"Stay away from dairy"
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I am avoiding dairy for my son who has a cow's milk protein sensitivity and I'm nursing him but I figured my anxiety is getting better from all my sessions with the psychologist
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Havanaohlala wrote: »And... people. Stop confusing mental weakness and mental problems with some food intolerances. Anxiety? Everybody has it. Just focus on your life and accept the fact that it is meant to be tough, you just have to get stronger on all levels. Dairy or gluten or any other food has little to nothing to do with some fears or thoughts happening in your mind. Especially the gluten free trend is driving me.... crazy.
So much people living in a scince fiction world where Gluten is the new Lord Voldemore....
Telling this to people who have legitimate anxiety disorders is the wrong thing to do.
But yeah...ice cream actually helps my anxiety. I would never give it up. Plus cheese.11 -
Havanaohlala wrote: »And... people. Stop confusing mental weakness and mental problems with some food intolerances. Anxiety? Everybody has it. Just focus on your life and accept the fact that it is meant to be tough, you just have to get stronger on all levels. Dairy or gluten or any other food has little to nothing to do with some fears or thoughts happening in your mind. Especially the gluten free trend is driving me.... crazy. So much people living in a scince fiction world where Gluten is the new Lord Voldemore....
This post is so ridiculous. smh11 -
Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Havanaohlala wrote: »And... people. Stop confusing mental weakness and mental problems with some food intolerances. Anxiety? Everybody has it. Just focus on your life and accept the fact that it is meant to be tough, you just have to get stronger on all levels. Dairy or gluten or any other food has little to nothing to do with some fears or thoughts happening in your mind. Especially the gluten free trend is driving me.... crazy. So much people living in a scince fiction world where Gluten is the new Lord Voldemore....
This post is so ridiculous. smh
i cant afford another warning, so i cant respond to this as i'd like... :grumble:8 -
What are you so mad about? It is just my opinion.:D Food has nothing to do with mental problems. Anxiety may really exist as a medical issue but there is also just a confusion someone has anxiety that is much more common. It has become the new gluten free or vegan or *insert* a ridiculous fad idea/ excuse for (not) improving your life.
"Gluten caused my anxiety" "Dairy caused my anxiety" -This is what I call ridiculous.15 -
I don't know if anyone is mad, but it's ridiculous that you trivialize the problems of others that you clearly have no clue about.Havanaohlala wrote: »What are you so mad about? It is just my opinion.:D Food has nothing to do with mental problems. Anxiety may really exist as a medical issue but there is also just a confusion someone has anxiety that is much more common. It has become the new gluten free or vegan or *insert* a ridiculous fad idea for improving your life."Gluten cause my anxiety" "Dairy cause my anxiety" -This is what I call ridiculous.
Who said that?11 -
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I have heard one individual say milk is a cow growth hormone so why would you want to drink it. Good point he had if you ask me.15
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I do trivialize maybe, yes. It is just what comes to my mind when somwone begins to complain about some mostly self diagnosed anxiety. My opinion and if you dont like it be happy that you are more supportive than me. You can now feel good about yourself.
I cited the most common expressions I here from such people. I cited that because it comes so often in combination with some food intolerance that I have began to not believe there is anxiety at all. There is of course some percentage with real medical mental problems but they dont ask their gastroenterologist what food should they stop eating. They go to a psychiatric clinic or to a psychologist. It is ridiculous for me to say gluten free cured a mental state. The most logical explanation would be the person never had that mental issue, they just felt better about tjeirselves starting a more disciplined way of life like .... gluten free. Anyways...
Peace.17 -
its all cool. i think havanaolala just hates gluten free peeps. hahaha. seriously its all good.
for me, Anxiety is rough as i was able to turn it off and enjoy life. Then it resurfaced ten fold and it was hard to remove again. Trust me, its not simple to turn on and off.
my original question was only out of curiosity.0 -
raven56706 wrote: »
That's good.
Personally I found it an odd throwaway comment by your Doc - my instinct would have been that milky drinks are soothing.1 -
raven56706 wrote: »its all cool. i think havanaolala just hates gluten free peeps. hahaha. seriously its all good.
for me, Anxiety is rough as i was able to turn it off and enjoy life. Then it resurfaced ten fold and it was hard to remove again. Trust me, its not simple to turn on and off.
my original question was only out of curiosity.
