"Talking Together about Carbohydrate Addiction" is a pilot trial of an ongoing series of weekly online group discussion sessions led by Helen Batty (family doctor) and Tammy Fansabedian (registered dietitian) for a  journeying towards better health with patients of the Toronto Metabolic Clinic.

 The first 3 group sessions will be on: 
Monday, July 19, 2021 (6:30 pm - 7:45 pm)
Monday, July 26, 2021 (6:30 pm - 7:45 pm)
Monday, August 30, 2021 (6:30 pm - 7:45 pm)
 
Who is this for?
Patients interested in:

• Discussions of the issues and controversies about the addictive qualities of food particularly carbs
• Building more personal control over nutrition choices.

 
Details of online group sessions:
75 minutes regularly scheduled group sessions via Zoom on Monday evenings 6:30 - 7:45 PM Weekly [except holiday times, publicized in advance]

Why should I attend?
Help all of us to consider: 

• The science of appetite hormones
• Role of low carb, ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting timing
• Management of hunger urges
• Practical strategies others find successful
• Available approved addiction related prescription treatments
• Experiences of patients and clinicians with such medication-pros and cons
• Other resources to explore and use including the recent book and website, “A Fork in the Road” by Dr. Jen Unwin, a clinical psychologist with an addiction focus and excellent experience conducting successful group sessions for weight loss and metabolic syndrome reversal.

 
 How will our group function? 

• Respectful sharing of ideas and concerns
• Moderated by Toronto Metabolic Clinic clinicians
• Empowerment solution based counselling in a peer support format
• This is NOT a psychoanalytic or major psychiatric treatment group

 
Join us for what we hope will be interesting and helpful ongoing conversations about a challenging topic !