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TRAUMA-INDUCED OVEREATINGWHAT DOES IT DO TO YOU? HOW CAN YOU MINIMIZE NEGATIVE EFFECTS?
Are you prone to a problem with 'Trauma-induced overeating'?
Trauma involves loss of control. During a traumatic event such as a car accident, a natural disaster, or any physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, you often feel powerless, frozen, and terrified because your personal safety and sense of control has been violated. In an attempt to cope with the pain and regain control, you might use food to comfort yourself as well as take back control of yourself and your body. Overeating after a traumatic situation such as a car crash or sexual abuse can be an attempt to protect oneself and literally "cushion" the body. In sexual abuse, overeating might be a way of shielding the body from unwanted attention; eating too much leads to excess weight, which may repel unwanted attraction from others and seems to eliminate the threat of future abuse. Heaviness feels safer, which unconsciously drives the compulsive urge to eat. A similar phenomenon may occur in the case of a car crash; overeating provides comfort and safety, but also leads to an extra insulating layer of fat on the body. Fat is protective and eating after trauma may seem like an opportunity to protect the self. Eating is also within your control; you always have a choice about the type and amount of food you put into your body, whether you realize it or not. Making the choice to eat and specifically overeat can provide comfort after trauma; not only does food cause blood sugar levels to rise, but it is also gives you back a sense of power. Each time you overeat, you are declaring to the world, "I'm in control here...I've got the power." It is not a health-promoting way of finding comfort, declaring power, or reclaiming control. Healing trauma-induced overeating often requires a willingness to re-live and fully experience the traumatic event. The panic of trauma can become "frozen" in the body if not released and lead to all kind of imbalances, whether in your sleep, mood, relationships, or eating habits. An openness to confronting trauma and a full experience of its panic helps ease trauma-induced overeating. Finding the support of clinician can also be helpful as you face the painful wounds of trauma, and recognizing that anything can be traumatic, no matter how big or small, reveals the weight of seemingly innocuous memories.
DIET FOR IMBALANCES RELATED TO 'TRAUMA-INDUCED OVEREATING'Augment your diet with these specially chosen ingredients below which may be useful for 'Trauma-induced overeating'. Individual results vary depending the cause of your imbalance and by constitution. Please research the ingredients below to find which are most helpful for you, and check with your doctor before making any changes to your health and wellness routine.Reduces
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| KAPHA |  FIND OUTStatus UnknownTake these quizzes to find out if you have an imbalance of 'Kapha' dosha. |
HEAVY
Heavy is identified by sedation, sluggishness, or increased weight.
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Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
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FAVOR DIETS, LIFESTYLES & HERBS WITH THESE MEDICINAL EFFECTS
Everything you eat has an effect on your body, which Ayurveda categorizes in a simple and easy way, using biocharacteristics (gunas). Biocharacteristics are qualities (like cold and hot) that describe the effect a food or herb has on your body. Cooling foods like cucumber, decrease metabolism. Heating foods like chili pepper, stimulate your body and increase metabolism. For 'Trauma-induced overeating', you should select foods with the following biocharacteristics. Individual results will vary, based on your body type and the root cause of your imbalance.| GUNA | CONDITION IN YOUR BODY |
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Difficult refers to anything that is difficult to digest, or takes a long time to digest.
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Appetite suppressant
APPETITE-SUPPRESSANT
Suppresses hunger without causing weight gain.Nervine
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Herbs that specifically go to the nervous system and brain. They can help with stress, memory, early alzheimer's, even chronic pain.Sedative
SEDATIVE
Sedative herbs create a sense of calm in the mind and body by specifically calming or quieting the nervous system. Excellent for anxiety, stress and chronic pain.ADDRESS ISSUES IN STAGE OF DISEASE 0
TRAUMA-INDUCED OVEREATING IS IN STAGE OF DISEASE 0 - POTENTIAL CAUSEPotential causes increase and disturb your imbalanced doshas and biocharacteristics, causing them to accumulate and spiral out of control. For example, if you're overheated and eat a chili pepper, heat may become excessive and cause disease. As a dosha or biocharacteristic accumulates in your body according to your dietary and lifestyle habits, it is more and more likely to cause disease. You can reduce an imbalanced dosha or biocharacteristic in two ways, by removing, or lessening the frequency of aggravating causes from your diet and lifestyle, as well as by favoring balancing diet and lifestyle practices. For example, try eating something as cool as a cucumber when you're overheated, instead of a chili pepper.
