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Unsweetened Sio

By Unsweetened Sio

I have struggled with sugar addiction for most of my life and finally found my path to freedom by giving up all sugar and all flour on January 13, 2018. I never thought I would be free from the misery of addiction and am so grateful to be where I am now. This podcast is about my personal journey and transformation from sugar addict to freedom and what my life looks like day-to-day as I continue to live the sweet life without sugar. I talk about challenges and victories and hope to inspire others that are struggling with sugar addiction to find their own path to freedom.
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94 - Top 10 Discoveries in Processed Food Addiction with Dr. Joan Ifland, PhD, MBA

Unsweetened SioMar 31, 2021

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172 - Farewell For Now
Feb 01, 202350:18
171 - The Emotion Code and Body Code with Dr. Brad Nelson

171 - The Emotion Code and Body Code with Dr. Brad Nelson

In today's episode I interview Dr. Bradley Nelson, author and creator of "The Emotion Code" and "The Body Code: Unlocking Your Body's Ability to Heal Itself". Over decades of work as a holistic chiropractic physician, Dr. Brad discerned that most of the physical discomfort and emotional distress his patients suffered was rooted in trapped emotions—the unseen emotional baggage we carry from hurtful life experiences.
“Each time you trap an emotion, you get stuck in the middle of whatever traumatic event you were experiencing,” he says. “So instead of moving beyond your angry moment, or a temporary bout with grief or depression, you retain this negative emotional energy within your body, potentially causing significant physical and emotional stress. Most people are amazed to find that their emotional baggage is more literal than they had imagined.”
Through his studies of ancient medical practices and modern quantum physics, Dr. Brad developed The Emotion Code®, a simple yet powerfully effective method anyone can learn to release the trapped emotions that block us from wellness. Using his expertise as a computer programmer, Dr. Brad codified his techniques and created a "mind mapping" system that made his work highly reliable and repeatable.
Dr. Brad explains these techniques with step-by-step instructions for working with the body's energy healing power in his bestselling book “The Emotion Code: How to Release Your Trapped Emotions for Abundant Health, Love, and Happiness." First published in 2007, “The Emotion Code” was expanded and updated in a 2019 edition.
Dr. Brad’s new book, “The Body Code: Unlocking Your Body's Ability to Heal Itself,” is coming Feb. 21, 2023, from St. Martin’s Press. The Body Code system is based on the simple premise that the body is self-healing and knows what it needs in order to thrive.
The Body Code is designed to help people identify and release imbalances in six key areas ― Energies, Circuits and Systems, Toxicity, Nutrition and Lifestyle, Misalignments, and Pathogens ― that are the root causes of physical, mental, and emotional issues. By identifying and releasing these imbalances, readers become empowered to activate their body's innate healing power.
Dr. Brad's websites: www.discoverhealing.com and www.emotioncodegift.com
Interested in getting certified?  Go here: https://discoverhealing.com/ref/ninzc/

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Jan 25, 202301:16:41
170 - Mastering Peri and Post Menopause with Karen Martel - Part 2

170 - Mastering Peri and Post Menopause with Karen Martel - Part 2

In today's episode Karen Martel and I continue our conversation about hormonal health and how to optimize our hormones during perimenopause and menopause so we can feel our best.  Karen is a Certified Hormone Specialist & Transformational Nutrition Coach and women’s weight loss expert.
Karen is the host of the top-rated women’s health podcast The Other Side of Weight Loss where she helps women to unlock the mysteries of female fat loss and hormone imbalance.
After struggling with her own health issues, Karen was determined to bring her knowledge to others with a bold new approach to women’s hormone health and weight management. Karen’s passion lies in helping women balance and optimize their hormones in peri and post menopause and breakthrough weight loss resistance.
Episode 159 - Listen to part 1 of our conversation
Website: https://karenmartel.com/
https://www.facebook.com/karenmartelhormones
https://www.instagram.com/karenmartelhormones/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfWWN_4IhMZJOXjvj8FDKIQ
Podcast: ‎https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-other-side-of-weight-loss/id1438772276

