269 - It's Not Your Fault You're Addicted to Sugar with Mike Collins, The Sugar-Free Man, Founder of SugarDetox.com
About this episode
Mike Collins discusses the complexities of sugar addiction and its impact on brain chemistry and emotional development.
Mike Collins has been completely sugar-free for over 35 years. He is the founder of SugarDetox.com and SugarAddiction.com, past chairman of the board of the Food Addiction Institute, and the creator of the Quit Sugar Summit. He has helped over 60,000 people break their sugar dependency and has spent a decade interviewing more than 400 of the world's leading experts on sugar, addiction, and metabolic health. He and his wife raised two children without sugar until the age of six, and both of his sons scored perfect on their college entrance exams. This is one of the most eye-opening episodes we've done on this show. Sugar isn't a willpower problem. It's a brain chemistry problem, and Mike explains exactly why, and what to do about it. In this episode, we cover: Why sugar addiction is the largest substance use disorder the world has ever known — and why it's not your fault How sugar affects dopamine, serotonin, GABA, oxytocin, endorphins, and every brain reward chemical — not just one The connection between sugar, drugs, and alcohol — and why so many people in recovery can't put sugar down Why sugar stunts emotional development starting in childhood — and how it compounds over a…
People in this episode
Host: Amy Edwards
Guest: Mike Collins
Topics covered
- sugar addiction
- brain chemistry
- emotional development
- substance use disorder
- health and wellness
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: SugarDetox.com, SugarAddiction.com, Food Addiction Institute
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