I've been following Dr. Shah on social media for a few years already and I always appreciated the consistency of her thoughts on healthy lifestyle. I didn't read her first book, but once I heard of her new upcoming one about cravings, I knew I had to put my hands on it as soon as it was being released. As an Indian immigrant, I came to the U.S. with my parents when I was five years old. A few years into settling in the U.S., we got very bad news. My father, along with his five brothers and my grandmother, all had been diagnosed with type two diabetes. This was a devastating diagnosis at the time.

So she created I'm So Effing Hungry, a science-based plan designed to help you take charge of your health and your cravings, without feeling deprived. Cravings aren't your fault and eating a healthier diet isn't just a matter of self-discipline or willpower. There are powerful biological forces at play in your body that govern your hunger levels and cravings. So she created I'm So Effing Hungry, a science-based plan designed to help you take charge of your health and your cravings, without feeling deprived. As Dr. Shah explains, cravings aren't your fault—and eating a healthier diet isn't just a matter of self-discipline or willpower. There are powerful biological forces at play in your body that govern your hunger levels and cravings. Drawing on the emerging science of psychobiotics – healthy gut bacteria that improve mood and regulate hunger, weight and cravings – Dr Shah has created a 5-step plan to help you make peace with food and I would probably give it 4 stars for the above, but found certain gripes whilst reading. For one, she tells us that nothing is our fault. Repeatedly. Everything is society's fault and we are all helpless. I understand that we live in an extremely sensitive culture where no one likes to take responsibility, but c'mon! Minus one star. STEP 4. REFRESH: with a good night's sleep, using proven good sleep habits used by the U.S. military.

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My mission is to revolutionize the way we think about hunger and nutrition, and to help people manage hunger and cravings and break free from the tyranny of diets and battles with food. I’ve seen my program work for people all over the world. And it will work for you, too.”—from the introduction by Dr. Amy Shah We can use exercise in different ways, but the simplest way is just to go outside and get time in nature. Our gut bacteria have circadian rhythms, so they get input from our body when we are in nature, and when we’re moving. This has great effects on our mood, our cravings, and our behavior. 5. Psychobiotics are the new frontier in medicine.

This is a way for us to get control of our cravings. Exercise is one of the best tools we have. It’s better than any pill probiotic you can buy. Putting on your sneakers and going for a sunny walk is one of the best things you can do for your gut bacteria. “[Exercise] is better than any pill probiotic you can buy.” Drawing on the emerging science of psychobiotics--healthy gut bacteria that help improve mood and regulate hunger, weight, and cravings--Dr. Shah has created a 5-step plan to help you make peace with food and your body: We want to change our cravings. We want to change our happiness. We want to change our inflammation levels. The power is in our hands and we can do it through diet. 4. The best probiotic we can take is exercise. STEP 4. REFRESH: with a good night’s sleep, using proven good sleep habits used by the U.S. military. Dr. Amy Shah, shares her 5-step program for battling excessive hunger and food cravings by harnessing the power of psychobiotics and intermittent fasting in I'm So Effing Hungry.

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My mission is to revolutionize the way we think about hunger and nutrition, and to help people manage hunger and cravings and break free from the tyranny of diets and battles with food. I’ve seen my program work for people all over the world. And it will work for you, too.” —from the introduction by Dr. Amy Shah My mission is to revolutionize the way we think about hunger and nutrition, and to help people manage hunger and cravings and break free from the tyranny of diets and battles with food. I've seen my program work for people all over the world. And it will work for you, too. --from the introduction by Dr. Amy Shah