I knew I had to do something. Because, at that point, it was a matter of life and death…
So, even though I was still shaken up, the very next day I started searching frenetically for something that would help her not only with her weight, but also with her depression, energy, and mood.
I felt confident I could find what she needed. But I knew I had to take a different approach… Because we’d already spent thousands of dollars on basically everything “out on the market”, and look where that got us.
So, I went off the radar while doing my research, trying to think outside the box. I spent every penny I had on unconventional books, guides and courses, spent countless hours, and days, and weeks in the state library, going through research papers and medical journals, to the point where people started to believe I was working there...
And I even dived to my search engine’s 50th page…
Nothing I read held the answer to what I was looking for. But it did make me see a pattern.
All the medical journals and research papers, and everything that Emily had tried… Got me thinking… Why do we overeat? Why do we have cravings? Why doesn’t the body just say “STOP. You’ve had enough to eat. You’re full.”
What baffled me even more, were all the videos and articles I came across, on “competitive eaters”. These people literally stuff their faces in a contest to see who eats the most amount of food in the least amount of time.
But here’s the kicker… They’re all lean, fit, some even skinny. It’s like they were switching on and off from a hunger state on demand. It made no sense…
My theory was that the brain has a say in this. After all, that’s where our “fullness trigger” is. That’s our subconscious appetite regulator.
So…