Why do people put themselves through the agony of dieting only to gain it all back? It’s because they don’t have a very good relationship with food. Food is to nourish not only your body but also your soul. When you’re constantly in a mind battle over whether you should eat something, eating no longer [...]
The “halo effect” as described by Brian Wansink, a professor in the fields of consumer behavior and nutritional science at Cornell University, is where certain foods, which are healthy, take on a “more is better” concept in people’s minds. Through the media, Americans have been told that some foods should really be called “super foods” [...]
Our brains are wired in such a way to guarantee that our bodies never go hungry. Dopamine, a neurotransmitter in the brain, gets us to focus on what’s most important in our environment for us to pay attention to. Now you may think it funny to hear that something like chocolate chip cookies [...]
Unfortunately, fat has gotten a bad rap through the years. Back in the ’70s, everyone seemed to jump on the “ban the fat” bandwagon. So the food manufacturers complied and made low-fat foods. The dairy industry was one of the leaders in the movement, giving us nonfat and lowfat versions of products we had become used [...]