REDUCE THESE RELATED SYMPTOMS & HABITS
The following symptoms & habits may be related to 'Trauma-induced overeating'. See your quiz results for a computerized assessment of your body type. Please click on the symptoms below to learn more about them.Biocharacteristics of the 1,603 People Reporting Trauma-induced overeating
On average the biocharacteristics of people reporting Trauma-induced overeating were more aggravated than 97% of other symptoms. From the 1,603 people who reported Trauma-induced overeating in this research study of 74,671 individuals, average deviation in biocharacteristic levels were the following:BIOCHARACTERISTIC
AVG CLIENT LEVEL %
%CASES (#)
#IMBALANCE
Heavy Sign
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97.4%
39.9% (640)
9,738 have Heavy constitution
96.3%
25.1% (402)
7,069 have Gooey constitution
Causes Kapha
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92.1%
40.7% (653)
12,745 have Kapha constitution
Sweet Sign
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90.7%
34.0% (545)
9,650 have Sweet constitution
86.4%
36.2% (581)
9,587 have Oily constitution
79.4%
43.9% (703)
7,179 have Salty constitution
72.9%
29.1% (467)
7,528 have Sour constitution
65.5%
42.7% (684)
7,099 have Toxic constitution
64.8%
29.9% (479)
10,540 have Pitta constitution
43.3%
13.3% (214)
6,802 have Pungent constitution
35.2%
23.8% (382)
8,107 have Cold constitution
30.9%
18.8% (302)
8,626 have Bitter constitution
27.4%
20.5% (328)
7,949 have Hot constitution
16.1%
24.6% (395)
11,554 have Vata constitution
Difficult
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10.2%
41.7% (669)
8,532 have Difficult constitution
6.8%
15.5% (248)
9,391 have Light constitution
Astringent
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2.1%
15.8% (254)
8,068 have Astringent constitution
Risk Factors of Trauma-induced overeating
Below you will see general risk factors as well as the greatest risk factors, i.e. those who were also more likely to report Trauma-induced overeating.
Overall, 4.62% of people surveyed in this research study reported Trauma-induced overeating.
SYMPTOM (Cases)
Cases With Both
% Reporting This
Increase from 4.62%
Review These Common Risk Factors
Feel underweight (2358)
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53
2.2%
50% less often
Feel overweight (25362)
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1396
5.5%
20% more often
Hyperactive, quick (19615)
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524
2.7%
40% less often
Fatigue / tired (16721)
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1099
6.6%
40% more often
33
Small number of cases
2.5%
50% less often
Female (26227)
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1218
4.6%
insignificant difference
Stole food or money to buy food (1041)
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201
19.3%
320% more often
Pretend Eating / Playing with Food (461)
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88
19.1%
310% more often
Uncontrollable compulsion to eat (4198)
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734
17.5%
280% more often
Defensive (225)
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36
Small number of cases
16%
250% more often
Self Mutilation (1881)
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300
15.9%
240% more often
PTSD (Post traumatic stress disorder) (5247)
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821
15.6%
240% more often
Eat when abdomen painful (2767)
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427
15.4%
230% more often
Binging more than 1x monthly (5063)
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775
15.3%
230% more often
Restricting Water Intake (650)
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99
15.2%
230% more often
Indiscriminate eating (3113)
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465
14.9%
220% more often
Hide food (3231)
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482
14.9%
220% more often
Can't afford to buy food (1909)
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282
14.8%
220% more often
Purging Food (2856)
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420
14.7%
220% more often
Pelvc Congestion Syndrome (227)
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33
Small number of cases
14.5%
210% more often
Chewing and spitting food (1294)
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187
14.5%
210% more often
Rebel against food limitations (3798)
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546
14.4%
210% more often
Scheduling time alone to eat (3314)
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477
14.4%
210% more often
Eating without realizing it (4049)
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577
14.3%
210% more often
Oppressed / disempowered (3669)
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522
14.2%
210% more often
Buy food for others then eat it (2759)
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393
14.2%
210% more often
Famine / Underfed in Childhood (1923)
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273
14.2%
210% more often
Burning sense of shame (3769)
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520
13.8%
200% more often
Diuretics to lose weight (2085)
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288
