Why You Get Hungry, How Gut Bacteria Matters & the Perils of Food Industry Manipulation – Amy Shah, M.D. : 1029

<p>IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™… Amy Shah, M.D.,&nbsp;teaches you all you need to know about the second F word: food. That’s right, you are going to learn all about hunger from the author of the book,&nbsp;“<a href="https://amymdwellness.com/pages/book-launch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">I'm So Effing Hungry: Why We Crave What We Crave – and What to Do About It</a>.” You’ll also find out why&nbsp;focusing on your hunger is more important and effective than going on yet another diet.&nbsp;</p><p>Dr. Shah is&nbsp;a double board-certified medical doctor and nutrition expert with training from Cornell, Columbia, and Harvard&nbsp;universities.&nbsp;Her background includes&nbsp;internal medicine and allergy/immunology. During this discussion, she&nbsp;shares why she believes that you can diet all you want, but diets don't work—and,&nbsp;worse yet, they keep you addicted. They also keep you hungry and keep you unhappy. She helps you lean into your body signals and really understand what's happening.&nbsp;</p><p>She&nbsp;developed a 5-step program for battling excessive hunger and food cravings by harnessing the power of psychobiotics and intermittent fasting.&nbsp;She combined&nbsp;scientific studies with&nbsp;Western and Ayurvedic approaches so you can:</p><ol><li><strong>REPLENISH</strong>&nbsp;your body by eating more nourishing, mood-balancing foods.</li><li><strong>REWIRE</strong>&nbsp;your brain to undo the addiction pathways and cravings for processed foods.</li><li><strong>RESET</strong>&nbsp;your circadian rhythm to activate hunger hormones that reduce your appetite.</li><li><strong>REFRESH</strong>&nbsp;with a good night’s sleep, using proven good sleep habits used by the U.S. military.</li><li><strong>RETRAIN</strong>&nbsp;your body with exercise that regulates key neurotransmitters that influence our hunger response.</li></ol><p><br></p><p>You’ll want to take notes on this&nbsp;extremely helpful and actionable interview. You also can download the transcript in the episode <a h