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Health Impacts Of Deficiency Of The Nutrients Depleted By Sugar
Do You Have A Thyroid Disorder?
Be on the look out for signs that you are deficient of these important nutrients as a result of too much sugar intake.
• Vitamin C: Inability to heal wounds; frequent infec- tions, colds, or flu; lung-related problems; easy bruising; ten- der, swollen joints; lack of en-
One in five women have a thy- roid disorder, yet this is the most under-diagnosed hormone issue. Getting an accurate assessment of this hormone is critical when you are trying to resolve period, fertil- ity, and low libido issues.
Some people have a sluggish or under-active thyroid that isn’t humming away as it should. Hy- pothyroidism is a condition in which your pituitary gland sends more and more Thyroid Stimulat- ing Hormone (TSH) to your thy- roid gland because it is not producing enough of thyroid hor- mone Thyroxine (also known as T4). This, in turn, leaves you without adequate Triiodothyro- nine (also known as T3), which is the active form of your thyroid hormone that governs your me- tabolism, heart rate, and growth.
When your thyroid isn’t function- ing properly, it will affect your cycle in various ways. Some signs include:
• You have multiple periods per month.
• Your bleeds are heavy and full of clots.
• You’ve experienced one or more miscarriages.
• You find you’re having many anovulatory cycles (cycles in which you might bleed, but you don’t ovulate).
• You have unexplained weight gain despite eating well and exer- cising regularly.
• You feel exhausted all the time.
• You have cold or tingly feet and hands.
• You have puffy eyes.
The Fix
Get your thyroid tested. You want to be tested for TSH levels, T4, T3, and T3 uptake — this will give you the best understanding of where your thyroid function is breaking down. Your personal range is what’s normal for you, and is unique to each individual.
Support your thyroid with diet and lifestyle.
Doing some basic things can really go a long way when it comes to your thyroid’s health:
• Cook with iodized sea salt — your thyroid needs iodine to make thyroid hormone!
• Make sure to get lots of vita- min D3 to protect your thyroid, which you can get through foods like: salmon, cod liver oil, and egg yolks.
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• Calcium: Osteoporosis, osteomalacia, osteoarthritis, rickets, muscle cramping or pain, tooth decay, colon cancer risk, high blood pressure, PMS, sugar and salt cravings, bone pain, numbness or tingling in extremities, insomnia
• Chromium: Metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, decreased fertility, diabetes, obesity, hypoglycemia, cold hands, cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol, cold sweats, need for frequent meals
• Copper: Osteoporosis, anemia, baldness, diarrhea, gen- eral weakness, impaired respira- tory function, myelopathy, decreased skin and hair pig- ment, reduced resistance to in- fection, elevated LDL cholesterol, binge eating, fa- tigue, low body temperature
• Magnesium: Sugar crav- ings, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, cramps, numbness, tingling, seizures, heart spasms, person- ality changes, increased heart rhythm, hypertension, coronary heart disease, osteoporosis, asthma, constipation, insomnia, depression.
Deficiency At The Root Of Your Sugar Cravings
Do you crave sweet foods and then find that one bite leads to two and then three? If you an- swered yes, you are not alone. Uncontrollable cravings are one of the major reasons people fall off their diets. Food cravings are clearly different from hunger.
When your body ingests sugar, your calcium and magne- sium levels become diminished you still crave sugar! That is why one bite leads to another and then another. And with every bite, your levels of calcium and magnesium are further reduced, increasing your desire for more sugar. Your internal “cravings monster” calls out louder and louder, and there are only two ways to quiet him. Get you con- tinue on and suffer or take con- trol of your sugar craving!
7 Signs You’re Not Sleeping As Well As You Think You Are
Look out for these subtle, sur- prising clues that you may not be getting the kind of deep, restful slumber you need for optimal health.
1. You’re fueling yourself with coffee—all day. A lot of people who rely on coffee, soda, or energy drinks throughout the day actually have a sleep disor- der.
2. You sleep ‘til noon (or later!) on your days off. You wake up early Monday through Friday to make it to work on time, so when the weekend rolls around, it’s normal to want to stay under the covers, right? Not so much. If you can sleep for 11, 12, or 13 hours when you don’t have to set your alarm for the next morning, there’s a good chance your body is making up for a sleep debt.
3. You’ve got a short fuse.
Tend to get really irritable at least a few times a day? When you’re sleep-deprived, there’s a good chance you’ll be more irritable than usual.
4. You usually wake up with a dry mouth, sore throat or headache. There’s a good chance you blame these symptoms on allergies or post nasal drip, but they can actually signal sleep apnea, a disorder where your airway collapses dur- ing shut-eye, causing you to stop breathing for 10 to 60 seconds at a time during sleep.
5. You wake up multiple times to go to the bathroom. Sure, you may just be able to blame your small bladder or prostate for those repeated trips to the loo—but this can also be a sign that you’re waking up re- peatedly throughout the night
due to a disorder (such as sleep apnea).
6. You fall asleep—even when you’d rather not. If you tend to snooze when you’re not actively engaged in an activity, or have trouble staying awake even when you really want to be awake, it could point to sleep problems.
7. You’re gaining weight. If the number on the scale is creep- ing up and you don’t feel like your diet has changed enough to ex- plain the weight gain, it could point to a lack of sleep. According to one study published in the journal PLoS Medicine, those who slept less than 6 hours a day were nearly 30% more likely to become obese than those who slept 7 to 9 hours a night. The re- searchers say it’s because study participants who got less shut-eye had reduced levels of leptin (the hormone that signals satiety to the brain and suppresses ap- petite) and increased levels of ghrelin (the hormone that stimu- lates hunger).
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