These days, appetite regulation is big business. From weight-loss programs to diet books to pills that promise to rid us of hunger pangs while we cut calories, there are plenty of products competing for our funds–but do any of them really work?
If you’ve ever tried to follow a restricted diet, you probably realized that your cravings didn’t go away–in fact, they likely got louder. And it’s a good thing they did because these messages from our digestive system are important survival mechanisms. So instead of beating yourself up for falling off the will-power wagon the next time you find yourself fighting with your appetite, please check out this practical and encouraging new video from #IPEtv! where Emily Rosen, Director of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, shares four things we can do to bring our appetite back to its natural state and get off the restriction-indulgence roller coaster for good.