The Kick Sugar Coach Podcast
Welcome to the Kick Sugar Coach Podcast! Everyone knows alcohol, drugs, and cigarettes can be addictive, but sugar? Oh yes, sugar! It flies under the radar, but it should not. Sugar is not only addictive it is also linked to modern chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, depression, cancer, high blood pressure, heart disease and more. Reducing or eliminating our consumption of refined carbohydrates is not easy. Our podcast is here to arm you with the information and inspiration you need to unhook from sugar’s seductive grip and fall in love with (and leverage the healing power of) whole fo...
Dr. Robert Lufkin: Your Food Addiction May Be a Trauma Response
What if your struggle with food isn't just about food?
You can change your diet, break old habits, and work hard to improve your health but what happens when the deeper patterns driving those habits remain unchanged?
In this thought-provoking conversation, Florence Christophers sits down with Dr. Robert Lufkin, physician, medical school professor at UCLA and USC, and New York Times bestselling author of Lies I Taught in Medical School, to explore the often-overlooked connection between trauma, addiction, the nervous system, and metabolic health.
Dr. Lufkin shares his perspective...
Julia Ross: What’s Really Driving Your Desire for Sugar?
What’s really driving your desire for sugar and why can it be so difficult to break free from cravings?
In this episode of the Kick Sugar Coach Podcast, we’re joined by Julia Ross, a pioneer in the field of eating disorders and addiction and author of The Craving Cure, The Mood Cure, and The Diet Cure, to explore what may be driving our desire for sugar.
Julia shares her perspective on the connection between brain chemistry, nutrition, and food cravings, explaining why the struggle with sugar may be more comp...
Dr. Claire Wilcox: Why You Can’t Stop Eating Certain Foods
Why do some foods feel almost impossible to resist?
Why can you decide to stop eating sugar or certain processed foods, only to find yourself craving them again later?
In this episode of the Kick Sugar Coach Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Claire Wilcox, MD, a board-certified psychiatrist and addiction specialist, to explore the science behind food addiction, cravings, and overeating.
Dr. Wilcox explains what happens in the brain when we repeatedly consume highly rewarding foods and why certain foods can become powerful triggers for wanting, seeking, and...
Dr. Jen Unwin: Why Ultra-Processed Food Addiction Needs Medical Recognition
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 recognition could change the future of treatment, research, and recovery.
Dr. Jen Unwin shares her personal journey with sugar addiction, her...
Shun Foreman: The Dark History Behind Sugar No One Talks About
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 a much bigger realization: the story of sugar has been largely left out of what we...
Brian Baumal: Why Giving Up Sugar Is NOT Disordered Eating
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 work for everyone—and why choosing an abstinence model might be the most self-loving decision you can make.
...Amanda Leith: Why Quitting Sugar Alone Won't Fix the Addiction
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.
In this episode you'll discover:
Why removing sugar isn't enough to recover from suga...Daniel Trevor: How Carbs, Sugar, and Oils Make Us Fat, Sick, and Addicted
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 into peer-reviewed research and uncovered what he believes is the true root cause of modern illness: hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance.
Danielle Hamilton: Your Light Environment Might Be Sabotaging Your Blood Sugar
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 breaks down:
• How morning sunlight improves insulin sensitivity and metabolic flexibility
• Why blue light at night raises cortisol and blood...
Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Are You a Food Addict? The 3 Signs You Should Be Looking For
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 things worse, not better.
You’ll learn how compulsion...
Dr. Susan Peirce Thompson: The Surprising Psychology of Keeping Weight Off Forever
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 living in constant food obsession, diet mentality, or the exhausting cycle of starting over.
In this episode, we explo...
Eric Edmeades: Your Sugar Cravings Aren’t Weakness—They’re Ancient Survival Programming
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 us alive when sweet foods were rare and seasonal.
But today, sugar isn’t sea...
Ann Weiser Cornell: The Real Reason You Keep Going Back to Sugar
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 conflict drive compulsive eating, why control and restriction often make cravings worse, and how learning to relate dif...
