269: Your brain on comfort food | Mitzi Joi Williams, M.D.

Published: Dec. 23, 2020, 10 a.m.

b'Mitzi Joi Williams, M.D.: "If you treat yourself a lot, you begin to crave those treats more and more; versus if you are eating healthy, you crave those things more.\\u201d\\nWilliams, a board-certified neurologist and fellowship-trained MS specialist, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss the neurological reason you reach for comfort food (and how to break the habit), plus:\\n*How to sharpen you mind during downtime*\\n*What loneliness looks like in your brain*\\n*How overwhelming stress can result in physical symptoms*\\n*The best foods for your brain health*\\n*What gut health means for MS*\\n\\nEnjoy this episode! Whether it\'s an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at:\\xa0podcast@mindbodygreen.com.\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'