We were talking about alternatives to medications here on the MH forum.
And one of the threads, started by SoozieQ, got into some really good nutritional information. Here it is:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ted-doing.html (want to know what the non-medicated are doing)
So, yesterday, I had the 4 hour functional/reactive hypoglycemia test. OY! My arms are black and blue! Eight blood tests in 4 hours!
They are going to get the results by tomorrow. I can't wait to see what they are!
I had to drink this terrible sugary drink. See, I don't use any sugar at all, so, this was really horrid!!!
Thankfully, I had to drink it quickly. LOL! They gave me water to wash it down.
The blood tests measures how my body metabolizes it. And the tests will show if my blood sugar spikes, (expected after the drink), and then goes too low, causing dizziness, foggy brain, confusion, anxiety, depression and other mental health symptoms that are now erroneously treated with medication, instead of better nutrition!
These conditions are brought about today with our diets. Processed foods; high carbohydrates of the wrong kind -- especially refined white breads and such, high fats of the wrong kind, and alcohol and tobacco consumption. All of these things contribute to our maladies.
It's no wonder there's been an explosion of mental health problems since the mid point of last century. That's when processed foods became widely available to the new subburban housewife! I think there's a call for an historical psychiatriac study of this phenonom, honestly.
Anyway, I'll let you know what I find out. And I thought you'd be interested in the fact that I followed through with this lead. I'm really interested in finding out if my anxiety is a result of nutritional issues rather than just internal imbalances. :>)
Shalom!