Stevia is a natural sweetner that doesnt
effect blood sugar lvls. If you wanna
sweeten something id recommend that just
from what ive read about it. Stay away
from the other artificial sweetners
though, especially aspartame (diet cokes,
crystal lite, etc).
Hey stan where do u go to buy all your
organic stuff, I cant seem to find organic
berries or lettuce( it made me sick too,
but didnt know if it was just part of the
process) and freerange or organic meat I
cant seem to find either. I know one
place that has organic chicken for $7 for
2 slices... I can buy a weeks worth for
$10 so that sorda out of the question for
me right now, and I can find organic eggs
easy but thats it. Ill start mixing up
my meals though to get some variety so I
dont get used to food. Cause I notice
when im trying some new foods I feel
energetic then lose it in a couple days
eating the same foods that made me
energetic at first.
So how long should it take for my symptoms
to go away? Or is it just a wait a
see?
.... Ok no idea what just happened but it
made another topic.
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Stan
Moderator
Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 1620 Location: ,
Posted: 07-31-06 19:39pm
Yeah I was like what in the. Anyway,
there should hopefully be a store near you
like whole foods or perhaps a smaller,
privately owned health food store. Has
to be something. If it is too expensive,
try to at least get the free range organic
eggs if you can, don't be too worried
about the meat, I just recommend it
because it's healthier for you anyway and
less stress on the system. It may not
necessarily cause major problems for you.
It depends on the person, but most people
on this diet seem to notice pretty good
indications things are getting better in a
few weeks. I would say five weeks tops.
It may take longer, so don't worry, but I
would say about that time, it seems to be
a good average based on everyone here.
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tygrbabi
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 May 2006 Posts: 126
Posted: 08-01-06 09:18am
Blackdog: I did some research on stevia
yesterday. It's great it doesn't effect
blood sugar levels. I read is 200 - 300
times sweeter than sugar. It would be a
great substitute for baking. I would
just have to adjust the amounts.
But did you know that stevia in it's white
granulated form is the most refined ...
And processed. And the use of stevia is
banned in europe because the processed
form is considered a mutagent. Lastly,
japan is the largest consumer of stevia.
Now, don't get me wrong, i'm not saying
stevia is bad for you, I just think
moderation is key and anything in it's
more natural form is better for your body
to process.
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Blackdog
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Jul 2006 Posts: 31
Posted: 08-02-06 12:49pm
Good to know(about the stevia) im gonna
try and stay off stevia for awhile and
then put it back in my diet, cause I
noticed I felt weird eating it today after
getting off the wheat bread and pie. And
stan I definitely have noticed progress it
took about 4-5 weeks for me I just feel
like its not as much as it could be.
Which im assuming will come with time. I
noticed alot of people say recovery in 6
months, does this mean hypo is gone
completely and I dont have too worry about
it anymore? Or does it mean that I
should have no more symptoms but must
remain on the diet after 6 months? I
also have been taking ephedrine for energy
as I seriously lack any energy or
motivation to do anything without it. In
my research I havent found anything that
would point to it being bad for people
with hypo, didnt know if anyone of you
have heard otherwise.
Oh also I have incorporated exercise into
my schedule, I feel wierd after I
excercise, but it goes away after a while.
Is it a good idea to try and get some
exercise(im only doing one muscle group a
day)?
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Stan
Moderator
Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 1620 Location: ,
Posted: 08-02-06 15:21pm
Isn't ephedrine a stimulant? I wouldn't
be messing with that. 6 months differs
for everyone. Some people may be
completely recovered, others, like me, are
still see progress, albeit slow. You
seem to be similar to me, I reached a good
point and then didn't really go anywhere.
You'll notice the symptoms slowly go away
after that. Exercise is fine, just make
sure when starting out to do just a little
bit, 1/4 of what you may have done before,
and see how you feel, slowly building on
that as you go along.
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Blackdog
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Jul 2006 Posts: 31
Posted: 08-02-06 15:25pm
Ok, im not gonna get my hopes up but are
you telling me I can beat this thing and
completely recover given enough time? If
so that gives me more determination just
knowing I can beat it.
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Stan
Moderator
Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 1620 Location: ,
Posted: 08-02-06 18:22pm
Yep, you can certainly beat it, I don't
know of anyone whose failed other than
those that eat wrong again. Of course,
when you start to add things back in its a
long, trial-and-error process that can be
annoying (i'm not even there yet), but the
symptoms will go away. Keep plugging it.
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Blackdog
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Jul 2006 Posts: 31
Posted: 08-03-06 10:41am
Will it be cured or will I still have to
stay away from sugar and maintain my diet?
Im hoping its a permanent cure. I cant
see why people would exclaim complete
recovery if it wasnt after so and so
months(or years) if it wasnt.
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Stan
Moderator
Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 1620 Location: ,
Posted: 08-03-06 10:47am
Well, really, if you look at it, normal
people are only supposed to be eating
something like a piece of cake once every
two weeks or once a month at most, that
goes without saying. As far as i've
heard, you can eat bad again, but only in
extreme moderation, perhaps eating some
chinese food once every other week or two
pieces of pizza once every other week.
The diet becomes more liberal and includes
grains later on as well as spices and
such, but in reality no one should be
eating extreme amounts of sugar anyway.
If you think that's what's going to
happen, it won't. You will not be able
to eat twenty cookies an hour, drinks five
cups of coffee, eat a whole pizza or a two
bags of potato chips. No one should be
doing it. If you look at it as though
our bodies are set to tell us when
something is bad for us, we're better off
than other people because we really have
to eat these things in moderation so we
tend to be much healthier in the long run
as opposed to the general population,
which doesn't see anything wrong with
eating garbage since the negative effects
take years to show. Anyone that doesn't
is more like a drug addict if you think
about it, addicted to sugar, bad
ingredients and the like. Think about
it. I don't know of any recovered drug
addict that thinks recovery means "i can
have a bit of heroin now and then."
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tygrbabi
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 May 2006 Posts: 126
Posted: 08-03-06 11:12am
Stan, those were some great analogies and
you made some great points.
I would also like to add that any
hypoglycemic with a history of diabetes
has to be more diligent to their diet than
other hypoglycemics. The reason is the
incidence of a relapse (as I had) is far
greater. Also, the risk of developing
diabetes is greater. (this information
comes from my doctor who specializes in
the treatment of hypoglycemics and
diabetics).
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