Managing your blood sugar level may be a way to eliminate your depression and anxiety. I have recently had a client whose life has been transformed by cutting out sugar. Along with losing the sugar she has lost the anxiety and depression and gained a zest for life and energy to match! Some people have a type of brain chemistry that is very sensitive to the negative effects of sugar. This is often genetic or related to childhood trauma, resulting in low serotonin levels. Dr. Kathleen Desmaisons has written a book on this topic 'Potatoes not Prozac' which stems from her PhD on the subject. The foreword is by Candace Pert, MD (my most favourite scientist!). If you eat a lot of sugar and sugary products, and/or drink a lot of alcohol, experience low self esteem, mood swings, tearfulness, irritability, anger you may be sugar sensitive and no amount of counselling therapy will change it. The test that Dr. Desmaisons suggests in her book is this. If you were passing a plate of warm cookies would you take one, even if you are not hungry? Hmmm Dr. Desmaisons has found that those who are sugar sensitive just laugh at this question...answer is obvious!
For more info. on this subject go to www.radiantrecovery.com and to the marvellous blog by Dr. Alison Grimston www.holisticdoctoronline.com and to fab nutritionist Lucy-Ann Prideaux at www.simplynutrition.com
