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SYMPTOMS & AYURVEDIC REMEDIES
UNCONTROLLABLE COMPULSION TO EATWHAT DOES IT DO TO YOU? HOW CAN YOU MINIMIZE NEGATIVE EFFECTS?
Are you prone to a problem with 'Uncontrollable compulsion to eat'?
You might be tempted to believe that self-control is the only answer to a compulsive relationship with food. However, most compulsions have a story to tell. Listening to them is usually a more effective means to unravel their power and help you regain power. Try to understand what your compulsions are trying to communicate to you. Even if your compulsions seem pathological, they may be rooted in some legimate needs that needs to be discovered, and responded to. There are several reasons one may feel an uncontrollable impulse to eat. Perhaps you have an overactive or hyperthyroid gland that is burning up your food immediately and leaving you with a ravenous, seemingly uncontrollable sensation of hunger. Another possibility is that you are simply not eating enough, or have irregular eating habits that confuse the body and lead to abnormal hunger cues. You might also be compelled to eat for emotional reasons, possibly using food as a distraction or mechanism of avoidance. Either way, compulsions can tell you about your mental and physical state. A likely cause underlying a strong appetite for food is deprivation. When you restrict yourself and try to assert your will, your body is likely to rage back at you full-force. Many times, people who struggle with food will set rules for themselves (no sugar today, no food before noon, etc.) and then find themselves feeling frenzied and out of control later once they are around food. The more you try to restrict yourself, the more you find yourself pre-occupied with eating the very same thing. Harsh diets, restrictions, and rules confuse your body more than anything. When the body rebels, you'll feel the pain of self-defeat, and that scary feeling that you're out-of-control around food. Ease up on your rules, maintain a regular eating schedule, and let your body self-regulate. Whenever you eat, pay attention. Remember how to the food makes you feel, so you can train your tongue. When you feel an overwhelmingly strong compulsion to eat, take a moment to reflect. What does the compulsion feel like, emotionally and also physically? Where do you feel the tension and intensity in your body? Indulge slowly as well - fully tasting and experiencing the food. Eat slowly so your body has time to tell you how much it really wants. Trust your body to self-correct these compulsions when you bring mindfulness to your meals. Realizing and leaning into the discomfort, instead of trying to control it, may be your ticket to freedom.
REBALANCE YOUR BODY WITH DIET, LIFESTYLE & HERBS HAVING THESE QUALITIESEverything you eat has an effect on your body, which Ayurveda categorizes in a simple and easy way, using gunas. Gunas 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 'Uncontrollable compulsion to eat', you should select foods with the following qualities (gunas). Individual results will vary, based on your body type and the root cause of your imbalance. For best results, get a one on one consultation.QUALITIES THAT USUALLY CORRECT IMBALANCES
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DIFFICULT
Difficult refers to anything that is difficult to digest, or takes a long time to digest.
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FAVOR HERBS WITH THESE MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Ingredient and herbs each have unique effects on the various organs of your body. Herbalists study these effects and categorize them, so it is easy to identify which foods and herbs are most helpful for your unique body type. Click on the medicinal properties below to learn more about them, and to figure out which recipes, ingredients and products will be a good match for you. Individual results will vary depending upon the root cause of your imbalance. The following medicinal properties are useful for a general case of 'Uncontrollable compulsion to eat'. You must independently verify whether these medicinal properties address the root causes of your case of Uncontrollable compulsion to eat.APPETITE-SUPPRESSANT
Suppresses hunger without causing weight gainNERVINE
Herbs that specifically go to the nervous system and brain. They can help with stress, memory, early alzheimer?s, even chronic pain.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.
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DISCLAIMER: The pathogenesis of each person's condition is unique, and so the diet must be fit to the individual and the unique root causes of the condition in your body. The best way to do this is with a one on one consultation.
DIET FOR IMBALANCES RELATED TO 'UNCONTROLLABLE COMPULSION TO EAT'
Augment your diet with these specially chosen ingredients below which may be useful for 'Uncontrollable compulsion to eat'. 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.
