It’s highly individual to genes, epigenetics and environment on what diet your body can thrive.

The newer branch has three primary functions. The first centers on the heart and its ties to respiration. As activity in the vagus—also known as vagal tone—increases, a person’s heart rate and respiration slow. The second function centers on the endocrine system. As vagal tone goes up, the release of stress hormones in the body goes down. Higher va... See more

Reward prediction error: if you have an high expectation of something, it raises the dopamine expectation, and if you experience less released dopamine than expected you experience dissatisfaction.

When you eat something sweet, neurons in the stomach sense the sweetness and cause the release of dopamine in the brain making you crave sugar.

The vagus is one connection between brain and body and helps regulate our emotional states. It is connected to most organs and to its sensory receptors and to the brain. It also allows the brain to send motor communications. It acts through a two-way communication. It analyzes many features of the body and tells the brain how to feel about them and... See more

Better living through chemistry still requires better living.

As you approach eating, there is an anxiety related to it. The lateral hypothalamus controls feeding.

You always have to consider crashes after strong intakes. Play with dosages and timing.

There are no great tools to measure the levels of neuro-modulators outside a clinical setting.