Bitten discusses how sugar/food addiction is an illness of the brain and how it can affect one's life every bit as much as any other addiction. EPISODE 90 SHOW NOTES: ADDICTION BACKGROUND SUGAR IS THE GATEWAY DRUG SUGAR ADDICTION IS A BIOCHEMICAL BRAIN ILLNESS EATING SIMPLE WHAT IS ADDICTION? HIDE, LIE, AND SNEAK HARMFUL USE VS ADDICTION BIOCHEMICAL DENIAL FOOD ADDICTION DOESN'T ALWAYS EQUAL OBESITY FOOD ADDICTION VS OTHER ADDICTIONS SUGAR IS ONE OF THE STRONGEST DRUGS YOU CAN'T HIDE FROM FOOD THE ADDICTIVE BRAIN SUGAR ADDICTION COMES VERY EARLY IN LIFE MODERATION FOR AN ADDICT? MISCONCEPTION OF ADDICTION 3 PHASES OF ADDICTION FREEDOM FROM FOOD ADDICTION ADDICTION RECOVERY BENIGN MANIPULATION RELAPSE PREVENTION LEARNING FROM A RELAPSE SUPPORT/COMMUNITY IS ESSENTIAL 4 STEPS TO OVERCOME SUGAR ADDICTION STARFISH THROWER ANALOGY Bitten Jonsson, RN, is a US-trained expert on food addiction, who specializes in helping people to break free of unhealthy attachments to foods, such as sugar and processed carbohydrates.
She has been on the Board of Directors for the Food Addiction Institute located in Florida since 2010.
Bitten has decades of experience treating patients with food addiction and has developed a holistic treatment program for food addicts in which she offers education for professionals, both in Sweden and online.
She has also developed a self-diagnosis test, which helps clients learn if they’re suffering from harmful use or addiction. It is important to know the difference since the treatment for each condition differs.
Bitten follows guidelines in addiction medicine from the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and is trained in Addiction Interaction Disorder, oftentimes described as “one illness, many outlets.”
Most of Bitten’s training was completed alongside Terence T. Gorski at CENAPS in the US. She was also a member of National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) and The Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) for many years.
Additionally, she has been certified and licensed in Alcohol and Drug Diagnose Instrument (ADDIS) since 1990, which is built on ICD 10 and DSM5 diagnostic criteria for addiction, as well as, SUGAR certified and licensed. SUGAR is an evaluation instrument she developed after the ADDIS model.
Bitten is a food addict in recovery since 1993, which is when she got help in the US after struggling with her own food addiction for many years. She is convinced that a keto food plan is the best option for those who suffer from food addiction — and more specifically, for those who are addicted to sugar.
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