Overcoming Food Cravings and Binge Eating with Dr. Glenn Livingston
Rejuvenaging with Dr. Ron Kaiser
Dr. Ron Kaiser
5.0 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 4 February 2025
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of REJUVENAGING with Dr. Ron Kaiser, Dr. Ron welcomes psychologist and author Dr. Glenn Livingston, who shares his personal journey of overcoming food obsession and binge eating. Dr. Glenn discusses how his experience working with the food industry and his struggle with weight led him to develop a unique method for defeating cravings. He explains the impact of the food industry’s marketing tactics, the role of the brain’s survival mechanisms in overeating, and how simple, structured food rules can help individuals regain control over their eating habits.
Dr. Glenn provides insights into how behavioral psychology can help people break free from unhealthy eating patterns and create sustainable, long-term changes. He shares his practical approach to identifying and challenging destructive thoughts around food, as well as tips for gradually implementing healthier habits. Additionally, he discusses how parents can set positive examples for their children and the importance of avoiding extreme dieting cycles.
In the conversation between Dr. Glenn and Dr. Ron, listeners will gain actionable strategies for overcoming cravings, developing a healthier relationship with food, and maintaining long-term success. Dr. Glenn offers free resources to listeners, including his book and coaching sessions, at defeatyourcravings.com. Whether struggling with binge eating or simply looking for ways to improve dietary habits, this episode provides valuable guidance on achieving food freedom and better health.
More information on Dr. Glenn:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550719047966
https://www.instagram.com/defeatyourcravings/
https://www.defeatyourcravings.com/BlogMePlease/never-miss-an-episode-2/
https://www.defeatyourcravings.com/
https://www.defeatyourcravings.com/BlogMePlease/download-the-free-reader-bonuses/
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| 0:00.0 | The most important thing I think you should know is that I'm not just a doctor who works with |
| 0:05.0 | people that overeat, but I'm a formerly food-obsessed person myself. And I was almost 300 pounds, |
| 0:14.5 | and the doctors were telling me I was going to die by the time I was 40, and my triglycerides |
| 0:19.8 | were over a thousand. |
| 0:26.1 | And more importantly, I just couldn't stop thinking about fluid. |
| 0:31.9 | Welcome to rejuvenaging with Dr. Ron Kaiser. This is the podcast designed to help you lead your life enthusiastically today, tomorrow, and every other day. I am your |
| 0:41.1 | host, Ron Kaiser, Positive Health Psychologist and Coach, also keynote and TEDx speaker and author of the |
| 0:48.7 | triple award-winning book, Rejuvenaging, The Art and Science of Growing Older with growing older with enthusiasm. As listeners of the |
| 0:56.5 | podcast know, my goal is always to bring you guests who lead their own lives with enthusiasm |
| 1:01.9 | and have different perspectives on how we can become better versions of ourselves. Guests tend to |
| 1:10.4 | always be informative, always knowledgeable, |
| 1:13.6 | sometimes entertaining, but always worth the listen. |
| 1:18.6 | So I'm looking forward to our conversation today |
| 1:22.6 | because we have a special guest who |
| 1:26.6 | on a topic that should be of interest to all of us. |
| 1:31.3 | Dr. Glenn Livingston is a veteran psychologist and was longtime CEO of a multimillion-dollar consulting firm |
| 1:41.6 | which service several Fortune 500 clients in the food industry. |
| 1:48.5 | Now, over time, Glenn became disillusioned by what traditional psychology had to offer |
| 1:57.0 | to overweight and food-obsessed individuals. |
| 2:02.3 | I suspect we may have a few in our audience, |
| 2:05.0 | although I've been listening long enough. |
| 2:07.6 | Hopefully that's not a major problem, |
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