Addictions and Food
November 12, 2019Over the years I have been asked if there is such a thing as food addiction. First, let’s look at what is an addiction? Here is one definition: An addiction causes people to engage in a recurring activity that causes harm to the person. It...
Read More >Why Diet Cycles Are More Harmful than Helpful
May 15, 2019Why Diet Cycles Are More Harmful than Helpful With new diets popping up on the horizon all the time, it’s no surprise that these passing trends can often leave people feeling unfulfilled once their diet plans have neared completion. People love quick fixes; however, diet...
Read More >The Keys Semi-Starvation Study
November 23, 2018Ancel Keys wanted to find out the physical and psychological effects of what happens to the human body when it starves and how it recovers from starvation. He thought his information would be useful if the soldiers were captured in the war and they reached...
Read More >References for Talks
April 11, 2014References From Rebecca Cooper, LMFT, LPCC, CEDS Genetics “I identified in 1990 the first gene in alcohol addiction. Specifically, we found the A1 allele (the minor form) of the D2 dopamine receptor (DRD2) gene to be associated with addiction. We researched the brain characteristics of the...
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