?
Edit Template Debbie Danowski | Why Can’t My Child Stop Eating? April 27, 2025 Debbie Danowski | Why Can’t My Child Stop Eating?Food Addiction Institute38:29Interviewed by: Cynthia Myers-Morrison, EdD Debbie Danowski, Ph.D. is a food addict who has been in recovery for nearly 30 years. She has lost more than half of her body weight going from a high of 328 pounds. Debbie is the author of five popular books about weight loss and food addiction and an associate professor in the School of Communication, Media, and the Arts at Sacred Heart University. Debbie is also a volunteer president of Nakoma Farm, Inc. a nonprofit, animal welfare organization.
Karen Gormley | FAI Board Member
Edit Template Karen Gormley | FAI Board Member April 27, 2025 Hosted by Cynthia Myers-Morrison, EdD, CFAP, Board Member, FAI Webinars
Healing from Food Addiction Through Clinical Research and Personal Triumphs
Edit Template Healing from Food Addiction Through Clinical Research and Personal Triumphs April 27, 2025 Join Cynthia Meyers-Morrison, with Heidi Giaever and Dr. Jen Unwin, for a compelling conversation that shines a light on the often-overlooked issue of food addiction. Listen in as Heidi takes us through her personal health journey that led her from chemical engineering to nutrition and ultimately to the concept of food addiction. Dr. Jen, with her expertise in clinical and health psychology, stresses the critical need for academic research in this field and the urgency to substantiate treatment programs with solid data. Venture with us into the heart of a groundbreaking clinical study on food addiction recovery. We tackle the complexities of recruiting self-diagnosed food addicts and the meticulous process of gathering data to uncover the impact of food addiction on mental well-being. Discover how we engage participants, ensuring their commitment and confidentiality, and how we use comprehensive assessments like the YFAS and the Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale. The hope that drives this study is clear: as we see a decrease in food addiction symptoms, we anticipate a significant boost in the mental well-being of our participants. Cap off this enlightening session with us as we anticipate the outcomes of our two-year study and look forward to the food addiction conference where global experts will converge to share insights. We’re excited to explore the potential intersections between eating disorders and food addiction, a relationship that could reshape our understanding and treatment approaches. And as we close, Heidi, Jen, and I extend our heartfelt thanks to our listeners and encourage you to tap into the wealth of resources offered by the Food Addiction Institute to support those navigating this challenging condition.
John Citeroni’s Story of Overcoming Food Addiction and Finding Hope
Edit Template John Citeroni’s Story of Overcoming Food Addiction and Finding Hope April 27, 2025 66/30 to 36/30 pants and How One Man Transformed His Life This man struggled as a toddler and through his teens and college years. In his 30’s he was 490 pounds. Now 178 pounds for years, he shares what worked and works for him and how important change is if one wants to avoid relapses. He shares the familial peculiarities of a grandmother who was 5’2″, diabetic, and 350 pounds, another family member who is gluten-free but without cravings, and his own history and present-day transformation.
Are Chronic Conditions Incurable? | Dr. Joan Ifland
Edit Template Are Chronic Conditions Incurable? | Dr. Joan Ifland April 27, 2025 Dr. Ifland is the lead author of the first scholarly description of processed food addiction and addictive foods (2009). Her textbook is Processed Food Addiction: Foundations, Assessment, and Recovery (2018). She founded The Addiction Reset Community (ARC) as the first online recovery program (2018), ARC Manager Training (2020), and the Food Addiction Recovery Advocate (FARA) Certification (2021). PhD in addictive nutrition from Union Institute and University (2010); MBA from Stanford (1978) and BA from Oberlin College (1974).