Clarissa Kennedy

Food Junkies Podcast

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Welcome to the "Food Junkies" podcast! Here we aim to provide you with the experience, strength and hope of professionals actively working on the front lines in the field of Food Addiciton. The purpose of our show is to educate YOU the listener and increase overall awareness about Food Addiction as a recognized disorder. Here we discuss all things recovery, exploring the many pathways people take towards abstinence in order to achieve a health forward lifestyle. Most importantly how to THRIVE rather than just survive. So stay positive, make a change for yourself, tell others about your change,...

Author

Clarissa Kennedy

Category

Health

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foodjunkies.libsyn.com

Latest episode

Jul 2, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 22 Dr. Robert Lustig 28.05.2021

Today we have Robert H. Lustig, M.D., M.S.L., the New York Times bestselling author of several books about the problems caused by sugar, processed food and the health conditions of obesity, shares his expertise and research about metabolic health. He addresses nutrition, food science, and global health, and explains how by focusing on real food we can reverse chronic disease and promote longevity....

Episode 21 Dr. Evelyne Bourdua-Roy 18.05.2021

Dr. Evelyne Bourdua-Roy is a family medicine doctor, who graduated from Université de Montréal in 2015, and from Université Laval in 2012. Dr. Bourdua-Roy has a Master's Degree in French Linguistics from Université de Montréal and a Bachelor's Degree in Translation (French-English-Spanish) from York University. She is also board-certified in Obesity Medicine by the American Board of Obesity Medici...

Episode 20: Dr. Robert Cywes 11.05.2021

Dr. Robert Cywes specializes in Weight Management and Bariatric Surgery for adults and adolescents in West Palm Beach, Florida. He has been doing bariatric surgery for 18 years performing over 8000 surgeries. His medical training began in Cape Town, South Africa where he received his medical degree from The University of Cape Town. In 1989, Dr. Cywes moved to North America and completed a year-lon...

Episode 19: Annica Strandberg-Schmidt 03.05.2021

Annica is a Sugar Addiction Professional in Sweden and she is on a mission to help people live sugar-free joyful lives! In today's episode, Annica shares her personal story and AHA moment, how she navigated her abstinence while having a young family, what made her pursue her professional path as a Sugar Addiction Professional, how sugar addiction is received in Sweden, and how parents can support...

Episode 18 Sara Somers 30.04.2021

SARA SOMERS suffered from food addiction from age nine to age fifty-eight; she has been in food recovery since 2005. In a double life of sorts, Somers worked as a licensed psychotherapist in the San Francisco Bay Area for thirty-four years. After finding recovery, Somers moved to Paris, France, where she currently lives. She writes a blog called Out My Window: My Life in Paris. When she's not writ...

Episode 17: Zipporah Livneh 23.04.2021

Today we are speaking to our Israeli food addiction associate, Zippi Livneh. Zippi has a bachelor's in nursing and a Master's of Business Admin from Haifa University. She became SUGAR® licensed last year and is an EU-certified food addiction counselor.  With these credentials, as well as her personal experience as a food addict in 20 years of recovery, she has created the program  GPS to Sugar Fre...

Episode 16: Molly Carmel 16.04.2021

Molly Carmel is the founder and director of Beacon in New York. She has a personal and professional story related to Food Addiction.  Today she talks to Molly and Clarissa about her story, how she works with clients in her harm-reduction clinic, her thoughts on Eating Disorder Treatment culture, what happened when she was accepted to do a presentation for the International Eating Disorders Confere...

Episode 15 Nicole Avena 09.04.2021

Dr. Nicole Avena is a research neuroscientist and a pioneer in the field of food addiction. Her seminal research work jump-started a new field of exploration in medicine and nutrition. She is an expert in diet during pregnancy and baby, toddler and childhood nutrition. She has published over 90 scholarly journal articles, as well as several book chapters and books, on topics related to food, addic...

Episode 14 Tony Vassallo 02.04.2021

Tony is a Man on a Nutrition Mission. He is the founder of MODA Nutrition and he has a passion for helping others achieve healthy, sustained weight loss by using his famous mantra JERF: Just Eat Real Food. Tony has an inspiring recovery journey with Food Addiction. At one point in his life, he experienced a multitude of metabolic issues such as Type II diabetes, hypertension, gout, acid reflux, sl...

Episode 13 Michael Moss 26.03.2021

Michael Moss is an investigative reporter who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for exploratory reporting in 2010. He has worked for such prestigious institutions like the New York Times and Wall St Journal, and is adjunct professor at Columbia School of Journalism. He is the author of the best seller Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants hooked Us and has a new book, fresh off the press - Hooked: Food...

Episode 12 Ben Azadi 19.03.2021

Ben Azadi is a 3x best selling author, keto and fasting educator, and he is on a mission to help 1 billion people live a healthier lifestyle. Ben is known as 'The Health Detective' because he investigates dysfunction in the body, and educates, not medicates, to bring it back to normal function. He believes in the ancient wisdom within the body and that the world's greatest physician lies within us...

