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Connection between obesity and mental health

PH884101 • Jul 05, 2020

Is there a connection between obesity and mental health?

It is believed that overweight and obese people were compulsive eaters, anxious, depressed, under stress, or trying to compensate for insufficiency in their lives. Almost everyone seems to be getting heavier and obesity has become a national issue but dismissing the idea that weight gain is a personal emotional problem. 


From my experience, I find it nearly impossible to try and address one without the other. Obesity can negatively affect mental health, and the frequent association has a large impact on the length and quality of life. People with enduring mental health problems are two to three times more likely to develop obesity and related disorders such as diabetes and heart disease.


Some research suggests that depressed persons are more likely to develop the metabolic syndrome that often accompanies excess weight especially when this weight is concentrated around the waist.


People may console themselves with "comfort food" which is usually high in fat, sugar, and calories because they are anxious, lonely, angry, or suffering from low self-esteem. There is a characteristic type of depression with symptoms that include lethargy and overeating. Like most mind-body interactions, obesity can lead to ill health which is linked to depression and anxiety. People with obesity can develop negative self-image and produce negative thinking about themselves and the world around them.


Additionally, overweight people are also more likely to lose the psychological benefits of exercise. If they feel rejected, unattractive, or suffer social discrimination, the emotional strain may cause further weight gain. The problem is worse if they fail to lose weight and are blamed (or blame themselves) for lack of self-control.


The therapeutic approaches available for obesity. The pillars of this therapy are self-monitoring and stimulus control. Therapy help repel self-defeating thoughts and reject unrealistic goals.

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Mind, Body, Spirit

by PH884101 • 19 Aug, 2020
So many times, we just focus on physical health and miss the fact that health means a healthy mind, body, spirit. The way we live our lives daily and what we think, feel, and behave determine the future of our health. We learnt behaviour if we feel ill, sick then we go to the GP and get medication. But there can be much more behind an illness or disease. Finding the root cause of the illness we get just guessing from the doctor but who told us the truth. If you provide the body with the right physical and psychological conditions, it will be better equipped to heal itself. The feeling that cannot find its expression in tears causes another organ to weep. This is the most important point. It is a fundamental tenet of naturopathic medicine that the body is a very powerful self-regenerating organism. The human body possesses all the necessary systems for regeneration, rejuvenation, and rebuilding. It also has an extremely efficient immune system, which is capable of fending off the most damaging invaders. If this is the case, why is there such a thing as a disease? The very word disease means that the body is in a state of dis-ease. It is in this condition because it is not being provided with the optimal conditions that it must have to maintain itself in a healthy condition. Unless the body is provided with the right conditions, both mentally physically, and spiritually, it cannot and will not function at its optimal level. The triangle of Mind, Body and Spirit as represents the three inseparable components of our being and wellness. Your mind is affected by your body. Mind, Body, Spirit means that our well-being comes from not just physical health, but from mental health and spiritual health as well. None of these factors can be individually affected without there being an effect on the other two. In the same line of thought, you cannot treat one without due consideration of the effect upon the other two. Our body as an organism always seeks to return itself to a given position of balance between every aspect of its complex structure and behaviour, this behavioural tendency is known as homeostasis. So the good health is about a good balance between mind, body, and spirit; just as homeostasis within the organism is about a good balance. Here are ideas that help me with the Mind/Body/Spirit connection: 1.) Your emotions affect your health so be aware of your thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Your body responds to the way you think, feel and act that is the mind/body/spirit connection. Poor emotional health can weaken your body's immune system making you more likely to get colds and flu and other infections during emotionally difficult times - especially at this time of year! Taking care of yourself physically helps you emotionally. Exercising to relieve tension, eating healthy food and getting enough sleep all help your physical and emotional health. However, I so believe in meditation to bring your emotions into balance by guided thought which ultimately calms your mind and body and nourishes your spirit. 2.) Food affects both our bodies and minds, we are what we eat. The food we eat affects our brains therefore our minds. Eat nutritious primal foods daily, they have a high vibrational count which is good for the spirit too. Overeating is a symptom of not properly quenching our needs - when you eat simply but well you are satiated and you can throw away the diet books! Also, hunger can be just a sign of de-hydration so drink water and see how much energy flows into your body the cells in your body thrive on water for cleansing and energy. 3.) Be gentle for that shows great strength. I truly believe humanity is going through a massive shift at the moment into a whole new energy and level of consciousness. We are coming into a much more feminine energy era where that hard nosed male, old fashioned, city aggressiveness will not work,there is a better, gentler way to connect with people in business and personal life. 4.) Walk your talk with honesty and integrity people will feel when you are not, by your non-aligned body language. We cannot teach what we don't feel but when you connect with people on a heart level by making them feel a little better that's where the magic happens! 5.) Everything is connected. We are one holistic system and we need to understand the ecology of our bodies because a healthy mind affects our body and a healthy body affects our mind! Our mental world is where we live, the place we cannot leave, where all our experiences exist. The subconscious mind is a million times more powerful than the conscious mind so its worth getting to know how it works and understanding that past experiences stored in the subconscious can still be affecting our minds today! If you change your beliefs and attitudes you can change your life. The most powerful medicine you can have in the world is between your ears!

