Transformational speaker and author Tricia Nelson joins JJ in today's podcast to talk about how to break free from the emotional eating trap. Tricia shares her own journey with food addiction, including how she lost 50 pounds and changed her life by identifying and healing the underlying causes of her emotional eating. Listen to find out how to tell if you have an issue with emotional eating or food addiction, why it's key to go beyond dieting and address the root cause of the problem, plus the simple steps you can take to heal your hunger and put an end to destructive eating for good!\xa0
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Main Points From Today\u2019s Episode
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Episode Play-By-Play:
[1:18] Tricia Nelson\u2019s career briefing.
[3:36] Tricia\u2019s personal journey with emotional eating.
[6:44] To find out where you fall on the emotional eating spectrum, check out Tricia\u2019s free quiz.
[9:18] How can you tell the difference between emotional eating and actual hunger?
[11:58] What are some simple strategies to start healing?
[13:05] Stress is one of the leading causes of emotional eating. It\u2019s key to start your day by getting centered.
[14:06] Most diets fail because they deal with the symptom, not the problem.
[17:04] What\u2019s the difference between an emotional eater and a food addict?
[20:35] If you\u2019re over 35 or under stress, you may not be digesting protein well. JJ\u2019s digestive enzyme supplement contains a special ingredient that slows and even blocks some carbohydrate absorption, while supporting protein digestion.
[21:41] Listener\u2019s question: If I eliminate 6 of the 7 highly reactive foods in The Virgin Diet, can I still keep eating cheese?
[22:04] The foods that you crave are often the ones that are hurting you the most.
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