Connie Bennett: Why We Really Relapse and How to Rise From It
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 real reasons we relapse… and the surprisingly simple...
Dr. Catharine Arnston: Algae’s Mind-Blowing Benefits
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 into the research, eventually leading her to become of the world’s auth...
Dallin Hardy: How Broad-Spectrum Nutrients Power Mitochondria and Stabilize Mood
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 nutrients get depleted. (And best of all, how 60 peer-reviewed studies show we CAN re...
Martha Carlin: The Proven Benefits of Probiotics
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 impacts our metabolism.
We talk about the biggest disruptors of gut health — sugar, antibiotics, stress, and chemicals — and how they t...
Mollee Rucker: From Chasing Skinny to Optimizing Health
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 physiology influence our well-being. Unlike many health approaches that focus on treating symptoms, Molly advocates for making the body "inhospitable to disease" by understanding our...
Dr. Stephen Hussey: Challenging Conventional Wisdom on Heart Disease
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. Hussey shares discoveries that flip conventional cardiology on its head. Like why your heart doesn't actually pump bl...
Jan Ellison Baszucki: The Role of Diet in Mental Health Treatment
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, who runs the Baszucki Group and founded Metabolic Mind, has spent the last few years diving deep into...
Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Why Your 'Normal' Blood Sugar Might Be a Metabolic Time Bomb
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 reached pre-diabetic levels despite regular exercise and following conventional dietary guidance, he knew something fundamental was missing from mainstream medicine's approach.
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Bitten Jonsson: The Reality of Sugar Addiction Recovery
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 menopause, reveals why traditional recovery methods often fail, and explains why she believes ketogenic eating is crucial for lasting freedom. She do...
Dr. Annette Bosworth: How to Lower Your Insulin and Reverse Metabolic Disease
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 when insulin resistance develops, why your mitochondria are dying, and how your beta cells hold the key to your metabolic future.
Dr. Sarah Myhill: The 5-Step Protocol to Fix Your Energy Crisis When Medicine Fails
What if the fatigue that's been dragging you down for months (or years) isn't just "stress" or "getting older" - but actually a fixable energy delivery problem that most doctors completely miss?
Meet Dr. Sarah Myhill, a traditionally-trained medical doctor who broke away from conventional medicine when she realized it only treats symptoms, not root causes. After decades of research and treating thousands of chronic fatigue patients, she's developed a revolutionary 5-step protocol that addresses the real reasons your energy is failing.
In this eye-opening interview, Dr. Myhill reveals how to diagnose and fix the...
Sherianna Boyle: Working with Emotions to Successfully Let Go of Sugar
Have you ever reached for sugar—not out of hunger—but to silence something stirring inside you?
You’re not alone. In this powerful episode of the Kick Sugar Coach Podcast, I sit down with Sherianna Boyle—author of Emotional Detox and Just Ask Spirit—to explore how unprocessed emotions often drive our cravings, and how learning to feel our feelings can be the key to lasting food freedom.
Sherianna is a seasoned educator, bestselling author of 11 books, and a leading voice in emotional processing and spiritual connection. Her work teach...
Matt Baszucki: The Power of Ketogenic Therapy for Bipolar Disorder
What if the root cause of severe mental illness isn't a chemical imbalance in the brain, but a metabolic disorder that can be addressed through diet? Matt Bazuki's remarkable recovery from debilitating bipolar disorder offers compelling evidence for this revolutionary approach.
At just 19 years old, Matt's life spiraled into chaos as bipolar disorder took hold. Despite coming from a supportive, educated family, he found himself cycling through psychiatric hospitalizations, taking multiple medications, and even experiencing homelessness during manic episodes. Conventional treatments failed him completely – he was officially labeled "treatment resistant" while taking five different psychiatric medications that le...
Dr. Richard Johnson: How Sugar Fuels Cancer, Dementia, and Aging
Sugar isn't just empty calories – it's an active driver of disease through a fascinating biological mechanism that evolved to help mammals survive food scarcity. In this eye-opening conversation with Dr. Richard Johnson, professor of medicine at the University of Colorado and author of "Why Nature Wants Us to Be Fat," we explore the unexpected ways fructose hijacks our metabolism.
