Perhaps instead of calling them “life style related diseases” we should
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call them “thought related diseases”, for thought and emotion are the
true root causes of these diseases.
If we are always worried and anxious we may eat as an outlet for
these feelings. If we constantly think of failure and problems, we
may eat as a way to distract ourselves from these thoughts.
Therefore, it is our negative thoughts and emotions, and our inappropriate way of dealing with them, that is the true cause of obesity and
“lifestyle related diseases”.