Radio Program 'In Your Right Mind' Explores How Sugar Is the New Addiction in a New Broadcast on 790 AM KABC

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Feb. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- "In Your Right Mind," a weekly behavioral health radio program that features in-depth roundtable discussions of today's behavioral health headlines, aired an informative show, "Sugar: The New Addiction," on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on Talk Radio 790 AM KABC in Los Angeles. The broadcast discussed how sugar has become a new addiction; the connection between sugar, cocaine and alcohol; and how the brain reacts to sugar. The show was co-hosted by Program Producer Kristina Kuestner and Chief Executive Officer of Sovereign Health, Dr. Tonmoy Sharma, who provided in-depth medical and clinical expertise.

One of Sunday's panelists was Fernando Gomez-Pinilla, Ph.D., a professor at UCLA and the director of the Neurotrophic Research Laboratory with secondary appointment in physiological science. Another panelist was Selena Bartlett, Ph.D., a group leader in neuroscience and obesity at the Translational Research Institute and a research capacity building professor in the School of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health at Queensland University of Technology.

"Dopamine is a neurochemical in the human brain that makes you feel great," says Dr. Bartlett. "A great example is exercising: You don't want to exercise, but when you're done, you feel great. This is because the dopamine has been released to the brain, and that's what sugar does, too – releases dopamine to the brain. When a person has a lot of sugar, their brain will need more and more to feel good, and sugar, drugs and alcohol are causing the reward circuitry to change."

For those who would like to follow the broadcast, the show is available on demand at www.InYourRightMind.com. For questions, contact [email protected].

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About "In Your Right Mind"
"In Your Right Mind" is a weekly behavioral health radio show that covers various topics each week, including mental health disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and addiction/dual diagnosis disorders. Dr. Tonmoy Sharma and Kristina Kuestner are the hosts of the show. In addition, each program will feature guest speakers throughout the United States participating in a roundtable discussion about headlines in behavioral health. The mission of "In Your Right Mind" is to raise awareness about behavioral health issues that get people talking. The hour-long show airs every Sunday at 5 p.m. PST on Talk Radio 790 KABC Los Angeles. "In Your Right Mind" is produced in conjunction with Sovereign Health, a leading national provider of behavioral health treatment services. For more information, visit www.inyourrightmind.com.

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