Last month, I read “Wheat Belly” by William Davis. There, every benefit I noticed, no hunger, far less anxiety, fatigue, fibrobyalgia type symptoms & negative attitudes of a lifetime -gone-….are apparently attributable to the removal of wheat from my life!

Wheat stimulates (addictive, craving type) hunger, by several means, within the brain, more or less, according to the individual.

Combining elimination of wheat with the boost of satiety improving foods has balanced my brain’s ability to make healthier choices. I eat like a “naturally slim” person now that my brain is supported….no longer assaulted….in this way.

L-Tyrosine, and Vitamin D3 also boost satiety.

What is very sad, is that persons unknowingly under the spell of brain chemistry based food addiction almost exclusively focus on the emotional component when evaluating the reasons they overeat, and judge themselves (and are judged instantly by those they encounter who observe the obvious extra, unhealthy weight they carry) as weak-willed, low character, or emotionally damaged folks who should just DO IT. They are actually impacted by unbalanced brain chemistry.

Dr. Eric Braverman’s books go into detail about the neurotransmitter impact on our overall health, outlook, fitness and aging.

The brain is where it begins. Support Brains!

I really like how you explained this stuff, makes sense to me, a neuroscience nut and someone who understands the importance of really understanding your brain.

I’m likely to end up here again

The effects of marketing and lifestyle are huge in this area of our lives, and it can be surprisingly hard for people to develop a food regiment that runs counter to mass-produced food and common restaurant meals.

But as your article suggests, awareness is key, and having a strategy is much better than just intending to eat better.

Thanks, Darya!

It’s actually very similar how I stopped smoking: I didn’t ‘stop’ but changed my cigarette brand to a herbal one from the pharmacy, which tasted and smelt just like granny’s sofa rolled into old socks. Light one of those up and get everyone, even hardened smokers to complain and flee the vicinity. Truly awful stuff! After about 4 weeks of that, I hated the thought of smoking and the intervals where I felt like smoking got longer and longer in between, and every time I thought of smoking I also thought ‘yuck’ and all positive thoughts and appetite I’ve had about smoking ceased naturally without me craving anything (other than fresh air, lol). I’ve not smoked (or wanted) another cigarette ever since that time.

Dr. Kessler makes several interesting points…from what I gather he basically breaks down the statement “how people get into unhealthy relationships with junk food” into scientific terms.

How does he take into account that we’re all wired a little differently? The past two years I’ve experienced joy/happiness in limiting (sometimes severely) my food intake. As weird as it sounds, as much as I love eating good food, I’ve found that I also love not eating…especially during the middle of the day (from noon to 4:00 PM).

I should probably start keeping logs of everything I eat and when…could prove interesting.

They can put their tiger in a cage and lock him up. We have to get in the cage with that tiger every single day and keep him from killing us.

I think I’ll be adding this book to my To Read list. Thanks to you, that list is getting pretty long!!