In this episode of the Crave Cure Series, we explore how our emotions impact our cravings. We have Samantha Skelly from Hungry For Happiness as our guest. Today, we discuss emotional eating — how we use food to feel better and to relieve painful emotions. Our relationship to food is not only to obtain nourishment, but also use it as a way to cope with our life. We can change this!

I’m so excited to present our very first guest on The Crave Cure Series here on The Beyond The Food Show! Drew Manning is the NY Times Best Selling Author of the book, Fit2Fat2Fit and is best known for his Fit2Fat2Fit.com experiment that went viral online. In this episode, he shares how he voluntarily gained 70 lbs to discover more about food cravings. He also tells us how this experiment affected him emotionally and what it did to his self-identity. It’s so insightful you’ll want to listen to this until the very end!

It’s episode 50 of The Beyond The Food Show and we are celebrating! Our show has a new format with full videos. I’m also making a special announcement: we’ll be having the first online conference on food cravings in the world, hosted right here on the Beyond The Food Show. We’re beyond excited! I’m also kick starting the Crave Cure Series- Uncovering the Secret Cause of Your Food Cravings. I’m also giving away The Crave Cure Guide for free. Make sure to listen in for all the details and where to get your free guide.

Dr. Stephen Sinatra is a world-renowned cardiologist who takes healing a step further with his research on grounding / earthing. Our ancestors spent time outdoors much more than we do in modern times. Humans always had direct contact with the soil…until recently. Grounding / Earthing is a simple technique that will help you fight the #1 precursor to sickness — inflammation.

Who do you want to be? How do you want to feel? These are the 2 essential questions that will kick start a powerful mindset shift. Alexandra Covucci is a mindset coach who teaches us how we can change the way we think and act by simply being who we want to be. Make better choices!

Dr. Pizzorno is a leading world authority in science-based natural/integrative medicine. In his latest book, he shows how toxins such as arsenic cause insulin resistance, which is the root cause of diabetes. Our bodies have a tremendous capacity to remain vital, heal themselves, and bounce back. Having the ability to flush out and avoid toxins will help you feel radically better for the rest of your life.

How does being a woman influence your cravings? Could it be possible that your desires or even sexuality could influence your food cravings? Alexandra Jamieson is the author of Women, Food and Desire. In this episode she will take us through how being a woman can influence your cravings and why perfectionism is actually killing us. Alex and I have a very honest and raw discussion in this episode on how to finally be at peace with food.

In this month’s edition of SHE SHARES HER STORY, Aglaee, a registered dietician (R.D), shares her personal and intimate journey of how she overcame emotional and binge eating. Allowing herself to be very vulnerable in this interview, she reveals her terrible secret, a secret she was so ashamed of that she even hid it from herself for years. Aglaee’s courage is a powerful source of inspiration for all of us whom may have struggled or are still struggling with emotional eating.

Dr. Terry Wahls went from being confined to a wheelchair, paralyzed by progressive multiple sclerosis, to riding her bike to work in less the 1 year. She was a practicing doctor who had to look into her zone of discomfort to find the solution to her health problems and transform her health. Today, she helps other health warriors find the power of food and how going Beyond the Food can impact their lives.