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Peat's_Girl
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sctb said:I really wish you the best of luck! I'm a fellow Canadian
but have been living in the US for a couple of years now.
I hate you.
(Out of pure jealousy.)
sctb said:Another general recommendation I can make is to spend
some time reducing psychological stress. Digestion and
the gut are involved in a ton of neurological activity (both
local and cerebral!). Attacking only the food aspect could
leave you spinning your wheels and making it all worse
by pulling frustration into the mix.
See, I know you are right but explaining that to my stubbornly rational mind is like trying to get me to believe in Santa Claus again. On some bizarre subconscious level it seems to think that because stress is intangible it's therefore as real as fairy dust. (I know. Its idiotic. It also made the same argument about sleep's affect on weight-loss and look where that got us..). My brain and body are in constant opposition with one another. It's like my brain is a lab-coated and dogmatic scientist and my body is a new-agey hippie that preaches self-love. They will never get along.
sctb said:I know it sounds a bit wacky, but it's serious stuff! You
can find a lot by Googling things like "pubmed stress
digestion" or "gut-brain axis". But don't go overboard, it's
stressful in itself
Have you heard of paralysis by analysis?