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Does sugar affect your mental health?
Hello all
I recently had time off over easter and was able to spend time with family. Over the period of this week i was aware that i was eating more sugar than usual (not a lot) …
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brain fog: worse beore it gets better on paleo diet?
I've been paleo the past 2 weeks, and things are definetly improving for me in the bloating and digestion department, but the mental symptoms are not getting better. Before switchi …
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Last question on the topic of my bizarre symptoms..
Hey PaleoHacker's, If anyone is willing to read through this all and help, i don't know, I'll do anything to repay for the advice I'll receive...I've asked a couple questions about …
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Can you help me (help myself) beat my eating disorder(s)?
Hi guys - I'm hoping for some advice on how to really work on myself. I just graduated college and I have about two months of doing NOTHING before my job starts, and I want to use …
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Some questions on Bio-Kult vs VSL#3, GAPS, and PREbiotics
I have been wanting to start the GAPS diet in an effort to "heal my mind" so to speak. Unfortunately I cannot purchase the book at this moment, and only have listened to Dr. Natash …
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Feeling Ketosisy?
Do you find that ketosis is associated with feeling a certain way, in the body, or in the mind? Or in the emotions?
If and when you shift over to ketosis, or from ketosis, do you …
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QLTY of life: How do you handle social anxiety?
I'd post it on a social anxiety board, but I kind of assume that some of them can contribute it to their eating habits, so who better to ask than a bunch of life loving healthy pal …
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Bone broth and anxiety alleviation
I suffer from anxiety, and I find that a cup of bone broth (from daylong-simmered beef joint bones) is EXTREMELY relaxing for me. In fact, I would say that it works as well as a pr …
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“Hungry for Change” movie
Without watching this movie, I suspect it's mostly proving their point, but not actually suggesting what we need to do. So, to anyone who's seen it, what are the bullet points for …
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How did you cure your anxiety?
Ive pretty much "cured" my anxiety on Paleo but there are so many things that Ive changed that Im not sure what really fixed it. Sometimes recommending full Paleo to someone is a …
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Has paleo improved your mental health?
I suffer from a cocktail of mental disorders due to stressful life events, and I was interested in knowing if anyone else's mental issues have been affected at all by going paleo? …
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Is IBS more organic or mental?
I was reading Melissa's McEwen's recent blog post on IBS (http://huntgatherlove.com/content/why-paleo-didnt-fix-my-ibs), which got me thinking about if this ambiguous "syndrome" is …
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Did going paleo get you off the anti-depressants?
I'm auditing an Abnormal Psych course and the instructor brought up the role of nutrition in stabilizing moods. He suggested gluten was responsible for the considerable increase in …
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Does anyone deal with anxiety and depression naturally?
Besides diet and exercise, that is. I've been slowly weaning myself off of a SSRI, but I'm finding the process frustrating and difficult. I was wondering if anyone had herbs (St. J …
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Hey dood, let’s conclude what foods are good for mood
What foods can improve our mood?
For myself, I vote tea and oranges. Not sure about oranges, but there are some double blind studies supporting tea's effects on stress:
"The eff …