Diet for Hypoglycemia

low thyroid, toxic metals, adrenal insufficiency, hypoglycemia...natural treatments?

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1. For low thryoid take a mixture of potassium iodine, elemental iodine and selenium (an important co-factor for iodine). Work up to 50 to 100 mg per day until you have replenished your body's probable iodine deficiency. To get rid of toxic metals, cilantro and chlorella work well. Also, methionine, N-Acetyl Cysteine. For adrenal insufficiency: Avoid stress. Prolonged stress is one of the greatest risk factors for causing AI. Unrelenting periods of stress mean your adrenals eventually become unable to match your requirement for the 'stress' hormone cotisol. Stressful situations cause your body to adopt a 'fight or flight' response, causing your adrenal glands to pump out increased amounts of adrenaline in order to prepare your body for action, which further weakens your adrenal glands. So take active steps to relax - gentle exercise such as yoga has been shown to be an effective stress-buster. However, it's important that you don't partake in any strenuous exercise, such as aerobics, as the physical strain will only tire weak adrenals and delay your recovery. In addition, avoid stimulants like caffeine, alcohol and nicotine, which tire overtaxed adrenals further. Following a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet is extremely beneficial. Too many refined carbohydrates means your pancreas has to produce excess insulin, causing your blood glucose levels to crash. This forces your adrenals into a cycle of pumping out surplus cortisol to unlock back-up stores of glucose in your liver as an emergency fuel source. Over time this causes your adrenals to become exhausted. Proteins digest slowly and release energy over many hours - this spares your adrenals from having to carry out extra work. Natural remedies can help exhausted adrenal glands recover faster The B vitamins are critical for helping your adrenals manufacture the important corticosteroid hormones, cortisol and aldosterone. Take vitamin B3 (as niacin 50-500mg/day), vitamin B5 (as the coenzyme panthethine 300mg/day) and B12 (as the coenzyme methylcobalamin 5mg/day). A vitamin C deficiency has also been linked to adrenal weakness. Take 1,000mg of vitamin C a day. For hypoglycemia: A diet that is very low in sugar should help alleviate the problem, along with GTF Chromium. One 200 mcg chromium tablet in the morning is usually all that is needed, although a second dose may be necessary after a high sugar intake, such as eating candy, cake or other dessert. Heavy physical activity or working in the sun can also call for a second dose.
2. What Tony said is very good, but you need to detox to get the metals out of your body. Be careful not to do it quickly because you will have symptoms that will make you feel worse if you do it too quickly. It is good to see a naturopath if you can or research natural detox and read up on it. Stop eating or drinking anything with sugar or corn syrup in it, they will mess up your insulin and blood sugar levels, and also wear down your adrenal glands. Also avoid artificial sweeteners of all kinds because they can make your insulin levels spike and that will cause you to feel very hungry. A small amount of honey is good, it is healing to the liver and stomach and contain levulose, which will help to even out your blood sugar. Agave syrup is a good sweetener for hypoglycemia and may even benefit diabetics. Green tea is very healthy for the liver and raises alpha-brain waves which increases alertness and calmness simultaneously. Cilantro is said to help remove lead from the body, you can use it in salads and dips.
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