How To Master Hunger And Cravings with Dr. Elizabeth Boham

How To Master Hunger And Cravings | This episode is brought to you
by Rupa Health and Athletic Greens So many of my patients tell me
they feel their food cravings have gotten out of control and a lack
of willpower is driving their weight gain, generally making them
feel like crap. But, the truth is, this is not a matter of
willpower. Our industrial food industry produces food-like
substances specifically made to hook our taste buds with every
bite, hijacking our brain chemistry and metabolism, and giving rise
to disease. Our bodies actually have a finely-tuned appetite
control system that is governed by certain hormones. However, our
modern diet, elevated stress, and inadequate sleep impairs this
system, leading us to crave the wrong foods and feel hungry all the
time.  In this episode, Dr. Hyman discusses our natural hunger
regulator, ghrelin, with Dr. Elizabeth Boham. They talk about how
this hormone works and what can interrupt its natural production.
They also discuss strategies to help the body regulate hunger
naturally. Elizabeth Boham is a physician and nutritionist who
practices Functional Medicine at The UltraWellness Center in Lenox,
MA. Through her practice and lecturing she has helped thousands of
people achieve their goals of optimum health and wellness. She
witnesses the power of nutrition every day in her practice and is
committed to training other physicians to utilize nutrition in
healing. Dr. Boham has contributed to many articles and wrote the
latest chapter on Obesity for the Rankel Textbook of Family
Medicine. She is part of the faculty of the Institute for
Functional Medicine and has been featured on the Dr. Oz show and in
a variety of publications and media including Huffington Post, The
Chalkboard Magazine, and Experience Life. Her DVD Breast Wellness:
Tools to Prevent and Heal from Breast Cancer explores the
Functional Medicine approach to keeping your breasts and whole body
well. This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and Athletic
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of this great offer. In this conversation, Dr. Hyman and Dr. Boham
discuss: What ghrelin is and how it affects hunger and cravings How
ghrelin works to tell us we are full The effects of gastric bypass
surgery on ghrelin Why diet, sleep, and stress affect ghrelin Case
study of a 45-year-old male’s weight loss The role of sleep apnea
on ghrelin levels and weight  Functional Medicine strategy to
regulate hunger Additional Resources: Why Obesity, Hunger, and
Malnutrition are Found Together in the Same People How Sleep Apnea
Drives Weight Gain, Memory Loss, High Blood Pressure, ADHD, and
More We Got it Wrong When It Comes to Weight Loss with Dr. Rangan
Chatterjee The Secret to Losing Weight and Feeling Great Stopping
the Stress Epidemic What is Driving Your Poor Sleep and How Can You
Fix It? Book Mentioned in This Episode: Always Hungry? By David
Ludwig, MD, PhD