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Adrenalin Addiction
I am wondering if we might have used our own adrenalin to counter the grogginess caused by refined foods. So many of us have the habit of leaving things to the last minute and then rushing around to make a deadline. Do we structure tasks this way because we want the adrenalin high? I wonder what the withdrawal from self-induced andrenalin addiction might be? I suppose the abstinence would be to carefully plan ahead and get things done the day before. I know for myself, I don’t like the adrenalin rush anymore. I make myself print out my workshop handouts the day before. It helps me retain my serenity. All good.
Joan
The Fate of Our Skeletons
When we’re in the disease of refined food addictions, our skeletons take on stress. They carry the extra weight and if we’re super obese, we actually walk with out legs apart which puts stress on the joints. I’m thinking there may be other aspects to skeletal stress. I think we might hunch over because of the depression and fatigue. For those of us who got addicted to the internet because we were too tired to do anything else, we might have leaned into the computer with rounded back and shoulder, but head up. This may combine to shorten the muscles across the front of our upper body, round our upper back further and end up diminishing blood flow through the neck and into the head. Stretches that involve pulling the arms and shoulders back into place can help correct this possible consequences of refined food addiction.
Joan
Curious Food Consumption Statistics
I see in the USDA food consumption statistics that in the 1980s two trends developed. One was the introduction of high fructose corn syrup. The other is a marked increase in consumption of high sugar fruits compared to low sugar fruits. Bananas, grapes, and pineapple are up while apples and oranges are down. Is there a connection? I wonder if hfcs dulls the perception of sweetness in some way so that consumers only perceive adequate sweetness in the higher sugar fruits. Interesting.
Joan