ADHA: Self medicate

rugadd wrote: So...abstinence? Or is that extreme? A glass of wine here and there, but not beer everyday?

Balance of course and avoid setreems.

heavy cream

Is an addictive substance. Like ice cream, french fries and all fatty foods. They make you feel good and too much of a good thing....

Oh I have got to say this, I've just got to...

It's the Ying and the Yang thing. It's always about the Ying and the Yang. :laugh:

bullet proof coffee

I may try that with unsalted butter. I usually use skim milk no sugar.

rugadd wrote: So...abstinence? Or is that extreme? A glass of wine here and there, but not beer everyday?

i think what i really want to advocate is the idea of finding
and making effective
methods of self governance and self esteem which do not require external substances
beyond those of an essentially healthy diet

i acknowledge that there are certain exceptions
but in general
looking for external solutions to internal challenges has a way of backfiring
in my personal experience

YEah...I suppose I wanted to see if I had already slipped into that.

OK Here goes, black coffee with butter with my morning Taoist read. TBC.....

The use of an intoxicant, such as wine, cannot only be thought of as self-medication. Their occasional use can be religious and celebratory. Like a naturally induced trance state, intoxication, as one form of an altered state of consciousness, can have religious purposes and intentions.

Controlled substances can be used for exclusively escapist reasons, to dull emotional pain or to forget, whereas, the disciplined use of some consciousness changing substances as a practice within a religious community and as part of a ceremony can enhance one's experience of the numinous.

Outside of their religious purposes, intoxicants should be appreciated in moderation.

Rickie The Grey wrote: OK Here goes, black coffee with butter with my morning Taoist read. TBC.....

I got nothing out of it. Just like adding cream to my coffee. No big deal. It's just a cup of coffee.

personally, I would avoid all of those: caffeine, alcohol, and marijuana.

Those are bandaids. They address the symptoms and not the cause.

Check out: GAPS diet and Wahl's protocol.

My Nutritionist advocates introducing real gelatine into your diet. Doing real Bone and meat broths for rebuilding the gut lining. Adding int a lot of real fats like: olive oil, avocado, and others. Eat real grass feed raw unpasteurized butter for the vit. K and D.

Basically, eat real food and avoid stimulants likes: video games, caffeine, and other such things. Let your mind relax.

Add meditation into your day. Allow your mind to rest. allow the dopamine to clear your system. shift from "doing" to "being". Focus on generating serotonin form doing good things and axitocin from connecting with people.

do focus drills. work your brain into focusing on a single thing for longer and longer.

Check out: Simplybeingwell.com or standard process supplements.