In this tasty episode, we talk with Marc David; who is the founder and primary teacher of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating. Not only does he have experience with clinical nutrition, eating psychology, and coaching but he is also a bestselling author. His book, The Slow Down Diet, just celebrated its 10th Anniversary. We discuss a wide variety of topics including “the perfect diet,” his thoughts on people who claim overeating is a will power issue, the science behind his philosophy and teachings, why counting calories doesn’t work, and his own podcast. With almost 300,000 followers on Facebook, it’s pretty clear people like what Marc has to say and I think you will as well.

MARC DAVID, M.A.

Marc David, M.A. is the Founder and primary teacher of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating. He’s a leading visionary, teacher and consultant in Nutritional Psychology, and the author of the classic, groundbreaking and bestselling books Nourishing Wisdom and The Slow Down Diet. For over 3 decades Marc has been an innovator in eating psychology and nutrition.

Marc has an extensive background in clinical nutrition, eating psychology, and coaching modalities. He has a long history in product development and marketing in the food and supplement industries, and has held senior consulting positions at Canyon Ranch Resorts, the Johnson & Johnson Corporation, the Disney Company, and the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. He also served on the editorial board of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine.

Marc’s work has been featured on CNN and NBC, and in publications such as The New York Times, Chicago Times, McCall’s, Glamour, Elle, Yoga Journal, WebMD, and hundreds more. His books have been translated into over 10 languages. Marc has presented at a long list of professional settings, including Harvard University, the Institute for Functional Medicine, and The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine.

He’s lectured and presented around the world, and has mentored many of the luminaries in the fields of nutrition and natural medicine. Marc founded the Institute for the Psychology of Eating as a way to channel his passionate mission to create an effective, uplifting, results driven approach to the ever-increasing number of eating challenges and nutrition-linked health concerns that the world is facing. Marc earned his M.A. at Sonoma State University in Psychology and trained at the Benson Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine and SUNY Upstate Medical School.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN TODAY’S EPISODE…

1:39 Marc David explains what the Institute of Psychology is

“Meaning, if you’re alive on planet Earth and you’re eating, chances are you have a psychology and you have a relationship with food and sometimes that relationship is beautiful, and it’s brilliant, and it’s wonderful. And other times, it has its odd challenges …” – Marc David

3:32 The experience that to Marc having a “revolutionary moment”

“And I remember looking in the mirror at myself and thinking, “Wow! If I don’t understand the mind and the psyche of the eater, then all the nutrition knowledge that I have is not necessarily that useful.” – Marc David

6:11 Marc explains how stress can negatively affect your metabolism

“So there’s this wonderful rabbit hole we can go down to start to notice how the mind is impacting nutritional metabolism.” – Marc David

9:18 Marc talks about “the perfect diet”

“Nutrition is not a game about, again, finding the perfect diet. I think it’s an evolution. I think it’s an exploration.” -Marc David

11:12 How diets have become like a cult

13:15 Marc discusses what he would say to Annette’s mother to help her with her diet struggles

16:45 Marks talks about his book, The Slow Down Diet

20:21 Marks gives his thoughts about people who claim overeating is a will power issue

22:36 Marks discusses his website and the many free resources it has to offer

25:37 Marc talks about why counting calories doesn’t work

26:21 Marc gives some information about his online retreats

32:27 Marc discusses the format of his Psychology of Eating podcast and how one can apply to be a guest

36:02 March gives his take on whether or not sugar is addictive

“What we eat is half the story of good nutrition and the other half of the story is who we are as eaters.” – Marc David

SOME OF THE RESOURCES DISCUSSED…

Click here to learn about Marc’s Institute for the Psychology of Eating.

If you’re interested in reading The Slow Down Diet, you can click this link to check out the special offer Marc has on his website* to celebrate the 10th Anniversary.

Need some inspiration? Be sure to check out these inspirational images on Marc’s website

If you would like to listen to the Psychology of Eating Podcast, just click here.

*The special offer referenced above was active at the time of writing this post and is subject to change.

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