Women who eat more sugar during pregnancy are more likely to have children to eat more sugar. Were you conditioned at birth to be addicted to sugar? We’re born into a sugar laden world that sets us up to be addicted to this white substance. But how did we get here? And what do we do about it? Dr. Nicole Avena is an Associate Professor of Neuroscience at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, and a Visiting Professor of Health Psychology at Princeton University. She is a research neuroscientist and expert in the fields of nutrition, diet and addiction, with a special focus on nutrition during early life and pregnancy, and women’s health. In addition to over 100 peer-reviewed scholarly publications, Dr. Avena has written several popular books, including Why Diets Fail: Because You’re Addicted to Sugar, What to Eat When You’re Pregnant, What to Feed Your Baby and Toddler and What to Eat When You Want to Get Pregnant. Her latest book, Sugarless, covers the latest science on sugar addiction and how to overcome it. She frequently appears as a science expert in the media, including regular appearances on Good Day NY, The Doctors, and the former Dr. Oz Show. Her work has been featured in Time Magazine, Bloomberg Business Week, The New York Times, and many others You can find her on social media @drnicoleavena IG, Facebook, LinkedIn ****************** Connect with Dr. Nicole Avena: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drnicoleavena/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrNicoleAvena   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7071330036536016896?updateEntityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_feedUpdate%3A%28V2%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7071330036536016896%29 ************** ➠ Discover the unique ROOT CAUSE that is keeping you stuck on the sugar rollercoaster every year. Take the QUIZ HERE NOW. ➠ Ready to do the deep IN PERSON healing needed to create lasting change with food? Join us at the upcoming Sugar Freedom Embodiment Retreat.  ➠ Take a deep dive into healing your emotional eating habits with food and re-connecting with the wisdom of your body at the upcoming Emotional Empowerment Program. Get on the WAITLIST HERE. ****************** Come hang out with me and keep the conversation going on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danielledaemcoaching Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielledaem/ Join the Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/simplybalancedhealth YouTube (where you can watch all these episodes in video!) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLCqU7XE_KU1xPmjkpZyGPA