Loss of Inhibition
NBA playoffs Time to kick back and watch the game Oh, BTW how about a couple of frosties to go along with it
Life is good!
An Observation
OK, the Mavs win and now I notice that I'm hungry Well having had my biggest meal of the day at noon I figure I should be a wee bit hungry at 83o at night
But there was something more about this hunger that I have experienced before after drinking a couple of regular sized beers
Needless to say with no food in the house(wife is out of town) I head to the store to satiate the strong appetite with some chicken, potato chips, and potato salad with some churan
Oh I See What Happened!
Then today this article comes along scanning through AllTop and seems to totally make sense of my experience
The Harvard researchers found that volunteers who hadn't had enough sleep time were more prone to lose prefrontal cortical inhibition of appetite inhibition
Says psychologist Kilgore, "the sleepier you are, the less the prefrontal cortex -- the inhibitory area of the brain -- is activated when it's shown high-calorie foods,"
Oh my gosh, that's what I experienced except it wasn't sleep! It was a couple of frosties just enough to reduce prefrontal inhibition of my primitive midbrain(lizard brain)
But another part of this experience was that there was a strong craving for sweet, salty, and sour tastes Ah fast foods! I was trying to calm down Vata, the energy pattern of movement that was provoked by the bitter beer
Solutions to Loss of Inhibition
Some solutions to this problem of loss of inhibition come to mind
Stop tossing down frosties - not going to happen
Talk to the primitive midbrain and tell it to stop overreacting - slim chance
Meditate - not helpful
Get more sleep - after I eat
Dance the Irish jig to take my mind off things - getting closer but unfortunately will increase my exaggerated Pitta appetite that is raging
Find substitutes for the sweet, sour, and salty tastes - now I'm getting somewhere
Substitution Matters
I don't care who you are if you're human this situation has happened to you
The bottom line is what to do about it when it happens? Realizing the Vata provocation is the first step and then thereafter settling the mindbody with substitutes for the sweet, sour, and salty tastes
For sweet, not chicken and potato salad, try avocado
For sour, not potato chips, try sour fruit, say avocado with lemon or lime
For salty, not potato chips, try sea salt on the avocad0
There You Have It! - An Energy Science Solution To The Uninhibited Hungry Primitive Midbrain
Eureka! Avocado, sea salt and lime
This is the power of energy science nutrition Psychology gave me the problem and I solved it with the energy science A perfect marraige of the matter and energy sciences knowledge!
Now if you'll excuse me I have to run to the store and pick up a few IPA's and some avocados with lime(I have the sea salt at home) Will have to test this out in my laboratory I'll let you know what happens!
Ciao until next time To health as a Skill Love Dr Bill
