How Our Hormones Control Our Hunger, Eating & Satiety
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How Our Hormones Control Our Hunger, Eating & Satiety
The brain leads to associate the taste, the likes and dislike, with the signals from the gut, which measures what you need (protein, sugar, fat) and causes craving.
Andrew Huberman • Dr. Charles Zuker: The Biology of Taste Perception & Sugar Craving
Women, Food, and Desire: Embrace Your Cravings, Make Peace with Food, Reclaim Your Body
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We evolved by alternating feast and famine. It is encoded in our genes. Respect this rich history.
Ivor Cummins • Eat Rich, Live Long: Mastering the Low-Carb & Keto Spectrum for Weight Loss and Longevity
The locus cerulius releases epinephrine and has a lot of different functions. It creates alertness (can be experienced as stress, anxiety, excitement) while approaching food and activated the lateral hypothalamus to inhibit feeding. As we eat the mechanisms for calmness kick in, which is often impacted by the signals from the vagal nerve. People ba... See more
Andrew Huberman • How Foods and Nutrients Control Our Moods
deprivation. Leptin’s job is to control energy expenditure through its action on the hypothalamus, the brain’s master metabolic regulator. Because leptin is secreted by fat cells, the more fat cells one has, the more circulating leptin.
Paul Grewal • Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life (Genius Living Book 1)
You can go several hours without eating and not want to kill anybody. You do not crave starchy or sugary snacks in between meals. Your mind is sharp and clear and your mood and energy levels are stable. Moderate exercise doesn’t induce ravenous hunger or fatigue.