Addiction is a primary chronic illness that can manifest in various forms, including food addiction.This is what Bitten Jonsson wants to emphasize. She was a nurse who struggled with smoking and alcoholism at the onset of her career. She was forced to enter rehab and during that time, she learned addiction medicine, which helped her overcome her drinking and smoking habits. Yet she continued to struggle with compulsive eating of ice cream and chocolate. That was when a doctor diagnosed her as a "food addict.”This conversation brings to light the importance of understanding addiction as a primary illness and the work our brain does to heal from addiction. Bitten recounts her own battle with addiction and road to recovery. She also emphasizes how social media, screens, and processed meals all contribute to the development of addictive behaviors.Quick Guide:01:01 Introduction10:49 Different addictions we may not be aware of19:03 Addiction is an illness24:06 We get addicted to processed foods29:34 Substance overload36:32 Energy drinks, processed foods, screens, and social media lead to a foggy brain42:05 Process addiction and marrying addiction and metabolic health48:57 Components of processed food49:28 The shape-shifting beast called addiction1:05:53 Hydrochloric acid’s function in the body1:06:39 Closing and contactsGet to Know Our Guest:Bitten Jonsson now continues her work on addiction medicine by training professionals which she calls holistic addiction medicine."But it's important to understand that addiction is a primary chronic, progressive, and deadly if not arrested illness, but you die of the consequences. So, it is a brain illness, with physical, psychological, social, and spiritual consequences." - Bitten JonssonConnect with her:Website: https://www.bittensaddiction.com/en/Twitter: https://twitter.com/BittenJonssonYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjACTQb2C2J6yRhd7dcX5rw/playlistsLinks:The End of Overeating by David Kessler: https://amzn.to/3ZxpJCeTerence Gorski, Six Stages of Recovery: https://www.taratreatmentcenter.org/terence-gorski-six-stages-recovery/Dr. Patrick Carnes - Sex Addiction expert: https://www.drpatrickcarnes.com/Episode snippets:07:31 - 08:40 - Diagnosed as a food addict14:12 - 15:29 - Intake addiction and process addiction32:11 - 33:27 - 2 years of an intense biochemical repair for the brain43:35 - 45:08 - Process addiction shows the same patterns as any other addiction Contact Stay Off My Operating TableTweet with us: Dr. Ovadia: @iFixHearts Jack Heald: @JackHeald5 Learn more: Get Dr. Ovadia's book Stay Off My Operating Table on Amazon. Take Dr. Ovadia's metabolic health quiz: iFixHearts visit Dr. Ovadia's website: Ovadia Heart Health visit Jack Heald's website: CultYourBrand.com Theme Song : Rage AgainstWritten & Performed by Logan Gritton & Colin Gailey(c) 2016 Mercury Retro Recordings