how to manage appetite

How Indians use an edible gum to keep cool in searing heat, and its other health benefits

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How Indians use an edible gum to keep cool in searing heat, and its other health benefits

Social media has been buzzing with posts about this unusual superfood – but what is tragacanth gum exactly? The gum comes from the sap of a thorny shrub, Astragalus gummifer, also called gum tragacanth milkvetch, that grows in deserts and mountainous regions of southwest Asia. It is dried into twisted ribbons that break into crystals … Read more

Hunger vs appetite: what’s the difference? How understanding this can help manage your desire to eat

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Hunger vs appetite: what’s the difference? How understanding this can help manage your desire to eat

While unwell recently, my appetite abandoned me, which is unusual for a person like me whose appetite is normally begging for attention. I was interested to monitor its return – over a week or so – and it raised the questions: what is appetite, what drives it and what kills it? While you need an … Read more