Sugar And Health: How To Curb Your Cravings And Nourish Your Body
Finding Genius Podcast
Richard Jacobs
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 18 December 2024
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Sugar seems to be in everything we eat. While experts have warned against its health side effects, people continue to consume it in staggering quantities. Why is sugar so addictive? How can we break free from our cravings and take care of our bodies instead?
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Nicole Avena to discuss her newest book, Sugarless: A 7-Step Plan to Uncover Hidden Sugars, Curb Your Cravings, and Conquer Your Addiction. In this step-by-step guide, Dr. Avena teaches readers how to completely change their mindset around what they eat – using food for what it is intended to be: fuel for the body…
Dr. Avena is a research neuroscientist and expert in the fields of nutrition, diet, and addiction. She is the Associate Professor of Neuroscience at Mount Sinai Health System and a Visiting Professor of Health Psychology at Princeton University.
Tune in now to discover:
- What makes sugar so addictive.
- How reducing sugar intake can benefit your health.
- The connection between the gut and brain, and how diet dictates your health.
- The benefits of cutting back on added sugars.
- Evolutionary reasons why the body craves sugar.
You can pick up your own copy of Sugarless here, and follow along with Dr. Avena's research here!
Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/30PvU9
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Forget frequently asked questions. |
| 0:02.3 | Common sense. |
| 0:03.2 | Common knowledge. |
| 0:04.1 | Or Google. |
| 0:04.8 | How about advice from a real genius? |
| 0:06.9 | 95% of people in any profession are good enough to be qualified in license. |
| 0:11.3 | 5% go above and beyond. |
| 0:13.1 | They become very good at what they do. |
| 0:14.9 | But only 0.1% are real geniuses. |
| 0:18.2 | Richard Jacobs has made it his life's mission to find them for you. |
| 0:22.2 | He hunts down and interviews geniuses in every field. |
| 0:25.1 | Sleep science, cancer, stem cells, ketogenic diets, and more. |
| 0:28.7 | Here come the geniuses. |
| 0:30.3 | This is the Finding Genius podcast. |
| 0:33.0 | The Richard Jacobs. |
| 0:37.8 | Hello, this is Richard Jacobs with the Finding Genius podcast, not part of the Finding |
| 0:42.2 | Genius Foundation. |
| 0:43.4 | My guest is Nicole Avina. |
| 0:45.2 | He's the author of a book called Sugar. |
| 0:46.9 | Les. |
| 0:47.2 | Just got a copy on the panel. |
| 0:48.6 | So thanks Nicole. |
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