The Kick Sugar Coach Podcast

Why are so many people struggling with sugar cravings, binge eating, obesity, and chronic disease — even when they desperately want to stop? In this episode of the Kick Sugar Coach Podcast, we explore the growing scientific movement to recognize ultra-processed food addiction as a legitimate medical condition. Joined by clinical health psychologist Dr. Jen Unwin, we unpack the evidence behind food...

Most people think sugar is just a health issue—but the truth goes much deeper. In this episode, we uncover the dark history behind sugar no one talks about—a story that goes beyond cravings and calories and into slavery, sugar plantations, and systems like convict leasing that continued forced labor long after emancipation. Registered nurse Shun Foreman shares how her journey started with understa...

Is eliminating sugar a symptom of an eating disorder, or is it the key to ultimate food freedom? In this episode of the Kick Sugar Coach podcast, Florence sits down with Toronto-based psychotherapist Brian Maummel to untangle the complex intersection of food addiction, binge eating, and weight management. Drawing from his own lived experience with exercise bulimia and binge eating, as well as his...

Most people trying to beat sugar addiction focus entirely on what they eat — cutting sugar, eliminating flour, cleaning up their diet. But according to certified food addiction counselor Amanda Leith, that's only half the battle. And without the other half, relapse is almost inevitable. In this episode, Amanda breaks down why abstinence-based food plans alone are not addiction treatment — and...

What if the foods we were told are “healthy” are actually driving the modern epidemic of obesity, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes? In this episode, Daniel Trevor — citizen scientist and heart attack survivor — breaks down the science behind his book Unholy Trinity and explains how refined carbohydrates, sugar, and industrial seed oils are fueling insulin resistance, metabolic dysfunction, and c...

You're eating clean. You're exercising. You're doing everything right. But your blood sugar is still unstable, your energy crashes, and nothing seems to work. What if the problem isn't your diet—it's your light? In this episode, I sit down with Danielle Hamilton, a metabolic health expert and quantum circadian practitioner, who reveals the shocking truth about how artifici...

Are you stuck in yo-yo dieting, sugar cravings, or binge-restrict cycles—and blaming yourself for it?  If food feels like it’s calling you , if one meal can spiral into weeks or months off track, this episode may change how you see your struggle forever. In this powerful conversation, Dr. Tro Kalayjian , board-certified physician in internal medicine and obesity medicine, breaks down the 3 clinica...

What if the real challenge isn’t losing weight… but keeping it off? In this powerful interview, Susan Peirce Thompson, PhD—adjunct associate professor of brain and cognitive sciences, bestselling author, and founder of Bright Line Eating—breaks down the surprising psychology of weight loss maintenance and why so many people regain weight even after making progress. Most programs focus on short-ter...

If you’ve ever asked yourself “Why can’t I stop craving sugar?” or “Why do I feel out of control around carbs?”—this interview will change how you see your body, your brain, and your sugar cravings. In this powerful conversation, Eric Edmeades (founder of WildFit, author of Post Diabetic and The Evolution Gap) explains why sugar cravings are not a character flaw, a lack of discipline, or “just emo...

If willpower, meal plans, and “just quit” advice actually worked, sugar addiction wouldn’t keep coming back. In this deeply honest conversation, Florence sits down with Dr. Ann Weiser Cornell, a pioneer in trauma-informed healing and Inner Relationship Focusing, to explore the real reason so many people relapse with sugar and ultra-processed foods — and why it has far less to do with food than we’...

Most of us know what it feels like to “fall off track” with food — that sting of disappointment, the self-talk that spirals, the quiet panic of “Why did I do that? And why can’t I stop?” But what if those moments aren’t failures at all? What if they’re signals — invitations — pointing to something deeper happening inside us? That’s the conversation I had with Connie Bennett, a former sugar and car...

If there were a way to get steadier energy, fewer cravings, and a little more calm from a handful of tiny green tablets… would you be curious? In this week’s episode of the Kick Sugar Coach Podcast, I sit down with Dr. Catharine Arnston, founder and CEO of EnergyBits, to talk about algae —specifically spirulina and chlorella—and why she believes they’re some of the most powerful, overlooked superf...

