{"podcast":{"title":"Real Food Recovery Podcast","slug":"real-food-recovery-podcast-7776158","podcast_index_feed_id":7776158,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/real-food-recovery-podcast","website_url":"https://www.realfoodrecovery4u.com/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/lJPtvQZURctbgJ9bhWP6ydJoS-62HFNrq6aZVW4OwXw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83Yjky/OWIzNDM2MzNjYWVk/ZmIzOWQ3OGYzZDkw/OWNlMy5qcGc.jpg","author":"Paige Alexander","episode_count":21,"summary":"If you feel stuck in cycles with ultra-processed food, cravings, weight struggles, and a loss of control, you are not broken, and you are not alone. Hosted by Paige Alexander, this podcast goes beyond diets, calorie counting, and quick fixes to uncover what’s really driving your relationship with food. You’ll learn how to: • Break free from ultra-processed food dependency • Rebuild trust with real, whole, single-ingredient foods • Understand the science behind cravings and habits • Heal the emotional patterns tied to food • Create sustainable weight loss without obsession This isn’t about restriction, it’s about restoration. In this new chapter of Real Food Recovery, Paige brings a deeper, more personal approach to what it truly takes to find freedom with food. If food isn’t the answer…let’s start asking better questions.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T14:17:55.280364+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-food-recovery-podcast-7776158"},"episode":{"title":"Lifestyle Medicine for Food Addiction Recovery | Dr. Ann Hester","slug":"lifestyle-medicine-for-food-addiction-recovery-dr-ann-hester","published_at":"2026-05-28T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-food-recovery-podcast-7776158/lifestyle-medicine-for-food-addiction-recovery-dr-ann-hester","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-food-recovery-podcast-7776158","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/4004de9e","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/4004de9e/31c463fe.mp3","summary":"Food addiction, ultra processed food recovery, and metabolic health are explored in this episode of Real Food Recovery Podcast™. This conversation focuses on how lifestyle medicine can support recovery from ultra processed food patterns and improve long term metabolic and chronic disease outcomes. Real Food Recovery Podcast™ was created from a society wrestling with ultra-processed food addiction and the deep exhaustion that comes from feeling trapped in destructive patterns. After decades of obsession, frustration, and starting over, Paige Alexander holds this space to speak honestly about what it takes to heal, offering lived experience, grounded perspective, and practical tools to rebuild a life rooted in peace instead of chaos. In this episode, Paige is joined by Dr. Ann Hester, a double board certified physician in Internal Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine, to explore how everyday choices, especially food, directly impact metabolism, inflammation, hormones, and long term health. This conversation brings clarity to what is often overcomplicated and highlights a more sustainable, evidence based path forward. After more than three decades in traditional medicine, Dr. Hester shifted her focus to addressing the root causes of chronic disease through lifestyle medicine. Her approach centers on nutrition, movement, sleep, stress, and behavior change, helping people move beyond symptom management and into real, lasting health. Together, Paige and Dr. Hester discuss the connection between ultra processed food consumption and chronic disease, how inflammation and metabolic dysfunction develop over time, and what it looks like to begin reversing that process with simple, consistent changes. They also explore how to cut through the noise of conflicting health information and b…","meta_description":"Food addiction, ultra processed food recovery, and metabolic health are explored in this episode of Real Food Recovery Podcast™. This conversation focuses…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3335,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/real-food-recovery-podcast-7776158/episodes/lifestyle-medicine-for-food-addiction-recovery-dr-ann-hester/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-food-recovery-podcast-7776158/lifestyle-medicine-for-food-addiction-recovery-dr-ann-hester.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}