ABSTRACT
WHEN THE BODY HUNGERS A Trauma Informed Approach to Food Addiction
When the Body Hungers offers a traumainformed, functional perspective on food addiction, exploring how early life experiences and chronic stress can shape patterns of eating, regulation, and self-care across the lifespan. Rather than framing addiction as a failure of will, the booklet presents it as an adaptive response of the body seeking relief and safety. Written for students of Functional Naturopathic Medicine and related disciplines, this text encourages compassionate understanding, careful assessment, and ethical awareness in working with individuals affected by food addiction and related behaviors. Dr. Gregory Lawton