Derek > wrote in message
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> "Laurie" > wrote in message
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> > "tofubar" > wrote in message
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> > > I've noticed that my friends who have gone exclusively vegan, even if
> > > they take vitamins, seem more moody and depressed. Has anyone else
> > > noticed this?
> >
> > Nope, but the reverse is well documented.
> > http://www.ecologos.org/anxiety.htm
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> > Laurie
> >
> The first line on that page goes;
> "The short-term effects of fasting on the neuroendocrine
> system in patients with chronic pain syndromes.", and
> then goes on to explain why in a language I simply don't
> understand. Does it translate to fasting being beneficial for
> overweight people suffering chronic pain? David Blain lost
> 4 stone in 44 days during his fast; something I could do with,
> but would such a fast, even for only a week, diminish chronic
> pain in your opinion?
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Non sequitur. No-one's talking about fasting.