In Grain Brain, Dr. Perlmutter describes how Americans can greatly reduce brain inflammation and the incidence of dementia as well as cut spending by billions of dollars on preventable diseases by making a few changes in how we eat. The changes will be familiar to people at Suppers: Avoid carbs and gluten, and add good fats.
Credit for this White Paper: The Nourishing Gurus
It's a wise experiment to provide yourself a break from coffee intake and see what it feels like to live your life on your own fuel. Remove coffee and caffeine safely from your system and see how authentically energized you feel!
How to Minimize Withdrawal Symptoms
As more and more of our health woes are tied to inflammatory responses, interest is growing in natural ways to reduce inflammation. Consider the following ways in which it is possible to lower inflammation, noting which you are already doing, which you would like to try. Use it in a group discussion and be sure to note the kinds of supports you would need to make the lifestyle changes.
The mechanisms of blood sugar and mood chemistry are complicated in the details, but easy to understand in practical terms. Our experience of these physical events is feelings and sensations. If you have a “relationship” with refined carbohydrates (soda, chips, candy, cake, pasta, bread or alcohol) and you experience these feelings, it may be important data.
Weight is a highly controversial subject, with experts all around disagreeing with each other and people trying and discarding methods when they don’t work. If you’re perplexed about why weight doesn’t come off when you’re doing what you think you’re supposed to do, consider the ways in which fat is doing you a big favor.
These ideas were drawn from doctors, nutritionists, and nutrition-oriented psychologists who use diet and supplements to stabilize blood sugar and provide the building blocks for neurotransmitters. Suppers does not make specific recommendations on nutrients. They may be crucial for stability in certain individuals, particularly certain biological types of alcoholics.
Suppers members come to meetings to find a supportive community, not just for themselves, but for their families as well. The following is a list compiled by members who have succeeded at making incremental changes in their households. Adults and children experienced good to excellent results. Their efforts to practice nutritional harm reduction -– gentle, manageable changes over time -– have led to:
Health Relatives: Depression, Anxiety, Learning Issues, Obesity, Diabetes and Problems with Alcohol
“The diagnosis or name of the disease is inconsequential compared to identification of the biochemical and environmental causes.”
- Sherry Rogers, MD
Written by Dorothy Mullen
One benefit of The Suppers Programs is the incorporation of more time spent in the “rest and digest” mode and less time spent in the “fight or flight” mode. The meeting format sets the example: eating whole foods; having water to drink; using lower lights at meals; cultivating thoughtfulness and gratitude; eating among friends and cultivating therapeutic friendships; trying on meditative exercises; and learning to observe, accept, and redirect thought patterns.
Does The Phrase “Fight or Flight” Sound Familiar?
