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I have been so overwhelmed with the fact that diet affects both personality and attitude and I haven´t looked much further in shaping my personality by attitude. I remember when I didn´t pay attention to what I was eating and wanted to "become a better person" by changing the way I think and changing the attitude. But it was nothing more than acting. It was bogus. But after making food and mind connection I acquired the ability to change my mood and attitude by food I am eating. Right now I am paying more attention to the food than I am paying to the attitude.
What you think about this. Can you change the person by the words and attitude or it is changed by how the body works (food and excercise) ?
It could be wrong forum for my question but there are more intelligent people in this forum than other cure zone forums.
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This is a reply to # 1,549,743it's both, the best way to understand it imo is that if a body is healthy then there is much more peace in the mind, so there tends to be more peaceful attitudes. still, a healthy body subjected to emotional trauma would still have a depressed or angry attitude, but not as bad as an unhealthy person who is subjected to the same traumas. Likewise, an unhealthy person who has a very easy life tends to be happy even though there are 'traumas' inside his body, and vice versa. Also, positive thinking or negative thinking can affect both equally. If you were wondering which is stronger, I would say definitely emotional intelligence plays the most vital role in our lives Except for when extreme circumstances, such as addictions, to anything, sex, food, drugs, violence, etc come into play...
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This is a reply to # 1,549,744Nicely said.
"Likewise, an unhealthy person who has a very easy life tends to be happy even though there are 'traumas' inside his body, and vice versa."
Having no stress coming from the outside tends to calm our body and "balance" it. Like HV said in his great post, stress depletes body from nutrients. Having no stress from the environment will keep the body healthy which affects the mind and the personality. Living in the environment where you are surrounded by healthy and successful people tends to give you the attitude to "go for it" and probably vice versa. But can one become successful in unsuccessful environment just through the attitude by not changing the environment and the care for the body. Would one fool him/her-self then ? I know the right attitude can give dopamine and adrenaline rush but it wont last long..
By the way it´s just a discussion and i´m living in great environment :)
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Diet can play a role. For example the amino acids we ingest will affect the neurotransmitter production in our body. Neurotransmitters can affect various aspects of our mood. For example epinephrine that amps us up. Serotonin that makes us tired and suppresses the appetite. Taurine and glycine that help to calm us. Acetylcholine that helps us remain alert. Dopamine, which gives us that in love feeling.....
And some chemicals in the food can directly affect our mood. Such as the phenylethylamine (PEA) and cannboid like compounds in dark chocolate. And carbohydrates can influence serotonin release.
Then there are the phytoestrogens that help to regulate our hormones. And we all know how unbalanced hormones can cause mood disorders.
Hormones are also regulated through factors such as cholesterol levels, some of which is derived from food. Cholesterol is required form hormone formation. Zinc and B vitamins from food play a role in hormone metabolism, and the fiber we eat feeds the flora that breaks down the hormone metabolites and produces B vitamins for the body.
Estrogen, which antagonizes the androgens (testosterone, progesterone) that can make us aggressive and angry is often found in high levels in beef and dairy. The high fat content and the estrogens in these foods can also lead to weight gain through thyroid suppression, fat cell enlargement and the calorie dense fats in these foods. To make matters worse the increased body fat itself produces even more estrogen.
B vitamins, lecithin and silica also help support the nervous system.
Then there is vitamin C and pantothenic acid in particular are needed for proper adrenal function. And the adrenals help to keep us on an even keel by secreting anti-stress hormones during stressful situations.
On the other hand our attitude can also affect our personality. Stress will atrophy the adrenal glands and can lead to nutritional deficiencies that as we have seen play essential roles in personality.
And as I pointed out the other day some people are addicted to their testosterone rushes. But elevated testosterone can lead to anger issues.- Re: What affects our personality, di... psorcs
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This is a reply to # 1,549,745Absolutely a great post! I will pop my multivitamin and will live life to the fullest. OK, maybe not that simple :)
I will over-think the post later. How much would food additives affect us. Can we balance our body just by thinking ?
