Once stress-induced feeding becomes habitual, she writes, the problem-solver, executive part of the prefrontal cortex may no longer be actively engaged in the outcome; comfort food intake may become a reflex. ~ Mary Dallman, UCSF stress-physiology expert, advises us to deliberately increase training of our cognitive, executive prefrontal brains to overcome emotional, habitual responses, using techniques like mindfulness and meditation.
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