My mission is to encourage and educate children, young people, and adults to plan ahead to attain and maintain healthy metabolic systems four months before conception. This will support the mental and physical well-being of offspring for generations to come.

I came to this through years of dedication to foodaddictioninstitute.org and through the work we have done collectively to include Food Addiction as a substance use disorder in the DSM.

I was a practicing Food Addict at different weights throughout my childhood and young adulthood. When I stopped drinking, using drugs, and engaging in other unsuccessful behaviors, I continued using food substances as comfort and to fulfill cravings. This brought me 27 years of painful searching for a solution.

I finally found abstinence from all grains and sugar. I weigh and measure my food to ensure I get enough—but not too much—because I erred on both sides in previous eras. Today, I’m content. I have healthier relationships than I’ve ever had. I have equanimity and peace instead of the chaos or rigidity that used to overtake my life regularly.

I want to offer the means and methods to others who suffer from cravings so they can be free to live their best lives. When people bring children into the world only when they experience their healthiest metabolism, many of the challenges our country and world face today can be eliminated within a few generations.

No shame or blame for past generations—or even this one. However, now we can shift by treating Food Addiction properly.

“Food Addiction Informed” Tenets: