Switch4Good

02 - Adam Sud: Overcoming Food & Drug Addiction with the Power of Plants

Feb. 12, 2019

“If there’s something about your life that you don’t like, and there’s something that you can do about, then it’s not a problem. I realized that if I’m the problem, I get to be the solution.” - Adam Sud

 

You don’t need to experience trauma to feel depressed. You don’t have to grow up in a certain zip code to be a drug addict, and you don’t have to have obese parents to develop a food addiction.

 

Adam Sud grew up in a comfortable household with a loving family, yet he experienced all of these things. After years of Adderall abuse and excessive consumption of fast-food, Adam tried to commit suicide.

 

Unsuccessful in his attempt, he finally committed to seeking help and discovered the healing powers of the plant-based diet - not just the physical effects, but the mental benefits as well.

 

Adam lost 160 pounds and titrated off all of his medications, including his antidepressants. Now healthy and medication-free, Adam devotes his life to helping others, proving that no matter how far one has fallen, there is always a way out.

 

What we discuss in this episode:

 

- Coping with food as a child

 

- Adderall addiction

 

Steps to recovery

 

- Losing 160 lbs and becoming a fit marathon runner

 

- Perseverance and trusting the journey

 

- Benefits of whole foods, plant-based diet

 

- How to change your perspective and set a positive mindset 

 

The Save Movement (@thesavemovement)

 

The Pleasure Trap

 

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