Food
Junkies
by Vera Tarman & Phil Werdell
Read by Lisa Bunting
GENRE: Non-Fiction,
self-help
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BLURB:
Is
it possible to be addicted to food? When does indulging in 'comfort' food
become substance abuse? Is it possible that there is more than a lack of will
power at work when someone can't stop eating? In Food Junkies, Vera Tarman and
Phil Werdell explain what is - and isn't - food addiction, tackling this
complex and poorly understood problem through the stories of many survivors and
from the perspectives of medical researchers/practitioners. They break down the
science behind the research so that anyone can understand it, and take a fresh
look at obesity, overeating, binge eating, anorexia and bulimia. For people
struggling with these issues — and their families — recognizing the condition
is the first step to gaining the kind of support and advice they need.
Food
Junkies (finalist in the 2016 Voice Arts Awards) offers hope and guidance. Read
by Lisa Bunting, according to one audible customer review, her "calming
voice assists with decreasing the shame so often found with addiction and can
open the listener up to actually hearing," while another noted the
audiobook version "brought the science to life in a different way than the
book. It made it even more real as one can't 'skim' or 'rush' through the
life-changing content."