CBT can be really good for anxiety2 -
Havanaohlala wrote: »I do trivialize maybe, yes. It is just what comes to my mind when somwone begins to complain about some mostly self diagnosed anxiety. My opinion and if you dont like it be happy that you are more supportive than me. You can now feel good about yourself.
I cited the most common expressions I here from such people. I cited that because it comes so often in combination with some food intolerance that I have began to not believe there is anxiety at all. There is of course some percentage with real medical mental problems but they dont ask their gastroenterologist what food should they stop eating. They go to a psychiatric clinic or to a psychologist. It is ridiculous for me to say gluten free cured a mental state. The most logical explanation would be the person never had that mental issue, they just felt better about tjeirselves starting a more disciplined way of life like .... gluten free. Anyways...
Peace.
It sounds like you have a lot of medical knowledge. But the OP said the advice was from his doctor so not sure your points are on topic in this particular thread.11 -
OP went to a doctor about anxiety so it’s not just a case of normal anxious feelings. I have anxiety and it wreaks havoc on my life. It wakes me up in the night with panicky thoughts, causes cognitive issues, puts me in a cycle that is very difficult to get out of.
OP, I’d ask your doctor to clarify about the dairy warning. I’ve never heard of it. Therapy is very helpful and you may need medication. I had a terrible time about a year ago. Therapy and the right meds help. CBT can be good, too. Good luck!8 -
Warning: My opinion is based on things I've learned in holistic nutrition school, so take my advice with a grain of salt.
Dairy is said to be "bad" for you because cows naturally release a lot of hormones in their milk during pregnancy. These hormones (estrogen and progesterone) eventually end up in a person's bloodstream when they consume it. Since our environment is already loaded with tons of xenoestrogens, we actually want to avoid more going into our body to lower the risk of hormone imbalances and eventual problems down the road. Another important thing to note is the fact that most dairy has synthetic hormones added to it ON TOP of the naturally occuring hormones, which isn't that great for endocrine and reproductive health. If you still want a little dairy in your life, raw is the best if it's available in your city. Organic sheeps or goats milk isn't harmful on occasion either.34 -
TenderBlender667 wrote: »Warning: My opinion is based on things I've learned in holistic nutrition school, so take my advice with a grain of salt.
Will do.
OP wasn't asking if dairy is bad for you. He was asking whether dairy has a known connection to anxiety disorders.10 -
TenderBlender667 wrote: »Warning: My opinion is based on things I've learned in holistic nutrition school, so take my advice with a grain of salt.
Will do.
OP wasn't asking if dairy is bad for you. He was asking whether dairy has a known connection to anxiety disorders.
Anxiety CAN indirectly be linked to hormonal disorders and imbalances amplified by the consumption of large amounts of dairy.22 -
The lactose/dairy correlation aside, there's some real ignorance towards anxiety, what it is and how to deal with people who have it. You people need to do some research and be a little more empathetic to those who suffer from it. Nobody wants to have anxiety and it's not "life is hard, just deal with it".22
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TenderBlender667 wrote: »TenderBlender667 wrote: »Warning: My opinion is based on things I've learned in holistic nutrition school, so take my advice with a grain of salt.
Will do.
OP wasn't asking if dairy is bad for you. He was asking whether dairy has a known connection to anxiety disorders.
Anxiety CAN indirectly be linked to hormonal disorders and imbalances amplified by the consumption of large amounts of dairy.
So the next question is, "what is considered a large amount of dairy...?"
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TenderBlender667 wrote: »TenderBlender667 wrote: »Warning: My opinion is based on things I've learned in holistic nutrition school, so take my advice with a grain of salt.
Will do.
OP wasn't asking if dairy is bad for you. He was asking whether dairy has a known connection to anxiety disorders.
Anxiety CAN indirectly be linked to hormonal disorders and imbalances amplified by the consumption of large amounts of dairy.
can you actually provide scholarly journal articles with this information because my google scholar-fu is failing me...9
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