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Jan 18, 202347:16
169 - My 5 Year Sugarversary Interview with Anna Fruehling
Jan 11, 202301:02:03
168 - The Addiction Chronicles: Valerie Root

168 - The Addiction Chronicles: Valerie Root

In today's episode I talk with one Valerie Root, who reached out to me after listening to the podcast and graciously agreed to share her current struggle with sugar and processed food.  Valerie is a wife, a mom of 4 boys (ages 9, 7, and 4 year old twins), and she works full time as a registered dietitian, so it goes without saying that her life is full! Food, nutrition, and health have always interested her. She was always the "small one" growing up, was even nicknamed “Little Val” by her family, however, she learned at a young age that food tasted amazing and made her feel good, and she found herself wanting more than the socially acceptable amounts.  Somewhere during her teenage years, she started overeating more frequently, sometimes around friends at sleepovers, other times when she was alone, and even though she felt physically ill when she over ate, the behavior persisted. She would take leftovers home from a restaurant because finishing the entire meal felt gluttonous, only to find herself eating the leftovers the minute she walked through the door.  She would stop at rest stops when she was driving by herself to and from college and load up on all the snacks, making sure to dispose of the wrappers before she arrived at school or at home. At the same time, she started restricting her food and over exercising to make up for the overeating in order to keep from gaining too much weight.  When she was 20, her older brother passed away unexpectedly, and that just heightened the binging, and food became even more of a comfort.  Before long, she was using food to grieve, to cure boredom, to procrastinate doing schoolwork, to reward herself after a chaotic day, and to numb any other uncomfortable feeling that came up. Somewhere along the way, Val also came to the conclusion that thinness was synonymous with successful and happy, so therein began her 20+ year journey of overeating and weight gain, and restriction and weight loss, in order to be thin, and therefore successful and happy.  Of course, she never felt any happier at her lowest weight.  Since becoming a dietitian, she's felt an immense amount of pressure to do all the right things nutritionally, but in reality, she knows the power that sugar and highly processed foods have over us, and she faces the same struggles that most of us face. Her goals today are to establish healthy eating habits in her kids, find peace with food and eating, and strive to accept herself as she is but work towards her healthiest self as she approaches 40. 

Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode and were inspired in some way, I would love to hear from you. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag me @unsweetenedsio. 5 star ratings and positive reviews really help the podcast too!

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Jan 04, 202354:01
167 - Relapse Prevention with Zipporah Livneh

167 - Relapse Prevention with Zipporah Livneh

In today's episode I talk with Zippi about her own story of recovery, how she helps clients globally with her GPS program, and how to protect our recovery. Zippi Livneh, is a nurse and certified food addiction counselor. She is licensed in the sugar/food addiction assessment tool SUGAR® and is the creator of the GPS Program that teaches people how to live in recovery from sugar and ultra-processed food addiction.  She herself struggled for many years with obesity and sugar addiction and has been living  in recovery and helping others do so for over 25 years. After learning about the science of food addiction and traveling the globe  to train with the world leaders in this field, Zippi left her management career in the pharmaceutical industry and now commits her time to helping people detox and  recover from sugar/food addiction through her GPS Program, lecturing to health care professionals and the public about the addictive nature of ultra-processed foods, teaching and  advancing research for recognition of food addiction. She is the co-founder and co-chair of the first international Food Addiction Professionals Network together with Molly Painschab.
Zippi lives in Israel and works with clients online from around the world. She does one on one counseling, group workshops, retreats and a unique GPS program for couples.
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Dec 28, 202251:08
166 - The Addiction Chronicles: Danny and Catherine Mullaney Part 2

