3501: The Science of Cravings by Jill Coleman and Jade Teta on Nutrition Science

Get the 200+ Page Optimal Living Daily Workbook (PDF) - Free. Want to turn today's episode into an actionable plan? Join the Optimal Living Weekly newsletter and I'll send you our 200-page digital workbook immediately. It's packed with the best takeaways from the show, formatted for easy reading and implementation at home. Get your free PDF workbook here: https://oldpodcast.eo.page/join Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3501: Jill Coleman and Jade Teta explain why what you crave is not random, walking through the four brain chemicals behind the pull toward sweets, fat, starch or sheer volume. They then show how nutrition and small behavior changes can shift that chemistry, so cravings become something you can work with rather than fight. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://jillfit.com/2011/09/08/science-cravings/ Quotes to ponder: "The differences in what people crave is not coincidence, it is based on chemical messengers and brain neurohormones, or neurotransmitters." "People with low serotonin often crave starchy, salty foods like bread, pasta, chips, and pretzels." "Your brain chemistry profile is not fixed; it is always changing." Optimal Health Daily is a daily health and wellness podcast where we narrate the best articles on nutrition, fitness, weight loss, and healthy habits, read to you by a professional narrator so you can improve your health a little more every day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices