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Post by michaele on Apr 7, 2004 19:06:23 GMT -5
Well, I have just started reading up on the first key. It is so interesting!
I think this is going to really work!
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Michaele
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Post by teciel on Aug 4, 2004 18:19:23 GMT -5
This article is in the the web site posted in the reply under the L4L links. It's here because it relates to Dr Phil's approach. (I believe - I still need to buy the book - any how it's right on target. I can't post it all because of the size - so go check it out.
Weight.com
Presented by Michael D. Myers M.D, Inc. Objective Medical Information on Obesity,
Weight Control, Eating Disorders and Related Topics
Eating Behaviors and Moods
Many overweight people have recognized the tendency to eat more and gain weight when they are under stress or pressure. They identify this increased eating as a response to feelings of anxiety and depression, sadness or loss, and as a way of attempting to comfort themselves that is familiar and acceptable.
What most people don't understand is that the areas of the brain that regulate our emotional responses, the degree of anxiety and agitation, sadness and depression are interconnected with the parts of the brain that regulate eating and satiety, and are under the influence of a common set of neurotransmitters and neuromodulators.
The urge to eat in response to emotional distress is not only a psychological pattern or habit ingrained in childhood, but may represent a physiological response to changes in fundamental brain chemistry. For this reason, treatment of the underlying anxiety and depression can often remove the urge to overeat and provide the motivation and confidence necessary to succeed in a dietary program.
Many people who have suffered with depression off and on throughout their lives assume that it is simply a part of their existence -- something to be tolerated like one's height or eye color. In reality, however, people who tire easily, have trouble getting started, feel tired and weak, want to oversleep, or have trouble sleeping often suffer from a medical disorder, much like high blood pressure or diabetes. Medications that are helpful in reversing these symptoms of depression can also help prevent them from coming back.
Many people wonder how a pill could help with sadness or anxiety or if it is only a crutch. They are confusing ordinary and universal human conditions, such as frustration, disappointment, adversity, job dissatisfaction, and failure in relationships with depression, an excessive physiological response to stress.
Depression in the medical sense means that certain vital functions, including eating, sleeping, energy, concentration, and activity have been altered. When people show changes in many of these areas at the same time, they are reflecting a fundamental shift in the brain chemistry that regulates daily vital functions. This over-response to stress may eventually resolve on its own, but this process can take months or even years, leaving the person's life devastated and disrupted.
Clinical studies of out-patients with depression show that weight gain is one of the most common symptoms. Appropriate treatment with new antidepressants significantly reduces the urge to overeat, restores normal appetite function, and improves the motivation and commitment to follow through on a dietary program. This is especially important in the acute phase of weight loss, when so many people who have had weight problems are vulnerable to regaining their weight and defeating their intense efforts.
Part of a comprehensive evaluation of obese individuals is to determine whether they are experiencing depression and could benefit from appropriate medications. Comprehensive physical examinations, laboratory tests, and sometimes endocrine tests, can be extremely helpful in identifying the patients who can benefit from antidepressant therapy.
Researchers believe that the same chemicals that affect mood also regulate eating and satiety and, therefore, account for the effect of certain antidepressants in reducing bulimic behavior. Therefore, whether a person experiences hunger or fullness is a function not only of habit and behavior modeling, but also of specific concentrations of the neurotransmitters serotonin and norepinephrine in various nuclei (centers) in the hypothalamus, a part of the brain that regulates vital functions.
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Post by Microsoft Office 2010 on Nov 9, 2010 19:31:24 GMT -5
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