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Engineered for Fake Relief: Why You Crave Junk Food in a Junk Culture

The junk food industry is not in the business of feeding people, but extracting money from stressed nervous systems. Instead of nourishment, it sells stimulation, sedation, and distraction in edible form. Human bodies evolved in environments where taste and texture … Continue reading

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Holiday Eating Stress: Beyond Disorders to Nervous System Support

The National Association on Mental Illness (NAMI) sent an email titled, “Holidays & Eating Disorders,” which employs pathologizing language, focusing heavily on symptoms of “eating disorders” without addressing the relational, neurobiological, and environmental contexts that influence these experiences. While NAMI … Continue reading

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