The hunger habit

A neuroscience-based approach to healthier eating

Jud Brewer

Featuring pre-recorded seminars by New York Times best-selling author Jud Brewer, M.D.

Have you or someone you know ever struggled with making healthy food choices? Then you know it’s not just about the food itself. Dieting or restrictive eating can create a disconnect between what the brain says it wants, and what the body needs.

Dr. Jud Brewer has spent over two decades training people to ditch unhelpful habits and make healthier choices. Using examples from his work with patients and research from his lab at Brown University, Dr. Brewer will describe a practical, relatable process that does not depend on willpower or calorie-counting, but instead uses the brain’s built-in processes to enable lasting habit change.

Nutrition doctor

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Continuing education units are available for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, and dieticians for viewing this pre-recorded program.*

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For everyone

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In these four sessions, master mindfulness instructor Kell Julliard will break down the lessons of The Hunger Habit into practical steps to identify eating habits that are no longer helpful, and trade them in for habits that support well-being in all areas of your life.

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Session materials & recordings

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

Session 4

The Hunger Test

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These programs are open to all, and available at no cost. No advance reading or pre-work required.

Jud Brewer, MD, Ph.D. (“Dr. Jud”) is a New York Times best-selling author and thought leader in the field of habit change and the “science of self-mastery.”

As a psychiatrist and internationally known expert in mindfulness training for treating addictions, Dr. Jud has developed app-based treatments for anxiety, emotional eating, and smoking; published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters; and trained US Olympic athletes and coaches, foreign government ministers and corporate leaders. His work has been featured on 60 Minutes, TED, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Today Show, TIME, The Washington Post, Forbes, CNN, BBC, NPR, and more.

Dr. Brewer is the director of research and innovation at Brown University’s Mindfulness Center, where he also serves as an associate professor in Behavioral and Social Sciences at the School of Public Health and Psychiatry at the School of Medicine at Brown University.

He is the author of The Craving Mind: From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love, Why We Get Hooked and How We Can Break Bad Habits (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2017), the New York Times best-seller, Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind (Avery/Penguin Random House, 2021), and most recently, The Hunger Habit: Why We Eat When We’re Not Hungry and How to Stop (Avery/Penguin Random House, 2024).

Kell Julliard, MA, has taught mindfulness skills to health professionals and the general public in a variety of settings, including the Garrison Institute; the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health; the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies; as well as at centers in New York City, Chicago, Montreal, and Boston. In addition, he teaches mindfulness trainings in workplace settings and is certified by the International Mindfulness Teachers Association. Holding a master’s degree in Expressive Therapy from the University of Louisville, Kell has a clinical background as a psychotherapist in the chemical dependency field and has published several peer-reviewed papers on the impact of mindfulness training on health professionals. He recently served as Director of Clinical Research for the Family Health Centers at NYU Langone.

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* In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and Point32Health. Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Contact Hours: 1 of which 0 are eligible for pharmacology credit.
Pharmacists: This activity is approved for 1 CPE credit(s).
Social Work: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1 clinical continuing education credits.
Registered Dieticians: Completion of this RD profession-specific activity awards 1 CPEU(s).

At the end of this activity, the participant will be able to:

  • Describe how different types of eating habits are formed and perpetuated.
  • Explain how reinforcement learning works in the brain.
  • Discuss how mindfulness approaches can help change eating habit patterns.