Hunger Fix, The: The Three-Stage Detox and Recovery Plan for Overeating and Food Addiction - Softcover

Pamela Peeke

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1623361583 ISBN 13: 9781623361587

Publisher: Rodale, 2013

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date :2013-10-11 Pages: 368 Language: English Publisher: Rodale The bodys built-in reward system. driven by the chemical dopamine. tells us to do more of the things that give us pleasure: Creative energy. falling in love. entrepreneurship. and even the continued propagation of the human race are driven by this system.Unfortunately. so is the urge to overeat.In The Hunger Fix. Dr.Pam Peeke uses the latest neuroscience to explain how unhealthy food and behavioral fixes have gotten us ensnared in a vicious cycle of overeating and addiction.She even shows that dopamine rushes in the body work exactly the same way with food as with cocaine.Luckily. we are all capable of rewiring. and the very same dopamine-driven system can be used to reward us for healthful. exciting. and fulfilling activities.The Hunger Fix lays out a science-based. three-stage plan to break the ...

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For countless men and women who have tried to lose weight and failed, The Hunger Fix offers hope of a real, permanent solution to weight gain. If you truly want to conquer your food demons, take control of your body and your health, and set yourself on the path to sustainable weight loss, The Hunger Fix is a must read.--David Zinczencko, Editor in Chief, Men's Health and author of Eat This, Not That!In The Hunger Fix, Dr. Pam Peeke elegantly outlines a practical plan to navigate the treacherous tightrope over the food addiction ravine.--Dr. Mehmet Oz, Professor and Vice-Chair, Surgery, NYP Columbia University, and host of the Dr. Oz show In her outstanding new book, The Hunger Fix, Dr. Peeke provides those afflicted with overeating and food addiction with a powerful new tool--Transcendental Meditation--to rein in impulses and control cravings. Dr. Peeke wisely makes this simple, effortless technique a key part of her holistic plan to manage food addiction, empowering men and women to enjoy a lifelong recovery.--David Lynch, filmmaker and founder of the David Lynch Foundation As I know from countless conversations with friends, family and Zumba enthusiasts all over the world, food addiction is a real issue. I could not be more pleased to see that, with this book, it is finally getting the attention it deserves. In The Hunger Fix, Dr. Peeke not only dissects the science of food addiction in an easy-to-understand way, she also offers readers a pragmatic approach to triggering their own EpiphaME and embarking on a journey toward a healthier, happier life.Alberto Perlman, Co-Founder and CEO, Zumba Fitness International The Hunger Fix is revolutionary. Dr. Peeke applies her trademark holistic approach to food addiction, integrating cutting-edge mind and body science. This book offers a practical, realistic blueprint for the lifelong recovery each individual so richly deserves --Various

About the Author:

PAM PEEKE, MD, MPH, FACP, is the bestselling author of Body-for-Life for Women, Fight Fat after Forty, and Fit to Live. An internationally renowned physician, scientist, and expert on nutrition, metabolism, stress, and fitness, she is also a medical advisor to the White House's Let's Move! campaign. She lives in Bethesda, MD.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rodale
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1623361583
• ISBN 13: 9781623361587
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368