Hello zoobone,
most people who become addicted to pot
have a preexisting condition called
hypoglycemia. This is a nutritional
disorder that interferes with the
absorption and metabolism of glucose as a
source of biological energy. The brain
needs this energy to synthesize the
'feel-good' neurotransmitters and hormones
to make you feel happy and content.
When a person has hypoglycemia unstable
blood sugar levels feed the brain with
erratic energy levels. This causes the
brain to send stress hormones - such as
adrenaline - into the system in an attempt
to stabilize these sugar levels to the
brain. But these stress hormones are also
the symptoms of many forms of mental
illness, such a depression, anxiety
attacks and so on. Thc is an antidote to
adrenaline and so this is why you are
addicted.
The active ingredient of marijuana is thc,
which is fat soluble and very difficult to
excrete from the body. It may take six
months for residues of thc to travel to
the brain and clog up cell membranes.
Also marijuana can trigger a schizophrenic
reaction in some people, especially when
mixed with other drugs.
Thus it is important to withdraw from
marijuana.
If you find that hard it is because most
people using marijuana have endogenous
depression.
Hypoglycemic people tend to overproduce
adrenaline and hence the aim is to reduce
these stress hormones. This is done by
the adoption of the hypoglycemic diet,
that aims at normalizing blood sugar
levels, insulin and stress hormone
levels.
Please discuss with your doctor,
counsellor or therapist.
Read:
“what is hypoglycemia?” at our web
site.
Jurriaan plesman, ba(psych), post grad.
Dip. Clin. Nutr.
For more articles see free web site at
http://www.Hypoglycemia.Asn.Au