13.8%
200% more often
Can't stop eating once I start (4901)
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669
13.7%
200% more often
Intestinal Perforation (142)
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19
Small number of cases
13.4%
190% more often
Past physical trauma (5997)
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801
13.4%
190% more often
Overeat because of spouse / kids (2718)
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363
13.4%
190% more often
Joint pain after eating (712)
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95
13.3%
190% more often
Uneasy when food unavailable (4533)
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603
13.3%
190% more often
Hiding wrappers / packaging (4619)
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595
12.9%
180% more often
Laxatives to lose weight (2812)
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364
12.9%
180% more often
Self-loathing (6841)
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879
12.8%
180% more often
Distress when sweets unavailable (4006)
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505
12.6%
170% more often
Panic about size, shape or weight (6563)
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817
12.4%
170% more often
Preoccupied with food (5772)
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717
12.4%
170% more often
Convulsions (156)
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19
Small number of cases
12.2%
160% more often
Bulimia, past or current (3506)
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425
12.1%
160% more often
Eat when lonely / depressed (9688)
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1165
12%
160% more often
Avoid social events due to appearance (7275)
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876
12%
160% more often
Psychiatric Treatment (3639)
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432
11.9%
160% more often
Grief (4696)
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561
11.9%
160% more often
Gastric bypass surgery (437)
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52
11.9%
160% more often
Exercising as punishment (2175)
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259
11.9%
160% more often
Past sexual trauma (8088)
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952
11.8%
160% more often
Overeat more than 2x/week (8274)
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975
11.8%
160% more often
Feel like a failure after overeating (9279)
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1093
11.8%
160% more often
Secretive eating (8337)
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982
11.8%
160% more often
Fasting during daytime hours / bingeing at night (5367)
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632
11.8%
160% more often
Manic / giddy (2385)
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279
11.7%
150% more often
Oozing Sores on Skin (292)
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34
Small number of cases
11.6%
150% more often
Painful rash (516)
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60
11.6%
150% more often
At odds with local community (1665)
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193
11.6%
150% more often
Body dysmorphia / Distorted self-image (5887)
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680
11.6%
150% more often
Liver Degeneration (200)
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23
Small number of cases
11.5%
150% more often
Carbuncle (209)
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24
Small number of cases
11.5%
150% more often
Lungs Irritated / Inflamed (1038)
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119
11.5%
150% more often
Nerve Damage (293)
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33
Small number of cases
11.3%
140% more often
Whooping Cough (232)
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26
Small number of cases
11.2%
140% more often
Weakness / Debility (3964)
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444
11.2%
140% more often
Unsupportive environment (3565)
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394
11.1%
140% more often
Hopeless (730)
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80
11%
140% more often
Enlarged Spleen (328)
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36
Small number of cases
11%
140% more often
Smoking to suppress appetite (3891)
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427
11%
140% more often
Chronic Infection (1413)
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154
10.9%
140% more often
High Blood Sugar (1860)
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203
10.9%
140% more often
Guarding area of pain (886)
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96
10.8%
130% more often
At odds with nationality / culture (212)
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23
Small number of cases
10.8%
130% more often
Edema (2527)
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267
10.6%
130% more often
Flat rash (526)
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56
10.6%
130% more often
Skin problems on nipples (827)
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88
10.6%
130% more often
Feel judged for my weight (9359)
