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#21: How our hungry brains drive our eating patterns and what to do about it
A fundamental aspect of human nature that we can all relate to is that information alone isn’t all that’s needed to effectively modify behavior. So often we are well aware of what to do or avoid yet we struggle to make lasting changes, and one of the areas where this tension is most evident concerns our eating habits.
In this episode we’re looking into some fascinating insights provided by research in the overlapping fields of neuroscience and psychology that seems to reveal that so much about our decision-making processes are related to non-conscious aspects of our mental wiring. So when it comes to making decisions about and then following through with lifestyle approaches regarding what we consume, the fact seems to be that it can’t be boiled down to just matters related to self-control. Critical issues related to eating reside in the non-conscious regions of our brains and conflicts can rage between the brain’s conscious and unconscious functions that can explain, at least to some extent, why we overeat even when we don’t want to.
Much of what we’re going to unpack in this episode is material covered in the fantastic book, The Hungry Brain: Outsmarting the Instincts that Make Us Overeat, by Stephan J. Guyenet, Ph.D.
We’ll look into the way the brain works in response to various cues and how the modern food environment presents such a monumental challenge. So many of us or those we love can feel as if taking control of our diet and managing our weight and body composition are futile, but there is hope! What it requires is the willingness to make your rational mind the boss (not your feelings) and adopt tactics such as those outlined toward the end of the episode that can equip you to succeed.
Attributions:
“Routine” from the EP “Iss002” by Skee Mask.
https://iliantape.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/scntst
“Monday Moon” from the album “The Ambient Archives, Vol. 1” by Bing Satellites.
https://bingsatellites.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/bing-satellites
“Drunken Dwarves” from the album “Wintersaga” by Wind Rose.
https://wind-rose.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/windroseofficial
“Eyez” from the album “Murdered Love" by P.O.D.
https://soundcloud.com/p-o-d
http://www.payableondeath.com
“Discovery” from the album “Essence” by RRAREBEAR.
https://rrarebearbeats.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/rrarebearbeats
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By Johnny Armstrong
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A fundamental aspect of human nature that we can all relate to is that information alone isn’t all that’s needed to effectively modify behavior. So often we are well aware of what to do or avoid yet we struggle to make lasting changes, and one of the areas where this tension is most evident concerns our eating habits.
In this episode we’re looking into some fascinating insights provided by research in the overlapping fields of neuroscience and psychology that seems to reveal that so much about our decision-making processes are related to non-conscious aspects of our mental wiring. So when it comes to making decisions about and then following through with lifestyle approaches regarding what we consume, the fact seems to be that it can’t be boiled down to just matters related to self-control. Critical issues related to eating reside in the non-conscious regions of our brains and conflicts can rage between the brain’s conscious and unconscious functions that can explain, at least to some extent, why we overeat even when we don’t want to.
Much of what we’re going to unpack in this episode is material covered in the fantastic book, The Hungry Brain: Outsmarting the Instincts that Make Us Overeat, by Stephan J. Guyenet, Ph.D.
We’ll look into the way the brain works in response to various cues and how the modern food environment presents such a monumental challenge. So many of us or those we love can feel as if taking control of our diet and managing our weight and body composition are futile, but there is hope! What it requires is the willingness to make your rational mind the boss (not your feelings) and adopt tactics such as those outlined toward the end of the episode that can equip you to succeed.
Attributions:
“Routine” from the EP “Iss002” by Skee Mask.
https://iliantape.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/scntst
“Monday Moon” from the album “The Ambient Archives, Vol. 1” by Bing Satellites.
https://bingsatellites.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/bing-satellites
“Drunken Dwarves” from the album “Wintersaga” by Wind Rose.
https://wind-rose.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/windroseofficial
“Eyez” from the album “Murdered Love" by P.O.D.
https://soundcloud.com/p-o-d
http://www.payableondeath.com
“Discovery” from the album “Essence” by RRAREBEAR.
https://rrarebearbeats.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/rrarebearbeats