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Comment on Are you a fast eater? Slow down naturally. by Sheryl Canter

Sheryl Canter — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 02:24:37 +0000

Tammy – there’s a reason for anything you do that hurts yourself. You may not know what the reason is, but it’s not “for no reason at all”. If you’re eating so fast that you’re “practically choking” and it “feels awful”, there’s a reason.

A big part of what I teach in Normal Eating is self-compassion. It sounds like you need to give yourself a big dose of that.

- Sheryl

Comment on Are you a fast eater? Slow down naturally. by Tammy

Tammy — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 01:19:13 +0000

I eat fast for absolutely no reason at all. Sometimes I feel like i am going to choke because I’m taking bites before I swallow what’s already in my mouth, which by the way is half chewed. It’s an awful feeling. This doesn’t happen every meal but, enough that its a problem. I don’t even know what is really going on when its happening,I just know its happening. I’m going to try to eat with my left hand, count chews, and taste my food. Hope this is a start!! Thanks!!
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Comment on 2 Key Principles in Creating New Habits by Marta Lively

Marta Lively — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:04:57 +0000

In response to Ani, I have a system for rewarding myself for not habit eating. I put a large attractive jar on the counter in the kitchen. Every evening when I usually eat, but don’t, I drop five dollars into the jar. At the end of the week I buy myself something nice. For the first week I dropped $20 a day in the jar since I really needed the incentive. Having a large visual reminder is very helpful, its not enough just to mentally set aside the money. I use the money to buy “troll beads” and have a bracelet that I wear each day that shows my progress in breaking my habit, and that I value myself enough to treat myself well. During the day I look at the lovely beads and feel both proud and cared for.

Hope this helps!

Comment on Artificial Sweeteners Make You Fat by Sheryl Canter

Sheryl Canter — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 04:55:29 +0000

The last part was delayed, unfortunately. I did the research, but was not able to finish writing it up. I will eventually. Sorry to make you wait!

Comment on Artificial Sweeteners Make You Fat by Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:03:46 +0000

Hi Cheryl,
I’m really looking forward to reading part 4 and don’t see it posted… have you written it yet?
Thanks!

Comment on Eating Out of Loneliness and Low Self-Esteem by tina

tina — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:49:24 +0000

thank you, reading this made me feel better.

Comment on Sugar Is Toxic: Heart Disease, Cancer & More by Sheryl Canter

Sheryl Canter — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 23:22:25 +0000

Just saw you posted twice. I don’t you think read my article carefully. Actually, Lustig made no mention at all of sugar causing cancer. That came from other research.

And as for your question, does my doctor recommend that I cut down on sugar? Funny you should ask. My doctor is associated with Mt. Sinai Hospital in NYC – the center of the world for inflammatory bowel disease. I discussed this with him, and he told me that he himself did some of the research that found an association between sugar and colon cancer, and published it in peer-reviewed journals.

This is cutting edge research, and just because it’s not yet mainstream doesn’t mean it’s not real. If I were you – especially since you’ve had cancer – I’d cut down on sugar. Read the research, follow the links. I document everything I say.

Comment on Sugar Is Toxic: Heart Disease, Cancer & More by Sheryl Canter

Sheryl Canter — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 23:17:34 +0000

Hi Greg. Thanks for your concern. I don’t have any relatives who’ve had colon cancer, but I’ve had plenty with other types of cancers, and you are correct that I’m at very high risk because of my UC, especially since it’s universal (affects the whole bowel) and I’ve had it so long. The risk goes up by one percentage point per year. I am under a doctor’s care, and I’ve gotten very frequent colonoscopies since long before the age of 50 – at least once a year, sometimes twice a year. Unfortunately, for me they are not “like falling off a log”. They are very painful. But for most people, they are no big deal, and everyone should get them regularly after the age of 50. Colon cancer is highly treatable if caught early, and very fatal if not. I would rather die of old age.

Comment on Sugar Is Toxic: Heart Disease, Cancer & More by Greg Lee

Greg Lee — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 20:43:15 +0000

By the way, Sheryl, I apologize if you’ve already discussed this, but it surely sounds like you should have a colonoscopy, if you haven’t yet done that. With two important risk factors for colorectal cancer (UC and a close relative with colon cancer), even if you haven’t reached the standard screening age of 50, though I guess you have, I think you should still get one. I’ve had 4 colonoscopies — it’s as easy as falling off a log.

Comment on Sugar Is Toxic: Heart Disease, Cancer & More by Greg Lee

Greg Lee — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 05:33:36 +0000

It’s not a fact that sugar causes cancer, and Lustig does not become an absolute authority by virtue of his lecture going viral. It’s not the way medical science works, or should work: web virality implies popularity, not truth. Does your physician warn you to cut back on sugar if you have other risk factors for cancer? No, because that’s not the standard of care. Once you’ve had cancer, does your oncologist recommend you avoid sugar to avoid a recurrence? No, because there is no consensus judgement among medical scientists that consumption of sugar raises the likelihood of your cancer metasticizing.

In mentioning only cancer, of the many ailments you link to sugar, I don’t mean to play favorites. It’s just that I’m more familiar with that issue, having had cancer myself, and having read umpteen web discussions of this view that sugar causes it.

It’s not that there’s no evidence at all linking sugar and cancer — just not enough to convince most scientists that it is an actual fact that by reducing your sugar intake you will lower your chance of getting cancer. I have a lot of respect for modern evidence-based medicine, and that’s not what you’re getting listening to the likes of Lustig and Mercola.