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993
10.6%
130% more often
Fever (current) (294)
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31
Small number of cases
10.5%
130% more often
Liver Sore (883)
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93
10.5%
130% more often
Seizures (452)
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47
Small number of cases
10.4%
130% more often
Burning/painful urination (1010)
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104
10.3%
120% more often
Neuralgia (784)
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81
10.3%
120% more often
Swollen joints (2624)
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270
10.3%
120% more often
Skin infections other (608)
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62
10.2%
120% more often
Croup (176)
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18
Small number of cases
10.2%
120% more often
Puffy / swollen skin (3944)
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400
10.1%
120% more often
Food Poisoning (1032)
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104
10.1%
120% more often
Poor discernment of temperature (1393)
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139
10%
120% more often
Chest Pain (2589)
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258
10%
120% more often
Guilty (1123)
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112
10%
120% more often
Vomiting (1149)
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114
9.9%
110% more often
Non-healing sore / ulcer (816)
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81
9.9%
110% more often
Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) (2279)
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225
9.9%
110% more often
Diet pills, gums (5926)
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585
9.9%
110% more often
Heaviness in heart area (2680)
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263
9.8%
110% more often
Trips to food stores daily (4340)
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426
9.8%
110% more often
Fatty deposits/lipoma (2372)
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229
9.7%
110% more often
Blood thick / Congested lymph (1069)
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104
9.7%
110% more often
Chronic cough (1911)
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186
9.7%
110% more often
Ashamed of weight (11921)
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1160
9.7%
110% more often
Angry when someone eats my food (7138)
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695
9.7%
110% more often
Complications of Those Reporting Trauma-induced overeating
In this research study, people who report Trauma-induced overeating were likely to report the following:
REPORTS
CASES WITH BOTH
INCREASE
%
NORMALLY
Stole food or money to buy food
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201
+4.4 times
13%
2.96% (1,041 cases)
Purging Food
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420
+3.7 times
26%
7.06% (2,856 cases)
Self Mutilation
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300
+3.7 times
19%
5.17% (1,881 cases)
Exercising as punishment
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259
+3.6 times
16%
4.43% (2,175 cases)
Uncontrollable compulsion to eat
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734
+3.6 times
46%
12.89% (4,198 cases)
PTSD (Post traumatic stress disorder)
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821
+3.5 times
51%
14.64% (5,247 cases)
Chewing and spitting food
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187
+3.5 times
12%
3.47% (1,294 cases)
Prolonged bleeding when cut (Poor clotting)
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94
+3.4 times
6%
1.74% (1,259 cases)
Pretend Eating / Playing with Food
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88
+3.4 times
5%
1.48% (461 cases)
Famine / Underfed in Childhood
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273
+3.2 times
17%
5.25% (1,923 cases)
Binging more than 1x monthly
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775
+3.2 times
48%
14.86% (5,063 cases)
Bulimia, past or current
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425
+3.2 times
27%
8.43% (3,506 cases)
Eat when abdomen painful
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427
+3.2 times
27%
8.44% (2,767 cases)
Can't afford to buy food
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282
+3.2 times
18%
5.63% (1,909 cases)
Hide food
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482
+3.1 times
30%
9.78% (3,231 cases)
Restricting Water Intake
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99
+3.0 times
6%
2.02% (650 cases)
Burning sense of shame
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520
+3.0 times
32%
10.82% (3,769 cases)
Past physical trauma
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801
+3.0 times
50%
16.93% (5,997 cases)
Indiscriminate eating
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465
+3.0 times
29%
9.83% (3,113 cases)
Oppressed / disempowered
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522
+2.9 times
33%
11.3% (3,669 cases)
Buy food for others then eat it
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393
+2.9 times
25%
8.6% (2,759 cases)
