Dr. Vera Ingrid Tarman is a world-renown food addiction expert, who writes, speaks, and treats people who suffer from sugar addiction, food addiction, and who seek food recovery.

Dr. Tarman has conducted numerous workshops, spoken as a guest, and has been the co-host of two TV addiction call-in series (Addictions Unplugged, and Toronto Speaks: Addiction). She has been interviewed by national media such as CBC and highly respected shows like the Agenda and Black Art / White Coat. She has been on multiple American and Canadian podcasts. She maintains a website on addictions called addictionsunplugged.com. She is well established in the field of Addiction Medicine and is the Medical Director of Renascent, one of Canada’s largest treatment centres for substance abuse, where she has treated over 10,000 patients. Dr. Vera Tarman is the Medical Director of Renascent, Canada’s largest drug and alcohol residential treatment centre. Dr. Tarman is currently overseeing Renascent’s unique 28-day live-in treatment program for women with food addiction.

Dr. Tarman is the author of “Food Junkies: The Truth About Food Addiction”, and “Food Junkies: Recovery from Food Addiction”. These are standard texts that are used in school, food addiction programs, and courses. She spearheaded the first inpatient and outpatient programs in Canada for food addiction. A medical pioneer in the field of compulsive overeating and food addiction, she has treated over 100 food addiction patients in the last few years.

Dr. Tarman’s main goal is to put food addiction ‘on the table’ of services offered to people suffering from addictions. Food addiction is often dismissed or neglected, leaving many people without the necessary help and compassion they need to get well. As a recovering food addict herself, Dr. Tarman knows that freedom from food addiction is food serenity. Freedom from food addiction tastes great!

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Susan Peirce Thompson, Ph.D.

President of the Institute for Sustainable Weight Loss and the Founder and CEO of Bright Line Eating Solutions

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Dr. Vera Tarman

World-renowned Food Addiction Expert, Authored seminal Food Addiction literature, Medical Director, Renascent substance abuse treatment

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Karla Osborne

Registered Therapeutic Counsellor, INFACT Certified Food Addiction Professional, Certified Trauma Professional

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Dr. Guttorm Toverud

Ph.D. in Counseling and Counselor Education; Addictions, Masters; Agency Counseling

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Agnes Thora Gudmundsdottir BS., FAC.

Facilitator, Chef, Teacher

Nicole M. Avena, PhD.

PhD., and world-renowned neuroscientist, expert in diet, nutrition, and pioneer in the field of food addiction.

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Robert H. Lustig, M.D.

Guest Lecturer on the Science of Sugar Toxicity and Abuse.

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Amanda Leith

Certified Food Addiction Professional, CFAP, FAI/ACORN CFAP, CENAPS ARPS, Addiction Counselor

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Esther Helga Guðmundsdóttir

Director of INFACT School, MSc. Master of Managing Healthservices

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Mary Foushi

Co-founder/Executive Director, ACORN Food Dependency Recovery Services

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H. Theresa Wright

NUTRITION THERAPIST, registered and licensed dietitian and nutritionist, MS, RD, LDN founder and Director of Renaissance Nutrition Center

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Dr. Marty Lerner

Ph.D. Director of Milestones in Recovery, USA.

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Philip Werdell, M. A.

M.A. Program Director of Acorn Professional Training

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