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Hunger is not an emergency
We eat for comfort as often as for fuel. Learning the difference is freeing.
Much of what we call hunger is habit, boredom, or a feeling looking for somewhere to go. Real hunger rises and falls in waves, and it passes.
A supervised fast is one of the clearest ways to learn this. After the first days, most people find a calm they did not expect.
Try noticing the next time you reach for food: is this hunger, or is this comfort? Both are allowed. Knowing which one it is changes everything.
Nicholas M. Tancheff, DC