166 - The Addiction Chronicles: Danny and Catherine Mullaney Part 2

In today's episode Danny and Catherine Mullaney are returning for a follow up interview. We will pick up the conversation from where we left off last time. (To hear their part one please go to episode #138) They live one day at a time. When they stay in the stream of life they will fall and get up, fall again and get up, etc. Falling is a part of recovery. 
As explained in their first discussion their life’s motto can be summed up from the AA Big Book, “The spiritual life is not a theory. You have to live it.” Today Danny and Catherine will unpack that a little more by talking about the 12 steps which can be described as Trusting God, cleaning house, and helping others. The joy of living or the sweet life as Siobhan likes to say is found by living honestly in community which requires internal house cleaning and being of service to their fellow man whether they are in recovery or not. As Catherine said in our initial interview, “abstinence from sugar and flour is but a beginning.” So let’s go a little deeper with the Mullaneys today in living life on life’s terms.
The Mullaneys have been married for 34 years, have 3 adult children and 6 grandchildren. Catherine is a poet and a farmer in training, formerly an educator. Dan became an RN in sobriety and is nearing the celebration of 25th year of nursing.

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Dec 21, 202255:19
165 - Fast Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz

165 - Fast Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz

In today’s episode I talk with Dr. Mindy Pelz about her new book, “Fast Like a Girl” available now for pre-order and coming out on December 27th. We talk about the magic of working with our menstrual cycles instead of against them and how effortless it feels when we do. Dr. Mindy is a renowned holistic health expert and one of the leading voices in educating women about their bodies. She is on a mission to start a women's health revolution! Teaching her signature “5-Step Approach,” Dr. Mindy has empowered hundreds of thousands of people around the world to harness their body’s own healing abilities through fasting, diet variation, detoxing chemicals from the body, stress management, and lifestyle changes - as keys to achieving optimum health and slowing down the aging process. Her private coaching group, The Reset Academy, teaches women how to sync a fasting lifestyle with their hormones. Dr. Mindy’s high-profile clients include entertainer LeAnn Rimes, former race car driver Danica Patrick, and actress Kat Graham. She has also worked with popular influencer Jesse Itzler, Olympic athletes, Academy Award-winning actors, Silicon Valley CEOs, and countless patients looking to supercharge their body’s healing powers! There is nothing that Dr. Mindy loves more than empowering people to take back control of their health. Her Youtube channel featuring fasting and alternative health tips have garnered over 28 million lifetime views. She is the author of three bestselling books The Menopause Reset, The Reset Factor, and The Reset Kitchen, and her members-only Facebook group, The Resetter Collaborative, includes over 50,000 active members who regularly participate in Dr. Mindy’s exclusive monthly “Fast Training Week” programs. Dr. Mindy’s podcast, “The Resetter Podcast,” is ranked within Apple’s top 40 category of U.S. science podcasts. Guests of the podcast have included game-changing thought leaders the likes of Marianne Williamson, Dave Asprey, Dr. Will Cole, Rhonda Byrne, Michael Beckwith, Dr. Christiane Northrup, Tony Horton, and Drew Manning. She has been featured on “EXTRA TV,” The Doctors,” DailyMail TV, on Well + Good, Real Simple, Healthline, SheFinds.com, and in Parade, Muscle & Fitness, and Intermittent Fasting magazines, amongst many others. A native of Los Angeles, Dr. Mindy pursued her early passion for wellness at the University of Kansas where she was a member of the tennis team; and earned her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology. She currently lives in San Jose, CA with her family. You can find more about Dr. MIndy, her course, her books, booking her for a speaking event, or signing up for her newsletter list at www.drmindypelz.com.

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Dec 14, 202255:49
164 - Holidays and More with Judy Wolfe

