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What is Hanger?
A mix of hunger and anger
What is cortisol?
A stress hormone
What are comfort foods?
Foods we eat depending on our mood
What diet is best to fix bodily imbalances?
The Mediterranean Diet
High ____ foods lead to inflammation, anxiety, and depression.
Sugar
What does hunger affect?
Mood, health, social aspects
How many viruses live in your gut microbiome?
20 million
According to studies, how do athletes perform when they are hungry?
Their performance decreases.
You should eat every __ to ___ hours? (FILL IN THE BLANK)
3-4 hours
Something to practice that allows a better body-mind connection.
Meditation
What can cause hanger?
Inadequate nutrition
What hormone signifies fullness?
What is dopamine?
The body's neurotransmitter for rewards, punishments --> The pleasure center.
What action can help people connect their minds and bodies?
Meditation
What 2 hormones are released that lead to food cravings?
Dopamine and Glucose
What are the 4 types of hunger?
Health, head, heart, and hands
What two feelings typically lead to comfort foods?
Loneliness, sadness
What does a continuous consuming of high-fat/high-sugar diet lead to?
What is the hunger trigger point?
Habits that you can develop to fight hanger.
What do you call the connection between your gut and central nervous system?
Gut-Brain axis
What are the 3 perspectives of hunger?
Biological, Psychological, and Emotional
What three things contribute to a negative relationship with food?
Cultural norms, peer pressure, and social influences
What type of emotions does hunger bring rise to?
Negative emotions --> frustration, sadness, irritability.
How do Glucose and Insulin make us feel?
They make us feel full.
___ Glucose lead to increased cravings while Low Glucose leads to _____ and _____.
High, aggression, tiredness.