Understand food-addiction patterns, hunger and emotional triggers through 11 recorded lectures. Explore the medical, nutritional and behavioral perspectives behind practical approaches to recovery.
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Struggling with food cravings and don’t know what to do?
Turning to food for comfort, stress, or boredom?
Setting goals but falling into old habits that make you feel like you failed…again?
Feeling out of control around food?
Physicians, health coaches, and clinicians looking to deepen their understanding of food addiction and support their patients
Anyone struggling with food cravings, emotional eating, or binge eating
Those curious about the science of food addiction
Individuals looking for real, science-backed solutions to improve their relationship with food
People frustrated by traditional diets that don’t address the root cause or provide the tools to maintain long-term success
The science behind cravings and why they feel so powerful
The psychology of overeating and emotional food triggers
Practical strategies to regain control of your eating habits
How to outsmart your brain’s response to food
Building a balanced, healthy relationship with food without relying on willpower alone
The brain’s role in food addiction
The controversial clinical diagnosis of food addiction and review recent medical literature on the topic
How to identify and manage emotional and habitual eating triggers
How to develop tools to outsmart cravings and regain control
How to create and implement a sustainable, guilt-free approach to eating
This talk by Dr. Tro Kalayjian explores food addiction and defines its complexities using personal stories and reflections. Dr. Tro will address the diagnostic controversy over whether food addiction actually exists and the difference between at-risk use, harmful use, and true addiction, and will explain why food addiction is uniquely challenging. The concept of the “Obesity Trap” is introduced, emphasizing external factors influencing addiction and weight struggles.
Dr. Jen Unwin discusses the food addiction consensus statement, recent study findings, and their application in clinical settings. The talk explores effective treatment approaches and emphasizes the crucial role of community support in helping individuals.
Dr. Laura Buchanan explores the distinctions between food addiction, binge eating, and emotional eating, detailing diagnostic criteria and assessment tools. She discusses the food addiction consensus statement, effective drug and intervention options, and highlights recent research findings shaping treatment approaches.
Dr. Tro examines the neurobiology of hunger, distinguishing between stress-induced, emotional, sleep-deprived, and physiological hungers. He explores the uncontrolled drive to eat and “normal” hunger cues. The talk provides strategies for managing hunger through dietary approaches, including using low carb harm reduction strategies and replacing rather than restricting problematic foods.
Dr. Tro explores ELMO—emotions, logic, mentality, and outlook—and how they shape our relationship with food. He discusses the manipulative influence these exert over our eating behaviors and how to break free from unhealthy food patterns with real-time reevaluation.
Health coach Tia Reid shares her journey through food addiction and the impact it has had on her life and health. From being in the throes of dependance to the relief of finally receiving a diagnosis, Tia will discuss her road to recovery, why abstinence, rather than harm reduction, was key to her healing and offer insights for others struggling with their difficult relationship with food.
Dr. Tro discusses the pitfalls of delayed recovery and introduces “Moment Zero”—a strategy focused on enjoying food without guilt, practicing self-forgiveness, and swiftly moving forward. He emphasizes the importance of immediate recovery and seeking support to break free from addiction and build lasting, healthy habits.
Food addiction isn’t limited to obesity—it can manifest as type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease, or cycles between anorexia and other eating disorders. Dr. Robert Cywes, MD, PhD, explores the diverse ways food addiction impacts health, highlighting its complexity and the need for broader awareness beyond just weight concerns.
Amy Eiges shares personal stories to define the “Obesity Trap,” focusing on how external struggles lead to the internal battles that keep us stuck. She explores self-loathing, learned helplessness, negative self-talk, decision fatigue, and the pitfalls of relying on willpower—highlighting how shame and guilt fuel the cycle and how awareness can lead to change.
Dr. Tro’s talk breaks down the cognitive, emotional, and physical aspects of food addiction, identifying 40 essential insights for lifelong recovery. It explores the “voices of distress,” providing a clear picture of how food addiction manifests —helping individuals recognize, understand, and take actionable steps toward lasting change.
