insulin response

[Guest guest]

That can be handy for some people (keeping a food journal) but I think and

have seen where that leads to obssesive patterns (orthorexia) and fanatic

rules because the person reacts to so many foods etc.. I'm not trying to poke

fun at this, I'm just throwing out a perspective. We can anyalyze every

single mouthful of food but can you see where that might lead to? Fear of

food, I've seen it happen to many times and once had a very sick client who

was so frightened of food because she kept a diary and reacted to just about

every mouthful of food, she didn't get better until she went out and ate

anything and everything including all the food she reacted to.

piiimaman

[Guest guest]

I have been reading " Brain Allergies " , by H. Philpott, M.D..

In Chaper 10, page 117-118, Dr. Philpott states that all

though " carbohydrates predominate as symptom-precipating substances,

the reactions are not limited to carbohydates and can be caused by

any substance to which the person reacts maladaptively. " This means

that people who are allergic to ANY food or chemical could also have

a abnormal reaction in their insulin response. The response might be

hypoglycemic or hyperglycermic. Because of this biochemical

individuality (in this case allergic response) each person must have

their own tailored treatment to keep their blood sugar on an even

keel.

I thought this information pointed out the importance of keeping a

food journal, which also includes how we react to foods. The

reactions he mentions are: mental, emotional, and bodily, such as

vision problems, related illness like allergies, ashthma, alcohloism,

infectios, etc. It is important to notice the time of symptoms, like

before or after eating, etc. Most of the time we can be our own best

health dectectives, but of course, sometimes we must find a competent

health professional to give us a hand.

Be well,

Sheila