neurogastroenterology -- the science of "emotional eating"

[Darren Dirt]

http://www.elle.com/Beauty/Health-Fitness/Emotional-Eating-The-Brain-Stomach-Connection

-found via http://www.meaningfulrelations.com/ , which is redirected from the old website "http://www.clearification.com/" now that Microsoft has let the domain expire (from their surprisingly retro Windows Vista promotion featuring the brilliant Demetri Martin -- see http://www.youtube.com/user/Clearification )


^ the above article actually got me thinking, re. my own GI issues, depression... "food" for thought.


Also from that website, another fascinating find:
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/05/21/science-explains-why-overheard-cell-phone-conversations-are-so-annoying/

[Mr. Analog]

Well, I know from having lived through it that one of the side effects of anxiety/depression coupled with hypertension was the binge/purge cycle.

A lot of days I just couldn't go out for lunch or I was feeling stomach sickness due to anxiety or when my blood pressure dropped but then later I'd get hungry and eat way too much. Doing this, I gained a lot of weight and picked up some bad eating habits. It's taken a lot of work to get off those bad habits.

3 meals a day and try to watch sodium intake is the mantra now.