April 2006 | Quality Checkup
Make Life Better in the Next 30 Days
The old phrase “Let’s sleep on it,” appears to have some scientific merit. A new study by University of Amsterdam researchers shows that the unconscious mind plays a significant role in complex decision-making.
The scientists found the conscious mind struggles to analyze decisions with, say, the number 10 to 12 variables.
“It is much better [for solving complex problems] to follow your gut,” says At Dijksterhuis, a psychology professor and lead author of the University of Amsterdam study.
These findings won’t surprise Alyce M. Sorokie, a colon therapist and author of “Gut Wisdom,” (New Page Books, $15.99).
“The wisdom of your gut ‘knows’ what you need,” writes Sorokie. “It is an inner knowledge, a nonrational, nonintellectual, nonlinear way of knowing. It’s your intuition, your inner antennae and truth-teller. It is your wisdom of the body and attempts to guide you, to make you aware of the things you do to sabotage yourself and your gut’s health.”
Sorokie links how we treat our guts with how we treat our psyches. She puts in to practice what cutting-edge researchers call the gut acting as a “second brain.”
Sorokie’s book has a valuable appendix of “wisdom quickies” on what to do when you are sabotaging yourself and the gut. Her tips provide physical and psychological relief that we all seek. One example: For heartburn, immediately drink a full glass of water. Consume aloe vera juice. Put liquid chlorophyll in water. Take digestive enzymes at each meal.
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