Stress could be the biggest culprit next to nutrition. I would like to believe that we can feel happy and healthy in stress free wonderland. Acres of green land and fresh air.- Re: What affects our personality, di... - serafina -
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This is a reply to # 1,549,749it is all about listening, keeping open, not drawing lines that close perception
then it gets clear what food or supplements, activities, tastes, smells, sounds your body is asking from you
and the illusory thoughts, the tensions you've stored in the body/mind release, both by energetic and physical way
you don't get to transform by the way of doing but by the way of listening and then following the truthful paths that open over and over again, in twists and turns, organically
it's a bit like, in the same way as matter only seem solid, also transformation only seems achieved by doing, in reality it's all about following, following your truth as it unfolds
attitude, if intended as positive as opposed to negative won't do the magic because it's locked, closed in a conclusion, the positive conclusion. As your agenda is stay upbeat, you won't be listening, so the solution that's just right for you will pass 2 cm from your nose and you won't see it, dulled and lost in the tension of keeping up with a path even when perceived as forced, unnatural, untrue.
H. talks of hundreds if not more of things one can do, plants that can be good for this but also for that, it's a jungle, very rich intricate info, the perfect environment for your inner truth to come out to the open and tell you, this one, begin here. The ways of truth are quite wriggly but also incredibly accurate and precise, it's all pretty magic actually, an amazing mystery. I like what Papaji used to say: I'm in love with the mystery that I don't know. You'll never own truth, but it will always answer to an open invitation.
my 21 grams of wisdom of the day ;) - Re: What affects our personality, di... Hveragerthi
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Absolutely a great post! I will pop my multivitamin and will live life to the fullest. OK, maybe not that simple :)
I will over-think the post later. How much would food additives affect us. Can we balance our body just by thinking ?
Stress could be the biggest culprit next to nutrition. I would like to believe that we can feel happy and healthy in stress free wonderland. Acres of green land and fresh air.I have always felt that stress levels were more of a factor than diet. If we look at people like George Burns he was always smoking his cigars and still lived to be over 100. But he was always calm. And people in the back woods eating fatty foods like pork, and deep fried foods and drinking hard liquor and yet they still often live to be over 100. And again they lead a pretty much stress free lifestyle. Cortisol released during stress is just so damaging to the body.
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This is a reply to # 1,550,152Or looking at things in reverse, so to speak, could how you handle stress in life depend on how healthy you are? Which comes first, the health or the stress?
Some folks roll with the punches and deal with stress very well while others go spaz with worry and fret. Is the difference because of the general health of their body? Or their basic personality or disposition?
Quite a mystery.
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This is a reply to # 1,550,179Poor health puts definitely stress on body. Being depressed is stressful. But an environment can make one forget about the health issues, so decreases the stress.
Some people have steady cortisol. It won´t go high if they think about upcoming situations or in public places. Anxiety is also related to cortisol. And it´s vice versa. Anxiety increases cortisol and cortisol increases anxiety. Depends where to underlying cause is.
It´s all body chemistry and if one understands his/her body chemistry, one can "hack" it. - Re: What affects our personality, di... Hveragerthi
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Or looking at things in reverse, so to speak, could how you handle stress in life depend on how healthy you are? Which comes first, the health or the stress?
It can really go either way. A stressful situation can suppress the adrenals reducing your ability to deal with stress. Or weak adrenals to begin with, from things like stimulant or steroid use, can make it harder to deal with stress.
Some folks roll with the punches and deal with stress very well while others go spaz with worry and fret. Is the difference because of the general health of their body? Or their basic personality or disposition?Both. Again it can be from weak adrenals from any source. Or it can be a learned response.
I find though that when I am in a stressful situation that if I increase my intake of adaptogens, and herbs high in C and pantothenic acid that it really helps me stay calm.
