Everyone experiences stress. And everyone eats. How does stress affect eating? Many people who experience out of control stress are dysfunctional eaters, meaning they make unhealthy food choices and use food to lessen their stress, at least temporarily. Scientists have concluded there is a strong relationship between out of control stress and dysfunctional eating. Out …
We all experience difficult feelings. Everyone feels sadness, anger, frustration, anxiety, and fear during their lives. Sometimes people may feel depressed and overwhelmed by their feelings. And most people know the unhealthy options to deal with difficult feelings like overeating, avoidance, denial, and substance abuse. You may have chosen unhealthy options in the past. But …
Even the person who follows the strictest diets, who knows the calorie content of everything, has a bad day and resorts to comfort food. It is so ingrained and normalized in society it has become a classic trope in most romance movies. The protagonist finds themselves in a vulnerable, lonely spot from the lack of …
Food As Pleasure: The Pitfalls And Solutions In this day and age food has become more to us than just nourishment for our bodies. Food has become a passion for some. Food is force-fed (pun intended) to us by advertisements on tv, billboards, radio, and the internet. the food industry spends enormous amounts of money …
Food Addiction Is Real What is addiction? First, we need to look at what addiction is and how it is diagnosed to have a better understanding of food addiction. In 2011 the American Society of Addiction Medicine proposed a new definition of addiction. They said, “Addiction is a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, …
Emotional Eating: The Connection to Hating Your Body Many people go through life body shaming themselves because they are a few pounds or several pounds overweight. They do not match the definition of “pretty” the way society defines it, or they are not where they were ten years ago. All of these things can play …
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Emotional Eating 101 “When I am in trouble, eating is the only thing that consoles me. Indeed, when I am in really great trouble, as anyone who knows me intimately will tell you, I refuse everything except food and drink. At the present moment, I am eating muffins because I am unhappy. Besides, I am …
Are You Really Hungry? Identifying Real Hunger Versus Eating For Pleasure It’s safe to say that, as humans, we don’t always eat when we’re hungry. Sometimes we eat because a nicely prepared dish is served at dinnertime. Other times, the cells in our bodies crave certain nutrients like vitamins or minerals that need replenishing. On …
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5 Steps To Change Your Mindset About Food For many people, there is one four-lettered “f” word that will make them want to run away. It’s always around and you can’t escape it. Many regard their relationship with it as one of the love-hate variety. It’s hard to live with, but you definitely can’t live …
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