Women and Addictive Tendencies: Food and Alcohol

By Sara Szal MD | August 12, 2018

We live in a culture of partial truths when it comes to food and alcohol. We tend to exaggerate our assets and minimize our liabilities. I used to do it too. I would go out on a Friday night and feel like a rock star after a few drinks, and not be honest about the…

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JJ Virgin's Sugar Impact Diet: Dr. Sara’s Book Club #20

By Sara Szal MD | October 16, 2014

If you’ve ever despaired that your sweet tooth is the bane of your existence, stop what you’re doing and go get a copy of my dear friend’s new book, JJ Virgin’s Sugar Impact Diet. You’ve probably heard of JJ Virgin – she’s a clean-eating, smoothie-sipping, burst-training goddess after my own heart – and her latest…

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Dr. Sara Book Review: Love Notes from Hell – Dr. Sara’s Book Club #19

By Sara Szal MD | October 4, 2014

Addiction is a sneaky, pervasive and widely misunderstood phenomenon. In Roy Nelson’s “Love Notes from Hell,” we’re faced with the uncomfortable truth that most of us are, indeed, addicts – in some form or another. What’s your drug of choice? Food? Sex? Work? People pleasing? A cold glass of Chardonnay? It doesn’t matter, Nelson argues,…

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