By using this website, you consent to our Terms and Conditions. This story originally appeared in Natural Solutions By James Greenblatt, MD, with Virginia Ross-Taylor, PhD.

Millions of people struggle with appetite control and eating disturbances—but food addictions cannot be resolved with willpower alone. Those who suffer from chronic overeating are left on an anguishing rollercoaster ride of difficult emotions, social challenges, and destructive physical consequences.

Many have found flashy fad diets and popular weight loss programs to be ineffective, which only increases their feelings of guilt and isolation. I have combined the latest in medical research with more than 20 years of psychiatric experience to develop a holistic model—the New Hope model—to make it possible for everyone to rediscover a healthy relationship with food.

A metabolic assessment is rarely integrated into a psychiatric evaluation. Many mental health professionals and psychiatrists are only beginning to understand how important nutrition may be for optimal brain function and mental health. Once balance is restored, the symptoms often diminish—or even disappear.

A number of physician-ordered tests, such as those for food allergies, magnesium, and cholesterol, can help you discover underlying nutritional deficiencies that may be contributing to your health and appetite disturbances. Some of these problems, such as thyroid abnormalities, will require medical attention.

But others will respond to nutritional supplements. I suggest that you work with a healthcare provider familiar with biochemical individuality to create an individualized supplement program based on the results of your metabolic tests.

A comprehensive metabolic evaluation is a critical part of regaining appetite control. After you have restored all nutritional deficiencies, additional supplements can support neurotransmitter synthesis and minimize the out-of-control appetite that prompts disordered eating.

In my many years of clinical experience, I have found these nutritional supplements invaluable in the treatment of eating disorders. When your body is provided with the right nutrients, you are better equipped to achieve success and regain control over your appetite, cravings, and binge eating.

In addition to amino acids—particularly those related to appetite, such as tryptophan, phenylalanine, and glutamine—the core nutritional program for the New Hope model incorporates the following nutrients: Digestive enzymes Probiotics B vitamins L-methylfolate Inositol Trace minerals zinc, chromium, magnesium Essential fatty acids Curcumin Gymnema, a targeted nutritional supplement for sugar cravings.

Recovery from disordered eating depends on a healthy digestive system. Often, I see patients eating healthy diets consisting of organic foods and adequate protein, yet their blood work reveals they are malnourished.

Nutritional status is not based on what you eat. Instead, it depends upon your ability to digest and absorb the nutrients from food. A healthy digestive system is like a well-oiled machine with smooth transitions between its phases.

When you see a plate of food, smell its aroma, and think about the first bite, chemical messengers in the brain send signals to the digestive system.

After food is swallowed, it travels down the esophagus and into the stomach, helped along by rhythmic contractions of the ring-like muscles in the esophagus. The stomach chemically and mechanically transforms the food into a liquid mixture, composed of partially digested food, water, digestive enzymes, and hydrochloric acid HCL.

The extremely acidic nature of HCL is essential for proper digestion because it helps break down protein, absorb vitamins and minerals, and communicate to the brain that you are full. In other words, hydrochloric acid is good for digestion.

The supplemental digestive enzyme combination should be a broad-spectrum type that helps you digest carbohydrates, proteins, and fat. The number of enzymes each individual should take varies according to diet, lifestyle, and biochemical individuality.

For people with binge eating disorder, the digestive enzyme combination should include betaine HCL, essential for breaking down protein to the precursor amino acids required for neurotransmitter and peptide synthesis to regulate appetite. Your appetite depends, in part, on the proper function of your intestines, and one of the key ways to improve intestinal functioning is through the use of probiotics.

The human intestinal tract is home to as many as trillion of these organisms, which form the intestinal environment, or microbiota. The quality, quantity, and physiological activity of the bacteria can easily be changed for the worse by antibiotics, birth control pills, laxative abuse, poor nutrition, and stress.

As their levels decrease or otherwise change, a corresponding increase in physical and psychological problems may occur, including changes in appetite and weight.

The complex of B vitamins is important for normalizing eating patterns because they help stabilize blood glucose levels. The vitamins that make up the B complex include thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, B6, B12, pantothenic acid, inositol, biotin, folate, and others that work together to convert carbohydrates into glucose—which means these vitamins help provide energy, decrease sugar cravings, fight fatigue, and ease hypoglycemia-related mood swings.

