Guest guest Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Pre-IE, sugar was just about the only thing I consitently treated with a dieter's mentality. Eventually, I included any simple carbs with sugar as things to always try to stay away from. The reason I always felt that way about sugar was that I couldn't stay away from sugar. I could deprive myself fairly successfully of food as long as I didn't touch desserts. We rarely had access to sugary sweets as a kid. My mom is a chronic dieter is I think why. Now, I delight in sweets. I'm still quite fond of them, and have dessert after nearly every meal, and sometimes for my meal. When I dieted, and splurged on sugary sweets, I always felt bad after. Not necessarily always guilty, but I felt physically bad, like a sugar low. I never have that now. Maybe, now that I have access to sugar, my body knows better how to metabolize it. But this also reminds me of some research I read about a year or so ago. I'm really iterested right now in the idea that our consciousness directly effects our physical reality. (Has anyone else seen/read 'The Secret' or 'What the bleep do we know?') I read books on this topic and how it relates to spirituality, quantum physics, placebo effects, etc. quite a bit. Anyway, back on topic. The research tested the body's immune reaction to dessert. All the subjects were given a delicious sugary treat. Half the subjects were given a guilt message about the dessert prior to eating it. The other half were given messages of enjoyment, happiness about their dessert. The half that were given guilt messages had lowered immunity markers after eating. The half that were given happy messages had heightened immunity markers. The same dessert, totally opposite body responses based simply on the subject's perspective/attitude about the sugar. Which makes me think about breastmilk, oddly enough. Breastmilk is the gold standard for feeding baby, as we all know by now. Breastmilk has a fairly high sugar content. If sugar is so inherently bad, how can that make sense. It is simply impossible to separate any food's effect on the body, without taking into account the person's attitude towards that particular food. Of course, all the studies into fruits/veggies/sugar/fat never take that into account. IE is all about removing bad/good labels on all food. I think the removing of labels has value beyond providing us all with complete permission to eat. I think it has a direct effect on how our bodies physically react to food. Maybe sugar isn't the scurge of the earth. Maybe, it's our attitude toward sugar that produces harmful effects, instead. I don't know, but......maybe. Sara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 That is very interesting to think about. I definitely think there is some sort of connection. I have to keep this in mind when I start having guilty feelings about eating particular foods. > > Pre-IE, sugar was just about the only thing I consitently treated with a dieter's mentality. Eventually, I included any simple carbs with sugar as things to always try to stay away from. The reason I always felt that way about sugar was that I couldn't stay away from sugar. I could deprive myself fairly successfully of food as long as I didn't touch desserts. We rarely had access to sugary sweets as a kid. My mom is a chronic dieter is I think why. Now, I delight in sweets. I'm still quite fond of them, and have dessert after nearly every meal, and sometimes for my meal. > > When I dieted, and splurged on sugary sweets, I always felt bad after. Not necessarily always guilty, but I felt physically bad, like a sugar low. I never have that now. Maybe, now that I have access to sugar, my body knows better how to metabolize it. > > But this also reminds me of some research I read about a year or so ago. I'm really iterested right now in the idea that our consciousness directly effects our physical reality. (Has anyone else seen/read 'The Secret' or 'What the bleep do we know?') I read books on this topic and how it relates to spirituality, quantum physics, placebo effects, etc. quite a bit. Anyway, back on topic. The research tested the body's immune reaction to dessert. All the subjects were given a delicious sugary treat. Half the subjects were given a guilt message about the dessert prior to eating it. The other half were given messages of enjoyment, happiness about their dessert. The half that were given guilt messages had lowered immunity markers after eating. The half that were given happy messages had heightened immunity markers. The same dessert, totally opposite body responses based simply on the subject's perspective/attitude about the sugar. > > Which makes me think about breastmilk, oddly enough. Breastmilk is the gold standard for feeding baby, as we all know by now. Breastmilk has a fairly high sugar content. If sugar is so inherently bad, how can that make sense. > > It is simply impossible to separate any food's effect on the body, without taking into account the person's attitude towards that particular food. Of course, all the studies into fruits/veggies/sugar/fat never take that into account. IE is all about removing bad/good labels on all food. I think the removing of labels has value beyond providing us all with complete permission to eat. I think it has a direct effect on how our bodies physically react to food. Maybe sugar isn't the scurge of the earth. Maybe, it's our attitude toward sugar that produces harmful effects, instead. > > I don't know, but......maybe. > > Sara > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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