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stimulants
by Dr. Tel-Oren
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Stimulants and our health
_ Article written by Anna Coulter, inspired by Dr. Tel-Oren
Many of us enjoy stimulants like coffee, chocolate and alcohol. Is there a downside to consuming them and are they addictive?
In brief here is the answer:
Stimulants are addictive substances that rob your body of energy and put stress on your liver and other organs.
Stimulants produce a variety of different kinds of effects by enhancing the activity of the central and peripheral nervous systems. Common effects, which vary depending on the substance in question, may include enhanced alertness, awareness, wakefulness, endurance, productivity, motivation, increased arousal, heart rate, blood pressure, and the perception of a diminished requirement for food and sleep. Many stimulants are also capable of improving mood and relieving anxiety, and some even induce feelings of euphoria.
Most of us try to be optimally productive, happy and sexy. However, an environment offering a lot of fast, processed and inflammatory foods makes us tired. Most of us have moments when we feel we need to compensate and do more. Most of us know that when we reach out to stimulants we also pay a price. Over time it can be a hefty price. They're pleasure traps that undermine our health.
In Nature everything is in a balance. If we interfere, it will bite us. All stimulants have elements of self-sabotage. Comprehensive clinical studies show that all stimulants are aging factors, particularly because they are toxic.
Many want to believe that chocolate is an exception and is healthy. It is unproven as an aphrodisiac. According Dr. Tel-Oren raw chocolate is much more harmful than cooked chocolate because cooking and processing destroys some of the alkaloids and decreases their concentrations dramatically. Still, we suggest that you make the consumption of chocolate an exception and not an addictive habit.
So what can we do?
We need to step back and start eating whole foods to maintain a natural balance. We need to pay attention to what we eat and maintain strength and integrity in the face of social pressure which opposes healthy living. Eating health-promoting, wholesome natural foods, plus observing other behavioral and lifestyle factors, are among the best gifts we can give to ourselves and our planet.
With this we do not need stimulants. Life is already exciting as it is.
Many of us enjoy stimulants like coffee, chocolate and alcohol. Is there a downside to consuming them and are they addictive?
In brief here is the answer:
Stimulants are addictive substances that rob your body of energy and put stress on your liver and other organs.
Stimulants produce a variety of different kinds of effects by enhancing the activity of the central and peripheral nervous systems. Common effects, which vary depending on the substance in question, may include enhanced alertness, awareness, wakefulness, endurance, productivity, motivation, increased arousal, heart rate, blood pressure, and the perception of a diminished requirement for food and sleep. Many stimulants are also capable of improving mood and relieving anxiety, and some even induce feelings of euphoria.
Most of us try to be optimally productive, happy and sexy. However, an environment offering a lot of fast, processed and inflammatory foods makes us tired. Most of us have moments when we feel we need to compensate and do more. Most of us know that when we reach out to stimulants we also pay a price. Over time it can be a hefty price. They're pleasure traps that undermine our health.
In Nature everything is in a balance. If we interfere, it will bite us. All stimulants have elements of self-sabotage. Comprehensive clinical studies show that all stimulants are aging factors, particularly because they are toxic.
Many want to believe that chocolate is an exception and is healthy. It is unproven as an aphrodisiac. According Dr. Tel-Oren raw chocolate is much more harmful than cooked chocolate because cooking and processing destroys some of the alkaloids and decreases their concentrations dramatically. Still, we suggest that you make the consumption of chocolate an exception and not an addictive habit.
So what can we do?
We need to step back and start eating whole foods to maintain a natural balance. We need to pay attention to what we eat and maintain strength and integrity in the face of social pressure which opposes healthy living. Eating health-promoting, wholesome natural foods, plus observing other behavioral and lifestyle factors, are among the best gifts we can give to ourselves and our planet.
With this we do not need stimulants. Life is already exciting as it is.