Besides emotions, there are other powerful biological forces causing you to indulge yes hormones. And you just can’t fight your hormones, they win every time.
1) The stress hormone cortisol – causing intense food cravings, fat to be moved from other parts of the body to your belly and hormonal fat storage mode. Plus… stress. You can read all about cortisol here.
2) Ghrelin – the longer it’s been since you last ate, the more the appetite hormone ghrelin builds up, ultimately influencing you to choose something convenient and quick. Eating regularly is one way to keep ghrelin at bay.
3) Menopausal hormone changes – mood shifts, greater activation of your sympathetic nervous system, and imbalance cortisol can all lead to more emotional eating.
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