Lose Your Cravings for Bad Food – Video

Breaking Free from Unhealthy Cravings

In this video, Dr. Vikki Petersen explains how cravings for bad food are largely driven by the microbiome, the trillions of bacteria living in the gut. She highlights that 60% of adults’ and 70% of children’s daily calories come from ultra-processed foods, which shape an unhealthy microbiome that reinforces cravings for those same foods. Cutting calories alone is ineffective because gut bacteria continue to demand the processed foods they thrive on. Instead, she recommends transitioning to whole, unprocessed foods, which gradually shift the microbiome and eliminate cravings. Dr. Petersen emphasizes that even small dietary changes can significantly improve health in just a few months.