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Why Willpower Fails: The Psychology of Food, Cravings, and Weight
You can know exactly how you want to eat and still find yourself reaching for something else when you’re stressed or exhausted. I’ve been there. Our relationship with food is influenced by far more than nutrition knowledge, and blaming ourselves for struggling doesn’t help us understand what’s actually happening. Today, I’m joined by clinical psychologist Dr. Rachel Goldman, author of When Life Happens, to talk about the biology and psychology behind cravings, emotional eating, and food noise. We also explore how to care about nutrition without letting food rules take over your life. ...
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Our brains and our microbiome have all been hijacked by the food industry.
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that this is not just a matter of being weak-willed or not having willpower. Our brains and our microbiome have all been hijacked by the food industry. So I think the first thing is to acknowledge that it's not your thought and then to focus on what's in your control.
So obviously there are some health behaviors that are in our control. We know that lifestyle is so important. And what can I do about this now? You know, I think there's a difference between why me, why is this happening to me,
which isn't going to get us anywhere, as opposed to, Now what's in my control? What can I do? What is an action I could take to move one step closer to reaching whatever goal it is that somebody has? One of the biggest problems with the probiotic industry is that there's often more marketing than real science. You'll see phrases like clinically
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