These vitamins are also important in preventing depression. The B vitamins that are most important to appetite control include vitamin B6, vitamin B12, inositol, and folate. They can be taken as individual supplements or, in many cases, taken together in the form of a B complex.

The B vitamin folate is crucial to the growth and maintenance of all cells and the synthesis of DNA. It markedly affects the production of all new proteins, particularly those with a fast turnover rate, such as those found in the red blood cells, the cells lining the digestive tract, and those forming a growing fetus.

Low levels of folate can cause anemia, gastrointestinal upset, and major defects in the fetal brain and spine known as neural tube defects.

Folate assists in the manufacture of serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine, and low levels of the vitamin are often seen in depressed people, with lower folate levels correlated with more severe depression.

Numerous studies have also found that depressed people with low folate levels respond worse to antidepressant treatment and relapse more frequently than others.

Higher folate levels, on the other hand, are linked to less depression. Taking folate supplements seems to also enhance the effects of antidepressants and relieve depression more effectively than simply taking antidepressants alone. However, those with a particular biochemical makeup may respond best to a form of the vitamin called L-methylfolate.

Inositol, also known as vitamin B8, is responsible for forming healthy cell membranes and maintaining nutrient transfer between cells. Inositol is converted into a substance that regulates the action of serotonin.

Restoring normal levels of this vitamin may help alleviate psychiatric symptoms, including depression, feelings of panic, and obsessive thoughts. Twelve patients with bulimia and binge eating disorders were given 18 grams of either inositol or a placebo and monitored for six weeks.

The group taking inositol reported significant improvements in symptoms compared with the placebo group at the end of the study. This demonstrated that inositol can be useful in treating not only patients with depression and obsessive-compulsive disorders, but also those who suffer from bulimia and binge eating.

What are some effective techniques for appetite control and avoiding cravings? Controlling the frequency of meals can be an effective technique to prevent cravings between meals by adhering to specific eating schedules.

Consuming liquids such as water or low-calorie beverages during moments of hunger can create a feeling of fullness in the stomach. Including healthy fats in the diet nuts, seeds, olive oil and increasing protein intake can enhance the feeling of satiety.

Reducing the consumption of hyperpalatable foods or junk food that excessively stimulates appetite. What daily habits can help control appetite and maintain a balanced diet? Are there specific tips to reduce appetite during work or study hours? What are the most recommended strategies to avoid overeating during meals?

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By using this website, you consent to our Terms and Conditions. This story originally appeared in Natural Solutions By James Greenblatt, MD, with Virginia Ross-Taylor, PhD.

Millions of people struggle with appetite control and eating disturbances—but food addictions cannot be resolved with willpower alone. Those who suffer from chronic overeating are left on an anguishing rollercoaster ride of difficult emotions, social challenges, and destructive physical consequences.

Many have found flashy fad diets and popular weight loss programs to be ineffective, which only increases their feelings of guilt and isolation.

I have combined the latest in medical research with more than 20 years of psychiatric experience to develop a holistic model—the New Hope model—to make it possible for everyone to rediscover a healthy relationship with food. A metabolic assessment is rarely integrated into a psychiatric evaluation.

Many mental health professionals and psychiatrists are only beginning to understand how important nutrition may be for optimal brain function and mental health. Once balance is restored, the symptoms often diminish—or even disappear. A number of physician-ordered tests, such as those for food allergies, magnesium, and cholesterol, can help you discover underlying nutritional deficiencies that may be contributing to your health and appetite disturbances.

Some of these problems, such as thyroid abnormalities, will require medical attention. But others will respond to nutritional supplements. I suggest that you work with a healthcare provider familiar with biochemical individuality to create an individualized supplement program based on the results of your metabolic tests.

A comprehensive metabolic evaluation is a critical part of regaining appetite control. After you have restored all nutritional deficiencies, additional supplements can support neurotransmitter synthesis and minimize the out-of-control appetite that prompts disordered eating.

In my many years of clinical experience, I have found these nutritional supplements invaluable in the treatment of eating disorders. When your body is provided with the right nutrients, you are better equipped to achieve success and regain control over your appetite, cravings, and binge eating.

