Wed, Aug-24-05, 11:30
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WONJ#3
Posts: 7,576
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Plan: 12 steps
Stats: 238/210/145
BF:
Progress: 30%
Location: Portland, OR
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tom sawyer
I don't believe that nutritional deficiencies are the reason people seek alcohol.
However, I do believe there is a correlation between someone who seeks sugar, and drugs or alcohol. It is known that manic depressive people often crave sugar. It may be a matter of some people needing to seek the stimulation of substances to try and balance out their own imbalances. Self-medication via diet and/or drugs. It may be useful for affected people to understand why they are craving these things, however, I don't know that it will allow them to quit needing them. The chemical imbalance that gave them the craving, is still present.
If sugar/carbs led to the chemical imbalance in the first place, wouldn't we all be alcoholics or drug abusers?
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I have to say this is probably one of the brighter posts on this thread.
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