Nutrients fuel the body and brain's energy needs. This fuel allows humans to function and flourish—to breathe, to speak, to play, to learn, and to reproduce. Humans evolved under very different circumstances than today; sustenance was often in short supply, and it was advantageous to snatch up sugars and fats that could provide a boost of energy. These evolutionary roots are at odds with the modern world, in which food is, in many places, overabundant. Cravings can be difficult to control. ...| Psychology Today
Some people depend on opioids or methamphetamine (or both), while far greater numbers of individuals in the United States and worldwide depend on sugar and highly processed foods to feel better or even normal. We’ve known about food addiction for some time; for example, in July 2007, Yale University brought together 40 experts on nutrition, obesity, and addiction to discuss the addictive potential of foods.| Bridges to Recovery
Digital painting by Gvaat, fragmentUndoubtedly humans were drawing before they were writing (likely all the drawing even led to writing since writing began with pictographs drawn into clay with a pointed tool.) This article will explore the many cognitive benefits of this amazing, almost magical, skillset that is our ability to draw.| GVAAT'S WORKSHOP