the science of trigger foods… what causes hedonic eating? Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon

Welcome to Part 2 :) I hope you're enjoying the science bits I'm throwing down from my new book, The Science of Weight Loss which is now available. 

Yesterday you learned that hunger can be a hormonally driven behavior, which means overeating is not necessarily a personal choice AND that the feeling of hunger can also be artificially stimulated by your thoughts and from environmental triggers (e.g., smelling food, seeing food). I also shared with you the five most …

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5 foods that cause overeating Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon

I'm so excited to share a little 'sampler' from my new research book, The Science of Weight Loss

As many of you know, I struggled with overeating for years, so any research on what makes us eat beyond biological needs tends to grab my attention. Here were some of the more... provocative 'discoveries' I came across during my 4 years of research and writing. 

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Hunger can be a hormonally driven behavior, which means overeating …

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What if all diets are right? 4 years of research led to this conclusion... Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon

Four years ago I started to wonder... What if all diets are right?

What if low-carb works, and low-fat works, and vegan works, and paleo works, and intuitive eating works, and high-carb works, and... WHAT IF THEY ALL WORK?

Like you, I was tired and frustrated by diets that stopped working. I was also tired of hearing I just wasn’t trying hard enough or perfect enough. Fed up with mixed messages from “experts”, I decided to become a …

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8 Simple Vegan Bowl Meals w/ LOTS of Flavors (8 ingredients or less) + BIG NEWS!! Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon

Good morning + BIG NEWS: I have a new cookbook!

Happy Herbivore Goes BOWL-ing: 58 one-dish vegan plant-based wonders is here! 

I’ve bundled up my 58 BEST BOWL RECIPES for you. 

  • 48 recipes (81%) have 11 ingredients or less 
  • 29 recipes (51%) require ZERO cooking 

Pretty spectacular right? 

This is the full collection of the super simple meals I’ve been eating for the past few months. 

All 58 recipes are …

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THE HIDDEN MAGIC OF BOWL MEALS (real science) Research behind why you should eat from a bowl and not a plate for weight-loss Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon

Good morning :) 

Yesterday I shared with you the history and evolution of bowl meals in America (super fascinating, right?) and how "bowl meals" became my saving grace these last few months.

I also touched on the positive psychological impact eating out of bowls has on us--with promises to dig more into that today :) 

THE HIDDEN MAGIC OF BOWL MEALS (real science)

New research has found that you can have the same food in a …

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