The Munchies lurk in the shadows of your living room. It’s an ambush mission. An innocent victim obliviously watches TV. They hit, full force during a potato chip commercial. You never saw it coming. Their main weapon is the urge. Not just... 

When you ate the donuts, you made a decision. They comforted you and led you down the path of sugarcoated, chocolate-dipped, cream-filled pleasures. When the alarm clock rang and you went back to sleep, you made a decision. When you ate another piece... 

Overcoming compulsive behavior is a the challenge of your life. Challenge is exhilarating. We love competition for that reason. It challenges us to give our best. We need challenge to grow. The greater the challenge, the greater the growth. That... 

Rebuilding discipline is not easy. Like going on a long journey that you are not enthused about. The first step is the hardest. Welcome to the war zone. Decked out with your new florescent joggers, off you go to Mr. Muscle’s Gym. Entering the... 

Some drink to feel good and others eat. Some use pills and others eat. Food can be used to change feeling, a way of self-medicating. Drugs hijack the natural reward system of humans. Smoking a joint feels like the relaxation similar to two hours in... 

Scientists are discovering that psychological addiction has a common factor. All mood-altering drugs elevate levels of the neurotransmitter in the brain called dopamine. Tobacco, cocaine, heroin and caffeine elevate dopamine levels and cause a feeling... 

Food allergies can also cause an addiction-like dependence due to homeostatic disturbance. Your favorite foods are usually the ones to which you are addicted. You usually feel better immediately after eating the food that you are addicted to, but shortly... 

Addiction is profitable. Cravings are good for business. There is no mysterious ingredient. The Cadbury’s Crème Egg secret is out. Chocolate is drug-like in its effect. Artificial taste explodes in the mouth with crunchy, smooth, sweet flavors,... 

Unless you face the issues of childhood, they affect your thoughts and self-discipline. This world is not fair. You can’t change that, but you can choose to live life to its fullest. You can take the good and leave the bad. Bad things happen... 

Diets have a nasty habit of stirring up the past where all those painful memories live. When awakened, they crawl up the subconscious tunnel to poke holes in our self-worth. As we pull away from the comforting security blanket of food, we face the emptiness... 

Compulsive behaviors are formed in the subconscious. The brain weighs only a few pounds, but it is hundreds of times more powerful than the fastest computer. Within the brain’s deeply furrowed cortex lies a wellspring of memory, dreams, alertness... 

Fixed on Food Rebellion is an ugly part of the human character. Tell a rebellious kid not to do something and sure enough, he will do it. We don’t like to be told what to do (or what not to do). When we tell ourselves, “I will not eat that...