{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65b82968900efd00165f19d3/6ab1a2e235231e4f55ce9219?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Sugar Addiction Recovery and Metabolic Psychiatry | Mike Collins","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65b82968900efd00165f19d3/1790026412310-6d628248-ffcd-484e-9581-679cc0804928.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>📣 Mike Collins has been sugar-free for over three decades, and he believes sugar meets every clinical requirement of a substance use disorder. The founder of SugarAddiction.com and the Quit Sugar Summit breaks down the science, the stigma, and what&#39;s coming next.</p><p><br></p><p>📋 Mike, known as the original Sugar-Free Man, walks through how growing up with a mother who equated sugar with love shaped his own journey — and how that experience, paired with his background in addiction recovery, led him to found SugarAddiction.com and eventually the Quit Sugar Summit. We talk about raising his kids sugar-free from the womb, the science connecting fructose to the brain&#39;s reward system, and the intersection of metabolic psychiatry and addiction recovery driving his upcoming Metabolic Psychiatry Summit.</p><p><br></p><p>🔑 What You&#39;ll Learn</p><ul><li>Why Mike believes sugar meets the clinical definition of a substance use disorder</li><li>How raising his kids sugar-free from birth shaped his view on food and the brain</li><li>The nonprofit fundraising model behind the Quit Sugar Summit</li><li>What&#39;s coming in the upcoming Metabolic Psychiatry Summit</li><li>Why he won&#39;t name one &quot;right&quot; diet after interviewing every camp from vegan to carnivore</li></ul><p><br></p><p>💡 Key Insight</p><p>&quot;Treatment is discovery, and meetings are recovery.&quot; — Mike Collins</p><p><br></p><p>🌐 Connect with Mike Collins</p><p><a href=\"https://sugaraddiction.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://sugaraddiction.com</a></p><p><a href=\"https://sugardetox.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://sugardetox.com</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/personinrecovery\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/personinrecovery</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/realsugarfreeman\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/realsugarfreeman</a></p><p><a href=\"https://x.com/SugarDetox\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/SugarDetox</a></p><p><br></p><p>🎟️ <strong>Register for the Metabolic Psychiatry Summit</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://summit.robyndobbins.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://summit.robyndobbins.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>⚕️ This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not medical advice; always consult a qualified healthcare professional about your own health decisions.</p><p><br></p><p>⏳ Chapters</p><p>0:47 Introduction</p><p>3:22 Mike&#39;s Mother and Growing Up on Sugar</p><p>7:10 Raising Kids Sugar-Free From the Womb</p><p>9:03 Founding SugarAddiction.com</p><p>10:38 Fructose, the Brain, and the Sugar Addiction Theory</p><p>12:27 Quit Sugar Summit&#39;s Nonprofit Fundraising Model</p><p>18:51 Is Sugar a Substance Use Disorder?</p><p>21:54 Metabolic Psychiatry Meets Addiction Recovery</p><p>26:55 Why Mike Won&#39;t Name One Official Diet</p><p>38:01 12 Years of Quit Sugar Summit</p><p>41:52 Inside the Metabolic Psychiatry Summit</p><p>1:04:34 What Is Therapeutic Ketosis?</p>","author_name":"Robyn R Dobbins"}