156. The Science Behind Emotional Eating - Expert Physicians Guide to Manage Emotional Eating During Times of Stress

Do you ever wonder why we eat when we're feeling anxious, stressed, or down? Do you know that there’s actually a scientific explanation behind emotional eating? Are you ready to get off the roller coaster of emotional eating and start building your emotional resilience?

In this week's episode of Health Bite, we'll be talking about emotional eating and why we crave food when we're feeling stressed, anxious or emotional. Dr. Adrienne Youdim is a triple board-certified internist who specializes in obesity medicine and nutrition, and she wants to share insights on the science behind why we eat when we feel like it. It's not a character flaw; it's biology.

What You’ll Learn From This Episode:

Find out what causes emotional eating from the inside out and why it’s more common than you thinkDiscover how to take a break, become aware, and identify your feelings when you feel the need to eatLearn more about why your brain keeps craving those tasty but fleeting treats and how to reverse the cycle

“You learn that you can sit with the distress and with the difficult emotions and you can actually identify what it is that you truly need in that moment, what it is that you are truly hungry for.” 

-Dr. Adrienne Youdim

The next time you feel that surge of emotion and stress and that desire to soothe it with food or anything else for that matter, we want to challenge you to take it on as an opportunity to build your skills for emotional regulation and for emotional resilience. 

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