Posted by mtdew on October 5, 2003, at 23:59:37
In reply to Re: sugar and depression » Larry Hoover, posted by Susan J on September 14, 2003, at 17:52:35
I absolutely believe there is a connection between depression and diet. Up until about six months ago, I was severely depressed and constantly felt tired and paradoxically agitated. I was diagnosed with depression and an anxiety disorder. Since then I discovered on the internet information about blood sugar fluctuations and how they can cause incredible suffering, in some cases leading to suicide. I changed my diet, removing all sugar and minimizing all other carbohydrates. Within a couple of days, my life began to do a 180. Sitting here now, I would never go back to eating a "normal" diet. My black depression lifted, my anxiety disappeared. And as long as I avoid eating too many carbs, they stay gone.
I still have lingering fatigue, and other symptoms, which I believe are CFS. I have also lost weight, which is a problem for me since I have always been underweight. But nothing I experience now can match the suffering I endured before switching to a low-carb diet.
I urge anyone suffering from so-called mental illness to read the page I have linked below, and consider trying the diet. It will only take a few minutes, and it may help you get off the psychiatric merry-go-round and offer real hope.
http://www.guaidoc.com/hypoglycemia.htm
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