February 4, 2024
If You Don’t Eat When You’re Hungry, This Is What Happens To Your Body – Health Digest
While occasionally skipping a meal even though you’re hungry doesn’t hurt, research shows that frequent meal-skipping could lead to the development of an eating disorder, per a study in Eating and Weight Disorders. Initially, skipping meals disrupts your body’s hunger and satiety cues. Deprived of regular fuel, your metabolism slows, and your body interprets this as a […]
What It Means If You Feel A Lump In Your Throat Before Crying – Health Digest
Believe it or not, that lump-in-the-throat sensation you feel before you cry actually has a name. Known as globus pharyngeus, it occurs when your throat muscles constrict, according to BBC Science Focus. More specifically, it’s the pharynx and the muscles around your voice box that tense up. This constriction happens because your body finds itself […]
What Happens To Your Gut When You Eat Lots Of Chicken – Health Digest
According to microbiome researcher and BIOHM Health co-founder Mahmoud Ghannoum, eating chicken can have a direct effect on your mood because of how the amino acid tryptophan found in this meat impacts your gut health (via Parade). “[Tryptophan] has been linked to higher levels of the hormone serotonin (the ‘feel good’ hormone) in our brain,” explained Ghannoum, who also […]