Food Addiction? How do we stop eating when we need to eat?

Have you ever been eating a bag of chips and think “I need to stop” as you reach in to grab another handful?  How about when eating out you unbutton your pants so you can get more in?

Excess weight is one of the biggest contributors of acute and chronic disease and premature death.  What causes us to keep eating when we know we “should” stop?  Certain foods cause us to lose control, and inhibit our ability to stop.  Also, the combination of certain ingredients trigger the pleasure centers of our brain to keep us “chowing down” although we fear we could be at risk of exploding if we don’t stop soon :/.   These ingredients when combined in such a way overrides the center in the brain that says, “this is not good for me and I want to stop” but instead says, “this is too good to worry about that now, another bite would be good.”    Studies have shown this combination of ingredients trigger the same centers of the brain of Cocaine and other addictive drugs.  Thus the question… have we made food our next addiction of choice?

Is there anything we can do to break the addiction when we still need to eat?  At least with other addictions one can stop cold turkey and eliminate it.  What can we do about food?  Is there hope?  Yes, indeed! Participants of the “Food is Love….or IS it?”session will learn what foods to avoid and what foods to prepare and eat that say “Love” in reality!  Learn what foods  Harvest your Best Self!  See you at the retreat! (http://wholisticwomanretreats.com/session-topics/)