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Stress and Weight Loss (Stress Hormones and Weight Gain)
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9 Comments
November 27th, 2009 at 1:19 am
agree with you
November 27th, 2009 at 1:27 am
i was going to ask that too, LOL.
November 27th, 2009 at 1:58 am
Umm .. No not really
November 27th, 2009 at 2:11 am
You’re so cute… !
November 27th, 2009 at 2:59 am
WELL TOLD!
November 27th, 2009 at 3:46 am
Which “adaptogens” (herbs) are you using or prescribing?
November 27th, 2009 at 4:20 am
Well I started exploring the effects of vitamins and other alternative medicine on stress-reduction. I found some research on L-theanine (from green tea). There was some evidence that it can noticeably reduce stress, but in another study with higher stress (expectation of electric shock) it had no impact. I also found some good results for casein hydrolysate on several measures of stress-related well-being (OK, maybe it isn’t a vitamin). I guess this approach could be useful. I’ll keep looking
November 27th, 2009 at 5:16 am
You are treating stress with vitamins? I’ll have to research this. My initial thought is that you might want to consider additional approaches to have a stronger impact on stress-reduction.
Maybe start by reading about models of stress (try Googling):
Hans Selye
Lazarus’ model of stress
Most traditional treatments address issues that are related to the biopsychosocial model because of the observed effect size. I have some stress-reduction vids–I’ll have to explore the vitamin angle.
November 27th, 2009 at 5:31 am
Lifestyle change can make a world of difference. There is a problem with suggesting that: people often have stress because their goals and motivations push them to achieve things that they cannot achieve. Asking them to change their lifestyle does not change their underlying goals and motivations. The rational arguments in support of lifestyle-change do not impact the subconscious desires that have been forged over a long period of time….