How does narcissistic abuse affect your weight?

by PH884101 • 30 Jun, 2020
For those of us who have experienced weight struggles or even eating disorders and have come from abusive backgrounds there is a connection and if we can learn how to deal with those things and we literally can fix the problem. The weight issue is an issue that can be connected directly back to the abuse leaves you with a lot more than bad memories in fact emotional abuse, verbal abuse, physical abuse, psychological abuse, and even sexual abuse can result in obesity in adults this is a proven fact a scientific fact this researchers say is a common issue in fact in some studies researchers have actually said that. If you ever want to get the weight off and keep it off you must heal yourself emotionally first when we are talking about sexual abuse the obesity factor can be more frequent and the reasons for that might be obvious if they feel like they are unattractive to people around them they are less likely to be attacked. That being said there are a lot of different reasons that your childhood abuse or any abuse in your life might have led you to gain weight and become the one during abuse you have no sense of control and so you must find something to control in your life. Sometimes that something becomes what you eat now this can also lead to anorexia or other types of eating disorders being in control of what you are eating is a big reason that a lot of survivors find themselves struggling with their weight. One way or the other an interesting thing is that people who have been in relationships with abusers and then come out of those relationships very often you will see someone end of regular non abusive relationship and get a revenge body but you don't always see that with a toxic relationship because what you end up with then is a fear. If you are too attractive you might end up in another relationship and you are not ready for that so subconsciously you don't allow yourself to lose away to lot of people when they find themselves in a romantic relationship they feel triggered and this becomes an ongoing issues. So, it's easier for some people to just not do that and they feel like if they don't look attractive then people won't want them and they won't be tempted to fall into one of those relationships. Another reason is that childhood abuse and long term relationship abuse can lead you to depression which of course is linked to our obesity problem and of course when you're going through a relationship like this you might find yourself with kind of disordered eating habits whether it is to not eat or to overeat to binge eat this is an ongoing issue for many survivors. It is important to note that not everyone who is a survivor of abuse is also obese because again there can be eating disorders and then there are some people who are not affected physically in the same way. Who aren't affected through their food intake then it is other issues for some people but there is a marked connection. That is the most important thing to know if you are struggling with your weight start healing your narcissistic abuse, healing your toxic trauma, the past the abuse they have experienced all of that can lead you to a healthier body and mind. Other signs that the abuse might still be affecting you later are sleeping problems interrupted sleep patterns things like that troubled relationships excessive stress triggers many things could be related to the other things. We have to be aware of as survivors is that he or she abused the child the things that we experienced as children and or abused adults kind of stick around the trauma itself doesn't really leave us when it is over. That is why we deal with things like CPTSD so what is interesting is that studies show that people who struggle the most with weight reduction tend to be surrounded by people who are not supportive of their efforts. Of course that could clearly relate to a toxic family or a toxic partner so how do you kind of undo that connection so that you can get healthy again well heal the broken parts on the inside first so you might need therapy if you want to start to slowly build healthier lifestyle choices into your day but also to take care of yourself from the inside out to work on those things that are holding you back. The best ways to improve your mood increase your endorphins and just feel better in general so when it comes to raising your endorphins so take a nice long hot bath it will not hurt you.
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