Why eating pleasure matters:
Dopamine, serotonin and the downside of GLP-1 diet drugs
There is growing interest in a new generation of GLP-1 weight loss medications. These injections, originally designed for managing type 2 diabetes, are now widely prescribed as appetite-suppressing drugs for peo...
Know what to you should do but don’t do it?
Managing diabetes can feel overwhelming. You know what you should do, eat better, exercise more, monitor your blood sugar, but life gets in the way. You give in to a food craving and see your blood sugar levels rise. Suddenly, you're in a cycle of guilt. ...
The dieting cycle of deprival interspersed with lapses of unregulated eating is chaotic. It reinforces the belief that one lacks self-control over food. This type of belief is called a ‘limiting belief’. These are the opinions that we hold about ourselves that act as barriers to manifesting what we ...