Aiding emotional healing with nutrition and vice versa

Bill asked me to start a thread here on this subject. I'm still working on a project that involves a 3-week detox program based on the right nutrition and EFT. I've just started my test group with a couple of friends from different parts of the world. I'll tell you about my experience later, but I'd be glad to hear yours if you have done something similar.

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I'll be interested to read about this Eva.   I've done some nutritional cleansing in the past but haven't quite figured out how to incorporate it into my recovery from emotional eating and disordered eating.

Best of luck!

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Hi Eva,

I'm familiar with how various macronutrients – such as carbs increasing serotinin levels or proteins (including specific amino acids) impacting other brain chemicals – can alter brain chemistry, so I'm curious how you use nutrition in healing. What would a sample list of recommended foods look like?

Are there different recommendations for different problems?

I guess I'm curious as to what, specifically, you do. I think that there is a lot to learn in the interaction of nutrition and emotional health, I'm just not sure what questions to ask.

Peace,
Bill

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Frankly, I don't have enough knowledge yet about nutrition (still studying) to be able to tell which foods to take for which condition. I can look up the information (based on what I already know) if someone asks me, but I still have a lot to learn in this field. Since nutrition is such a vast subject, I specialize in detox and weight loss (although I cannot and would not ignore specific body conditions that people I work with could have). However, instead of offering a detox program based only on nutrition and physical exercise, I use EFT to do away with anxiety and any cravings that might emerge. It works :)
Right now I have 3 overweight friends whom I help with this program, we have just started, and I'll keep you informed about our results. As for the diet, the common feature is what they cannot eat/drink for 3 weeks: meat (fish included), dairy, refined food e.g. white flour, sugar, coffee, black tea, alcohol. What they do eat is personalized according to the country/region they live in, the season, even their preferences are taken into account. Basically it is based on fresh fruit and vegs, nuts, whole grains. My detox program is doable and by the end of the 3rd week people learn to make the right food choices. EFT helps them to keep on track, and also with their emotional problems that might have lead to overeating or food addictions.