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> Last year I got serious about researching the biology of eating disorders, and I'm convinced now that in 40 years we'll think of anorexia and its cousins more
by dan00 7y ago
> Last year I got serious about researching the biology of eating disorders, and I'm convinced now that in 40 years we'll think of anorexia and its cousins more like type I diabetes than a mental disorder.
I needed an absurd long time to realize how food intolerances are
increasing my anxiety and obsessiveness. I never had strong physical
reactions shortly after the eating, but very subtile and delayed -
sometimes even days later - reactions mostly on the mental level, which
made it very hard to connect the food with the reactions.
That changed my thinking about certain kinds of mental disorders quite a bit.
- sprucely 7y agoI'm in the process of identifying various foods that have negative effects on my health. It's frustrating, because there is absolutely no research or literature out there that validates or corroborates my findings. Send me an email (listed in my profile) if you want to compare notes.
- dan00 7y agoI can only say that it is pretty hard identifying the food if you still eat somehow normally. It is easier to make hard restrictions for some time - one to two weeks - until all your symptoms are gone and than add one food after another to see if they introduce the symptoms.