How to get free of food addiction with Dr Jen Unwin Clinical Psychologist  

Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist and Family health Lab podcast host, in conversation with Jen Unwin.   

01:09 The first international Food Addiction Conference 

02:19 Paul Early's mind blowing talk on brain activity related to food addiction 

02:41 Sugar is psychoactive, we need to be mindful about giving sugary "treats" to children 

04:08 Meeting Bitten Jonsson for the first time, Sugar addiction specialist 

05:01 Sugar Addiction becoming officially recognised by WHO and American Psychiatric Association 

06:22 Withdrawal symptoms from sugar or highly processed foods 07:06 Robert Lustig's long term campaign on the harms of sugar 

07:25 People power to acknowledge food addiction and the harmful effects of foods  

09:09 A lifetime of yoyo dieting and how she feels since accepting herself as a food addict 

12:38 Sugar abstinence and adapting to a low carb diet 18:50 Dr David Unwin's own low carb journey 

19:40 What to do when you fall off the wagon 20:52 Jen's husband David, children and grandchildren all now follow a Low Carb or Keto diet 

22:13 How sweeteners impact on reducing sugars and food addiction 

24:59 The 6 point C.R.A.V.E.D. criteria to assess whether you are a food addict 

29:56 High sugar diets are more likely to make us depressed - here's why

31:09 Genetic susceptibility to food addiction 

31:23 Food pushers and the crazy food environment that contributes to sugar addiction 

31:51 The importance of reaching out for support and finding your community 33:17 Dr Jen Unwin's book on food addiction Fork in The Road  

35:37 Getting food out of the dustbin - finding people that can understand your worst moments 

36:05 How to change food habits and behaviours, by boosting dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin and endorphins elsewhere. 

39:44 Recovery is absolutely possible - there is hope for your food freedom!    

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