The Neuroscience of Nutrition?
Hello! It’s great when you notice that your education follows a somewhat coherent trajectory. It’s great when you get to disprove things you once thought were true. It’s great when […]
Category Archives: Mental disorders
Food Matters
Hippocrates was a physician in ancient Greece, and is one of the fathers of western medicine. He suggested that our feelings rise from our brains (and not various other intestines […]
Nora Volkow on deprivation
Why does everyone seem to be dieting to lose weight, and never succeeding? Because permanent results requires permanent change – see the video on choc/dairy addiction with Neal Barnard. Here’s […]
Nora Volkow on chocolate
Dopamine, dopamine, dopamine… We can all recognize this. After having a meal, we’re not hungry. And yet, there’s always room for dessert – and dessert isn’t a tomato. For many, […]
Chocolate, meat, cheese, and sugar – physically addictive
Of course, we should always be critical. I do not support the claims made in this film about soy-based meat substitutes being something that can frequently be present in plant-based […]
Mental disorders
15% of the disease burden in terms of lost productivity us due to mental disorders. Tricky area, as it’s not as easy to define when one is depressed compared to […]
