18-06-2010, 08:00
Hey Fjells,
you're right, your hormones are the first thing that has to be fixed in order to make growth happen. I think it's a good idea to have them tested. It sounds like you might have a slight imbalance or something and thyroid issues are really serious (if you're in fact taking after your grandma) and should be closely monitored.
I'd also suggest to get a glucose tolerance test done if you can. You drink a glucose solution on an empty stomach and your blood sugar and insulin levels get measured every half an hour. This way you can determine how your body reacts to sugar.
I had such a test done last year and it showed normal blood sugar but border high insulin levels. Since they were just below the upper margin my doctor didn't wanna do anything about it. But it made me research on insulin and glucose metabolism and I learned a lot about diet and hormones.
After a couple of months of researching I came across this site on migraine. It basically said that the majority of people suffering from migraine appear to have a retarded and elevated insulin response or in other words they have a form of hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance. I don't really have migraine headaches any more but during my late teens it was really bothering me so I soaked in all the information (and there was a lot). It referred to the book "Life without Bread" by W. Lutz which girlfriday mentioned. Lutz is an Austrian doctor who first published his book in 1967 and is over 90 years old now.
He doesn't specifically talk about migraine but about all kinds of conditions and says that some people don't tolerate carbs well and develope all kinds of health problems when on a modern day diet.
He suggests a diet with a maximum of 72g of carbs a day (which is very little). He treated thousands of patients with this type of diet, including himself, and while he says that this diet is not for everyone it can tremendously help many people.
It sounds like your diet (while you cut out most sugar) still contains lots of carbs. This could be causing you some of the problems. To be sure you can have a glucose tolerance test done. Cortisol and thyroid hormones (along with the basic sex hormones) would also be good.
I hope this helps a bit. Btw I opened a new thread to continue our carb discussion from periwinkles program page. It's called "Diet and NBE". Hope that you join the discussion again
Don't lose hope and keep up the spirit. Have you thought of doing a cleanse? Sometimes it's those little things that we don't think of that make a difference.
Oh, and girlfriday, have you read the book yet? How do you like it?
you're right, your hormones are the first thing that has to be fixed in order to make growth happen. I think it's a good idea to have them tested. It sounds like you might have a slight imbalance or something and thyroid issues are really serious (if you're in fact taking after your grandma) and should be closely monitored.
I'd also suggest to get a glucose tolerance test done if you can. You drink a glucose solution on an empty stomach and your blood sugar and insulin levels get measured every half an hour. This way you can determine how your body reacts to sugar.
I had such a test done last year and it showed normal blood sugar but border high insulin levels. Since they were just below the upper margin my doctor didn't wanna do anything about it. But it made me research on insulin and glucose metabolism and I learned a lot about diet and hormones.
After a couple of months of researching I came across this site on migraine. It basically said that the majority of people suffering from migraine appear to have a retarded and elevated insulin response or in other words they have a form of hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance. I don't really have migraine headaches any more but during my late teens it was really bothering me so I soaked in all the information (and there was a lot). It referred to the book "Life without Bread" by W. Lutz which girlfriday mentioned. Lutz is an Austrian doctor who first published his book in 1967 and is over 90 years old now.
He doesn't specifically talk about migraine but about all kinds of conditions and says that some people don't tolerate carbs well and develope all kinds of health problems when on a modern day diet.
He suggests a diet with a maximum of 72g of carbs a day (which is very little). He treated thousands of patients with this type of diet, including himself, and while he says that this diet is not for everyone it can tremendously help many people.
It sounds like your diet (while you cut out most sugar) still contains lots of carbs. This could be causing you some of the problems. To be sure you can have a glucose tolerance test done. Cortisol and thyroid hormones (along with the basic sex hormones) would also be good.
I hope this helps a bit. Btw I opened a new thread to continue our carb discussion from periwinkles program page. It's called "Diet and NBE". Hope that you join the discussion again
Don't lose hope and keep up the spirit. Have you thought of doing a cleanse? Sometimes it's those little things that we don't think of that make a difference.
Oh, and girlfriday, have you read the book yet? How do you like it?