Month: July 2011

How Does Stress Affect What Foods We Crave?

Stress - Junk Food Cravings

Think of your favorite food. Is it ice cream? Is it pizza, or chocolate? Is it pasta with cream sauce? These are typically the foods that you will crave when you are stressed. Stress creates an imbalance of cortisol in the body which produces a signal in the brain that we need fat and or… Read more »