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Does food affect your mood? Not sure what's going on, but I'm Spacey
- Thread starter marilynfl
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melissa-dallas
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Sounds like perimenopause to me. I felt like I'd morphed into a sleep-deprived 'roid-rager
michael-in-phoenix
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Starchy carbs, when eaten on an empty stomach, cause a release of serotonin...
...in the brain. It causes relaxation and sleepiness. This happens in healthy people. Diabetics have to be very careful.
Are you pre-diabetic? Sounds like you might be.
Michael
...in the brain. It causes relaxation and sleepiness. This happens in healthy people. Diabetics have to be very careful.
Are you pre-diabetic? Sounds like you might be.
Michael
hmmm, this sound like it fits but I just had blood-work done last week. Wouldn't it have
shown up there? Hold on....number on Quest Diagnostic report says 91 for Glucose (range = 65-99)
Results showed my iron is low and cholesterol is slowly creeping back up (tangible reason: no exercise, plus the residue from the original prescription wearing off.)
Thanks for the diabetes idea, though..I'll check into this further when I see my doctor in a few weeks.
Kindof hoping it was black and white like: "French fries."
shown up there? Hold on....number on Quest Diagnostic report says 91 for Glucose (range = 65-99)
Results showed my iron is low and cholesterol is slowly creeping back up (tangible reason: no exercise, plus the residue from the original prescription wearing off.)
Thanks for the diabetes idea, though..I'll check into this further when I see my doctor in a few weeks.
Kindof hoping it was black and white like: "French fries."
I looked at this book, "Food & Mood" last year. Might help. I see they have used
copies for less than $1.
http://www.amazon.com/Food-Mood-Complete-Eating-Feeling/dp/0805062009/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1351794232&sr=1-4&keywords=food+%26+mood
copies for less than $1.
http://www.amazon.com/Food-Mood-Complete-Eating-Feeling/dp/0805062009/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1351794232&sr=1-4&keywords=food+%26+mood
michael-in-phoenix
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When I had my personal training business, we would counsel people...
... who had trouble falling asleep at night. We had them finish eating by 6 pm, and then, when their dinner was digested and their stomachs empty, they could have 2 slices of regular white bread. Nothing on it, just plain.
They would fall asleep within 20 minutes. (Probably from the boredom of eating plain white bread.)
Michael
... who had trouble falling asleep at night. We had them finish eating by 6 pm, and then, when their dinner was digested and their stomachs empty, they could have 2 slices of regular white bread. Nothing on it, just plain.
They would fall asleep within 20 minutes. (Probably from the boredom of eating plain white bread.)
Michael
For some time I was eating one serving each of two high fiber cereals. . .
with a cup of milk on that. I would just about fall asleep, even though I always took a cup of some sort of caffeine with it.
Giant load of carbs PLUS milk, which has always put me to sleep equalled nappy-nap time for me.
I now eat a pair of corn tortillas, 3 eggwhites, about a cup of mixed cooked green things (usually arugula/spinach/kale, whole green onions, jalapeno pepper) and an ounce of goat cheese. This does not put me to sleep and I will not get hungry till almost mid afternoon usually.
If you are taking an acid reducer, like Zantac, stop. When you use zantac you can interfere with the uptake of b vitamins and coenzymeQ10, which can make you tired in deed. Before I weaned myself off of this stuff, I felt like I was half sleep walking. I feel much better now.
with a cup of milk on that. I would just about fall asleep, even though I always took a cup of some sort of caffeine with it.
Giant load of carbs PLUS milk, which has always put me to sleep equalled nappy-nap time for me.
I now eat a pair of corn tortillas, 3 eggwhites, about a cup of mixed cooked green things (usually arugula/spinach/kale, whole green onions, jalapeno pepper) and an ounce of goat cheese. This does not put me to sleep and I will not get hungry till almost mid afternoon usually.
If you are taking an acid reducer, like Zantac, stop. When you use zantac you can interfere with the uptake of b vitamins and coenzymeQ10, which can make you tired in deed. Before I weaned myself off of this stuff, I felt like I was half sleep walking. I feel much better now.
richard-in-cincy
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Yes, when I don't have chocolate I get cranky!