Hydrate, hydrate , hydrate -  It is recommended that aperson drink at least 8 to 10 glasses ( double or triple that if you areengaged in demanding physical activity or during emotional distress ) of goodquality source, tea, coffee etc is not water they are actually diuretics whichwill send you… Yep you guessed it to the fridge or cupboard because you maythink you are hungry when you are actually thirsty. By the time your body sendsa thirsty signal you are already dehydrated.Proper nutrition is vital not just in keeping your body healthy, but toalso maintain a fully functioning brain. That means regular meals and moreimportantly keeping up your fluid intake. It is possible to go for days withoutfood and overcome the hunger pangs to some degree by distraction, but a day ortwo without water will have severe effects on your physical and mentalfunction. Water the universal solvent, is the most important and abundantinorganic substance within the human body. It comprises between 45 & 75% ofour bodyweight and up to 90% of the brain weight.

Interestingly,emotional eating and food disorders may have physiological underpinnings. Itmay be that your neurotransmitter balance is off, creating a serotonindepletion that interferes with your ability to handle stress. Or it may be thatthe cross-talk between your hunger hormones has been disrupted due to chroniclack of sleep or sleep apnea. Corticotropin, a signaling factor involved in appetite, is orchestrated by the limbic system, the part of the brain thatprocesses emotion. Fear, anxiety, and depression all work along this axis andas such can influence how hungry you are and when. Recognizing a pattern of emotionaleating will help you to get a handle on whether or not your caloric intake isrelated to your body’s physical signals, hormonal situation, or as is commonwith women a kind of emotional black hole that no amount of food can fill.