Not exact matches
Addiction occurs when drugs or other pleasurable stimuli hijack the brain's normal reward system, which has evolved to reinforce beneficial
behaviors, such as eating
food and having sex.
But Trevor Robbins, a behavioral neuroscientist at the University of Cambridge in England, says that while severe binge eating might be considered an
addiction - like
behavior, «you can't consider
food as an
addiction in general.
The problem that must be healed at the root is the problem that drives your emotional eating, binge eating, mindless eating,
food obsessions,
food addictions, self - sabotage, or any other unhealthy
behavior that is keeping you stuck in the muck.
Especially if you have no struggles with any kind of eating disorder such as emotional eating, binge eating, binge / purge,
food addiction, exercise avoidance, excuses, fears, self - sabotage or any other unhealthy
behavior that is stopping you from losing weight and keeping it off forever.
Additionally, it can tell you if gluten is causing an opiate - like response which can disrupt brain function, alter
behavior, and cause
food and other
addictions.
Of course, this works to heal any unhealthy
behavior, whether the unhealthy
behavior is binge eating, emotional eating, mindless eating, stuffing, yo - yo dieting, negative self - talk,
food obsession,
food addiction, binge / purge, or any other unhealthy
behavior that is keeping you fat in mind and body.
Food addiction and addictive - like eating
behavior are serious problems that certain
foods are more likely to trigger.
This can possibly lead to a vicious cycle, called addictive - like eating
behavior or
food addiction (11, 12).
Dopamine, the primary motivation deeply connected with brain - rewards system and playing a huge role in eating
behaviors,
food addiction etc..
But I was relying on my Whole30 to help me with my sugar
addiction so it's the
behavior that needs changing, not just the
food itself.
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