164 - Holidays and More with Judy Wolfe

In today's episode I talk with Judy Wolfe about tips for surviving the holidays and about all the programs SUGARx Global is running if you are looking for extra support.  Judy Wolfe is a Certified Food Addiction Professional, holds a certificate in Holistic Medicine for Addiction (HMA) from Bitten Jonsson, and is SUGAR Certified/Licensed. She has been in Food Addiction Recovery for 32 years and free from grains, sugar, starches, and alcohol for over 17. Judy’s passion and commitment to the field of Food Addiction come both from her professional studies and her personal success in letting go of 130 pounds for several years. Judy has helped hundreds of individuals in the US and abroad understand not only the nature of Food Addiction, but also, and more importantly, the way to recovery from it. Whether underweight or obese, pregnant, or post-weight-loss surgery, these individuals have benefited from Judy’s practical, no-nonsense, and action-oriented approach. Judy is also active in developing literature to raise awareness of Food Addiction for health care professionals and the public and is an active member of the Board of Directors of Food Addiction Institute, chairing their Social Media Committee.
Judy is a co-founder of SUGARx Global (SRx), a 24/7 virtual community helping Sugar/Food Addicts to recover. It is a subscription model based on CARE—Community, Action Steps, Recovery Protection, and Education to help individuals Grow, Recover, and Transform. SRx believes that information does not equal transformation; however, implementation of the information does and that Action = Traction! In addition, Judy and her partners are privileged to be mentored by Bitten Jonsson and teach in her Holistic Medicine for Addiction program.
SUGARx Website:
https://www.sugarxglobal.com/
SUGARx Circle Promotion: Get 2 years for the price of 1: www.sugarxglobal.com/circle-registration
72 - The Addiction Chronicles: Judy Wolfe, Food Addiction Counselor - listen to Judy's full story and how a single cheese curl led to an 80lb weight gain

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Dec 07, 202251:01
163 - Addiction as a Superpower with Ben Azadi

163 - Addiction as a Superpower with Ben Azadi

In today's episode I talk with Ben Azadi about addiction as a superpower.  Ben shares his story of addiction, how to use ketosis for sugar addiction and most importantly, the benefits of incorporating Vitamin G into our daily lives.  In 2008,  went through a personal health transformation of shredding 80 pounds of pure fat. Ever since, Ben Azadi, FDN-P, has been on a mission to help 1 billion people live a healthier lifestyle.
Ben is the author of four best-selling books, Keto Flex, The Perfect Health Booklet, The Intermittent Fasting Cheat Sheet, and The Power of Sleep. Ben has been the go-to source for intermittent fasting and the ketogenic diet.
He is known as 'The Health Detective' because he investigates dysfunction, and he educates, not medicates, to bring the body back to normal function. Ben is the founder of Keto Kamp; a global brand bringing awareness to ancient healing strategies such as the keto diet and fasting.
Ben is the host of a top 15 podcast, The Keto Kamp Podcast which won Keto Podcast of The Year (2022) by The Metabolic Health Summit. Ben has the fast growing Keto Kamp YouTube channel with over 150,000 subscribers, and TikTok channel with over 285,000 subscribers and over 46 million video downloads.
Ben is a keynote speaker who most recently delivered a keynote lecture for Ketocon 2022, and he's been featured in Forbes, LA Weekly, Disrupt Magazine, NY Times Mag, LA Entertainment Weekly and other publications.
Website:
www.benazadi.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/thebenazadi
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benazadi/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thebenazadi
YouTube: www.youtube.com/ketokamp
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/thebenazadi
Podcast: The Keto Kamp Podcast

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Nov 30, 202255:59
162 - The Addiction Chronicles: Celebrating Joann's 1-Year Sugarversary
Nov 23, 202248:28
161 - The Addiction Chronicles: Kirsten Dorrier
Nov 16, 202251:31
160 - Sweet Sobriety with Clarissa Kennedy & Molly Painschab

160 - Sweet Sobriety with Clarissa Kennedy & Molly Painschab

In today's episode I talk with Clarissa Kennedy and Molly Painschab about the clinical study they did on food addiction and what they learned. Clarissa and Molly are both certified mental health and addiction clinicians who have over 20 years combined experience working in this field. For the past 3 years they have both been in private practice working with clients one-on-one towards treatment for Food Addiction while continuing their studies and doing research in the field of treatment on food addiction. In January 2021, they partnered with Dr. Vera Tarman to launch The Food Junkies Podcast which now has over 300,000 downloads. Later that year, they began the first ever clinical research audit on ultra-processed food addiction treatment and recently published their findings in a research paper in Frontiers in Psychiatry called "Low carbohydrate and psychoeducational programs show promise for the treatment of ultra-processed food addiction.”  This paper is now in the top 2% of papers ever published in Frontiers and Top 100 papers published of all time in the online journal.  In November Molly and Clarissa are soft launching Sweet Sobriety an interactive, online, Food Addiction Recovery community. This online platform will include enhanced Food Addiction Treatment modules based on their published research paper, groups, one on one coaching, monthly workshops and more. Sweet Sobriety: https://www.sweetsobriety.ca/
109 - Molly Painschab, Mental Health and Addiction Counselor
110 - Clarissa Kennedy, RSW, FAC, SUGAR® Certified/Licensed, Mental Health/Addictions Certification

