Erin McArthur

Erin McArthur, M.D.

SUGAR® certified and licensed by Bitten Jonsson, pediatrician

My world changed and my future became brighter when I realized that sugar addiction was a real thing.

I have struggled with weight, depression, and anxiety for most of my life.  I was successful in so many areas of my life and yet I felt like such a failure with my inability to control my eating patterns and habits or feel in control of my mental health. Once I realized that sugar addiction existed it still took me a while to come to the realization that I suffered from this disease. This is a brain disease and there are many outlets, many of which I have used to escape my feelings and pain. I thought I was self-medicating my mental health struggles with these outlets, but in fact, the outlets were causing my mental health struggles. It wasn’t until I quit sugar and flour that I realized how clear my mind could really be and how my mental health could flourish.

The SUGAR tool cut through all of the denial, a denial I see in children and families every day. My goal in getting certified to do the SUGAR® assessment tool is to help people cut through this denial and start to address their struggles in more effective ways.  A path defined by the real reason behind the struggles.

I have been told by patients and families in the past that they appreciate the way I listen to them.  I will use this skill in my new endeavor of bringing sugar addiction to the forefront of today’s struggles of humans.

“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.”

― Maya Angelou

Erin McArthur, M.D.

harmonyholistichealthak.com
erinmcarthurak@gmail.com
907-694-4445