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Hi, I'm new here and wanted to introduce myself.

 

I did belong to this list quite awhile ago, didn't post much, just

learned a lot. Since then, I went through an evacuation with the

California fires, moved, had my hard drive damaged during it, and

have only recently gotten back to the internet. It's good to be back!

 

I'm a 30ish female, gave up eating most animal products, with the

exception of fish and dairy, 10 years ago, and have been only eating

wild caught fish and dairy occassionaly, as of recent. I don't have

a juicer at the moment, it quit on me, and hopefully I'll get one

soon. I eat as much raw, or slightly cooked vegies as possible.

 

There's a problem I'm having with my diet, and have been for years.

I'm extremely sensitive to sugar, and to good 'power' foods. In

sugar, I don't mean processed (though that's definitely a problem)

but simple carbs, such as fruit and grains. I haven't started

sprouting grains yet, so I've just eliminated most of them, but I

love fruit, and know it's good for you, and yet I can eat only a

tiny bit or I become very fatigued and develop BAD sugar cravings.

 

By power foods, I mean those that give you energy. Spirulina, green

tea, kombucha, etc... all have a bad effect on me. I get flushed, I

feel anxious, my heart speeds up, and it doesn't take much for this

to happen.

 

I tried a high protein diet a year ago, using fish and soy for

protein, and eating only green vegies with it, and felt great. No

fatigue, no anxiety, terrible boredom with food, hated it, but

physically felt better than in a long time. Of course I don't want

to do this, because I want the health benefits I know I'm missing

leaving all these foods out, but my body doesn't respond rationally!!

 

Anyone have a clue what's going on? I think the sugar thing might be

pre-diabetic symptoms. Hyperglycemia?? But I don't know why I can't

tolerate power foods, unless I've just developed over-sensitivity to

them. I didn't used to, 10 years ago, respond this way. It was about

15 years ago that I began changing my diet for the better, and each

time I did, I had a bad reaction if I relapsed. It's like my body

became tough with all the previous abuse, and once I changed

something for the better, my body could no longer go back. I healed

it and it lost it's ability to defend itself. In most ways, that's a

good thing. It keeps me taking care of myself. But with not being

able to eat the things I've mentioned above, it's definitely NOT

good. Any ideas or advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance, I

know I rambled on.

 

H.K.