According to experts, hypoglycemia and diabetes stem from the same causes. Hypoglycemia is regularly a way station on the road to diabetes according to Dr. Linda Page. Often called a "sugar epidemic", hypoglycemia is a condition in which the pancreas overreacts to repeated high sugar intake by producing too much insulin. The excess insulin lowers blood sugar too much as the body strives to achieve proper glucose/insulin balance. This is particularly harmful to the brain, the most sensitive organ to blood sugar levels, which requires glucose as an energy source to think clearly. Hypoglycemia causes a change in the way the brain functions. Small fluctuations disturb one's feeling of well-being. Large fluctuations cause feelings of depression, anxiety, mood swings, fatigue even aggressive behavior. Sugar balance is also needed for muscle contractions, the digestive system and nerve health.
The key factors in hypoglycemia are stress and poor diet. Both a result of too much sugar and refined carbohydrates, like pastries and desserts. These foods quickly raise glucose levels, causing the pancreas to over compensate and produce too much insulin, which then lowers body glucose levels too far and too fast. The following diet offered by Dr. Linda Page supplies your body with fiber, complex carbohydrates and protein-slow even-burning fuel, that prevents the sudden sugar elevations and drops. Eat small frequent meals, with plenty of fresh foods to keep sugar levels in balance. Dr. Page recommends a diet like this for 2 to 3 months until blood sugar levels are regularly stable. Eat potassium-rich foods: oranges, broccoli, bananas, and tomatoes. Eat Chromium-rich foods: brewer's yeast, mushrooms, whole wheat, sea foods, beans and peas. Eat high quality vegetable protein at every meal.
On rising: take a "hypoglycemia cocktail:" 1 teaspoon each in apple or orange juice to control morning sugar drop: glycine powder, powdered milk, protein powder, and brewer's yeast.
Breakfast: Include one-third of daily nutrients; have oatmeal with yogurt and fresh fruit; or poached or baked eggs on whole grain toast with butter of kefir cheese; or whole grain cereal or pancakes with apples juice, soy milk, fruit, yogurt, nuts or fruit sauce; or tofu scrambled "eggs" with bran muffins, whole grain toast and butter.
Mid Morning: Have a veggie drink: Green Magma with 1 teaspoon Bragg's Liquid Aminos, or Crystal Starr Energy Green drink as a liver nutrient; or a sugar balancing herb tea, such as licorice, dandelion tea; and some crisp, crunchy vegetables with kefir or yogurt cheese.
Lunch: have a salad, with cottage cheese or soy cheese, nuts, noodle or seed toppings, and lemon oil dressing ; or a high protein sandwich on whole grain bread,with avocados, low fat cheese, or a bean or lentil soup with tofu or shrimp salad or sandwich; or a seafood and whole grain pasta salad; or a vegetarian pizza on a chapati crust with low fat cheese.
Mid-Afternoon: have a hard boiled egg with sesame salt, and whole grain crackers with yogurt dip; or a licorice herb tea, another green drink; or yogurt with nuts and seeds.
Dinner: have some steamed veggies with tofu, or baked or broiled fish and brown rice; or an oriental stir fry with seafood and vegetables; or a vegetable Italian pasta dish with verde sauce and hearty soup (add green beans for pancreatic support), or a Spanish beans and rice dish, or paella with seafood and rice; or a veggie quiche and a small mushroom and spinach salad.
Before bed: have a cup of sovex nutritional yeast or miso broth; or papaya juice with a little yogurt.
The key factors in hypoglycemia are stress and poor diet. Both a result of too much sugar and refined carbohydrates, like pastries and desserts. These foods quickly raise glucose levels, causing the pancreas to over compensate and produce too much insulin, which then lowers body glucose levels too far and too fast. The following diet offered by Dr. Linda Page supplies your body with fiber, complex carbohydrates and protein-slow even-burning fuel, that prevents the sudden sugar elevations and drops. Eat small frequent meals, with plenty of fresh foods to keep sugar levels in balance. Dr. Page recommends a diet like this for 2 to 3 months until blood sugar levels are regularly stable. Eat potassium-rich foods: oranges, broccoli, bananas, and tomatoes. Eat Chromium-rich foods: brewer's yeast, mushrooms, whole wheat, sea foods, beans and peas. Eat high quality vegetable protein at every meal.
On rising: take a "hypoglycemia cocktail:" 1 teaspoon each in apple or orange juice to control morning sugar drop: glycine powder, powdered milk, protein powder, and brewer's yeast.
Breakfast: Include one-third of daily nutrients; have oatmeal with yogurt and fresh fruit; or poached or baked eggs on whole grain toast with butter of kefir cheese; or whole grain cereal or pancakes with apples juice, soy milk, fruit, yogurt, nuts or fruit sauce; or tofu scrambled "eggs" with bran muffins, whole grain toast and butter.
Mid Morning: Have a veggie drink: Green Magma with 1 teaspoon Bragg's Liquid Aminos, or Crystal Starr Energy Green drink as a liver nutrient; or a sugar balancing herb tea, such as licorice, dandelion tea; and some crisp, crunchy vegetables with kefir or yogurt cheese.
Lunch: have a salad, with cottage cheese or soy cheese, nuts, noodle or seed toppings, and lemon oil dressing ; or a high protein sandwich on whole grain bread,with avocados, low fat cheese, or a bean or lentil soup with tofu or shrimp salad or sandwich; or a seafood and whole grain pasta salad; or a vegetarian pizza on a chapati crust with low fat cheese.
Mid-Afternoon: have a hard boiled egg with sesame salt, and whole grain crackers with yogurt dip; or a licorice herb tea, another green drink; or yogurt with nuts and seeds.
Dinner: have some steamed veggies with tofu, or baked or broiled fish and brown rice; or an oriental stir fry with seafood and vegetables; or a vegetable Italian pasta dish with verde sauce and hearty soup (add green beans for pancreatic support), or a Spanish beans and rice dish, or paella with seafood and rice; or a veggie quiche and a small mushroom and spinach salad.
Before bed: have a cup of sovex nutritional yeast or miso broth; or papaya juice with a little yogurt.
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ReplyDeleteLow blood sugar also known as hypoglycemia is a very common problem. There are many symptoms of low blood sugar. It occurs when blood glucose level dips below 60mg/dL. The symptoms include nausea, extreme hunger, nervousness, cold and wet skin, mood swings, blurred vision, fatigue, etc. For more details refer symptoms of low blood sugar
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