The Kick Sugar Coach Podcast

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• Dr. Jen Unwin: Why Ultra-Processed Food Addiction Needs Medical Recognition 19.05.2026 41мин

  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 addiction, why ultra-processed foods may hijack the brain’s reward system, and why official rec...
• Shun Foreman: The Dark History Behind Sugar No One Talks About 28.04.2026 38мин

  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 understanding sugar’s impact on the body—diabetes, metabolic disease, and chronic illness—and led her to ...
• Brian Baumal: Why Giving Up Sugar Is NOT Disordered Eating 09.04.2026 1ч

  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 deep clinical expertise, Brian breaks down why the popular "all foods fit" model simply doesn't w...
• Amanda Leith: Why Quitting Sugar Alone Won't Fix the Addiction 27.03.2026 52мин

  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 the missing piece is that keeps so many people stuck in the cycle of quitting and starting over....
• Daniel Trevor: How Carbs, Sugar, and Oils Make Us Fat, Sick, and Addicted 28.02.2026 53мин

  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 chronic disease. After suffering a heart attack despite believing he was healthy, Daniel dove deep...
• Danielle Hamilton: Your Light Environment Might Be Sabotaging Your Blood Sugar 11.02.2026 1ч 13мин

  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 artificial light is disrupting your metabolism, insulin sensitivity, and hormonal balance—without you even realizing it. Danielle...
• Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Are You a Food Addict? The 3 Signs You Should Be Looking For 31.01.2026 58мин

  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 clinical signs of food addiction—and why willpower, discipline, and “trying harder” often make thing...
• Dr. Susan Peirce Thompson: The Surprising Psychology of Keeping Weight Off Forever 24.01.2026 50мин

  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-term weight loss. But lasting success comes from learning how to maintain your results without liv...
• Eric Edmeades: Your Sugar Cravings Aren’t Weakness—They’re Ancient Survival Programming 17.01.2026 54мин

  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 emotional eating.” They’re often ancient survival wiring—a deeply human instinct designed to keep u...
• Ann Weiser Cornell: The Real Reason You Keep Going Back to Sugar 07.01.2026 58мин

  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’ve been taught to believe. This episode unpacks how trauma, emotional shutdown, and inner conflic...
• Connie Bennett: Why We Really Relapse and How to Rise From It 12.12.2025 51мин

  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 carb addict turned journalist, bestselling author, and coach who has spent years digging into the re...
• Dr. Catharine Arnston: Algae’s Mind-Blowing Benefits 07.12.2025 57мин

  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 superfoods for sugar-sensitive people. Catharine shares how her sister’s cancer diagnosis sent her deep ...
• Dallin Hardy: How Broad-Spectrum Nutrients Power Mitochondria and Stabilize Mood 29.11.2025 1ч 11мин

  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 brain and our mitochondria depend on micronutrients to function well, and what happens when those...
• Martha Carlin: The Proven Benefits of Probiotics 22.11.2025 40мин

  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 bacteria produce key hormones, vitamins, and neurotransmitters, and how damage to the microbiome imp...
• Mollee Rucker: From Chasing Skinny to Optimizing Health 05.07.2025 47мин

  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, introducing her to traditional foods and the beginning of her exploration into how genetics, neurochemistry, and physiolog...
• Dr. Stephen Hussey: Challenging Conventional Wisdom on Heart Disease 23.06.2025 58мин

  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 about heart disease—and how the human body actually works. In this mind-bending conversation, Dr. Hus...
• Jan Ellison Baszucki: The Role of Diet in Mental Health Treatment 21.06.2025 43мин

  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. Then they tried something radical: a ketogenic diet. Within four months, Matt was in remission from bipolar disorder. Jan, wh...
• Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Why Your 'Normal' Blood Sugar Might Be a Metabolic Time Bomb 06.06.2025 1ч 6мин

  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 metabolic dysfunction despite being a practicing physician with all the "right" knowledge. When his blood sugar rea...
• Bitten Jonsson: The Reality of Sugar Addiction Recovery 03.06.2025 1ч 10мин

  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 strongest psychoactive substance on earth." In this candid conversation, Bitten shares her own relapse story during me...
• Dr. Annette Bosworth: How to Lower Your Insulin and Reverse Metabolic Disease 26.05.2025 1ч 2мин

  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 weight loss stalls. Using powerful visual analogies, she explains what's actually happening inside your cells ...