Plantrician Education Series: Nutrition’s Role in Addiction, Recovery and Mental Health: The INFINITE Study
In 2012, Adam Sud’s life reached a crisis point. Facing multiple addictions including food, mental illness, and chronic diseases, Adam attempted suicide. However, one year later, he transformed his life with the loving support of his parents and a whole food, plant-based lifestyle. In 2020, Adam demonstrated the impact of a whole food, plant-based diet on addiction recovery through The INFINITE Study as project leader, with clinical lead researcher, Tara Kemp, PhD.
Tune in for an intimate conversation with Adam Sud and scientific discussion with Tara Kemp, PhD on the role of nutrition in mental health and addiction recovery. Our Plantrician Education Series is a free, virtual town hall moderated by Dr. Scott Stoll, co-founder of The Plantrician Project. The panelists will walk us through the findings of The INFINITE Study and explain what it means for the future of addiction and mental health treatment and recovery.
Moderator: Scott Stoll, MD
Dr. Scott Stoll is recognized as an international leader in lifestyle medicine and whole food plant-based nutrition. He is the co-founder of the Plantrician Project, the International Plant-Based Nutrition Healthcare Conference, the International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention, and the Regenerative Health Institute, a unique collaborative project with the Rodale Institute that integrates a regenerative vision of human health, agriculture, and the environment. He served as the chairman of the department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Coordinated Health for 16 years, a team physician for Lehigh University and the United States Bobsled and Skeleton Team and was a member of the Whole Foods scientific and medical advisory board. Dr. Stoll is the Chairman of the board for The Plantrician Project.
Adam Sud
In 2012, Adam Sud’s life was completely out of control. Once weighing nearly 350lbs and struggling with multiple addictions, serious chronic diseases, and mental health disorders. His life nearly came to an end when he attempted suicide by drug overdose. He checked into rehab and with the help of his parents and a plant-based diet, he began a journey that led to a remarkable recovery.
Reversing all of his chronic diseases and getting off all of his medications, including his psych meds within 1 year and losing 180lbs. Adam is the founder of the non-profit, Plant-Based for Positive Change that is dedicated to advancing the research of diet and mental health / addiction and has completed the very first research study to investigate the effects of a nutrition on early addiction recovery outcomes.
The study is called The INFINITE Study He is a weight loss and insulin resistance expert. He has coached over 500 people to reverse insulin resistance and lose weight He is an international speaker for the plant-based movement and addiction recovery movement. Adam has worked in recovery centers using plant-based nutrition as a tool for strengthening recovery and relapse prevention. He firmly believes that the simplest change on your fork can make the most profound change of your life and that self-love is the root of all recovery.
Tara Kemp, PhD
Tara Kemp, PhD is a mental health researcher and coach. She is the founder and CEO of Reconnect Collective, which houses evidence-based programs and resources to build a healthy relationship with food, body, and self. Tara’s research explores the role of plant-based nutrition in the recovery process for mental health conditions, with disordered eating as her primary area of focus. She is a staunch advocate for shifting from the symptoms-based approach of the traditional medical model to adopt a recovery model approach for mental health treatment.
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