Episode #89. Oh sugar, we need to talk. How sugar can rewire your brain - true story - and how to give it up- an addiction on the on the Healthy-ish podcast.

Learn why sugar is embedded in the food chain, is addictive and what to do about it. https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/a-neuroscientist-on-sugar-the-damage-to-your-brain/id1246679887?i=1000557120286Interviewed on the Healthy-ish podcast by Felicity Harley. She has 20 years media experience, Felicity Harley is one of the most respected editors in women's publishing. In 2017 she launched whimn.com.au, before which she was launch editor of Women's Health magazine. During her nine year tenure, she took it to Australia's top selling women's lifestyle magazine. She has held the position of deputy editor at Cosmopolitan and features director of CLEO, and has worked across Girlfriend, WHO and also in the UK. She is also author of Balance & Other B.S. In 2012, Felicity was named one of Westpac's Australia's 100 Women Of Influence for her brainchild - the I Support Women In Sport campaign - which won recognition from the then PM Julia Gilliard plus national and international awards. For the past 12 years, she has appeared on Channel 7 - including weekly on Sunrise - and The Morning Show, Daily Edition and Seven News. She has also thrown her hand at presenting for TV shows including the Brownlow Red Carpet Special and health and wellness show, Live Well. Felicity is an established keynote speaker and panel facilitator.Support the showSubscribe and support the podcast at https://www.buzzsprout.com/367319/supporters/newLearn more at www.profselenabartlett.com

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