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This is a reply to # 1,550,152Looks like coffee will decrease lifespan by 20 years! Hehe.
But sometimes it feels like I have too low cortisol and I have to take a stimulant like coffee or go to a place surrounded with people. And if I drink green tea, pretty often I get drowsy and dizzy but calms me in crowded places. It never makes me dizzy when I take it with coffee. (Steeping teabag in coffee with some milk. It became my special drink because it really tasted like something special.)- Re: What affects our personality, di... Hveragerthi
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And if I drink green tea, pretty often I get drowsy and dizzy but calms me in crowded places. It never makes me dizzy when I take it with coffee. (Steeping teabag in coffee with some milk. It became my special drink because it really tasted like something special.)
Green tea contains the amino acid theanine, which is calming. This is why decaffeinated green tea is used as a sedative.
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This is a reply to # 1,550,254Theanin definitely doesn´t make one dizzy and give brain fog. But when I drink Green Tea when I am already feeling calm, it makes me sleepy/low blood pressure and often gives me brain fog. As cup of coffee will usually help with the symptoms, I have connected it with low cortisol after cup of green tea.
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This is a reply to # 1,549,743Personality, diet, attitude
I met a woman who ate a lot of foods like Cheezy puffs, boxed artificial mac & cheese... Very few veggies & fruits. She was literally scitzophrenic & psychotic. She had a terrible temper, stole, lied, made threats, used people... She had 4 kids & abandoned 3 of them. She was slightly overweight.
One of the nicest people I know, happens to eat very healthy foods.
My Mom's side of the family, which is quite kind, friendly, and holds good job positions, eats mostly healthy foods, but also eats plenty of icecream, pasteurized milk...
Same for my Father's side.
My family history involves a man who heavily abused alcohol, & was a cruel tyrant.
Food can make it very difficult for a person to be at peace, calm, relaxed, friendly, kind, and warm, but it's not the only factor. Environmental toxins may have an effect as well, but these external factors are not an excuse.
Some people may have to struggle harder than others to be nice. Some people may have such a inTOXICated body that it requires a great deal of effort just to not be mean, forget about being kind, while other people may have such health and bodily condition for them to be naturally inclined to make many intimate connections and enjoy serving others, and their struggle may be less, but the standard to which they will ultimately be held to, will be higher.
True religion is a major cause in instilling in humans a sense of shame, a conscience, a desire to put others first. It's role in a healthy society cannot be underestimated. Of course there are deceitful people in every crowd. Just look at what happened to Christ. Pretenders who seek power will use religion for their own means, and always have, but the reality of religion's life-giving sustenance can be obtained for individuals who are sincere, and seek it, from the holy texts, and through unbiased investigation.
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The wrong foods wreck havoc with your hormones.
Before menopause, i noticed, if i ate badly, my mood was awful before a period. If i ate well for few months, the difference was remarkable.
They have done experiments with prisoners and school children. Their behavour was improved on a better diet.
In some sensitive individuals, who knows, just how much certain foods may influence the way they behave.
On the otherhand, if you look back in history, before junk food, people were still pretty cruel.
But i think in general, a clean, healthy body creates a balanced healthy mind, and you feel more connected to the spiritual side of life.
If you are in pain, mentally or physically, it is hard to care about others, you are so wrapped up in your own misery.
It would be interesting, if everyone in the world changed their diets to really healthy ones, what the outcome would be.
Although, many really nice people eat junk, so i suppose it is how it affects you and your chemistry as an individual.- Re: What affects our personality, di... psorcs
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This is a reply to # 1,550,348I agree.
"On the otherhand, if you look back in history, before junk food, people were still pretty cruel."
First comes diet and then attitude. If diet and body is not affecting your mind, it's up to the mind to control your personality.
"Although, many really nice people eat junk, so i suppose it is how it affects you and your chemistry as an individual."
Exactly, it's just up to the individuality - how well does the body process the junk.
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