The Demartini Show The Real Cause of Emotional Eating - EP 290
Jun 6, 2025
Dr. Demartini explores the intricate link between stress and emotional eating, revealing how perceptions of loss and gain affect our behavior. He uses prey and predator metaphors to explain survival instincts tied to food. Listeners learn about the roles of hormones ghrelin and leptin in regulating appetite under different circumstances. The discussion concludes with practical strategies to balance negative and positive perceptions, utilizing the Demartini Method to overcome emotional triggers.
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Stress Triggers Opposite Eating Responses
- Emotional eating and undereating are opposite survival responses triggered by stress.
- They arise from the amygdala's survival programming, not moral failure.
Hormones Explain Hunger Shifts
- Ghrelin and leptin mediate opposite eating behaviors under perceived threat.
- Ghrelin increases with fear of loss; leptin suppresses appetite when fearing a predator.
Balance Perceptions To Stabilize Eating
- Identify exactly what you fear losing or gaining that triggers your eating reactions.
- Then seek the opposite perspective to neutralize the trigger and stabilize your eating.