I Must Be Nuts

I decided to test my theory that eating nuts would help me with nicotine cravings so early yesterday evening I ate a whole 250g bag of unshelled roasted peanuts and it seemed to have the following effects: after a few hours I became sleepy, although I can’t be sure this wasn’t just normal tiredness. But then I only slept for a few hours (note the time of this post) and I woke up feeling poorly but seem to have recovered quickly. They also left an unusual aftertaste in my mouth.

I found out peanuts are a source of choline so it will be interesting to see whether my digestion is worse for a couple of days (it had improved dramatically after I stopped taking Lactulose and just started drinking a pint of orange juice in the morning.

I should point out that one of the reasons I came round to thinking about natural remedies for physical and mental health problems was due to being given a massive dose of an antipsychotic called Paliperidone which seems to have caused me a serious hormonal imbalance. Although I am withdrawing from the drug naturally with time as the drug is metabolised I have found my own rapidly researched natural remedies seem to have dramatically sped this process up.

Whether eating so many peanuts at once was such a wise idea I can’t be sure but I think from now on I’ll stick to eating a smaller portion of mixed nuts later in the evening to get a broad spread of essential compounds. This is a recommended part of good healthy nutrition anyway.

Our grandparents had so many sensible phrases that have stood the test of time.

‘Everything in moderation’

‘You are what you eat’

‘A little of what you fancy’

If you’re interested in any of my theories on nutrition and mental health please see my earlier posts:

Delusional or Deficient?

Food for Thought

Squaring the Circadian

But please do not stop taking any prescribed medication without speaking to your doctor and psychiatrist (if you have one).