Rebel against food limitations
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546
+2.9 times
34%
11.72% (3,798 cases)
Uneasy when food unavailable
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603
+2.9 times
38%
13.17% (4,533 cases)
Scheduling time alone to eat
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477
+2.9 times
30%
10.44% (3,314 cases)
Eating without realizing it
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577
+2.9 times
36%
12.55% (4,049 cases)
Overeat because of spouse / kids
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363
+2.9 times
23%
8.03% (2,718 cases)
Joint pain after eating
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95
+2.9 times
6%
2.1% (712 cases)
Diuretics to lose weight
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288
+2.8 times
18%
6.42% (2,085 cases)
Can't stop eating once I start
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669
+2.7 times
42%
15.42% (4,901 cases)
Smoking to suppress appetite
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427
+2.7 times
27%
9.99% (3,891 cases)
Avoid social events due to appearance
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876
+2.7 times
55%
20.48% (7,275 cases)
Self-loathing
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879
+2.7 times
55%
20.63% (6,841 cases)
Laxatives to lose weight
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364
+2.7 times
23%
8.63% (2,812 cases)
Distress when sweets unavailable
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505
+2.7 times
32%
12.01% (4,006 cases)
Painful rash
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60
+2.6 times
4%
1.51% (516 cases)
Hiding wrappers / packaging
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595
+2.6 times
37%
14.08% (4,619 cases)
Past sexual trauma
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952
+2.6 times
59%
22.46% (8,088 cases)
Eat when lonely / depressed
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1165
+2.6 times
73%
28.3% (9,688 cases)
Panic about size, shape or weight
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817
+2.6 times
51%
19.92% (6,563 cases)
Exercising after eating too much
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223
+2.6 times
14%
5.47% (2,548 cases)
Body dysmorphia / Distorted self-image
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680
+2.6 times
42%
16.44% (5,887 cases)
Liver Sore
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93
+2.6 times
6%
2.35% (883 cases)
Anorexia, past or current
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389
+2.5 times
24%
9.45% (4,050 cases)
Chronic Infection
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154
+2.5 times
10%
3.94% (1,413 cases)
Guarding area of pain
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96
+2.5 times
6%
2.38% (886 cases)
Manic / giddy
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279
+2.5 times
17%
6.75% (2,385 cases)
Preoccupied with food
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717
+2.5 times
45%
17.94% (5,772 cases)
Painful menstruation & menstrual cramps
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865
+2.5 times
54%
21.59% (13,471 cases)
At odds with local community
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193
+2.5 times
12%
4.83% (1,665 cases)
Vomiting
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114
+2.5 times
7%
2.82% (1,149 cases)
561
+2.5 times
35%
14.11% (4,696 cases)
Puffy / swollen skin
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400
+2.5 times
25%
10.17% (3,944 cases)
Feel like a failure after overeating
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1093
+2.4 times
68%
27.76% (9,279 cases)
Lungs Irritated / Inflamed
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119
+2.4 times
7%
2.86% (1,038 cases)
267
+2.4 times
17%
6.96% (2,527 cases)
Abdominal surgery
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101
+2.4 times
6%
2.47% (1,336 cases)
Secretive eating
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982
+2.4 times
61%
25.19% (8,337 cases)
Weakness / Debility
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444
+2.4 times
28%
11.64% (3,964 cases)
Seizures
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47
+2.4 times
3%
1.25% (452 cases)
Fasting during daytime hours / bingeing at night
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632
+2.4 times
39%
16.26% (5,367 cases)
Compulsive exercising
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160
+2.4 times
10%
4.18% (1,909 cases)
Eating after midnight
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351
+2.4 times
22%
9.2% (3,846 cases)
Unsupportive environment
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394
+2.4 times
25%
10.49% (3,565 cases)
Overeat more than 2x/week
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975
+2.4 times
61%
25.6% (8,274 cases)
Gastric bypass surgery
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52
+2.4 times
3%
1.26% (437 cases)
Slow, heavy digestion
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873
+2.4 times
54%
22.89% (21,898 cases)
Poor discernment of temperature
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139
+2.4 times
9%
3.82% (1,393 cases)
Skin infections other
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62
+2.4 times
