Break the Inflammation Cycle, Part 1: The Trigger — Why Stress Hijacks Your Cravings

Share your thoughtsEver wonder why a stressful day ends with you elbow-deep in a bag of chips? It's not weakness—it's biology. In this first episode of our 4-part series "Break the Inflammation Cycle," Ashok and Meera break down the cortisol-craving connection and why your brain treats a work deadline like a saber-toothed tiger attack.We explore how chronic stress rewires your gut bacteria, tanks your nutrient absorption, and sets the stage for inflammation. But here's the good news: the right foods can interrupt the cycle before it spirals.This episode covers: the science of cortisol and blood sugar spikes, why modern stress triggers ancient survival responses, functional foods that calm your system (hint: it's not just "eat a salad"), and how this episode sets up everything that follows in the series.Next episode: how stress wrecks your sleep—and what to eat about it.#BreakTheInflammationCycle #PayTheFarmer #StressEating #CortisolCravings #FunctionalFood #GutHealth #AntiInflammatory #NutritionScience #StressResponse #FoodIsMedicine #WellnessPodcast #HealthyEating #MindBodyConnection #ChronicStress #PayTheFarmerPodcast #Meeravasudevan #AshokVasudevan #CSAW Thanks for tuning in to "Pay the Farmer, Not the Pharmacy"!Hosted by Meera & Ashok VasudevanStay Connected#PayTheFarmerNotThePharmacy#PlantBasedWellness#NaturalFood#AffordableWellness#GutHealth#ImmunityBoost#NutritionTips#CSAW (Centre for the Spread of Affordable Wellness)#Meeravasudevan#Ashokvasudevanhttps://umaglobalfoods.com/https://csaw.cohttps://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/pay-the-farmer-not-the-pharmacy/id1512934794https://open.spotify.com/show/34nzNQQ62O8tygMaut2h8V