Wed, Feb-05-20, 11:22
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Posts: 877
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Plan: Dr. Bernstein, low carb
Stats: 200/178/155
BF:
Progress: 49%
Location: Southern California
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Originally Posted by WereBear
Another angle of addiction is how such substances "push" the dopamine system for stress relief: which was behind my own Eating Disorder. Recovery is difficult because the body gets used to being pushed.
So the sufferer cannot summon up the proper chemicals, and must have the push. Much like Methadone can make a heroin addict feel "normal."
People only understand they feel miserable without their drugs. And since high carb goodies have known effects on the brain: why can't they be seen as any other drug?
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Low Carb MD podcast just had Joan Ifland on this week. She wrote a textbook (to be released next week) on processed food addiction and utilizing a model similar to that for other addictive substances.
Very interesting, and much of what she says rings true to me. |