Posted by BarbaraCat on September 20, 2002, at 12:30:52
In reply to Re: Another thing--Barbara Cat, posted by Roo on September 20, 2002, at 9:17:31
Sorry you're going through this hell, Roo. I've been there and it's amazing we survive. The only thing that's kept me from doing myself in to end it all is the firm belief that I'd just have to come back and do it again. There's no escape, only lessons to learn one way or another.
You ask about what we can do about the hormones. Everything is so interrelated - the physical chemistry affects the mental and vice versa. An endless loop where there's no real beginning or end. One thing I'm discovering is the powerful effect food has and how food and exercise can balance overproduction of insulin and energy/oxygen transport in and out of our muscles. A good place to start is to read "The Zone" by Barry Sears and to get the cook book and follow the diet and exercise ideas. It's amazing stuff. There are newer books on the subject of balancing protein, carbs and fats, but he is the father of it and the best place to start. He's very thoroughly researched how food is the entrance point into that loop I spoke about and how what and how we eat controls the 'pre'-hormones that control the pituitary, which is the 'master gland' for everything. You'll understand why binging on sweets is bringing you down.
This is where it starts, Roo. I don't believe any drug or energetic therapy we do will hold for long if we're not balancing our 'fuel' intake. Your acupuncturist sounds right-on to be working on your liver meridian. That's anger, depression and emotional energetics.
I've come to think of this food thing as trying to get your car to run better by putting fuel additives and gunk cleaner into the gastank. But nothing is going to work if you're putting diesel fuel into the tank when you need high octane unleaded! Put in the right fuel and the STP can do it's job properly. I've been following this diet for 2 weeks and can definitely see and feel the difference. But again, Dr. Sears is a starting point. There may be newer books on the same science of balancing protein/carbs/fats.
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