I'm So Effing Hungry: Why we crave what we crave - and what to do about it

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We know that the microbiome has power to control our cravings, to make us happier, to make better decisions. What we didn’t realize until recently, however, is that it takes only three days to start to see marked changes in the microbiome. “We want both diversity in our microbiome and we want higher numbers.” I would probably give it 4 stars for the above, but found certain gripes whilst reading. For one, she tells us that nothing is our fault. Repeatedly. Everything is society's fault and we are all helpless. I understand that we live in an extremely sensitive culture where no one likes to take responsibility, but c'mon! Minus one star. I've always felt a bit "lost" with my cravings and my excessive consumption of junk food, but for once, I feel like I know the chemistry behind it, the hormones at play, and why these cravings were happening to me so frequently and kind of controlling my life. My mission is to revolutionise the way we think about hunger and nutrition, and to help people manage hunger and cravings to break free from the tyranny of diets and battles with food. I've seen my programme work for people all over the world. And it will work for you, too.' Dr Amy Shah Psychobiotics are bacteria that can change the entire mental state of a person. Researchers took patients with schizophrenia, looked at their microbiome, and observed distinct differences. In fact, the researchers could tell which patients had schizophrenia just by looking at their microbiome. They next took this microbiome and transplanted it into germ-free mice. They also took non-schizophrenic gut bacteria and put it into other germ-free mice. They then mixed all the mice up and found that the mice that had received the schizophrenic bacteria started to display mice schizophrenia. The gut researchers knew which animals had received that bacteria because of their behavior.

As an Indian immigrant, I came to the U.S. with my parents when I was five years old. A few years into settling in the U.S., we got very bad news. My father, along with his five brothers and my grandmother, all had been diagnosed with type two diabetes. This was a devastating diagnosis at the time. STEP 4. REFRESH: with a good night’s sleep, using proven good sleep habits used by the U.S. military. So she created I'm So Effing Hungry, a science-based plan designed to help you take charge of your health and your cravings, without feeling deprived. As Dr. Shah explains, cravings aren't your fault—and eating a healthier diet isn't just a matter of self-discipline or willpower. There are powerful biological forces at play in your body that govern your hunger levels and cravings.

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This really distressed me because I knew that I was in for a future of inflammation and cravings, as well as this devastating disease, diabetes. At the time, I thought, “Well, there’s nothing I can do about it.” But I started to research why we crave what we crave. I attended nutrition school, then medical school. I trained at the best places in the country for nutrition and then for internal medicine, immunology, and allergy. All this to say that in the end, I still didn’t really understand how food was affecting the body. I started to do some experimentation myself, and really looking into the research.

I'm So Effing Hungry breaks down the physiological aspects of hunger, how it happens (like the hormones that are released and why) and how it can be manipulated by the bacteria in our gut and the foods that we eat. I really appreciated Dr. Shah's comprehensive overview of how hunger works in the body. Maybe I just missed this particular Heath class, but I don't remember learning this in school, so I found almost every part of it to be enlightening. My mission is to revolutionize the way we think about hunger and nutrition, and to help peoplemanage hunger and cravings and break free from the tyranny of diets and battles with food. I've seen my program work for people all over the world. And it will work for you, too." —from the introduction by Dr. Amy Shah STEP 4. REFRESH: with a good night's sleep, using proven good sleep habits used by the U.S. military. So she created I’m So Effing Hungry, a science-based plan designed to help you take charge of your health and your cravings, without feeling deprived. As Dr. Shah explains, cravings aren’t your fault—and eating a healthier diet isn’t just a matter of self-discipline or willpower. There are powerful biological forces at play in your body that govern your hunger levels and cravings.Drawing on the emerging science of psychobiotics--healthy gut bacteria that help improve mood and regulate hunger, weight, and cravings--Dr. Shah has created a 5-step plan to help you make peace with food and your body:

RETRAIN your body with exercise that regulates key neurotransmitters that influence your hunger response. My mission is to revolutionize the way we think about hunger and nutrition, and to help people manage hunger and cravings and break free from the tyranny of diets and battles with food. I've seen my program work for people all over the world. And it will work for you, too." --from the introduction by Dr. Amy Shah So she created I'm So Effing Hungry, a science-based plan designed to help you take charge of your health and your cravings, without feeling deprived. As Dr. Shah explains, cravings aren't your fault--and eating a healthier diet isn't just a matter of self-discipline or willpower. There are powerful biological forces at play in your body that govern your hunger levels and cravings. In an industry oversaturated with health and diet advice, Dr Amy Shah cuts through the noise with her newest book, I'm So Effing Hungry. It's amazing what changes can be made with a little knowledge and simple solutions. You'll love this book! - Bobbi BrownI know the struggle is not over yet, but at the very least I got what this book was supposed to deliver: all the knowledge and the tools to start living better and making better life choices. I know which foods I have to reach out for at the supermarket, the importance of fasting, exposing to sunlight and many other useful info. This book is full of precious insights that can be applied to our daily lives and while being scientifically accurate, she's always engaging and delivers each topic and lots of info in a way that can be put into practice right away. The best probiotic is exercise, especially a sunny walk. A walk outdoors has a magical effect on our gut bacteria, our hormones, and our mood. Gut bacteria create a compound called short chain fatty acids in response to exercise, especially nature-based exercise. They send these anti-inflammatory signals to the brain, and around the entire body, to calm down inflammation, improve mood, and make you more satisfied. My mission is to revolutionise the way we think about hunger and nutrition, and to help people manage hunger and cravings to break free from the tyranny of diets and battles with food. I’ve seen my programme work for people all over the world. And it will work for you, too.’ Dr Amy Shah