Comments on: Health Trifecta of Trifectas

By: home theater amp

home theater amp — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:53:01 +0000

Seriously? Don’t misunderstand what I’m saying, I agree with you partly, but when you say something like this you have to be prepared to defend it.

By: Carb Cycling Diet

Carb Cycling Diet — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:32:59 +0000

I reguarlly use carb cycling as im a bit of a body builder but its a good way for anyone looking to lose weight.

By: lm

lm — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:35:47 +0000

Bingo Angel:
That is the basis of what the Doctor who wrote the book BRAIN ALLERGIES in the 80s found out.
I mentioned the book here before http://www.amazon.com/Brain-Allergies-Psychonutrient-Magnetic-Connections/dp/0658003984/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236889989&sr=8-1

He was the one who discovered that Vit B shots helped cure Schizophrenia in some patients.

By: Son of Grok

Son of Grok — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:00:28 +0000

Angel,
More great info and insight. Your contributions are great! Intersteing point you make about the definciencies. There has been a good amount of research linking cravings to vitamin and mineral deficiencies so it is quite possible!

By: Angel

Angel — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:15:27 +0000

One more thing re: alcoholism – when I was interning at the mental ward in the hospital, alcoholic patients were usually given injections of magnesium and B vitamins, because most alcoholics are so deficient in them. So, what came first – the deficiency or the alcoholism? I wonder if they aren’t basically the same thing.

By: Angel

Angel — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:13:22 +0000

SoG – great post!

Bill – I experienced some benefits from the Atkins diet when I tried it several years ago, but the carb cravings felt like they were killing me. When I tried low carb again (Protein Power, this time) about two years ago, I didn’t even try to go hard core – below 30g carbs/day. I stayed below 60g carbs/day and experienced a lot of benefits, including weight loss and improved sleep. After a few months, decreasing carbs even more wasn’t nearly as difficult as it had been before.

I would suggest that you at least try lowering your carb intake to something that feels attainable to you right now, and see how that works for you. You can gradually decrease it to the point where you feel better. Research has shown that most people experience benefits when carbs are reduced, even if they are not reduced to what Atkins or Protein Power consider ideal.

Cold turkey is the simplest way to get off a drug (including carbs) but it can be terribly painful. Good luck! I hope you keep posting here to let us know how you are doing.

By: Son of Grok

Son of Grok — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:17:59 +0000

Bee,
Rest and recovery is a hard one. We are so ingrained with the idea that progress only happens while we are working!

Marc,
Thank you for all the kind words sir. It truly is appreciated.I would agree with your teacher. All one can really do is keep going

Lm,
Alchoholism is really a chemical imbalance as well isnt it? Duon’t know too much about it.

By: lm

lm — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:13:34 +0000

Bill: I personally have never met anyone who has been on Prozac (even for a month) who has not shown an incredible weight gain. 85% of people in hospitals are there from side affects from Meds.
Sounds like the Atkins worked for you but the over driving power of carbs once u got near them was too much.
Alcoholism is easily identifiable as liquor is the trigger and being drunk is the result.
If your body is craving more serotonin since you gave it a taste – does it make sense to take Prozac to feed its wild appetite
? Would u give a drunk more alcohol?

By: Marc Feel Good Eating

Marc Feel Good Eating — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:00:02 +0000

SOG,

You’re right, you’re not a doctor. However, expert……
in my opinion the best “experts” out there have learned from “experience”. The words come from each other right?
You have experienced so much, that you ARE BECOMING an EXPERT.
The above post perfectly illustrates my point. Keep sharing SOG,
you’re providing quality information all gathered from practical “experience”.

As my teacher in Japan used to say “GAMBATTE”. (one of the secrets in life as he would say)
Loosely translated as “Keep going” .
One must “keep going”

Marc

By: BEE

BEE — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:16:17 +0000

I love these. Thanks for the reminder of all the things that makes up a healthy happy life!

Reminds me of the primary foods that I live by (that the primary foods are relationships, physical activity, spirituality career and until those should come first to your secondary food- actual food) your trifecta’s are like like breaking down the primary foods! I think maybe it’s time to add rest as a ‘primary food’ as I don’t think it’s adequately stressed in my diagram.

And thanks for justifying the night off tonight. Sometimes you just need the rest.

Thanks SoG!

-BEE