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Nov 09, 202256:09
159 - Mastering Peri and Post Menopause with Karen Martel - Part 1

159 - Mastering Peri and Post Menopause with Karen Martel - Part 1

In today's episode I talk with Karen Martel about perimenopause, menopause and how to optimize our hormonal health during this time and why we might experience more sugar cravings.  Karen is a Certified Hormone Specialist & Transformational Nutrition Coach and women’s weight loss expert.
Karen is the host of the top-rated women’s health podcast The Other Side of Weight Loss where she helps women to unlock the mysteries of female fat loss and hormone imbalance.
After struggling with her own health issues, Karen was determined to bring her knowledge to others with a bold new approach to women’s hormone health and weight management. Karen’s passion lies in helping women balance and optimize their hormones in peri and post menopause and breakthrough weight loss resistance.
Website:
https://karenmartel.com/
https://www.facebook.com/karenmartelhormones
https://www.instagram.com/karenmartelhormones/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfWWN_4IhMZJOXjvj8FDKIQ
Podcast: ‎https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-other-side-of-weight-loss/id1438772276

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Nov 02, 202201:02:44
158 - Simply Sugar Free with Sue Brown

158 - Simply Sugar Free with Sue Brown

In today's episode I talk with Sue Brown about her story and book, "Simply Sugar Free: Six Simple Steps to Conquer Sugar Addiction." Sue lost 52 pounds in 52 weeks when she was 52 by going Simply Sugar Free. Which is her code phrase for unraveling her lifelong sugar addiction.
Sue has always known that her weight problem was in her head, not her body. That sugar delivered great "highs" and moments of intense clarity and inspiration - and comfort.
As a child at breakfast, she heaped sugar on Frosted Flakes and washed it all down with Tang. After all, if it was good enough for astronauts it must be good enough for her. At lunch she shunned cold cuts for PB&J on Wonder bread. Dinner was usually mac & cheese or spaghetti.
That's a 100% carb day, recipe for an epic fail.
But that's what she wanted. What she craved. Her hard-working but poor single mother was doing the best she could, unwittingly caught in the trap between a sugar-craving child and a food industry that was (and still is ... ) happy to accommodate those cravings in the name of profit.
Along the way she went from comforting herself with sugar to using it like a drug, unable to stop. It helped her cope with what she would come to know and love as her highly-sensitive personality, a tendency toward introversion and a relentless creative drive.
For 15 years now she has been in remission from sugar addiction, and works tirelessly to help others improve their lives one step at a time, Sue is a Health Coach, and author of "Simply Sugar Free: Six Simple Steps to Conquer Sugar Addiction."
Website: https://www.simplysugarfree.com/

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Oct 26, 202251:53
157 - Connect To Your Inner Diva With Tracy Desjardins

157 - Connect To Your Inner Diva With Tracy Desjardins

In today's episode I talk with Tracy Desjardins about her book, "The Diet-Free Diva" and how she helps women overcome their health struggles and connect to their inner Diva.  Tracy is an International Health Coach, Mind Body Eating Coach, Fitness Professional, and writer who specializes in holistic wellness coaching for women. Through her own prior struggles with overweight, dieting, binge eating, sugar addiction, and emotional eating challenges, Tracy shares a compassionate space with other women working through similar trials. Tracy’s professional work is centered around helping women discover their very own transformative steps to finding sustainable peace with food, body, and self without restrictive dieting ever again.
Tracy is the author of the International Best Selling Book, The Diet-Free Diva, which is on Amazon. In her book, Tracy describes her life story as it relates to her battle with dieting and weight loss and offers an effective, groundbreaking approach for healing from emotional eating challenges. Tracy walks readers through 5 Steps that help women connect to their inner Diva - who they are meant to be when they are not fighting with diets and are living their best version of themselves.
Website:
www.theholisticdivas.com
Email: tracy@theholisticdivas.com
Free download/printable: Workbook for the 5 Steps for Becoming a Diet-Free Diva: https://www.theholisticdivas.com/dietfreediva

