" You shouldn't eat X because (X) is addictive!"
Well, of course it's addictive! We humans have had a 10,000 year history of trying to understand that which is good to eat and that which is not good to eat. Those things which are good to eat trigger certain reactions in our brains, "that's good, when you find that plant, eat more of it." What we think of as "addicting" is part of the human survival mechanism - things that are good for us to eat trigger feelings of satisfaction and good will, we associate those feelings with that food, and search out that food again and again because of the feelings we get from it.
It's not that wheat/grain, dairy, or any other "addictive" food is inherently bad for us, it's that we have 10,000 years of programing telling us that X will give us a pleasant feeling of satisfaction and we should eat X food as often as we come across it.
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Quoting EireLass:My brain does that with chocolate.
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Quoting EireLass:
My brain does that with chocolate.
So does mine and unfortunately I found out about 2 months ago, 3 epi-pen uses, and 2 visits to the ER that I am allergic to chocolate. Man life sure it cruel sometimes:(
Oh no.....I'd have to petition the government to allow assisted suicide. ha
Quoting TruthSeeker.:Quoting EireLass:
My brain does that with chocolate.
So does mine and unfortunately I found out about 2 months ago, 3 epi-pen uses, and 2 visits to the ER that I am allergic to chocolate. Man life sure it cruel sometimes:(
LOL. It's pretty bad. I actually have days where I seriously contemplate eating something with chocolate and crossing my fingers and hoping I don't have a reaction. The thought doesn't last long though when I think of the excruciating pain I am in when I react. I never realized how much stuff I ate with chocolate in it or chocolate by itself until I couldn't have it.
Quoting EireLass:
Oh no.....I'd have to petition the government to allow assisted suicide. ha
Quoting TruthSeeker.:Quoting EireLass:
My brain does that with chocolate.
So does mine and unfortunately I found out about 2 months ago, 3 epi-pen uses, and 2 visits to the ER that I am allergic to chocolate. Man life sure it cruel sometimes:(
Do you like carob?
Quoting TruthSeeker.:LOL. It's pretty bad. I actually have days where I seriously contemplate eating something with chocolate and crossing my fingers and hoping I don't have a reaction. The thought doesn't last long though when I think of the excruciating pain I am in when I react. I never realized how much stuff I ate with chocolate in it or chocolate by itself until I couldn't have it.
Quoting EireLass:
Oh no.....I'd have to petition the government to allow assisted suicide. ha
Quoting TruthSeeker.:Quoting EireLass:
My brain does that with chocolate.
So does mine and unfortunately I found out about 2 months ago, 3 epi-pen uses, and 2 visits to the ER that I am allergic to chocolate. Man life sure it cruel sometimes:(
This is really weird. And tragic, of course. Did you develop the allergy over time, or had you gone on a kind of chocolate binge that made it clear that chocolate was the problem?
In some ways I would like to have an allergy to chocolate, 10 pounds would evaporate like that. If I ever develop an allergy to caffeine/coffee, I won't have the will to live.
Quoting TruthSeeker.:
Quoting EireLass:
My brain does that with chocolate.
So does mine and unfortunately I found out about 2 months ago, 3 epi-pen uses, and 2 visits to the ER that I am allergic to chocolate. Man life sure it cruel sometimes:(
I definately have an issue with sweets and carbs where I'm hypoglycemic. It's interesting to watch my husband eat the same food and not get the same response my body does. I just went on a cruise and screwed up my system, didn't have any sweets but had a lot of bread, and now I'm going through withdrawl symptoms and my hormones are all screwed up.
I was dumb enough to have hot chocolate in the morning two days ago. Drank a cup at about 8 and I didn't start feeling normal again until late in the evening. Hypoglycemia sucks, man.
I've noticed posters use the "it's addicting, don't eat it" line in regards to dairy, wheat, and a few other specifics, not just the chocolate referenced in the first few posts. But processed chocolate is "food porn" - it's got the deadly triad of sweet, fat, and a touch of salt thing going on that sends our brains and tastebuds into over drive.
Quoting smalltowngal:I definately have an issue with sweets and carbs where I'm hypoglycemic. It's interesting to watch my husband eat the same food and not get the same response my body does. I just went on a cruise and screwed up my system, didn't have any sweets but had a lot of bread, and now I'm going through withdrawl symptoms and my hormones are all screwed up.
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Yea, sweets in the morning would throw my whole day off. I have the problem now if I have too many carbs, my insulin gets too high causing PCOS issues. I have to get blood work done soon and I know my estrogen levels will be too high. I've actually lost my period again from insulin/estrogen issues so I really need to stay away from the bread and junk food. :( My husband grilled me a bunch of meat last night and I cooked a ton of vegetables so hopefully, I can get back on track.
Quoting eema.gray:I was dumb enough to have hot chocolate in the morning two days ago. Drank a cup at about 8 and I didn't start feeling normal again until late in the evening. Hypoglycemia sucks, man.
I've noticed posters use the "it's addicting, don't eat it" line in regards to dairy, wheat, and a few other specifics, not just the chocolate referenced in the first few posts. But processed chocolate is "food porn" - it's got the deadly triad of sweet, fat, and a touch of salt thing going on that sends our brains and tastebuds into over drive.
Quoting smalltowngal:I definately have an issue with sweets and carbs where I'm hypoglycemic. It's interesting to watch my husband eat the same food and not get the same response my body does. I just went on a cruise and screwed up my system, didn't have any sweets but had a lot of bread, and now I'm going through withdrawl symptoms and my hormones are all screwed up.
and what "generation" are you?
- eema.gray
on Jun. 20, 2012 at 2:27 PM