Dopamine and Serotonin Driven Binges

We don’t talk much about the neurology of the urge to overeat, but it can be helpful to understand. James Miller hosts a very popular podcast called “Lifeology” with millions of subscribers. Listen to this extremely intriguing interview with a different perspective about binge eating we worked to integrate into the Never Binge Again framework. Enjoy! (Transcript Here)

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If you struggle with binge eating, emotional eating, stress eating, or if you repeatedly manage to lose weight only to gain it all back, you may be approaching things with the wrong mindset. Most contemporary thought on overeating and bingeing focuses on healing and self-love. But people who've overcome food addiction and weight issues often report it was more like capturing and caging a rabid dog than learning to love their inner child... Open the cage even an inch—or show that dog an ounce of fear—and it'll quickly burst out to shred your healthy eating plans, undoing all your progress in a heartbeat. From his perspective as a formerly food-obsessed psychologist—and previous consultant to major food manufacturers—Dr. Livingston shares specific techniques for isolating and permanently dis-empowering your “fat thinking self.” He reveals much of his own personal journey in the process.