If you keep meaning to change your food or drink habits but fail, you might be stuck in an ‘addiction’ trap. My guest in this podcast is clinical psychologist Dr Jen Unwin, an expert in food addiction, campaigning to get it recognised in the same way that alcohol addiction is.
You’ll learn the six tell-tale signs that you’re getting hooked. The ever-increasing prevalence of addiction to junk food, sugar and carbs, as well as alcohol and coffee, keeps many people trapped in a cycle of fatigue, weight gain, poor sleep and, ultimately metabolic diseases from diabetes to dementia.
If you’d like to break free from all food and drink cravings or understand how addiction is a major drag factor in health transformation, and how to deal with it, listen in.
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See Dr Jen Unwin's book The Fork in the Road: A Hopeful Guide to Food Freedom
Visit my weight-loss topic and addiction topic on my website.
For more on addiction see my book - How to Quit Without Feeling S**t.
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Will AI Transform Healthcare?
Artificial intelligence is going to have a bigger impact than the ‘digital revolution’ that gave us computers and smartphones. As conventional healthcare crumbles, and disease, especially mental and neurological disorders, accelerate as a direct consequence of big pharma and big food influence, will AI have the ability to change the paradigm for better or worse?
Former GP Dr David Jehring, digital expert and founder of Blackpear, whose software is used extensively within the NHS, is a pioneer in the use of AI for personalised health transformation. How can AI help us and what does the near and far future look like in an AI-centric world? Things are going to change very fast. Now is the time to think forward.
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Women's Brains Matter - Why do so many women experience cognitive, psychological & physical problems with menopause?
My guest today is Dr Louise Newson. She is a physician, women’s hormone specialist and member of the UK Government’s Menopause Taskforce. She is also an award-winning doctor, educator, and author, committed to increasing awareness and knowledge of perimenopause and menopause.
Described as the ‘medic who kickstarted the menopause revolution’, she has empowered a generation of women to have a greater understanding, choice and control over their treatment, bodies and mind.
I’ll be talking about her latest book - ‘The Definitive Guide to the Perimenopause and Menopause’.
You can take part in Alzheimer's Prevention Day on Tuesday 20 May. Find out more about what you can do to help prevent cognitive decline, dementia and Alzheimer's, and share it with friends and family.
Visit my website for more on brain health - www.patrickholford.com and read my books ‘Alzheimer’s: Prevention is the Cure’ and How to Balance Your Hormones.
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The Ageless Brain - How do you ensure you never get cognitive decline, Alzheimer's and dementia?
My guest today, is neurologist Dr Dale Bredesen, an expert in the mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases and author of the book ‘The End of Alzheimer’s’, which created quite a stir when it came out.
Now, his latest book ‘The Ageless Brain’, takes the conversation further. I’ve read his book and he’s read my latest, ‘Alzheimer’s: Prevention is the Cure’, so we have a rich conversation comparing approaches and new frontiers.
He is director of the Precision Brain Health Programme at the Pacific Neuroscience Institute in Los Angeles.
You can take part in Alzheimer's Prevention Day on Tuesday 20 May. Find out more about what you can do to help prevent cognitive decline, dementia and Alzheimer's, and share it with friends and family.
Find out more about brain health on my website - www.patrickholford.com
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Can the Symptoms of Autism Be Reversed?
What is autism? Is it truly on the rise, along with the broader concept of ‘neurodivergence’? With one in six children now identified as having special educational needs, could this increase be due to over-diagnosis, genetic factors, or something more?
In this episode, I’m joined by three pioneers in the field—experts with extensive experience working with thousands of children diagnosed with autism. Together, we uncover the true scale of the issue and explore why our children's mental and physical health is under attack.
Joining me are:
Dr. Lorene Amet – Director of The Lauriston Centre in the UK, holding a DPhil in Molecular Biology from the University of Oxford and a Master’s in Autism Education. She has conducted postdoctoral research at Princeton and Edinburgh universities.
Beth Lambert – Founder of Documenting Hope, a non-profit dedicated to children's health. She’s a teacher and the author of A Compromised Generation: The Epidemic of Chronic Illness in America’s Children, as well as co-author of Brain Under Attack.
Dr. Heather Tallman Ruhm – A board-certified physician with a Master’s degree in Public Health Policy. She has over a decade of experience as a college professor and serves as a medical advisor for Documenting Hope.
Together, we dive deep into what’s beneath the surface - examining why our children's well-being is increasingly under threat.
Further Information
Read more in my book Upgrade Your Brain and on my website www.patrickholford.com
About Patrick Holford: Simple Wisdom for a Healthy Life
”With a lot of fake news and confusion about the best advice for nutrition and optimum health, my series of podcasts focus on scientific research and latest developments - in discussion with leading health experts - giving you ’real’ information.” Patrick Holford is a Nutrition Expert and Founder of the Institute for Optimum Nutrition
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