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Oct 19, 202246:58
156 - Addiction Recovery with Jayn Steele
Oct 12, 202247:16
155 - Food Freedom with Andrea Caprio

155 - Food Freedom with Andrea Caprio

Oct 05, 202245:25
154 - The Addiction Chronicles: Celebrating Erika's 1-Year Sugarversary
Sep 28, 202251:14
153 - Bitten Jonsson - Is Addiction Actually a Blessing in Disguise?

153 - Bitten Jonsson - Is Addiction Actually a Blessing in Disguise?

In today's episode my friend and podcast fan favorite, Bitten Jonsson is back! Bitten asks the question: Is the illness of addiction the worst thing that can happen or is it a blessing in disguise? 
If you missed earlier episodes with Bitten, you can listen here:
Episode 23 - Bitten tells her story and wisdom:
https://anchor.fm/siobhan99/episodes/23---Sugar-Addiction-Specialist-Bitten-Jonsson-e54bkf
Episode 67 - Bitten talks about her SUGAR diagnostic tool: https://anchor.fm/siobhan99/episodes/67---Bitten-Jonsson-and-SUGAR-ei96no
Episode 102 - Bitten talks about progress over perfection: https://anchor.fm/siobhan99/episodes/102---Progression-Not-Perfection-in-Recovery-with-Bitten-Jonsson--RN-e1171hi/a-a8tod8
Bitten is a Registered Nurse and Addiction and Relapse Prevention Specialist.  Bitten is a forerunner in the sugar addiction field in Sweden and is currently translating her book, "Sugarbomb" into English.  She is on the Board of Directors of the Food Addiction Institute.  She has also developed a Holistic Addiction Medicine and SUGAR protocol and is now training and educating the new generation of Sugar Addiction Counselors.  She is also my personal hero for all the wonderful work she is doing to help others get free!
Bitten's website: https://www.bittensaddiction.com/en/

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Sep 21, 202244:19
152 - Sugar Freedom with Rachel Murray

152 - Sugar Freedom with Rachel Murray

Rachel is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Sugar Addiction Recovery Coach and SUGAR® Certified & Licensed. Her mission is to help women with sugar addiction ditch all the diets and find food freedom for life!

Initially trained as a Registered Nurse, she transitioned to holistic nutrition to better serve her clientele of exceptional women who just so happen to struggle with sugar addiction.

Drawing on her background as a Registered Nurse and incorporating both modern science and time-tested wisdom, Rachel has coached dozens of women on how to break free from the chains of sugar addiction and live a life of purpose and passion.

She is a proud and grateful member of SUGARxGlobal and has been featured on the Fed And Fearless podcast.
Website:
rachelmurrayholisticnutrition.ca
30-Day Sugar Free(dom) Challenge Waitlist (official registration will open up in October)
9-Week Sugar Freedom Forever Program (registration now open)
Free Quiz: Could You Be A Sugar Addict? Quiz

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Sep 14, 202251:47
151 - Esther Helga Gudmundsdottir, Director of the INFACT School

