Answers to Appetite

Integrative and natural therapies for disordered eating

James M. Greenblatt M.D.

Amino Acids: Why Don’t I Have Enough?

If you continually fight cravings for sweet and starchy foods, your appetite might be out of control because you’re low in certain brain chemicals. You may not have enough of the brain chemicals that are made from amino acids to make you feel emotionally strong and satisfied. Discover why so many people are deficient in amino acids.

Amino Acids: Old Remedy, New Promise

Scientists have long known about the potential of amino acids to keep the body strong and healthy. Yet these simple, natural protein building blocks have shown renewed promise as one of the most powerful tools for stabilizing appetite, stoping food addiction, and treating obesity and binge eating disorder.

Has Your Appetite Gone Wild?

You might have thought appetite could be conquered through willpower and dieting, but science is now revealing that it is not so simple.

Are You Addicted to Food? 7 Questions to Ask Yourself

Food addiction is powerful. Realizing that you are controlled by an addictive process is the first step to breaking free of its stranglehold on your life.

Getting Off the Food Roller Coaster

Appetite may make you feel like you’re on a roller coaster ride of restricting, bingeing, and chronic self-blame. Discover how new science-based approaches can help you to get your feet back on the ground.

Is Appetite Genetic?

Discover how our genes influence the way we eat and what we can do about it.