Know Thyself 8: Rachel Herz on Eating and Disgust

In this interview we speak with Rachel Herz, PhD., neuroscientist and author of "That's Disgusting: Unraveling the Mysteries of Repulsion" and "Why You Eat What You Eat: The Science Behind Our Relationship With Food." Topics Include:  -Can eating certain foods affect, or even effect, your personality? -Why exactly do we like some foods and find others repulsive? -How your mind can change your hormonal response to food, and even alter the way you metabolize it! -Why artificial sweeteners are minions of the devil -The German cannibal who did unspeakable things with the full permission of his victim -What is the purpose of disgust, and what does it have to do with morality? -Hacking the best research to decrease (or increase) your food consumption -Much more! Catch up with Rachel via her WEBSITE. Read Her Books and Learn More: Why You Eat What You Eat: The Science Behind Our Relationship with Food and That's Disgusting: Unraveling the Mysteries of Repulsion and The Scent of Desire: Discovering Our Enigmatic Sense of Smell

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