• Blog,  Weight Loss

    Dopamine

    One of the reasons we carry extra weight is our overdesire for food. We desire food that is not used to fuel our body, or we eat when we’re not hungry. Yesterday we learned that overdesire is a learned behavior and there are certain things that can trigger us to eat. If you missed it, you can find it HERE. Reason #2 we overdesire food: Dopamine It is our brain’s job to keep us alive. One way it does this is by releasing dopamine. Dopamine is a chemical that lights up the neuropathways in your brain and makes you feel happy and good. Each time you eat, dopamine is released.…

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