Dr. Amy Shah on Food Creates Mood, Dopamine Pathways, and Improving Your Gut

Episode Highlights With Dr. Amy ShahA life lesson she learned from growing up in rural India and riding a horse carriage to schoolWhy the gut works with the principle of: take action first and motivation follows. And how to support gut bacteria to crave good thingsThe difference between hunger, cravings, and appetiteHow cravings are connected to the dopamine pathwayWays to help kids train positive dopamine pathways and avoid cravings later in lifeWhat are the three “hunger hijackers”?How is most modern food engineered? What is the bliss point?What are psychobiotics?What is your gut microbiome? How can it control our hunger?Why our bodies are solar powdered and why we need natural lightOne good easy rule: sky before screens every dayThere are gut bacteria deep in our guts that need natural sunlight to function optimallyLight is our biggest circadian input followed by food and temperatureThe biggest things women can do to protect against aging and hormone changes is maintain muscle massWhat's the first small change we can make today to stop being so "effing hungry"?Why exercise is the strongest probiotic you can take!What the nova classification of food is and how it impacts our health and moodHer personal 80/20 of non-negotiable things she doesResources We MentionDr. Amy Shah - WebsiteDr. Amy Shah - InstagramI'm So Effing Hungry: Why We Crave What We Crave – and What to Do About It by Amy Shah, MDI'm So Effing Tired: A Proven Plan to Beat Burnout, Boost Your Energy, and Reclaim Your Life by Amy Shah, MDThe 7-Day Anti-Inflammatory Detox: Combining the Best Parts of Paleo, Vegan, and Gluten- and Sugar-Free Diets by Amy Shah, MDThe Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity - And Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race by Daniel Z. Lieberman MD and Daniel Z. Lieberman MD422: Dr. Amy Shah on a Proven Plan to Beat Burnout & Boost Energy345: How to Use Circadian Fasting to Improve Health & Slow Aging With Dr. Amy Shah233: Dr. Amy Shah on Decoding Childhood Allergies & Letting Kids Get DirtyJust Calm (use code wellnessmama15 for discount)Thanks to O