This is my topic of 2024 - food. We need it to survive, and we need it to thrive, but food is also the most frequent and widespread choice for abuse, over use and addiction.

My sense is that by better understanding and unpacking the human relationship with food in modern times, including ultra-processed food, the more people will feel able to break the chains of enslavement to food addiction, disorders and abuse that is at the crux of obesity, diabetes, neurodegenerative disease and many more diseases.

What I loved about this episode with Jillian Acosta was getting vulnerable about my personal food relationships, as well as Jillian’s unique twist on the concept of addiction.

Jillian Acosta, a registered dietitian, specializes in functional medicine and the psychology of eating. Owner of the nutrition private practice, The Root Cause Method, she guides clients towards health and vitality in unconventional ways. Jillian believes many of the chronic illnesses exacerbated by obesity are deeply rooted in trauma.

In her practice, she collaborates with physicians who administer ketamine, using this powerful tool as a means to help her clients transform their relationship with food, feelings and Self.

Uprooting what shapes our relationship with food is essential, in her experience, for reversing and preventing chronic illness, and can lead to true embodiment , fulfillment, and connection.

Join us as we explore:

What Jillian’s life and clinical experience has led her to believe is the root cause of obesity and its associated health risks.

The original wound at the heart of binge and excess eating, and why Jillian does not associate or work with the idea of addiction.

The psychology of unhealthy eating habits.

Unpacking Jillian’s Root Cause Method with my own food crutches I call Candice, Chelsea and Carly!

Mindful vs embodied eating.

Why Jillian believes healing cannot be fully accessed without stepping through one key doorway.

Contact:

Website: https://www.therootcausemethod.com
Instagram: @jillianacosta_rd

Mentions:

Book - Mother Hunger: How Adult Daughters Can Understand and Heal from Lost Nurturance, Protection, and Guidance, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55783993-mother-hunger

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The Psychology of Food. Exploring Human Beings Relationship to Food & The New Success of Using Ketamine and Nutritional Coaching for Lasting Transformation. Jillian Acosta RD LDN

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