by Joan Kent | Feb 9, 2015 | Health and Wellness
Sugar is big nutrition news these days, and sugar addiction is getting the attention it deserved a long time ago when only a few nuts (like yours truly) were talking about it. I searched recently for the mainstream “wisdom” on getting rid of sugar cravings. The...
by John | Feb 3, 2015 | Free Podcasts, Health and Wellness, PRO Podcasts
2/3/2015 UPDATE: ICI/PRO contributor Joan Kenk Ph.D. has published a new book on Sugar Addiction! So to celebrate her success I thought it would be helpful to republish her interview from 2011 – it was previously only for ICI/PRO members. The first thirty...
by Joan Kent | Dec 8, 2014 | Health and Wellness
In a previous post, I listed the DSM-5 criteria for addiction and left tolerance and withdrawal for another time because they take a bit more explanation. For the sake of completeness, here they are. I promise to keep this short! Tolerance and withdrawal are linked...
by Joan Kent | Nov 24, 2014 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness
(Indoor cycling instructors probably have their holiday eating under control, so this post is for your participants. I hope the information helps them.) Quite a few years ago, I was on staff at a 10-day seminar on nutrition and eating behaviors. We lived at the ranch...
by Joan Kent | Nov 17, 2014 | Health and Wellness, Instructor Training, Master Instructor Blog
Giving nutrition talks in many locations lets me meet interesting people. After a recent presentation, a man came up afterward to tell me about his doctoral research. Dull, you think? Hardly. The man is working on a program for juvenile offenders that teaches them...