151 - Esther Helga Gudmundsdottir, Director of the INFACT School

In today's season 5 premiere, I talk with Esther Helga Gudmundsdottir.  She tells us about her own journey with food addiction, how she helped herself and then how she opened one of the first food addiction treatment programs in the world.  And after doing those things, also founded INFACT, to help professionals get the training needed to help their food addict patients.  Esther has almost 20 years of abstinence under her belt and is changing the world so that everyone can find and get treatment.  
Esther Helga Gudmundsdottir is a pioneer in the field of food addiction treatment. Once an opera singer and opera teacher, Esther was battling food addiction for most of her adult life until she discovered a twelve step program that changed her life.
Once in recovery, she opened one of the first food addiction treatment programs in the world. The MFM program in Iceland has treated many people, some of them had tried multiple diets and even surgery in an attempt to live a healthier life. Esther’s program gives them hope and the tools to achieve long term recovery. Based on the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous their success rate long term is much higher than any other medical intervention.
After establishing the treatment center, Esther realized that not only the patients needed help with food addiction but also the professionals. She then founded INFACT, an international training program for any type of professional willing to learn about food addiction and how to help those suffering with it. The six months online course is open to everyone and it gives you an excellent evidence based knowledge on Food Addiction diagnosis and treatment. The list of lecturers is very impressive, from Nicole Avena to Robert Lustig (author of Metabolical) to experienced counsellors on the field of food addiction like Phil Werdell. At the end of the course, attendees receive a Food Addiction Professional Certificate from the European Certification Board.
On top of this impressive curriculum, Esther is the Executive Director and Chair of the Food Addiction Institute, an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to support the healing of all food addicts, founded in 2005.
INFACT:
https://infact.is/
Food Addiction Institute: https://www.foodaddictioninstitute.org/

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Sep 07, 202254:45
150 - Season 4 Finale: SUGARx Global Founders: Judy Wolfe, Dave Wolfe and Anna Fruehling

150 - Season 4 Finale: SUGARx Global Founders: Judy Wolfe, Dave Wolfe and Anna Fruehling

Jun 29, 202251:20
149 - The Addiction Chronicles: Celebrating Leslie Colburn's "1-Year Sugarversary"

149 - The Addiction Chronicles: Celebrating Leslie Colburn's "1-Year Sugarversary"

In today's episode I talk with Leslie Colburn who celebrated her 1-Year Sugarversary on May 27th! Leslie reflects on the past year through her journal entries and shares with us the 10 things that really helped her, coming to terms with and accepting that she has an addiction and she takes us through a day where she compares what it looks like off sugar and flour versus how different it would have looked a year ago.  Having struggled with sugar addiction and the restrict-binge cycle for over 35 years, Leslie has finally found what works for her and has been sugar and binge-free for 389 days. The UnSweetened Sio podcast and the monthly recaps have given her the support and tools she has needed to find hope and recovery.  She hopes to encourage others who struggle with sugar addiction by sharing her story. Leslie is a mom, a wife, and an author.  Her newest children’s books Our Goodnight Prayer and YOU: A Reason to Celebrate teach children that they are a masterpiece and encourages them to let their light shine.  Giving up sugar has allowed Leslie to celebrate who she is and has given her a new hope.
Website: www.lesliecolburn.com
Other episodes with Leslie:
Episode 113: The Addiction Chronicles: Leslie Colburn "4.5 Months" 
Episode 131: The Addiction Chronicles: Leslie Colburn "8 Months"

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Jun 22, 202252:14
148 - The Addiction Chronicles: José Chavez

148 - The Addiction Chronicles: José Chavez

Jun 15, 202253:03
147 - The Addiction Chronicles: Susan Miller's 2 Year Sugarversary!

147 - The Addiction Chronicles: Susan Miller's 2 Year Sugarversary!

In today's episode I talk with Susan Miller and we celebrate her 2 year sugarversary!  She talks about her continued recovery and how these days she is trying to keep it simple. Susan Miller is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner who decided to give up sugar, flour, and alcohol in March of 2020. After a couple of months of slips and starts she came clean on June 1st and has not looked back despite the pandemic and a personal bout with COVID 19. Still an advocate of 12-step recovery, most recently Susan has been working toward a lifestyle of simplicity including her food plan. The absence of sugar has cleared mental fog and the emotional roller coaster of the past. This has brought back enjoyment of hobbies that have been missing for a long time including stitching samplers and reading classic literature. Having an official diagnosis of OCD and battling skin conditions in spite of giving up sugar has led her back to her roots as an NTP, discovering her own bio-individuality in regard to food. Susan remains confident that sugar and ultra-processed foods are not a part of a proper human diet and she takes every opportunity to share this message.

