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When we're dysregulated, it's human nature to look for ways to feel better. This is why we all develop coping strategies of one sort or another. But when these strategies do us more harm than good, we suffer negative consequences on so many fronts - from our gut microbiota to our mental health, heart health and life-style. This makes us feel worse, and the cycle continues.

Artificial regulators such as alcohol, food, social media, video games, drugs or sex might make us feel a little better in the short term, but they don't work in the long run. When were grabbing onto the wrong tools, they can take us further away from our set point and even increase the dysregulation we're trying to escape.