Every so often, I have a conversation that stays with me long after the recording ends — not because it’s dramatic, but because it quietly shifts how I understand the body and the brain. This episode is one of those conversations. Today on the Kick Sugar Coach Podcast, I’m talking with Dallin Hardy, a biochemist from Hardy Nutritionals, about something most of us were never taught: how deeply the...

I recently sat down with Martha Carlin, founder of BiotiQuest — one of the most trusted names in microbiome science. Her company is breaking new ground in understanding how gut bacteria influence nearly every system in the body. In this episode, Martha shares how her husband’s Parkinson’s diagnosis sparked two decades of research into the microbiome, including what she discovered about how gut bac...

Molly Rucker's path to health wasn't straightforward. After struggling with obesity as a teenager and disordered eating in her twenties, she found herself "skinny" but far from healthy. This disconnect sparked a deep curiosity about what true wellness actually means beyond appearances. Working at a health food store became the unexpected turning point in Molly's journey, i...

Dr. Stephen Hussey was 34 when he had a heart attack. As a chiropractor and functional medicine practitioner who already lived a healthy lifestyle, he was stunned. But what shocked him even more was what doctors found during his angiogram: zero atherosclerosis. No plaque. Just a massive spontaneous clot. That discovery sent him down a research rabbit hole that completely changed how he thinks abou...

When Jan Ellison Baszucki's 19-year-old son Matt had a manic episode at UC Berkeley, it started five years of hell. Psychiatric hospitals. Twenty-nine different medications. Therapy after therapy. Nothing worked. "I thought we'd lost him," Jan says. Matt wasn't the energetic, intellectual kid they knew. He was barely functioning, even when he wasn't manic or depressed...

Have you ever wondered why some people exercise religiously and follow all the right diets but still struggle with weight and metabolic health? Dr. Brian Lenzkes, ten-time recipient of San Diego's "Best Doctor" award, reveals the missing pieces in our understanding of metabolic health that might be sabotaging your efforts. Dr. Lenzkes opens up about his personal journey through meta...

Bitten Johnson has been sober from alcohol for 39 years, but quitting sugar? That was the real battle. As Sweden's leading sugar addiction expert and registered nurse, Bitten discovered her food addiction while already in recovery from alcoholism. What started as a personal struggle became her life's work—training coaches and medical professionals to treat what she calls "the strong...

Think you understand insulin resistance? Think again. Dr. Annette Bosworth (Dr. Boz) takes you inside the cellular battlefield where metabolic disease really begins—and shows you exactly how to win the war. In this eye-opening interview, Dr. Boz reveals why so many people get stuck in "metabolic purgatory"—feeling better initially on keto, then hitting a wall where progress stops and wei...

What if the fatigue that's been dragging you down for months (or years) isn't just "stress" or "getting older" - but actually a fixable energy delivery problem that most doctors completely miss? Meet Dr. Sarah Myhill, a traditionally-trained medical doctor who broke away from conventional medicine when she realized it only treats symptoms, not root causes. After decad...

Have you ever reached for sugar—not out of hunger—but to silence something stirring inside you? You’re not alone. In this powerful episode of the Kick Sugar Coach Podcast , I sit down with Sherianna Boyle —author of Emotional Detox and Just Ask Spirit —to explore how unprocessed emotions often drive our cravings, and how learning to feel our feelings can be the key to lasting food freedom. Sherian...

What if the root cause of severe mental illness isn't a chemical imbalance in the brain, but a metabolic disorder that can be addressed through diet? Matt Bazuki's remarkable recovery from debilitating bipolar disorder offers compelling evidence for this revolutionary approach. At just 19 years old, Matt's life spiraled into chaos as bipolar disorder took hold. Despite coming from a...

Sugar isn't just empty calories – it's an active driver of disease through a fascinating biological mechanism that evolved to help mammals survive food scarcity. In this eye-opening conversation with Dr. Richard Johnson, professor of medicine at the University of Colorado and author of "Why Nature Wants Us to Be Fat," we explore the unexpected ways fructose hijacks our metaboli...

What happens when eating "clean keto" or carnivore still isn't working for your metabolism? Why are some people gaining weight despite following popular low-carb advice? Nutritionist Maria Emmerich breaks down the science behind these frustrating scenarios and offers practical solutions that work even when everything else has failed. Maria introduces us to the Protein Sparing Modifi...