Hypoglycaemia
What Is It?
Hypoglycaemia is a decreased level of sugar in the blood, often caused by over-insulating and can be a forerunner of diabetes. Please see Diabetes for additional information.
Cause and Effect
Hypoglycaemia can cause palpitations, fatigue, low blood pressure, panic attacks, fainting and an inability to concentrate, to name a few of the possible symptoms.
Most things which help diabetics will also help hypoglycaemics, although the aim with diabetics is not to raise blood sugar levels too sharply - a similar raise in blood sugar for hypoglycaemics will trigger an overactive insulin response, which will send blood sugar levels plummeting to dangerously low levels, causing the symptoms associated with this condition.
Hypoglycaemia often occurs in people who have diabetes if they miss a meal. It can happen to people without diabetes if the pancreas produces too much insulin after a large carbohydrate-based meal. It can also happen if you are not consuming enough nutrients to enable the body to function properly, because of fasting or malnutrition. Heavy consumption of alcohol can also bring on hypoglycaemia as can an excess of refined white sugar.
Some medications such as the malaria drug quinine, salicylates which are used to treat rheumatic disease and propranolol for hypertension may also trigger a serious drop in blood sugar levels. There has been little research into hypoglycaemia although the condition can be treated nutritionally. www.hypoglycemia.asn.au,
www.medicalnewstoday.com
Juice Pharmacy Recommendations
What to Avoid
Avoid refined carbohydrates, processed foods, dairy, red meats, smoking, alcohol and sugary carbonated drinks.
Toxins - The best approach is to make sure that the body is detoxified as this is the first step to relieve this problem. This can be achieved very quickly with a juice cleanse.
Salt - Cut out refined salt and exchange it for pink Himalayan salt.
Sweet fruits - Keep really sweet fruits out of juices, e.g. banana and pineapple. Keep apples and carrots to a minimum to keep juices palatable.
What to Include
Take stock of what you have been eating and begin to make changes to consume a diet rich in raw fruits and vegetables.
Brussels sprouts - Whether bulked or juiced, these are rich in alkalising elements with specific affinity for the pancreas.
Buffers - When making juice blends, keep in mind that you are trying to reduce the speed at which fructose (fruit sugar) will flood into the blood stream. Include Udo’s oil and blended avocado into the extracted juice which will form a buffer effect around the fruit sugar molecules and slow down the absorption rate of sugars.
String beans - These are rich in potassium and help to restore the pancreas after excess insulin demands.
The Juice Recipes
Shot: Wheatgrass Shot
Put 1 tsp in 30ml-50ml of water or freshly extracted apple or orange juice, stir well and down as a shot. You can also add a tsp of wheatgrass powder to your favourite green juice or smoothie to add a nutritional boost!
Juice: Diabetes Aid - taken from the Funky Fresh Juice Book
1 Handful of ‘Living’ Lettuce Leaves
1 Handful Green String Beans
2 Brussels Sprouts
2 Golden Delicious Apples
2 Medium Carrots
½ Ripe Avocado (peeled)
2 Heaped tsp of Cinnamon
Ice
Pack the lettuce, string beans and Brussels sprouts tight into the chute of the juicer behind one of the apples; put the other apple on the top. Juice these ingredients and then juice the carrots. Pour the juice into a blender, then add the avocado, cinnamon and ice. Blend to perfection.
Disclaimer
Please note, it is impossible to give a definitive list as what supports one person can be a trigger food or allergen for another. You must stay your own juice detective at all times and listen to how your own body responds to certain foods and always consult with your healthcare provider when making changes to your diet which may affect your medication. Please be aware that we are not doctors, so it is important to consult with your GP or medical practitioner BEFORE making any changes to your diet. The suggestions above are not meant as an alternative to any current medical treatment so please DO NOT stop taking any medications you are on. They are also not an endorsement of their effectiveness, or a recommendation that they should be followed but instead, are provided for informational purposes. None of the information on the Natural Juice Therapy site is intended or implied to treat, cure or prevent any condition or disease.