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Food Addiction

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5 Ways to Manage Acid Reflux Without Medication

Acid reflux is unpleasant and all too common. Integrative nutritionists share how to manage acid reflux symptoms and rediscover the pleasure of eating.
By Stephanie Soucheray
Food AddictionFunctional/Integrative Medicine
A couple of women sitting at a bar that serves coffee and alcohol.

Expert Advice: How Can I Cut Back on Alcohol?

Whether for dry January or at any other time of the year.
By Molly Kopischke
Food AddictionFood Culture
a chalk drawing of a head with junk food in the brain area

PUMPING IRONY: This Is Your Brain on Junk Food

As Big Pharma’s latest Alzheimer’s drug faces renewed skepticism, a new study suggests that avoiding ultraprocessed food may be a more promising approach to maintaining healthy cognitive function as we age.
By Craig Cox
Alzheimer’s & DementiaBrain Health
A person sticking their hand into a bowl of candy while working at a desk.

Is Life Time’s 10-Day Sugar Fix Program Right For You?

Everything to know about this digital program designed to curb sugar cravings.
By Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT
Food AddictionHealthy Habits/Goal Setting
sugar cubes in a bowl

Kicking the Sugar Habit — Together

One Life Time team member and her parents enrolled in the Life Time Sugar Fix program together to eliminate the ingredient from their diets. This was their experience.
By Annie Kragness
Food AddictionHealthy Habits/Goal Setting
an illustration of a working mom eating something with her 3 kids and cat running around her

5 Eating Patterns to Avoid

Our relationship with food can be complicated. Here are five strategies to avoid secret snacking, mindless munching, and more.
By Catherine Guthrie
Food AddictionMetabolism/Weight Loss
a wooden tray filled with healthy foods

4 Steps to Eating Less Sugar

Looking to reduce your sugar intake? Here are a few easy-to-implement strategies.
By Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT
Food AddictionHealthy Habits/Goal Setting
A cookie in the shape of a broken heart.

Kicking the Sugar Habit: How One Life Time Member Stopped Cravings and Found Success

“My addiction to sugar is gone.”
By Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT
AddictionFood Addiction
A woman drinking a smoothie while looking out a window.

Advice From a Trainer: 5 Tips for a Successful D.TOX

The top strategies for success this trainer learned after going through the Life Time D.TOX program multiple times.
By The LTH Nutrition Team
Food AddictionGut Health
a bowl of potato chips

The Addictive Power of Processed Foods

Big Food engineers foods like chocolate, ice cream, French fries, and chips to be addictive. Here's how.
By Marco Dregni
AddictionFood Addiction
a wooden bowl filled with sugar surrounded by sugar cubes

The Connection Between Sugar and Cancer Metabolism

Sugar is the top food to avoid when it comes to cancer, according to an integrative oncologist at the University of California San Francisco.
By Catherine Guthrie
CancerFood Addiction
a family cooks together in their kitchen

9 Ways to Expand Your Food Palate

Experimenting with what you put on your plate can open you up to new flavors — and even help you find ways to enjoy foods you’ve previously avoided.
By Camille Berry
Food AddictionFood Culture
measuring spoons with the tablespoon filled with sugar

Added Sugar Doubles Liver-Fat Production

Even moderate amounts of added sugar in our diets can negatively affect our liver, according to a recent study.
By Molly Tynjala
Food AddictionGeneral Health
bowls filled with chips, popcorn, pretzels and other processed junk foods

Your Body on Junk Food: Q&A With Michael Moss

The Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist talks about how Big Food uses sugar, salt, and fat to hook Americans.
By Michael Dregni
AddictionFood Addiction
A woman indecisively looking in the fridge.

7 Signs You’re in an Unhealthy Relationship — With Food

Plus, ways to navigate the ups and downs so you can develop healthier and more sustainable eating habits.
By Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT
Food AddictionMindful Eating
bottles of orange and green juice

How Much Sugar Is in Your “Healthy Drink”?

Here are seven "healthy" beverages — and how much sugar they actually contain.
By Michael Dregni
Food AddictionNutrition Tips
illustration of a person kicking a donut

How to Lose a Sweet Tooth

Five things you can do to banish sugar cravings.
By Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT
Food Addiction
illustration of a man with sugar laden foods circling about his head

Simple Ways to Eat Less Sugar

A realistic guide to spotting hidden sugars and lessening the consumption in your diet.
By Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT
Food AddictionMetabolism/Weight Loss
hands hold a bowl of nuts

32 Ways to Kick Your Coffee-Break Habit

Are you too dependent on your afternoon coffee? Here are better ways to break up the day.
By Jennifer Barrett
Food AddictionHealthy Habits/Goal Setting
Michael Mackie head shot

Michael Mackie’s Success Story

After gaining weight and struggling with health issues, one man decided to avoid sugar for a year — and experienced some surprising results.
By Michael Mackie
Food AddictionMen's Health
Woman reading a book and drinking coffee

The Sober-Curious Movement

Whether you're trying to give up alcohol entirely or trying out a damp January, reexamining your relationship to alcohol can have big benefits for your health.
By Jessie Sholl
AddictionFood Addiction
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