The goal is to determine whether «the inhibitory effect of cortisol
on addictive cravings might also have positive implications for nicotine, alcohol or gambling addiction,» says Dominique de Quervain, Director of the research platform Molecular and Cognitive Neurosciences at the University of Basel.
Not exact matches
The simple mix of ingredients makes up one of the most
crave - worthy and completely
addictive salads
on Earth!
The idea to make these
addictive little cups came about
on Saturday night, when I started
craving a chocolate - y dessert but wanted to refrain from a sugar - laden indulgence.
Researchers at the University of Basel in Switzerland recently conducted a study
on heroin addiction and demonstrated that the stress hormone cortisol can reduce
addictive cravings.
Some
cravings for food and
addictive substances depend
on those receptors.
The research focuses
on the molecular and behavioral correlates of stress - like and depressive - like states that contribute to the acquisition and maintenance of
addictive behavior as well as to
craving and relapse during periods of withdrawal.
By allowing certain triggers to stay in the diet, the body stays
on the vicious cycle of
cravings and
addictive behavior.
Per the National Institute
on Drug Abuse (NIDA), «this disorder leads to intense
cravings for the
addictive substance, these
cravings are so strong that they are experienced as being uncontrollable.