Ep. 331 Hunger Habit: Impact of Lifestyle, Self-Talk and Trauma with Dr. Jud Brewer

Everyday Wellness: Midlife Hormones, Menopause, and Science for Women 35+

Cynthia Thurlow

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Science, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Today, I have the pleasure of reconnecting with the incredible Dr. Jud Brewer, who was previously on the podcast in June 2020 in episode 99. Dr. Brewer is an internationally recognized addiction psychiatrist and neuroscientist. He is also a professor at Brown University and a former TEDx speaker, with his talk in 2016 amassing over 19 million views. In our conversation, we discuss his latest book, The Hunger Habit, and explore many subjects, from the differences between homeostatic and hedonistic hunger to detachment from body awareness. We look at self-talk, self-judgment, and dopamine survival mechanisms, addressing issues like stress-eating and comfort-eating within the context of the food and reward system. Dr. Jud also shares his perspective on macro tracking, explaining why he does not endorse it, and he introduces his 21-Day Challenge, emphasizing the need to build awareness around our habits and be present. Lastly, we dive into how trauma impacts binge eating, touching on adverse childhood events and effective ways to reflect on our past experiences and how they affect our current behavior. Dr. Jud's wealth of knowledge and insights offer a fresh perspective on the interplay between our habits, mental well-being, and relationship with food. Stay tuned! IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: What is the difference between hedonic hunger and homeostatic hunger? The evolutionary survival mechanisms that drive human eating behaviors How our self-talk impacts our eating habits and body image Why we cannot depend on willpower to change our behavior Dr. Jud shares his concerns about macronutrient tracking Dr. Jud discusses the simple three-step process to healthier weight loss he outlined in The Hunger Habit How the brain learns and remembers How past traumas and adverse childhood events can lead to binge eating How self-awareness allows us to create healthier eating habits Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Follow on Twitter, Instagram & LinkedIn Check out Cynthia’s website Submit your questions to [email protected] Connect with Dr. Jud Brewer Website Instagram and Twitter TEDx Talk: A Simple Way to Break a Bad Habit Episode 99: How To Change Bad Habits – with Dr. Jud Brewer

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0:00.0	Welcome to Everyday Wellness Podcast. I'm your host, Nurse Practitioner Cynthia Thurlow.
0:07.0	This podcast is designed to educate, empower, and inspire you to achieve your health and wellness goals.
0:14.0	My goal and intent is to provide you with the best content and conversations from leaders in the
0:19.2	health and wellness industry each week and impact over a million lives.
0:23.4	Today I was joined again by the amazing Dr. Judd Brewer.
0:33.3	He's an internationally renowned addiction
0:36.3	psychiatrist and neuroscientist.
0:38.8	He is also a professor at Brown University
0:41.2	and a former TEDx speaker with his talk from 2016 having more
0:46.2	than 19 million views.
0:49.2	He last joined me on the podcast in June of 2020 with episode 99. Today we spoke at great length
0:55.8	about his new book The Hunger Habit and speaking about the differences between
1:01.7	Homestatic versus hedonistic, hunger, the role of detachment of our bodies,
1:07.6	the language that we use to speak to ourselves as well as judgment, the role of dopamine, survival mechanisms, the impact
1:16.8	of hedonic hunger as this food and reward system, stress eating as well as comfort eating, the role of CICO, the impact on macro tracking and why Dr. Judd is not a fan of this, his 21 day challenge, building awareness around our habits, being present, and lastly, the impact of
1:37.3	trauma on binge eating and adverse childhood events and ways to look at our past experiences and our impact on today's behavior.
1:47.0	I know you will love this conversation as much as I did recording it. it's such a pleasure to reconnect with you. Well thanks for having me. Yeah and I
2:00.3	really enjoyed reading your book, Hunger Habits.
2:03.0	Let's talk about this issue surrounding being detached from our bodies.
2:07.5	This is something I clearly see with my own patients and clients.
2:11.5	And you have a quote in the book that says
2:13.4	hopelessly out of touch with their bodies so this is clearly an issue that you're seeing
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