Anthea Peries - Food Addiction: Overcoming your Addiction to Sugar, Junk Food, and Binge Eating

Food Addiction

Overcoming your Addiction to Sugar, Junk Food, and Binge Eating (Eating Disorders, Emotional Eating)

Anthea Peries

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Why I Wrote This Book

I WROTE THIS BOOK BECAUSE of my own experiences with food addiction, as well as because of the vast amount of new information that has come out on the topics of food addiction and the relationship between our gut-brain biome. I felt compelled and inspired to share this information with others, and hope it benefits you in some way.

We live in a time where the world is at our fingertips, yet we still have trouble finding solutions to our own internal struggles and body issues. From every angle, both internal and external, we are in a constant state of fighting for balance, for harmony within ourselves.

I wrote this book in the hopes that the information inside helps you overcome your own challenges with food addiction and overeating. This isnt a recipe book, or a list foods you should and shouldnt eat. This is your guide to understanding the psychological and scientific aspects of food addiction, and a roadmap to recovery.

Why You Should Read This Book

I F YOURE SOMEONE WHO struggles with overeating, binge eating on unhealthy and junk foods or feels addicted to sugar, this book is for you. If youre a friend or a family member trying to understand food addiction and how you can help be supportive for those you love, this book is for you too.

In fact, anyone who wants a more compassionate view towards those who may struggle with things they dont understand surrounding food addiction should read this book. We briefly cover the science and psychology behind food addiction and discuss different proven methods for overcoming and beating the addiction to unhealthy junk food, and overeating.

Chapter 1. Understanding Food Addiction: The Gut-Brain Connection

T WENTY YEARS AGO, LITTLE was understood about the nature of food addiction, the interaction between our gut microbiome and our brain, and the reasons why so many of us struggled with eating in a healthy and balanced way.

Within the last five years, tremendous strides have been made towards our understanding of this balance, and weve come to some startlingly simple answers to a seemingly complex problem.

F OOD ADDICTION, WHEN broken down in its simplest form, is feeling or being compelled to consume food in an unhealthy or unnatural way.

Involving neurotransmitters within the brain, as well as complex bacteria in the gut, food addiction can take many forms, as it is a biochemical, as well as a sociological response, to the things we put into our bodies.

While this book is going to focus specifically on the addiction to sugar, junk food, binge eating, and general overeating, there is an entire spectrum of food addict eating disorders. Understand that the root cause of these issues still surrounds the same principle: That the foods we eat and the prescription medicines we consume are what create the conditions necessary for food addiction.