Thin Tastes Better by Stephen Gullo Ph.D

Author:Stephen Gullo, Ph.D. [Gullo, Dr. Stephen P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-307-78560-2
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2011-05-04T00:00:00+00:00

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Food cravings aren’t all in your mind. You crave foods because your body “remembers” the physiological effect the food had when you consumed it in the past. In fact, research has shown that the foods we perceive as enjoyable or rewarding actually activate the same “reward pathways” in the brain that are triggered by certain drugs of abuse—like cocaine. When you experience a “food flash,” you are really experiencing a milder form of the drug cravings that afflict recovering addicts.

That’s why the smell of food is often all it takes to get you feeling all cravey and distracted. Haven’t you on occasion walked past a bakery or entered a friend’s kitchen and suddenly the aroma of delicious foods hits you, leaving you tempted? Face it, the smell of food can make you feel hungry as much as the sight of food can. That’s a biological fact we’re stuck with. The solution is to remind yourself, “That’s the aroma of fat cells I don’t need.”

Luckily, there are other things besides drugs, food, and smells that can activate the reward pathways of your brain. In fact, you can start many of the same internal reactions through exercise, meditation, and—believe it or not—laughter.

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