Dr. Allan Bacon

The Hurl and colleagues study about emotional eating and cravings. Yes.

This is a very powerful study. I really love the way that they set this up. And so they took identical twins and they looked at histories that they had and they looked at habits that they had and investigated how their experiences and their genetics affected cravings and emotional eating.

This is a very powerful study. I really love the way that they set this up. And so they took identical twins and they looked at histories that they had and they looked at habits that they had and investigated how their experiences and their genetics affected cravings and emotional eating.

This is a very powerful study. I really love the way that they set this up. And so they took identical twins and they looked at histories that they had and they looked at habits that they had and investigated how their experiences and their genetics affected cravings and emotional eating.

And what they found was that life experiences accounted for nearly all the variance in a person's reaction to emotional eating. So if you get stressed, the way that you react to that stress with regards to food is apparently a learned trait.

And what they found was that life experiences accounted for nearly all the variance in a person's reaction to emotional eating. So if you get stressed, the way that you react to that stress with regards to food is apparently a learned trait.

And what they found was that life experiences accounted for nearly all the variance in a person's reaction to emotional eating. So if you get stressed, the way that you react to that stress with regards to food is apparently a learned trait.

Now, what's really interesting about that and what's great about that is if it's learned, it can be unlearned or you can relearn a different response to that habit. And so for people that are struggling with cravings and are struggling with emotional eating, you get stressed out and all of a sudden the first thing that you do is you reach for Oreos at home. you can realize that you're not doomed.

Now, what's really interesting about that and what's great about that is if it's learned, it can be unlearned or you can relearn a different response to that habit. And so for people that are struggling with cravings and are struggling with emotional eating, you get stressed out and all of a sudden the first thing that you do is you reach for Oreos at home. you can realize that you're not doomed.

Now, what's really interesting about that and what's great about that is if it's learned, it can be unlearned or you can relearn a different response to that habit. And so for people that are struggling with cravings and are struggling with emotional eating, you get stressed out and all of a sudden the first thing that you do is you reach for Oreos at home. you can realize that you're not doomed.

It's not a genetic thing. It's actually driven by the way that you were raised or life experiences that you've had. And this can be an avenue that you can start to look towards to really change up the path that your health journey takes.

It's not a genetic thing. It's actually driven by the way that you were raised or life experiences that you've had. And this can be an avenue that you can start to look towards to really change up the path that your health journey takes.

It's not a genetic thing. It's actually driven by the way that you were raised or life experiences that you've had. And this can be an avenue that you can start to look towards to really change up the path that your health journey takes.

Absolutely. And I think that this is a really good thing to point out. I mean, when you're trying to make these changes, the first thing to realize is that, have you ever heard the phrase, it takes 30 days to change a habit or to make a habit?

Absolutely. And I think that this is a really good thing to point out. I mean, when you're trying to make these changes, the first thing to realize is that, have you ever heard the phrase, it takes 30 days to change a habit or to make a habit?

Absolutely. And I think that this is a really good thing to point out. I mean, when you're trying to make these changes, the first thing to realize is that, have you ever heard the phrase, it takes 30 days to change a habit or to make a habit?

So when we actually look at it, it's between 18 and 256 days. And I want to bring this up because if we know that emotional eating or the way that we respond to stress and foods is a habit and we're trying to change it, that doesn't mean that you give up after 30 days or whatever you heard was the standard because it could be a lot longer. The other important thing about that is you realize that

So when we actually look at it, it's between 18 and 256 days. And I want to bring this up because if we know that emotional eating or the way that we respond to stress and foods is a habit and we're trying to change it, that doesn't mean that you give up after 30 days or whatever you heard was the standard because it could be a lot longer. The other important thing about that is you realize that

So when we actually look at it, it's between 18 and 256 days. And I want to bring this up because if we know that emotional eating or the way that we respond to stress and foods is a habit and we're trying to change it, that doesn't mean that you give up after 30 days or whatever you heard was the standard because it could be a lot longer. The other important thing about that is you realize that

According to the same research, if you make a mistake and you feel like you screwed up, hey, I didn't want to eat those Oreos, but I did anyways. And now I'm in that mentality because that's the thing that people get into. Okay, well, I've screwed up once. And so now I'm just going to go off the deep end.