Dr. Johnson, often described as the "Indiana Jones of nutrition science," reveals how fructose works by actually depleting cellular energy rather than increasing it. This creates a paradoxical situation where our bodies store more fat while simultaneously making us...
Maria Emmerich: How to Overcome Weight Loss Stalls on Low Carb
What happens when eating "clean keto" or carnivore still isn't working for your metabolism? Why are some people gaining weight despite following popular low-carb advice? Nutritionist Maria Emmerich breaks down the science behind these frustrating scenarios and offers practical solutions that work even when everything else has failed.
Maria introduces us to the Protein Sparing Modified Fast method – a strategic approach that preserves precious muscle while creating the caloric deficit needed to burn stubborn body fat. Rather than a daily practice, this method serves as a powerful tool to deploy strategically when weight loss stalls or during pe...
Dr. Susan Peirce Thompson: Why Some Foods Are Harder to Quit Than Cocaine
Dr. Susan Pierce Thompson delivers a powerful exploration into the complex reality of ultra-processed food addiction and the revolutionary approaches that enable sustainable recovery and weight loss. With her unique background as both a recovered drug addict and a brain scientist, Thompson brings extraordinary credibility to this conversation about why some foods trigger addictive patterns more powerfully than even cocaine or methamphetamine.
The podcast reveals exciting developments in how the scientific community is finally recognizing the legitimacy of ultra-processed food addiction. Thompson describes the recent consensus reached by 40 international experts working to have this condition recognized by...
Luis Mojica: Healing the Body Beyond Food
Imagine finding peace with food after decades of struggle—not through willpower or rigid restrictions, but by understanding the profound connection between your nervous system and eating patterns.
In this episode of the Kick Sugar Coach Podcast, I sit down with Luis Mojica, somatic therapist and founder of Holistic Life Navigation, to explore how trauma, stress, and dysregulation drive disordered eating—and how somatic practices can help us heal at the root.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
✅ How trauma and stress get stored in the body—and show up as food cravings
✅ Why diets...
Dr. Tro Kalayjian: The Link Between Obesity and Food Addiction
Is obesity just about willpower, or is there something deeper going on? In this powerful interview, Dr. Tro Kalayjian, a board-certified physician specializing in obesity and metabolic health, reveals the critical connection between obesity and food addiction—and why most weight loss advice is failing us.
Dr. Tro isn’t just a doctor—he lived this struggle himself. From childhood obesity and food addiction to losing 150 pounds, he now helps others break free from the cycle.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
✅ The science of food addiction
✅ Why stress, emotions, and trauma trigg...
Dr. Ken Berry: Why a "Proper Human Diet" Could Change Your Life
What if everything you thought you knew about nutrition was wrong? 🤯
In this eye-opening interview, Dr. Ken Berry, a board-certified MD and YouTube sensation, reveals the biggest myths about food, metabolism, and chronic disease. After struggling with his own health—morbid obesity, prediabetes, and metabolic issues—Dr. Berry made a dramatic shift in his diet and medical approach. Now, he's on a mission to help others break free from food addiction, sugar cravings, and diet misinformation.
🔥 In this episode, we cover:
✅ Why doctors get nutrition WRONG (and what they aren’t taught in med school)
✅...
Dr. Eric Berg: Exposing the Food Industry’s Dirty Secrets
Did you know that many so-called healthy foods can spike your blood sugar higher than a teaspoon of pure sugar? Or that seed oils—commonly found in everything from salad dressings to so-called “heart-healthy” snacks—are wreaking havoc on our health?
In this eye-opening episode of The Kick Sugar Coach Podcast, I sit down with Dr. Eric Berg to expose the hidden dangers of ultra-processed foods, misleading food labels, and the deceptive marketing tactics used by the food industry to keep us hooked. We also dive into the battle between big agriculture and small farmers—and why it’s more...
