Later in the evening, the serious cravings
start. You prowl through the pantry and
freezer on autopilot, looking for more fat, salt,
and especially sugar. You settle on a pint of
specialty ice cream and the rest of a bag of
pretzels—both highly processed,
supernormally stimulating and nutrient-poor
(all of which, as we’ve been trying to tell you,
promote overconsumption and worsening
leptin resistance and insulin resistance over
the long term).
You’re exhausted, but your cortisol levels
are abnormally high, so you can’t wind down
until after the last late-night talk show—and
you’re in for another fitful night of sleep.
The worst part?
It starts all over again tomorrow._________________In this scenario, those “invisible”
hormonal disruptions are finally up close and