In addition to amino acids—particularly those related to appetite, such as tryptophan, phenylalanine, and glutamine—the core nutritional program for the New Hope model incorporates the following nutrients: Digestive enzymes Probiotics B vitamins L-methylfolate Inositol Trace minerals zinc, chromium, magnesium Essential fatty acids Curcumin Gymnema, a targeted nutritional supplement for sugar cravings.

Recovery from disordered eating depends on a healthy digestive system. Often, I see patients eating healthy diets consisting of organic foods and adequate protein, yet their blood work reveals they are malnourished.

Nutritional status is not based on what you eat. Instead, it depends upon your ability to digest and absorb the nutrients from food. A healthy digestive system is like a well-oiled machine with smooth transitions between its phases.

When you see a plate of food, smell its aroma, and think about the first bite, chemical messengers in the brain send signals to the digestive system. After food is swallowed, it travels down the esophagus and into the stomach, helped along by rhythmic contractions of the ring-like muscles in the esophagus.

The stomach chemically and mechanically transforms the food into a liquid mixture, composed of partially digested food, water, digestive enzymes, and hydrochloric acid HCL. The extremely acidic nature of HCL is essential for proper digestion because it helps break down protein, absorb vitamins and minerals, and communicate to the brain that you are full.

In other words, hydrochloric acid is good for digestion. The supplemental digestive enzyme combination should be a broad-spectrum type that helps you digest carbohydrates, proteins, and fat. The number of enzymes each individual should take varies according to diet, lifestyle, and biochemical individuality.

For people with binge eating disorder, the digestive enzyme combination should include betaine HCL, essential for breaking down protein to the precursor amino acids required for neurotransmitter and peptide synthesis to regulate appetite. Your appetite depends, in part, on the proper function of your intestines, and one of the key ways to improve intestinal functioning is through the use of probiotics.

The human intestinal tract is home to as many as trillion of these organisms, which form the intestinal environment, or microbiota.

The quality, quantity, and physiological activity of the bacteria can easily be changed for the worse by antibiotics, birth control pills, laxative abuse, poor nutrition, and stress.

As their levels decrease or otherwise change, a corresponding increase in physical and psychological problems may occur, including changes in appetite and weight. The complex of B vitamins is important for normalizing eating patterns because they help stabilize blood glucose levels.

The vitamins that make up the B complex include thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, B6, B12, pantothenic acid, inositol, biotin, folate, and others that work together to convert carbohydrates into glucose—which means these vitamins help provide energy, decrease sugar cravings, fight fatigue, and ease hypoglycemia-related mood swings.

These vitamins are also important in preventing depression. The B vitamins that are most important to appetite control include vitamin B6, vitamin B12, inositol, and folate. They can be taken as individual supplements or, in many cases, taken together in the form of a B complex.

The B vitamin folate is crucial to the growth and maintenance of all cells and the synthesis of DNA. It markedly affects the production of all new proteins, particularly those with a fast turnover rate, such as those found in the red blood cells, the cells lining the digestive tract, and those forming a growing fetus.

Low levels of folate can cause anemia, gastrointestinal upset, and major defects in the fetal brain and spine known as neural tube defects. Folate assists in the manufacture of serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine, and low levels of the vitamin are often seen in depressed people, with lower folate levels correlated with more severe depression.

Numerous studies have also found that depressed people with low folate levels respond worse to antidepressant treatment and relapse more frequently than others. Higher folate levels, on the other hand, are linked to less depression. Taking folate supplements seems to also enhance the effects of antidepressants and relieve depression more effectively than simply taking antidepressants alone.

However, those with a particular biochemical makeup may respond best to a form of the vitamin called L-methylfolate.

Inositol, also known as vitamin B8, is responsible for forming healthy cell membranes and maintaining nutrient transfer between cells. Inositol is converted into a substance that regulates the action of serotonin.

Restoring normal levels of this vitamin may help alleviate psychiatric symptoms, including depression, feelings of panic, and obsessive thoughts. Twelve patients with bulimia and binge eating disorders were given 18 grams of either inositol or a placebo and monitored for six weeks.

The group taking inositol reported significant improvements in symptoms compared with the placebo group at the end of the study. This demonstrated that inositol can be useful in treating not only patients with depression and obsessive-compulsive disorders, but also those who suffer from bulimia and binge eating.

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