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SPECIALITY FORMULAS, AYURVEDIC HERBS, & NATURAL PRODUCTS FOR UNCONTROLLABLE COMPULSION TO EAT
We've specially chosen these products because of their potential for healing imbalances associated with 'Uncontrollable compulsion to eat'. Choose a product from this list that also matches your imbalanced doshas and qualities, to ensure a good fit. Please review these products to determine which are right for you. Before making any changes to your health and wellness routine, please check with your medical doctor.Garcinia Cambogia Fruit, Feelin' Groovy, Sleep Ease, Brahmi Oil (4oz), Bhringaraj Oil (16 fl oz)
What Imbalances Can It Cause?
'Uncontrollable compulsion to eat' is likely to aggravate the following doshas and qualities. If you have a systemic imbalance of one of these doshas or qualities, Ayurveda would generally recommend removing, substitute or lessen the frequency of 'Uncontrollable compulsion to eat'.AGGRAVATES THESE DOSHAS & QUALITIES 
Imbalance Accumulates
Improper food and lifestyle causes balances to accumulate.
Ayurveda shows you exactly which doshas and qualities will accumulate in your body.
Once these doshas and qualities accumulate too much, they will begin to cause disease.
You can reduce an imbalanced dosha or quality by removing things that aggravate it
from your diet and lifestyle.
Imbalance Accumulates
Improper food and lifestyle causes balances to accumulate. Ayurveda shows you exactly which doshas and qualities will accumulate in your body. Once these doshas and qualities accumulate too much, they will begin to cause disease. You can reduce an imbalanced dosha or quality by removing things that aggravate it from your diet and lifestyle.
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DIFFICULT
Difficult refers to anything that is difficult to digest, or takes a long time to digest.
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Status UnknownTake these quizzes to find out if you need to decrease Difficult to digest foods |
To learn more about the symbols above, click on them.
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STAGE OF DISEASE: 0 - POTENTIAL CAUSE
Potential causes increase and disturb your imbalanced doshas and qualities, 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 quality 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 quality 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.HOW AYURVEDA WORKS
ARE YOU WONDERING HOW AYURVEDA CAN HELP YOU?WHY IS AYURVEDA THE RIGHT SOLUTION?
Ayurveda strengthens the body, in addition to addressing the disorder. It take a holistic, systemic approach, instead of myopically focusing on the disorder in question. Ayurveda shows a person how to interpret signs and symptoms of imbalance, and how to address them using materials from home, so they can optimize their health on a continual basis. You can't take the doctor home with you, but you can take Ayurveda home with you. Ayurveda is the most advanced and easy to use home system for self healing with an exceptional focus on digestion.HOW DOES AYURVEDA WORK?
Ayurveda works by first discerning your body type, which identifies certain tendencies in your body to get sick (as well as identifying your strengths). It uses body type to determine the likely root causes of your disorders. Next, Ayurveda works by analyzing the nature of your disorder. It fits all your signs and symptoms into a pattern, expressed as a combination of gunas / quali- ties. For example, you may have a heat disorder, a cold disorder, or an oily disorder, etc. This simple categorical approach shows you how to correct systemic imbalances and strengthen your body as a whole.On Joyful Belly, we've created an extensive categorization of food in relation to qualities (gunas). By eating an optimal diet that balances your gunas, your whole body is strengthened and the conditions that created the disorder are removed. Once the root causes of the disease are removed, the disease lessens in strength or disappears altogether. Additional remedies - such as herbs and lifestyle practices - focused on the specific disorder, can greatly enhance your healing.
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LEARN MOREGET STARTED
To get started on your Ayurvedic journey, we first recommend that your find your body type by taking our free quiz. In Ayurveda, every solution is based on your unique body type, so by taking this quiz, you’ll get the best results.5 WAYS TO HEAL YOUR BODY
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RELATED SYMPTOMS & HABITS
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About the Author
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. His online course Balance Your Ayurvedic Diet in a Week provides tools for gracefully healing with Ayurveda to thousands. 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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