Ally Houston: The Mental Health Benefits of a Ketogenic Diet
Have you ever wondered if what you eat could be fueling your anxiety, ADHD, or depression?
Meet Ally Houston, a former physicist who transformed his life by transforming his diet. After battling ADHD, anxiety, and seasonal depression for years—despite conventional treatments—Ally discovered the ketogenic diet and experienced a breakthrough that changed everything.
Today, he’s a metabolic mental health coach and a trailblazer in using nutrition to improve mental health. In this powerful interview, Ally shares his journey and insights that could inspire your own transformation.
Episode Highlights:
How Al...Candice Egnos: Learning to Leverage the Power of Low Carb to Treat Metabolic Health Conditions
Do you work in the healthcare space? Are you looking to expand your skills?
In this week’s podcast episode, I sat down with Candice Egnos, Project Director of the Nutrition Network - an offshoot of the Noakes Foundation - to explore their incredible mission of training and certifying medical professionals in the safe and effective use of low-carb and ketogenic dietary interventions to treat metabolic and mental health conditions. With over 10,000 practitioners trained across 100+ countries, they are leaders in this educational space.
The timing of this podcast interview works amazingly well because it falls ove...
Dr. Catharine Arnston: How Spirulina and Chlorella Can Reduce Sugar Cravings, Detox the Body and Repair Mitochondria
Discover the transformative power of algae as we host Dr. Catharine Arnston, a trailblazer in the realm of nutrition and a fervent advocate for algae’s potential to revolutionize health and wellness. With a deeply personal story rooted in her sister's battle with breast cancer, Catharine embarked on a mission to uncover the astounding benefits of algae. Her journey led to the founding of Energy Bits, where she champions the remarkable properties of chlorella and spirulina. Learn how these ancient superfoods can detoxify the body, enhance mitochondrial function, and reduce sugar cravings, all while supporting an alkaline diet that co...
Martha Carlin: Gut Health and Chronic Disease Connection
Martha Carlin, a visionary in microbiome research, joins us to unravel the intricate connections between gut health and chronic diseases like Parkinson's and Diabetes. Inspired by her husband's Parkinson's diagnosis, Martha embarked on a groundbreaking quest that led to the founding of BiotiQuest and the development of Sugar Shift. She shares her incredible journey and how her innovative probiotic product demonstrated a remarkable 14% reduction in HbA1c levels over 180 days in a clinical trial in Cuba.
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Dr. Rebecca Williams: Why Your Addictions Keep Swapping & How to Start Healing
Do you ever feel like you’re just swapping one habit for another—whether it’s sugar, alcohol, or some other vice?
You're not alone. Many of us experience this “habit dance,” and it can feel frustrating when you’re trying to create positive change.
That’s why I’m excited to share this week’s podcast interview with Dr. Rebecca Williams, an award-winning psychologist and author. Dr. Williams has dedicated her career to mental health and addiction recovery, and in this episode, she shares simple, effective strategies to break the cycle and truly hea...
Michael Kummer: Discover the Best Diet for Your Body
Are you tired of navigating the confusing world of diet advice? If you've ever wondered which diet is truly best for you, this episode is going to be a game-changer.
In our latest podcast, I sit down with Michael Kummer—a wellness expert who transformed his health by cutting out sugar, ditching processed foods, and exploring diets like paleo, keto, and carnivore. After facing migraines, prediabetes, and IBS, Michael's quest for optimal health led him to some powerful discoveries that might just be the solution you're looking for.
Episode Highlights:
Michael’s life...Nina Sossamon-Pogue: Building Resilience in Sugar Addiction Recovery
Have you ever wondered if the key to conquering your sugar addiction lies not in your diet, but in your mindset?
In this episode of the Kick Sugar Coach Podcast, I sat down with Nina Sossamon-Pogue to explore how the principles of resilience can be the game-changer in your journey to overcome sugar addiction. Nina’s life story is one of continual reinvention—from training for the Olympics to facing career-ending injuries, to becoming a bestselling author and sought-after speaker. Through it all, she’s mastered the art of bouncing back stronger from every setback.
