Episode 206: Sugar Addiction and How to Overcome It with Dr. Nicole Avena and Leigh Richardson

Leigh Richardson of the Brain Performance Center and host of In Your Head Podcast speaks with Dr. Nicole Avena, research neuroscientist, author and expert in the fields of nutrition, diet and addiction, to talk about sugar addition and how to overcome it as discussed in her new book Sugarless. She also touched on hidden sugars in food and its different names, the dangers of ultra-processed food, and getting kids involved in nutrition. Leigh Richardson is also the author of Brain on Game On, available at Amazon and on http://www.thebrainperformancecenter.com and https://www.leigherichardson.com/. She also owns and operates The Brain Performance Center, a brain and mental health clinic located in Dallas, Texas that can be reached at 214-329-9017. This show is also on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Audible and Stitcher.