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The Hunger Fix

The Three-Stage Detox and Recovery Plan for Overeating and Food Addiction

by Pamela Peeke
Mariska van Aalst
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Fight food addiction and overeating with fitness guides, recipes, and meal plans from renowned physician Pam Peeke.
In The Hunger Fix, Dr. Pam Peeke uses the latest neuroscience to explain how unhealthy food and behavioral "fixes" have gotten us ensnared in a vicious cycle of overeating and addiction. She even shows that dopamine rushes in the body work exactly the same way with food as with cocaine. Luckily, we are all capable of rewiring, and the very same dopamine-driven system can be used to reward us for healthful, exciting, and fulfilling activities.

The Hunger Fix lays out a science-based, three-stage plan to break the addiction to false fixes and replace them with healthier actions. Fitness guides, meal plans, and recipes are constructed to bolster the growth of new neurons and stimulate the body's reward system. Gradually, healthy fixes like meditating, going for a run, laughing, and learning a new language will replace the junk food, couch time, and other bad habits that leave us unhappy and overweight.
Packed with practical tips, useful advice, and plenty of wit, wisdom, and inspiring stories of those who have successfully transformed their bodies, The Hunger Fix is a life-changing program for anyone (of any size) trapped by food obsession and the urge to overeat.

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  • Release date

    November 21, 2014

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

      • ISBN: 9781609614539

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781609614539

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781609614539
      • File size: 1925 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      November 1, 2012

      Chocoholic? Can't eat just one potato chip? Physician and author Peeke (medicine, Univ. of Maryland, College Park; Body for Life for Women: A Woman's Plan for Physical and Mental Transformation) discusses the reality of food addiction, the effects of food on the release of dopamine in the brain, and the "false fixes" that form from repeated exposure to foods. Since food addicts can't simply stop eating forever, Peeke presents a plan to rewire the brain and break the "Hunger Fix Cycle"--the constant desire to eliminate a false hunger--and replace "false fixes" of food with "healthy fixes," such as active movement and meditation. Three stages are presented: detox, beginner recovery, and lifelong recovery. Inspirational real-life stories of those who have overcome their food addictions and battles with weight are included, as is an eating plan with meal ideas and recipes. VERDICT Peeke's accessible writing style will engage readers who may feel they have finally found a new way to approach weight loss.--Pauline Baughman, Multnomah Cty. Lib., Portland, OR

      Copyright 2012 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • English

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