Amy Eiges explores the path to managing food addiction and transforming your relationship with food. She covers key strategies like recognizing patterns, managing triggers, and using harm reduction or abstention. With resilience and radical honesty, it is possible to use your own intuition to find freedom from years of food battles.
Five-part video series
Hear candid conversations from members of the Toward Health team about recognizing food-addiction patterns, reaching a turning point and finding practical approaches to recovery.
Part 1
When did you first realize you had a difficult relationship with food?
Toward Health team conversation
Part 2
What was your turning point?
Toward Health team conversation
Part 3
Harm reduction strategies or abstinence?
Toward Health team conversation
Part 4
What strategies do you use?
Toward Health team conversation
Part 5
How has food addiction shaped your role in healthcare?
Toward Health team conversation
Dr. Tro Kalayjian, a board-certified expert in medical weight loss and metabolic health, deeply understands the challenges of obesity, diabetes, and food addiction—he faced a 150-pound weight loss journey himself. What sets Dr. Tro and his team apart is their firsthand experience with transformative weight loss through lifestyle change. In their clinic, they empower individuals like you daily to achieve lasting metabolic health and weight loss, often leading to the reduction or elimination of long-term medication dependencies.
Dr. Jen Unwin (BSc, MSc, DPsy, C Psychol, FBPsS) is a Consultant Clinical Health Psychologist who has spent her professional life interested in the role of hope in chronic disease and how it can be used to bring about behavior change. Her insights teamed up perfectly with Dr David Unwin’s interests in bringing about drug-free type 2 diabetes remission. For over 13 years they have been running group sessions in primary care to achieve just that, so far for more than 150 patients. Both doctors were featured in a BBC TV documentary ‘The truth about carbs’ that was seen by 3.7 million viewers. Jen has written a book ‘A Fork In The Road’ and is part of a team
that published the first ever treatment study in the field and co-ordinated an international expert consensus on food addiction.
Dr. Laura Buchanan is a double board-certified physician in family and obesity medicine with a passion for using lifestyle modification as the first-line standard of care. She is a certified metabolic health practitioner (MHP), and a Board and founding member of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners. She is also a certified Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP). The mission that drives her is to help people age successfully. That passion was initially derived from a love of sports but has since evolved and expanded to include a passion for healthy living generally, including the importance of nutrition, exercise, mental wellness, and an optimal use of the medical system. She sees her role as a doctor being two-fold: promoting prevention and practicing medicine.
Amy Eiges is a Certified Health Coach and reformed chronic dieter who is passionate about helping others recover from the diet-binge-gain-shame cycle she struggled with for years. Since discovering a ketogenic and low-carb lifestyle, she has lost over 200 pounds and has both reversed pre-diabetes and resolved lifelong depression. “When I was just starting out, facing 200 pounds to lose seemed insurmountable, and the idea I would ever be where I am now was unfathomable. Know this: I am not extraordinary. I just finally got the right advice, put one foot in front of the other and didn’t look back. I know now that it can be done, but after battling this war for 40 years I had lost hope that it was really, truly possible. I am living proof that it is.”
Dr. Robert Cywes, MD, PhD is a bariatric surgeon with 18 years of experience who specializes in weight management for adults and adolescents in West Palm Beach. With extensive training in pediatric surgery and metabolic research, he established a Center of Excellence, combining surgery and cognitive behavioral therapy to treat obesity and carbohydrate addiction.
Tia Reid, CDM, CFPP, MHP, overcame T2D, metabolic syndrome, and other health issues by treating carbohydrates as an addiction. She lost 100 pounds, eliminated over 20 medications, and now advocates for the Low Carb High Fat (LCHF) lifestyle. With over 35 years in service-based roles, Tia shares her journey and expertise on numerous podcasts, inspiring others to embrace LCHF nutrition.
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