Soul Suffering and Serotonin Shortages – Both are Sources of Addictive Eating

Published February 4, 2011

Change Brain and Belief to Stop Binging

Calgary, Alberta (PRWEB) December 31, 2010

Canadian counsellors are now using cutting edge brain chemistry technology to treat addictive eating patterns and restore “soul esteem”. University of Calgary alumni Nancy Anderson Dolan BA Psyc and Victoria Potter BEd MA are applying both science and spiritual instruction to end addictive eating patterns for the clients of WiseHeart Wellness Services.

Evidence is mounting that biological vulnerabilities, certain foods and ways of eating create addictive brain pattern responses as previously observed with other substances. Many addiction treatment interventions have long held that a spiritual approach is necessary to overcome the irresistible urge to use.

Now spiritual heavy weight Marianne Williamson and long time eating issue guru Geneen Roth are both exposing their struggles with weight and the outlining the divine dynamics of weight loss in their top selling books “A Course in Weight Loss” and “Women Food and God”.

Anderson Dolan agrees that changes in self esteem alone don’t suffice to keep an addict away from the food long term, actually eating it or obsessing about it to the point that other areas of life suffer.

Research she is involved with Mount Royal University found that a majority of people that had maintained a weight loss of over 100lbs for over a year, clearly stated there was a change in their beliefs about the world and a new found faith, if not specific spiritual practices that helped to sustain them in their recovery.

But it is never the only problem or the only solution. Treatment of only one facet of this extremely complex problem is what creates chronic relapse. Full assessment of all the causes and consequences of compulsive or addictive eating and complete treatment addressing issues including brain chemistry, sensory disregulation, distorted cognition and lack of meaning in life is necessary to create and sustain long term wellness. Root Causes and Real Cures for Food Addiction

WiseHeart Wellness Services has been providing a wholistic intensive treatment program for food addiction and compulsive eating that includes spiritual development components in Calgary, since 2004. An information tip sheet from public education programs run for Alberta Health Services Women’s Health Resources Center are now accessible for distribution. 7 Routes To End Addictive Eating Patterns Tip Sheet

But what the guru’s are not addressing, is the fact that with some of the biological problems and consequences that make some people eat addictively, it is difficult if not impossible to create or even grasp the idea of spiritual life. In fact Dr. Daniel Amen, in his book Healing the Hardware of the Soul, reports that with certain brain issues people lose touch with the spiritual side of themselves, documenting the re-emergence of faith when they heal their brain conditions.

Anderson Dolan finds that 100% of WiseHeart clients, that are chronically obese overeaters, have serotonin levels so significantly low, that makes it challenging for them to apply spiritual ideas in practical ways to change their addictive eating patterns. Their binge eating still beats out their belief in something else that might better help them, because it immediately, although temporarily improves serotonin levels.

So her message is don’t despair if the spiritual “cure” isn’t working for you, compulsive/addictive eating is a complex condition that requires all facets being addressed, to create the sustainable changes in both self and soul esteem! Neurochemical imbalances often lead to impulsive/compulsive urges and challenging emotional/ psychological states, which in turn lead to addictive eating patterns and a profound loss of faith.

And she should know, being one of the 5% of people who have lost a significant amount of weight (well over 100lbs) and kept it off for an extended period of time (2 decades). As she overcame her addiction to food and other substances, Anderson Dolan worked hard to develop a more positive view of the universe, until she addressed her own serotonin deficits and that made the reconnection to herself and sense of faith in the world a whole lot easier.

WiseHeart Wellness Services will run their Intensive Weekend Clinic on Soul Esteem to Re-Engineer Addictive Eating Patterns in Calgary in January 2011, where they help people get back into their bodies and reconnect with themselves and source that can provide the guidance and strength to heal chronic eating and obesity issues.

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