Tag: diet
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Craveman Brain: Why Dieting Feels So Hard
A Story of Survival and Eating Imagine a caveman, thousands of years ago, standing in a forest, hungry and searching for food. Body is running on adrenaline, a hormone that enhances alertness and energy. When they finally finds food—a root, some berries, or on rare days, meat— brain releases dopamine, reinforcing the behavior of eating.…