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Mar 2023
52m 58s

504: How To Stop Craving Sugar & Junk | ...

MELISSA AMBROSINI
About this episode

Do you feel hungry all the time, even when you’ve just eaten?


Do you suffer from constant uncontrollable cravings?


And do you feel like you’ve been restricting what you eat, battling the scale, and hating on your body for, like, ever?!


If you’re nodding your head right now, this conversation with Amy Shah, MD (aka the fasting MD) can quite literally change your life. Amy is on a mission to ​​revolutionize the way we manage hunger and cravings so that we can break free from the tyranny of diets and overcome our constant battles with food. And in this mind-blowing, game-changing episode, she’s going to show you exactly how to do it.


Press play to learn: why nonstop hunger is not your fault, the critical link between the gut microbiome and sugar cravings, the 6 things we should all be eating more of, the radical health shift you can create in just 3 days, harnessing the inner wisdom of your body through intuitive eating, why exercise is your secret weapon for better moods, and how to rewire your brain to unlearn cravings.


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