Episode 11: Dr. Jen Unwin 12.03.2021

Dr. Jen Unwin BSc, MSc,  DPsy ,  FBPsS  is a consultant clinical health psychologist based in the United Kingdom.    She works with the NHS helping patients manage chronic illness and achieve wellbeing. She also works with her GP husband  Dr. David Unwin   helping patients stick to lifestyle changes. Together, they are consultants for Diet Doctor . Dr. Unwin is a fellow of the British Psychologica...

Episode 10 Vinnie Tortorich 05.03.2021

On todays episode we have Fitness and weight loss expert Vinnie Tortorich. He is a businessman, podcaster, and author of best-selling book "Fitness Confidential." Vinnie promotes the dispels the widespread mistaken beliefs regarding weight loss and exercise. He advocates for a 'No Sugar No Grains' (NSNG) lifestyle, a Low-Carbohydrate way of eating. He has 35 years of experience in the fitness and...

Episode 9 Belinda Fettke 26.02.2021

On today's episode we are very excited to be joined by researcher and low-carb/healthy-fat advocate, Belinda Fettke. She is a former Registered Nurse & current health disruptor. In 2016 her husband Dr. Gary Fetkke was silenced from talking to his patients and the wider community, about the health benefits of reducing sugar and processed carbohydrates, and reintroducing healthy natural fats back in...

Episode 8 Johnathan Cranford. 19.02.2021

Johnathan Cranford is the best selling author of The Sugar Demons: An Addicts Guide to Conquering Sugar Addiction where he dives into his up and down struggle with the white substance that holds most of us in its grips. Jonathan is a former USA Boxing Coach and Certified CrossFit Trainer, he has 20 years of experience in the fitness industry and spent an equal amount of that time battling his suga...

Episode 7: Dr. Ken Berry 12.02.2021

Dr.  Berry  believes in Meaningful Research + Paleoanthropological Ancestry + Common-Sense and supports the Proper Human Diet concept.    Dr. Ken   Berry , MD is a family physician in Camden, Tennessee, and is affiliated with Henry County Medical Center. He received his medical degree from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine. He is the author of the bestseller Lies My Doctor Told Me wh...

Episode 6: Maria Emmerich 02.02.2021

Maria Emmerich is a nutritionist who specializes in the ketogenic diet and exercise physiology. She struggled with her health and weight throughout childhood, which lead her to become such a passionate nutrition expert. "My goal is to help transform people's lives and start living again!" Maria specializes in brain neurotransmitters and how food can increase mental wellness. Her expertise has sent...

Episode 5: Bitten Jonsson 26.01.2021

On Todays episode we are so excited to have Bitten Jonsson. Bitten is a close personal friend and colleague to our whole podcast team. She is registered nurse, addiction specialist, a contributor to the Diet Doctor website AND She is the founder of Bittens Addiction. She has been helping people recover from sugar/flour/processed food addiction for nearly 30 years. Inspired by her own story with ad...

Episode 4: Sarah Kleiner (aka Carnivore.Yogi) 20.01.2021

Sarah Kleiner ( @Carnivore. Yogi on IG) is a yoga instructor, self-healer, and support group leader. She's lost 100 pounds three separate times in her life and shares her message of hope and recovery on her Instagram page and YouTube channel.  In this episode, Sarah shares with Clarissa and Molly her journey to finding recovery and what she does every day to stay well. Sarah can be found: Website:...

Episode 3: Dr. Marty Lerner, PhD 06.01.2021

Summary: You won't want to miss what Dr. Tarman and Dr. Marty Lerner have to say about Food Addiction treatment and recovery, treatment outcomes, and what has helped Dr. Lerner be successful for almost 40years! Guest Bio: Dr. Lerner is the Executive Director of the Milestones in Recovery Eating Disorders Program located in Cooper City, FL.  A graduate of Nova Southeastern University, Dr. Lerner is...

Episode 2: Interview with David Wiss 06.01.2021

David Wiss is a Registered Dietician Nutritionist. In 2012, David founded Nutrition in Recovery and developed a detailed curriculum that provides specialized nutrition services to individuals and treatment centers. He has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and works closely with individuals to help them revolutionize their relationship with food. David is a nationally recognize...

Episode 1: Meet Your Hosts Dr. Vera Tarman, Clarissa Kennedy and Molly Painschab 06.01.2021

Follow Vera: Website: https://www.addictionsunplugged.com FB: Sugar-Free for Life Support Group: I'm Sweet Enough Twitter: @addunplug Follow Clarissa: Website: https://foodaddictionhelp.ca Email: crissy_kennedy@hotmail.com IG: @reinventyourblisspoint FB: Clarissa Kennedy Follow Molly: Website: unsugaredyou.com Email: molly@mpainschab.com IG: @mollypainschab FB: MollyPainschabCCC Twitter: @Painscha...

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