4%
1.7% (608 cases)
Psychiatric Treatment
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432
+2.4 times
27%
11.48% (3,639 cases)
Feel judged for my weight
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993
+2.3 times
62%
26.44% (9,359 cases)
High Blood Sugar
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203
+2.3 times
13%
5.62% (1,860 cases)
Chest Pain
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258
+2.3 times
16%
6.96% (2,589 cases)
Artificial sweeteners
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626
+2.3 times
39%
17.04% (8,589 cases)
Even liquid foods aggravate abdominal pain
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106
+2.3 times
7%
3.06% (1,126 cases)
Exercise aggravates symptoms
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401
+2.3 times
25%
11.1% (5,106 cases)
Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS)
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225
+2.3 times
14%
6.22% (2,279 cases)
Insulin Resistance
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208
+2.2 times
13%
5.8% (2,202 cases)
Food Poisoning
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104
+2.2 times
6%
2.68% (1,032 cases)
Non-healing sore / ulcer
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81
+2.2 times
5%
2.25% (816 cases)
Swollen joints
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270
+2.2 times
17%
7.66% (2,624 cases)
Fatty Liver
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244
+2.2 times
15%
6.76% (2,700 cases)
Difficulty expectorating
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129
+2.2 times
8%
3.62% (1,399 cases)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
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389
+2.2 times
24%
10.87% (4,107 cases)
Skin problems on nipples
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88
+2.2 times
5%
2.28% (827 cases)
Fatty deposits/lipoma
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229
+2.2 times
14%
6.41% (2,372 cases)
Immobilized Due to Injury
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277
+2.2 times
17%
7.8% (3,400 cases)
Sore eye muscles
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213
+2.2 times
13%
5.97% (2,328 cases)
Dilated Pupil
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42
+2.2 times
3%
1.38% (518 cases)
Restricting Food Intake
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978
+2.2 times
61%
28.12% (15,613 cases)
Fibromyalgia
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268
+2.2 times
17%
7.84% (3,094 cases)
Pain wakes you up at night
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138
+2.2 times
9%
4.18% (1,604 cases)
Poor diet
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848
+2.2 times
53%
24.63% (11,384 cases)
Solid foods aggravate abdominal pain
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135
+2.1 times
8%
3.75% (1,417 cases)
Pain on left side above heart
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155
+2.1 times
10%
4.69% (1,752 cases)
Food is a necessary distraction
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483
+2.1 times
30%
14.21% (5,753 cases)
Diabetes (Adult Onset Type II)
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131
+2.1 times
8%
3.79% (1,568 cases)
Heaviness in heart area
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263
+2.1 times
16%
7.6% (2,680 cases)
Celiac Disease
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94
+2.1 times
6%
2.85% (1,108 cases)
Angry when someone eats my food
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695
+2.1 times
43%
20.45% (7,138 cases)
Tension in eyes
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292
+2.1 times
18%
8.6% (3,219 cases)
Lumps on Surface of Belly
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67
+2.1 times
4%
1.93% (713 cases)
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John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a healthy diet and lifestyle with Ayurveda. His approach to Ayurveda exudes a certain ease, which many find enjoyable and insightful. John also directs Joyful Belly's School of Ayurveda , which specializes in digestive tract pathology & Ayurvedic nutrition. John and his wife Natalie recently published Explore Your Hunger: A Guide to Hunger, Appetite & Food.John's interest in Ayurveda and digestive tract pathology was inspired by a complex digestive disorder acquired from years of international travel, including his public service work in South Asia. John's commitment to the detailed study of digestive disorders reflects his zeal to get down to the roots of the problem. His hope and belief in the capacity of each & every client to improve their quality of life is nothing short of a personal passion. John's creativity in the kitchen and delight in cooking for others comes from his family oriented upbringing. In addition to his certification in Ayurveda, John holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University.
John enjoys sharing Ayurveda within the context of his Catholic roots, and finds Ayurveda gives him an opportunity to participate in the healing mission of the Church. Jesus expressed God's love by feeding and healing the sick. That kindness is the fundamental ministry of Ayurveda as well.
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