I remember hearing about this delicacy once before, but now I have an instructional video!

Via Project Mayhem – Bacon Explosion Edition – YouTube

For those of you who know me, or at least know about me. You know my love for Bacon is a tad bit obsessive.

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So this lil video VAGUELY resembles the theory and reasoning behind eating ‘like a caveman’ a.k.a. the Paleolithic diet. Hmm…

Science Explains Why We Overeat (and How to Stop It): “Overeating is a huge problem, even for healthy people, but the solution is more complicated than just putting the fork down. Your willpower is limited, and the mechanisms that make us overeat are hardwired, as this video explains. All is not lost, however.

This video from ASAP Science explains the science behind why we overeat—namely that when your stomach is empty, Ghrelin, a hunger-stimulating hormone, is released and tells your brain to eat. Normally, when you’re full, your body releases another hormone called Leptin, which kills your appetite. It’s not that this mechanism is broken in modern humans: The theory is that high energy (fatty, sugary, carb-loaded) foods used to be scarce and our bodies are biologically wired to crave them when they’re available, overwhelming our body’s natural hungry/full response. Since we can get them all the time now, we want them all the time.

It’s not a perfect theory, and ASAP Science cites some of the studies used for the case at the link below, but it makes some sense—especially when you consider the impact widely-available unhealthy food has (compared to healthy ones) on us. So how do we fight back? Like we said, willpower is limited, so bolster it by ditching the junk and rebooting your diet. Surrounding yourself with the good stuff will make sure you eat the good stuff. Also, take it slow and make smart, sensible changes that make it easy to stick to your plan. You’re building a new, healthy you, not ‘dieting.’

The Science of Appetite - Beating Overeating | YouTube”

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Another step in the right direction I think. 

Analyzing The Recent JAMA Study: “In the comments of the study, it was stated ‘This study challenges the notion that a calorie is a calorie’ (Ludwig, 2012). This is the biggest take away in my opinion. This study shows that it is not as easy as counting calories and the mechanisms behind the obesity epidemic are much more complicated than most people think. In my opinion, the data in this study shows a low-carb diet to be more effective at decreasing the risk of heart disease, regulating appetite, and maintaining weight loss”

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