52 | Defeat Your Cravings - Self Mastery with Glenn Livingston PhD

Dr. Livingston helps people to stop overeating and find a more peaceful long-term relationship with food. He is the author of several books including "Never Binge Again" and "Defeat Your Cravings" Dr. Livingston's work, theories, and research have been published in major periodicles such as the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Chicago Sun Times.TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Podcast Sample00:37 Introduction01:45 About the Book "Defeat Your Cravings"05:34 What is a "Lead Magnet"?08:08 The days when we could get away with eating anything09:45 The uncontrollable obsession with food that interfered with counseling patients10:54 The journey to figure out what was wrong and so many failures11:44 The major impacts to shift Dr. Livingston's paradigm12:15 What changed his mind - the things he learned while consulting for "big food"13:18 The non-psychological but rather external force that drives our caloric consumption14:28 The brain as a "calorie acquisition machine".16:23 The reptilian brain's decision process vs. mammalian vs cortex19:07 How Dr. Livingston overcame his obsession21:48 Why do we have such strong cravings?23:08 food cues and a story of Thag and how food cues were created25:26 Why the brain is reluctant to let go of food cues26:03 How to make a food cue dormant27:45 Techniques to decrease the need for willpower to get through the difficult beginning of breaking a habit28:26 What makes the reptilian brain supersede the more dominant cortex?30:40 The promise made on Dr. Livingston's one page about controlling cravings forever32:42 Dr. Livingston explains why it will work and the promises are not too good to be true.35:42 What does the "trip wire" do?39:10 How to disempower the reptilian brain - the power of breath41:00 The power of a rational refutation43:25 How we got programmed by "Big Food" and "Big Pharma"47:30 This is what Glenn Livingston learned from his study regarding people's worst cravings50:02 This is why Dr. Livingston got hooked on chocolate52:44 What his favorite testimonials are about and how it doesn't have so much to do about food.54:13 How many books have you written and where should I start?54:52 What causes night time overeating55:22 What is in it for you? (I go first...)57:40 a description of the the freebies and what is available for purchaseRESOURCES:Download the book "Defeat Your Cravings"https://drhaley.com/dycVisit the Website Defeat Your Cravingshttps://www.defeatyourcravings.com/Watch this episode on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKTlKrKht94