326. Mayo Clinic on Nutrition: The Four Triggers Behind Emotional Eating

You find yourself standing in front of the kitchen counter, not knowing why you’re there. Or you’re out at a work event already thinking about when you’ll be able to get home and be alone with food. You’re not actually hungry, but you feel pulled there anyway. It’s urgent, buzzy, and hard to talk yourself out of, even when some part of you knows this isn’t really about the food. What we often call emotional eating is usually a message from your nervous system. Food can soothe. It can give you...