45 - The Addiction Chronicles: Susan Miller "Before"
49 - The Addiction Chronicles: Susan Miller "First 2 weeks"
53 - The Addiction Chronicles: Susan Miller "6 Weeks"
57 - The Addiction Chronicles: Susan Miller "2 + Months"
61 - The Addiction Chronicles: Susan Miller "3 Months"
74 - The Addiction Chronicles: Susan Miller "8 Months"
93 - The Addiction Chronicles: Susan Miller "Year One Reflections"
103 - The Addiction Chronicles: Susan Miller's "1-Year Sugarversary"
114 - Navigating the Holiday Season With Susan Miller


Jun 08, 202254:22
146 - My Battle With Sugar Addiction - Part 2

146 - My Battle With Sugar Addiction - Part 2

In today's episode I continue to talk about my story of sugar addiction, my recovery journey and how the Emotion Code is one of the tools that has really helped me with my recovery.
For more on The Emotion Code:
https://discoverhealing.com/
To book an Emotion Code/Body Code session with me: https://www.unsweetenedsio.com/book-online

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Jun 01, 202252:38
145 - The Addiction Chronicles: Tiffany Cornell

145 - The Addiction Chronicles: Tiffany Cornell

In today's episode I talk with Tiffany Cornell about her recovery journey.  Tiffany is 32 years old and was born with the disease of addiction. At age 6 she was already quite overweight, suffered from severe depression and as a result got sent on her first diet retreat with her mother. Ever since then not a day has gone by that she wasn’t on a diet or obsessed with the goal to lose weight and be a different person. She tried every diet out there but never managed to achieve much. After her first weight-loss surgery, which wasn’t very successful, she stumbled across the low-carb high-fat diet, which was very popular in Sweden where she was living in her early 20s, and heard about Bitten Jonsson and sugar addiction. She immediately identified with everything Bitten said and finally started making some progress. She battled for 8 years to get more than 30 days of abstinence from her trigger foods, always slipping and sliding. A constant back and forth of withdrawal and peace and weight-loss and weight gain. Even after her second weight-loss surgery, which she agreed to even though she knew it wasn’t the fix for her real issue, she struggled a lot. In 2021 she decided enough was enough. She knew she needed help from someone that actually knew about addiction and searched for help. The universe aligned and at around 30 days of abstinence, her usual breaking point, she found SUGARx Global. She joined the 5-day challenge, invested in their 9-week program and hasn't looked back. Her life has been completely transformed. She is now 13 months off her drug foods and can barely recognize herself inside and out.  She is finally doing what she's passionate about and living a life without depression. Right now, she is studying to become a food addiction specialist and primal health coach and is even running groups for SUGARx Global on the weekends.

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May 25, 202249:57
144 - REZOOM with Susan Peirce Thompson, Ph.D.

144 - REZOOM with Susan Peirce Thompson, Ph.D.

In today's episode I welcome back Susan Peirce Thompson to talk about her latest book, REZOOM: The Powerful Reframe to End the Crash-and-Burn Cycle of Food Addiction. Susan Peirce Thompson, Ph.D. is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the University of Rochester and an expert in the psychology of eating. She is President of the Institute for Sustainable Weight Loss and the founder of the worldwide Bright Line Eating movement. Her first two books, including “Bright Line Eating: The Science of Living Happy, Thin, and Free,” became New York Times bestsellers and instant Hay House favorites. Her work weaves the neuroscience of food addiction with powerful insights from Positive Psychology, IFS, and 12-Step Recovery to outline a roadmap for achieving true integrity and self-authorship around food. The Bright Line Eating mission is to help one million people around the globe discover lasting food freedom and have their “Bright Transformations” by 2025.
Website: https://susanpeircethompson.com/

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May 18, 202251:16
143 - How Intermittent Fasting Differs For Women With Matty Lansdown