Duckworth: We can learn from a domain where we're really good at resisting temptation and then port it over. Duckworth: The idea is to understand what your triggers are and to avoid them in the first place. He says xanthan gum and sodium glutamate, more commonly known as monosodium glutamate or MSG, both occur in foods found in nature. And now, here's a fact check up today's conversation.
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