Hypoglycaemia
is a condition in which there is too little glucose in the blood stream.It’s often caused by the pancreas secreting too much insulin in
response to eating sugar, refined carbohydrates, alcohol, soft drinks or
caffeine.Symptoms include:
fatigue
irritability
cravings for sweets and constant hunger
weakness in the legs
dizziness and shakiness
fainting or feeling faint
headache
anxiety and/or depression
inability to think clearly
aggression and loss of temper.
The time of onset of symptoms and their severity are related to the
quality of the last meal and when it was eaten.
Also
investigate adrenal insufficiency, thyroid or pituitary disorders and
pancreatitis.Candidiasis and
allergies may well be present also.
Interpreting
your score:
0 - 3
You are unlikely to be suffering from blood sugar imbalance
4 - 8
If you gave points to questions 1,2,3, or 7, blood sugar imbalanceis apossibility,but also consider food intolerance
9 or more
If you gave 4 points to questions 1,2,3, or 7, and can relate to one or
more
of the other questions too, hypoglycaemia is likely.Also consider food intolerance.Try the diet and supplement programme shown below.
Nutrition Facts & Diet Advice for hypoglycaemia
Consider the following nutrition guidelines:
The
most important thing is to remove all refined foods, sugar, alcohol, soft
drinks, caffeine and fruit juices.
Eat a diet high in fibre – lots of vegetables, beans, brown rice, lentils, soy products.
Don’t attempt ‘Food Combining’ (The Hay Diet) but instead always eat a little protein with each meal.
Good proteins include fish, nuts, seeds, skinless turkey or chicken, low-fat yoghurt (preferably sheep or goats).
Reduce saturated fats, but eat enough good quality oils, such as olive oil, unrefined flaxseed or fish oil, unrefined walnut or sunflower oil.Apart from olive oil, do not use these for cooking.
Eat little and often – about six small meals a day – do not allow yourself to go hungry.Some people with hypoglycaemia find it helpful to eat a small snack at bedtime.
During a hypoglycaemic reaction, a good snack would be a couple of oat cakes with nut butter (almond, hazelnut, cashew or peanut), or oat or rice cakes with goats cheese or avocado.
Eat foods which are low on the glycaemic index (see below).The lower the number the better, although you can take a small portion of food which is high on the glycaemic index if you mix it with a protein food.
The following health supplements should be considered:
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1 x SucroGuard once or twice a day, as needed. A particularly good supplement containing chromium polynicotinate, four types of magnesium, Vitamins B1, B2, B3, B6, Pantothenic Acid, Manganese Ascorbate and other ascorbate (vit C). (BioCare)
6 - 9 capsules AquaSource Klamath Lake Blue Green Algae.Spread them throughout the day – can be taken at any time, with or without food. (This Algae is highly detoxyfing so start with 2 capsules and slowly build up to 6 or more. Drink water.
