{"id":322701,"date":"2024-01-15T14:13:21","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T20:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/?p=322701"},"modified":"2024-01-15T14:13:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T20:13:21","slug":"understanding-and-conquering-cravings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/understanding-and-conquering-cravings\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding and Conquering Cravings"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"322701\" class=\"elementor elementor-322701\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6dbe25cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6dbe25cf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7290717d\" data-id=\"7290717d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4243f43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4243f43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Losing Weight Is Challenging<\/h2><p>Are you struggling daily with cravings and willpower? Stepping on the scale only to feel disappointment yet again? Trying diet after diet only to feel constantly defeated?<\/p><p>You\u2019re not alone!<\/p><p>People mistakenly believe that a lack of motivation and self-control are the culprits. But scientists now know that out-of-whack hormones and brain chemicals undermine our best intentions. Let\u2019s walk through them together.<\/p><p>First of all, don\u2019t be too hard on yourself. A mysterious yet complex biology is derailing your best efforts. Once we understand the science behind these persistent urges driving you to overeat, we can better understand how to treat or to manage them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed219e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed219e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/105789551_l_normal_none-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-322705\" alt=\"hunger hormones diagram\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/105789551_l_normal_none-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/105789551_l_normal_none-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/105789551_l_normal_none-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/105789551_l_normal_none-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/105789551_l_normal_none-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/105789551_l_normal_none-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/105789551_l_normal_none-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/105789551_l_normal_none-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/105789551_l_normal_none-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c6636 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3c6636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Understanding Cravings <\/h2><p>Unbalanced hunger hormones like ghrelin can trigger feelings of hunger even after eating a satisfying meal. Others like GLP-1 and leptin normally signal satisfaction, but binging short-circuits that response. Many people with obesity and\/or insulin resistance have leptin resistance as well. This means no matter how much leptin is made with eating, the signal for satiety (fullness) never happens in the brain. GLP-1 receptor agonists are synthetic drugs that act like natural gut-derived hormones that are also released upon eating. New injectables called GLP-1 agonists (liraglutide, semaglutide) restore brain sensitivity to fullness\/feeding, so you feel full faster while cravings and portion sizes diminish. Rebalancing these gut-derived hormones provides a biological boost to any lifestyle changes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f55fc0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f55fc0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pexels-caleb-oquendo-3023476-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-322703\" alt=\"tray with burgers fries and shakes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pexels-caleb-oquendo-3023476-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pexels-caleb-oquendo-3023476-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pexels-caleb-oquendo-3023476-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pexels-caleb-oquendo-3023476-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pexels-caleb-oquendo-3023476-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pexels-caleb-oquendo-3023476-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pexels-caleb-oquendo-3023476-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6379397 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6379397\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Addictive Eating Behaviors<\/h2><p>Other hormones such as dopamine, opioids, and neural chemicals make sugary or fatty fare downright addictive! And we can\u2019t ignore the food industry\u2019s seemingly deliberate and strategic ways of keeping us addicted. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31105044\/\">Ultra-processed foods<\/a> are proven to increase cravings and overeating and further derail our efforts. It\u2019s a vicious cycle.<\/p><p>Brain science now reveals the previously missing links between pathological craving and related compulsive disorders. If we understand neurobiology we can medically manipulate it and administer targeted pharmaceuticals as biochemical re-education to curb craving. Targeted medications can re-establish self-directed choice by rebalancing neurochemistry. While drugs don\u2019t replace cognitive-behavioral approaches, they may provide critical biochemical support for those working to overcome addiction and regain control over their lives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5952a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b5952a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/215701046_l_normal_none-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-322704\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/215701046_l_normal_none-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/215701046_l_normal_none-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/215701046_l_normal_none-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/215701046_l_normal_none-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/215701046_l_normal_none-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/215701046_l_normal_none-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/215701046_l_normal_none-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54a129e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54a129e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Weight Loss Drugs<\/h2><p>Obesity medications like phentermine and topiramate have been around for a while and dial down dopamine&#8217;s constant reward-seeking signals that trigger cravings. Naltrexone blocks opioids driving urges to splurge. Resetting these neurotransmitters alleviates the feeling of being hopelessly &#8220;hooked&#8221; on the wrong foods. Controlling biology empowers personal choice. And we all need an ally sometimes. Now new medicines can help normalize that biology so your weight loss journey gets easier and more manageable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ed5c94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ed5c94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Emerging Weight Loss Drugs<\/h2><p>And we doctors now have a range of once-weekly semaglutide or daily liraglutide injections that harness GLP-1\u2019s and other gut hormones\u2019 potential, curbing compulsion at the source, not through brute willpower but by normalizing biology. New pill combinations also fine-tune appetite signals. These targeted therapies have tipped the scales for many of my patients despite previous failed diets. Now losing weight feels achievable for them. I want that for you too!<\/p><p>Of course, adjusting your eating and activity is crucial. The goal is not to remain on these drugs forever but to gain some weight loss momentum that keeps you motivated to make healthy and sustainable choices for the long term. But behavior occurs in biology and empowering the latter lets the former fall into place.<\/p><p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/\">Warner Orthopedics &amp; Wellness<\/a> we understand these unique challenges and can redirect disordered biological drivers of weight gain rather than simply blaming gluttony or laziness. You deserve compassionate science-based solutions free from stigma. <a href=\"https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/contact-us\/\">Book a visit today<\/a>. In-person and telehealth appointments are available.<\/p><p>Let\u2019s explore this new frontier together!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-899f3f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"899f3f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.warnerorthopedics.com\/lp\/new-orthopedic-wellness-clinic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/web-button-for-blog-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-218596\" alt=\"Request An Appointment: Orthopedic Surgeon Baton Rouge\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/web-button-for-blog-2.jpg 850w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/web-button-for-blog-2-600x202.jpg 600w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/web-button-for-blog-2-300x101.jpg 300w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/web-button-for-blog-2-768x258.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Losing Weight Is Challenging Are you struggling daily with cravings and willpower? 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