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From: bigbasket <alert@info.bigbasket.com>
Date: March 29, 2024 at 21:02:12 JST
To: keslsram@gmail.com
Subject: Decoding Nutrition With Tanmay Bhat🥦🥗
Reply-To: bigbasket <alert@info.bigbasket.com>
Dear Lakshmi,
Ever wondered why we snack when we're stressed? Or what emotional eating means? Or why eating disorders develop?
Food has a direct impact on our mood and mental wellbeing—there's scientific evidence for this.
We hosted a series of three conversations with neurologist Dr.Siddharth Warrier, M.D., D.M. and content producer Tanmay Bhat, to understand this link better.
You can watch all three on Youtube. Here is a quick overview.
#1. Food & Mood: The Surprising Connection 
Think about babies for a minute. When they cry, sometimes the parents don't know why. So they offer the baby some food.
What does the baby learn? That if they're in distress, they should eat! Dr. Warrier says that we carry this early lesson into adulthood.
A quick science lesson:
Lakshmi, we have two nervous systems: the sympathetic nervous system that gets triggered when we are under stress (its job is to prepare us for a crisis) and the parasympathetic nervous system that calms us down.
Food activates the parasympathetic nervous system. Say you have a looming deadline or important presentation. Naturally, you are under stress. Your body craves balance. So you instinctively turn to your comfort food (Biryani? Rasam rice? Rajma-chawal?) and like magic, it calms you down!
The problem occurs when we turn too much to food without addressing the fundamental source of the stress. i.e. instead of preparing for the exam or doing the work, we binge-eat.
How do you train your brain to respond differently? Watch the video for Dr. Warrier's great tips.
WATCH NOW #2. Eating Disorders: What, Why & How 
Why do teenagers develop eating disorders? Although there are genetic and environmental factors, Dr. Warrier says that a common reason could be that the young person would have experienced a highly stressful period or incident when they had zero control.
This loss of control triggers the sympathetic nervous system (high stress) and to balance it, they turn to food. They feel that eating or not eating food is the only aspect they can control—so in their life, food becomes a symbol for control.
Think of freedom fighters who used to go on hunger strikes. When they had no other way to register protest, they wielded food as a weapon. Eating disorders are something similar but done unconsciously and uncontrollably.
Remember: binge eating once in a while is different from having a binge eating disorder. How can you tell the difference? Watch Dr.Warrier's explanation.
WATCH NOW #3. Diets & Nutrition: Is There A 'Best' Diet? 
Lakshmi, have you noticed that when people are trying to control their weight, they say "I am dieting"? The funny part is, diet by definition is what you eat and doesn't mean eating less. So you can be on a healthy diet or a really unhealthy diet.
When you are 'on a diet', you control one or more of three things:
What you eat (e.g. Keto diet which is low-carb, high-fat) When you eat (e.g. intermittent fasting) How much you eat (e.g. calorie counting) Which diet actually works? In this episode, Tanmay and Dr.Warrier are joined by clinical nutritionist Dr. Ruchir Lawate, MBBS, to find answers.
WATCH NOW Lakshmi, we know this is quite an information-rich email. Each of the conversations requires some time to watch, reflect on, and implement in your everyday life. Bookmark the links or subscribe to the bigbasket Youtube channel so you can refer back later.
Do forward this email to a friend or loved one who is on their own health and nutrition journey!
Stay healthy!
All of us at bigbasket
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