5 Expert tips to break the bonds of emotional eating
People often associate happiness with foods and as a result, they eat whenever they feel sad. But this eating is not considered healthy at all. So, Luke Coutinho, founder of YouCare shares some tips to break the bonds of emotional eating.
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5 Expert tips to break the bonds of emotional eating
Emotional stress is on the rise due to the COVID 19 second wave, and do you know what else is on the rise too? Emotional eating or using food to soothe your emotions, whether it is sadness, anger, guilt, fear, or anxiety. But why does emotional eating occur in the first place? It occurs because it is the quickest way to make us feel good. Happiness is a natural state. We are never born sad, so our mind tries to do anything to make us feel happy. Eating, especially foods laden with sugar, salt, and fat is the quickest fix to elevate our mood. What we do not realise is that it only helps us feel better for some time. The crash that follows after it isn’t that pretty. It’s accompanied by guilt, sadness, hate, and more stress, which can put us in a vicious cycle of emotions. So, Luke Coutinho, Holistic Lifestyle Coach - Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine and Founder of YouCare talks about how to break the bonds of emotional eating.