Hi Mischa!

Add "state of mind" and you have just about covered it.

My investigations indicate that one needs to balance the essential fatty acids (EFAs) especially the poly unsatuarated fatty acids (PUFAs) One the proper ratio of omega-3 (n-3) and omega-6 (n-6) PUFAs in in balance you enter into what Dr. Sears calls "the zone"...a general feeling of wellness.

At that point you need to target the stress homones that are secreted by the hypothalamous, adrenals, and pituitary (HAP) systems and get those catacholamines and cortosols way way down. These guys cause the "fight or flight" syndrome which floods he body with survival hormones (including large amounts of insulin) that does not get metabolilzed, instead gets stored in fat and that sets off the leptin trigger to shovel in the (any) food, but carb really look good at that point.

Tell me a little more about how your are doing...a little history, etc.

Dr. David