Revisiting past "popular" health issues
Have you noticed the certain health issues seem to be popular, "in vogue" for a certain time?
Everyone seems to talk about it, treatments are discussed and after a while they seems to fade away to be replaced with a new health issue.
Anyhow, lets face it, just because a health issue is not in the top list anymore, doesn't mean the health problem has vanished, quite to the contrary, people with past " in vogue" problems, suffer now in silence.
Let's revisit Low Blood sugar - (Hypoglycaemia)
Tips for Sugar Fatigue
You may think, that can't be, how would sugar, the energy provider, result in Fatigue?
When a person starts their day with a breakfast of coffee,
processed fruit juice, cereal and toast and jam, the
result is a rapid increase in the level of sugar
in the blood. This rapid increase stimulates
the pancreas into full-steam production of
insulin. The insulin, in turn, causes the liver
and muscles to withdraw sugar from the
blood and store it as glycogen, or change it
into fat.
( an aha moment - that's why protein or low carbohydrate diets are in vogue for weigh loss )
(Only small amounts can be stored as
glycogen; consequently, the rest is turned
into fat. )
Remember, carbohydrate is just a fancy word for sugar... therefore, eating sugar (carbohydrate) always results in a rapid elevation of glucose and the equally rapid release of insulin.
And because insulin has a longer half life time as sugar, (stays longer in the system - over sup[ply),
the blood sugar lowering effect will continue, even so, the blood sugar is low already, resulting in "low blood sugar and FATIQUE.
And that's not all ................. it is now extremely difficult to lose weight when insulin is raised.
And, there is more............... insulin also directly increases the amount of cholesterol in the blood.
And... wait .. there is even more ......... the brain and nervous system must have the
sugar, therefore your adrenal glands send out
cortisone, setting off and alarm reaction
as the body's response to
stress, which results in cell destruction in order
to produce the required sugar from their
protein.
Your cells really suffer from this
alarm reaction; fatigue setting in, thinking becomes slow and
confused and the person suffers anxiety and
tension, and may experience headaches and feels
faint and shaky.
Most people affected by hyperglycaemia experience
mid-morning and afternoon fatigue and usually
reach for a cup of coffee and a biscuit, more sugar in an attempt to feel better.
Of course, the result is will be the same and, subsequently, further
exhaustion.
Naturally, general health will suffer and a tendency
to disease and emotional instability is
increased.
I am sure you know what carbohydrates are, but here is a bit of a list of foods you should limit:
What does that all mean .. are you not allowed to eat anything anymore?
No, that's not it, it's about balance and not overdoing the carbohydrates.
Have a look at the zone diet, that's where you will find lots of good diet tips... and how to eat Carbohydrates - Protein and unsaturated Fat in balance.
By the way, one neat little trick is to have "fat" with your carbohydrates, it will slow down sugar/glucose absorption.
With fat, we mean unsaturated fat, as in olive or flaxseed oils, nuts and seeds, avocado.
Further more, make sure you always have a little bit of protein with your 3 meals or snacks, and obviously cut out those processed carbohydrate foods as much as possible.
