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Dr. Gracer begins by interviewing Cheryl Forberg, RD, the dietician for the hit TV show The Biggest Loser, about food cravings. He then has an in depth discussion with Steve Peterson, LCSW, CADC, the lead therapist at Gracer Behavioral Health Services and the co- author of the two chapters in Dr. Gracer’s book, A New Prescription for Addiction, on counseling and readiness to change.
If you suffer from cravings, this show can help you understand experiences and give you ideas to tackle the problem.
More about Cheryl Forberg
Cheryl Forberg RD is a New York Times bestselling author, a James Beard award-winning chef and nutritionist for NBC’s The Biggest Loser. Her role is to help overweight contestants transform their bodies, health and ultimately, their lives.
A culinary expert and registered dietitian, she has shared cooking and nutrition tips with the contestants and viewers for ten seasons.
After graduating from the California Culinary Academy (CCA) in San Francisco, Cheryl embarked on a European apprenticeship journey, which culminated in stints at top French restaurants from Champagne to Strasbourg. Upon return to the United States, Ms. Forberg was chosen for the opening team of Postrio, Wolfgang Puck’s first venture in northern California. A passionate interest in healthy cooking led to her exodus from restaurant kitchens and an entrée to some of the most prestigious households in America. During this period Cheryl held the coveted position of Private Chef for Lucasfilm, Ltd. in northern California.
She went on to earn a degree in Nutrition and Clinical Dietetics and an RD (registered dietitian) credential from the University of California at Berkeley. As a former research dietitian at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, she had the opportunity to integrate her scientific background into recipe creation for a variety of dietary protocols.
This distinctive skill set enabled her to extend her culinary expertise beyond celebrated restaurant kitchens into the creation of inspired recipes that are also healthful. She has developed a clear and concise recipe format, easily understood by novice students. A food and nutrition journalist, Cheryl’s writing and recipes have appeared in mainstream culinary and health publications, including Sunset, Health, and Prevention magazines as well as the Washington Post. She is on the advisory board for Prevention magazine.
Cheryl co-wrote the eating plan for The Biggest Loser. She has written or contributed to 13 books, including The Biggest Loser: The Weight Loss Program, The Biggest Loser Complete Calorie Counter, The Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump Start and Positively Ageless: A 28-Day Plan for a Younger, Slimmer, Sexier You. She writes a weekly blog of cooking and nutrition tips at CherylForberg.com/blog/. She lives in Napa, California. Follow her on Facebook or Twitter.
More about Steve Peterson
Steven M. Peterson has been a clinical social worke since 1986. He specializes in treating clients with co-existing mental health and substance abuse illnesses. Steve has worked at inpatient and outpatient treatment centers in Wisconsin and California.
He moved to Oregon in July of 2008 and started his own clinical practice. Steve has been in private practice for 18 years serving individuals, couples, families and groups.
He worked as an Ad Hoc professor at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee for 10 years and served as the lead research therapist at the Center for Addiction and Behavioral Health Research in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
He believes strongly in evidence-based practice for the treatment of co-occurring disorders and has been involved in several large research projects combining medications for alcohol craving with psychosocial treatments. Prior to his move to Oregon, he started Gracer Behavioral Health Services in San Ramon, California where the opiate dependence treatment program had an 80% success rate (stable and tapering doses of Suboxone and compliance with outpatient individual and group therapy).
In addition, he wrote several chapters in the recent publication, A New Prescription for Addiction, by Richard I. Gracer, M.D. His empathic and solutions oriented approach has helped a great number of clients. Steve’s therapeutic orientation is from Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Solutions Focused Therapy and the Family Systems approach.
Steve believes that treatment for craving management is an important key to success with substance abuse clients.
Steve has been married for 20 years and enjoys football, skiing and traveling with his two sons Ian and Cole.
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