Understanding The Connection Between Emotions and Our Relationship with Food

The Peptide Podcast · Jul 13, 2023 · 6m

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Have you ever reached for a bag of chips or a pint of ice cream when you're feeling sad, stressed, or bored? Many of us turn to food as a source of comfort or distraction at some point in our lives — to deal with our feelings or to reward ourselves. This is what's known as emotional eating. And, unfortunately, emotional eating doesn't fix emotional problems.

And, if you've ever thought about food all day, tried to avoid unhealthy food, or found yourself planning your next meal, you've experienced "food noise."

Today, I want to talk about emotional…