Have you ever had that feeling, when you know you've had enough food, digested enough calories, and yet you still feel compelled to eat more? You might even still feel hungry? And the food you want to eat isn't an apple, or some carrot sticks. You want the fatty, sugary, carbohydrate-laden foods. If that sounds familiar, then chances are you're at the mercy of some pretty powerful processes that have started in the brain and now affect what's going on in your body. In simple

As someone who helps people get in control of their relationship with food and eating, I know that some of us have a love-hate relationship with chocolate. But today is a celebration of chocolate and it's a good excuse for me to talk about serotonin. There are plenty of reasons we get pleasure from eating chocolate - I mean there's the taste and texture alone! We also get an instant energy boost which feels good. Chocolate, in particular dark chocolate, also contains serotoni

So the weather in the UK is a bit... sub-optimal at the moment. I won't lie, the weather can get to me. Our primitive response to poor...

A lot of clients come to me for help with their relationship with food and eating. Regardless of whether they want to lose weight or not, the common factor is that they want to get back in control of what they eat and when they eat it. The other common factor is that they have battles in their head about over-eating, or making the 'wrong' choices. This battle is frustrating and baffling and causes a lot of negative self-talk. That's because intellectually we know what is

We've just had the start of a new month, and soon a new season will be upon us. On top of that the end of lockdown in the UK is on the...

A quick note on one of the 3Ps: Positive Interactions. From an evolutionary perspective, we humans are better off as a tribe than as...

Part of maintaining good mental health is to nurture a positive mindset. But when you're feeling low and struggling with depression and...

I won't lie, the state of the weather can affect the way I am feeling - if I let it. This is the same for many people. As the days...