Guest guest Posted May 24, 2001 Report Share Posted May 24, 2001 I dont know for everyone or every group certainly, but my understanding of the genetically predisposed dopamine deficiency for the celts, scots and dutch is that these were people that ate a lot of fish in their natural diet. They lived near the ocean and were sailors for the most part. So they ate a lot of fish and certain kinds of fish have natural dopamine. When these same people move inland and dont have the "dopamine/ GLA rich fish to eat then they suffer. Because their natural diet is not being provided. donna --- Prakash Desai <pdesai wrote: > I wonder WHY we have dopamine deficiency to begin > with? Is it that we are > "genetically pre-disposed" (which I interpret as > karma from our previous > lives) to allow us to work out our Divine Plans, > however unpleasant the > experience in this lifetime may be? And by meddling > in this plan with mind > altering drugs are we, inadvertantly (or through > Avidya) incurring more > karmic baggage to be worked out in worse ways in > future lives? > > I have to believe that there was a reason God > created suffering! But I have > very little capacity to understand why! > > Prakash > > > watersmoon > [watersmoon] > Friday, May 25, 2001 12:27 AM > gjlist > Re: [gjlist] cigarettes as mind altering > drug > > > > > >"I also don't believe people can get "high" on > cigarettes as tobacco is > >not a mind-altering drug..." > > > Dear Wendy, > > Actually, nicotine is shown to initiate the release > of dopamine in the > brain, much like other substances of abuse, like > cocaine, would. One who is > genetically predisposed to having a dopamine > deficit, would most likely > find the 'high' that nicotine provides, as dopamine > is released in the > brain, to be a version of self medication. Problem > is, that it's a vicious > cycle, because for someone with a deficit to begin > with, releasing dopamine > through substances only leads to further > depletion.Thus the addiction! No > wonder. > > If interested, here's a link that might be of > interest: > http://www.sfn.org/briefings/nicotine.html > > Namaste' > > > > > gjlist- > > > > Your use of is subject to > > > > > > > gjlist- > > > > Your use of is subject to > > > Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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