Comments on: The Low Down on Hunger: Health, Hankerings and Habits http://www.marksdailyapple.com/hunger-cravings/ Serving up health and fitness insights (daily, of course) with a side of irreverence. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:47:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » Dear Mark: Sugar Cravings http://www.marksdailyapple.com/hunger-cravings/#comment-25686 Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » Dear Mark: Sugar Cravings Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:51:15 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/hunger-cravings/#comment-25686 [...] goal, then, is to feed your body’s real needs. We did a piece on hunger a few weeks ago that talked about the body’s physical instinct to fulfill all its five [...] [...] goal, then, is to feed your body’s real needs. We did a piece on hunger a few weeks ago that talked about the body’s physical instinct to fulfill all its five [...]

]]> By: Squid Pocket http://www.marksdailyapple.com/hunger-cravings/#comment-23625 Squid Pocket Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:17:18 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/hunger-cravings/#comment-23625 Ah, Pavlov. Consequently, is it possible to train the brain to become "un"hungry when smelling certain smells or stimulating certain senses. Wouldn't it be great if you could ring a bell and feel full? Ah, Pavlov. Consequently, is it possible to train the brain to become “un”hungry when smelling certain smells or stimulating certain senses. Wouldn’t it be great if you could ring a bell and feel full?

]]> By: Sasquatch http://www.marksdailyapple.com/hunger-cravings/#comment-23620 Sasquatch Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:52:01 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/hunger-cravings/#comment-23620 I think the strong feelings of hunger people often feel could be due to suboptimal insulin/glucose function. I'm talking about fatigue, stomach grumbling etc. In the past few months, I've reduced carbs in my diet and begun doing 24-hour fasts from time to time. I feel hunger differently than I used to. I can skip meals easily, and I can even exercise vigorously afterward and have plenty of energy. Maybe when your body learns to use fat as a fuel more efficiently, it can burn your own fat reserves when you skip a meal, rather than relying on a steady stream of carbs from the diet for energy. I think the strong feelings of hunger people often feel could be due to suboptimal insulin/glucose function. I’m talking about fatigue, stomach grumbling etc.

In the past few months, I’ve reduced carbs in my diet and begun doing 24-hour fasts from time to time. I feel hunger differently than I used to. I can skip meals easily, and I can even exercise vigorously afterward and have plenty of energy.

Maybe when your body learns to use fat as a fuel more efficiently, it can burn your own fat reserves when you skip a meal, rather than relying on a steady stream of carbs from the diet for energy.

]]> By: bill http://www.marksdailyapple.com/hunger-cravings/#comment-23605 bill Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:05:02 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/hunger-cravings/#comment-23605 It is always fascinating to me the bodies natural responses to things like hunger or fear or even exercise. The chemicals that get released and why things are the way they are. Simply fascinating. It is always fascinating to me the bodies natural responses to things like hunger or fear or even exercise. The chemicals that get released and why things are the way they are. Simply fascinating.

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