EP 173: What Sugar, Bread, and Salt Reveal About Your Nervous System in Menopause

About this episode

Dr. Aimie Apigian discusses how food cravings during menopause are linked to the nervous system and stored trauma.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Aimie Apigian

Topics covered

• food cravings
• nervous system
• menopause
• hormone shifts
• trauma
• inflammation
• emotional regulation

Keywords

• sugar cravings
• cortisol
• blood sugar
• gut inflammation
• comfort foods
• chronic stress
• hormone shifts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: vagus nerve

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