Tag: brain science

Your Brain Has Been Working Overtime

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Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Denise Billen-Mejia, MD (retired), Consulting Hypnotist     If you live with chronic pain, you have probably been told — or at least made to feel — that something is wrong with you. That your body has broken down. That your brain is misfiring. That the pain is somehow your fault, or in your head, or something you simply have to manage. I want to suggest a different way of looking at it. Your brain has been working overtime. Here is what I mean by that. Pain is not…

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Neuroplasticity and Habit Formation in Weight Loss

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Reading Time: 2 minutesIntroduction Weight loss is often hindered by ingrained habits and neural pathways that favor unhealthy eating and inactivity. However, neuroplasticity—the brain’s ability to rewire itself—offers a promising avenue for change. By leveraging this principle, individuals can replace detrimental habits with sustainable, healthy behaviors. How Habits Form in the Brain Habits are created through the basal ganglia, a brain structure responsible for automation. Once a behavior is repeated enough, it becomes hardwired and requires less conscious effort. Applying Neuroplasticity to Weight Loss Cue-Behavior-Reward Loops – Identifying and altering the cues that…

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