One of the most common problems I encounter in my audience is binge eating. This is also one of the most common concerns Noelle and I field for our podcast. Everybody wants to know: How do I stop? I have written about overcoming binge eating at great length before. In...
American culture is nothing but confused about the effect that the menstrual cycle has on women. We have rumors about mood swings, weight gain, appetite, athelticism, acne, depression, anxiety, insomnia, inflammation, and more. But we really don’t know much...
I recently became a bit obsessed with gut flora research via a long story: I began getting migraines again this winter after eating a lower-potassium diet to help with my electrolyte problem. Low potassium is associated with migraines. It didn’t help that I was...
In the first post I wrote on the physiology of women’s weight loss, I focused on the role estrogen plays in fat stores. I noted at the end of the post that estrogen is involved with sending appetite-regulating signals to the brain. This is an important factor in...
Neuropeptide Y is one of several neuromodulators involved in regulating feeding. These include classic neurotransmitters such as serotonin, GABA, or dopamine, molecules derived from fatty acids like endocannabinoids, and neuropeptides. (All of which I will discuss...
Night Eating Syndrome isn’t something that gets talked about very often. But disordered eating researchers are hyper aware of it. It’s also an enlightening topic for a variety of reasons, least of which being the relationship between the endocrine system,...
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