Hi All - I see Dr. J in DC. I am on his pulse dose regimen. I am about 3 months into the regimen. Increasingly, I have found myself craving sugar. I am on one of my weeks off the antibiotics right now and the cravings are at an all time high. I am trying to stay on a gluten free, low sugar, low dairy diet, but it has been really hard. I have given in to the sugar cravings this week. I am just finishing up my period so I know that could be contributing to the cravings, but it just seems really bad. I have just recently started to take Sachromyces Boulardi again. Can that or any other supplement or deficiency make us crave sugar?
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Which probiotic are you on? How much are you taking?
Usually, sugar cravings mean one thing:
YEAST
Posted by surprise (Member # 34987) on :
Totally agreed:
Yeast.
Posted by Life+Lyme (Member # 33568) on :
Ah I totally understand! Cravings are so intense, and I feel sick if I don't get the food immediately. It's bad! haha
Additionally, I always thought the Lyme bacteria needed sugar to grow, and being the sneaky little organisms they are, they sent messages to your brain to crave sweets. Thus, allowing for their continued nourishment and prevention of their death. But, I may have made that up in my Lyme brain... Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- You may be needing the energy. Be sure to eat enough veggies, protein and good fats. And sea salt. Be sure to eat enough food to supply energy so that you may not crave quick junk for that purpose.
You may also need more variety in your non-gluten whole grains. Choices, in moderation:
Quinoa, Red quinoa, black quinoa
Brown, Red, Black & Wild Rice
Millet
Amaranth
Whole Buckwheat Groats
Along with LOTS of veggies, protein & good oil.
NUTS are excellent. Just be sure to get raw, not roasted.
Adrenal support can can also help. -
Posted by Razzle (Member # 30398) on :
B vitamins can also help with sugar cravings.
Posted by annxyzz (Member # 20404) on :
The other reason : It tastes so damn good ! White chocolate twix bars are what I am having difficulty resisting . Sugar is simply delightful tasing!!!
Is it a good choice ? NO !
Posted by Marnie (Member # 773) on :
Our brain is a glucose hog. It needs 100 GRAMS of glucose per day and our body needs another 100 GRAMS.
In a jam, WE can substitute ketones for glucose and one very important ketone is BHB which can cross the blood brain barrier and enter in the cells' citric acid cycle -> more ATP.
In the liver, caprylic acid converts to the ketone called BHB.
The expensive "medicinal food" for Alzheimer's Disease called Axona contains the "active ingredient" caprylic acid.
The above information comes directly from the pharm. website explaining how it works.
The bottom line is this...in the infected cells there is too little ATP being made.
Bb needs glucose and ferments it. AND "he" needs amino acids to build "his" cell walls.
This robs the infected defense cells of several very important nutrients....many.
Bb doesn't much care for calcium and magnesium. "He" likes Na (sodium) and Mn (manganese) et. al nutrients.
In fact, in the ***primarily "sugary" biofilms*** crystals of Mg-ammonium-phosphate and Ca-phosphate are present.
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- For those with porphyria,
sugar / glucose can save a life if the porphyrins are too high. If that happens, sugar can be the difference between life and death. Best to keep it from getting to that point, if possible.
Topic: what type of M.D. tests for PORPHYRIA -
Posted by lightfoot (Member # 2536) on :
An added side note along with the great posts you've gotten.
In my experience 'low sugar' was never enough for me to kick it. I had to ditch all hidden sources. If you read the labels there are lots.
Fruits can also be out e to blame as they are high in 'natural' sugar. If you must eat fruit go for those lowest in sugar whammy. Check out the glycemic range of fruits here:
Thanks everyone. I'm going to re-read all this good info when it is earlier and I can comprehend. In terms of probiotics, right now I alternate Ultra Jarro-Dophilus (40 billion) and Custom Probiotics Acidophilus and Bifidus (50 billion) along with Jarrow Femdophilus twice a day. I also take Jarrow Formulas Sacchromyces Boulardii + MOS (5 billion) twice a day. I know there are others and I probably need to alternate to something else for a while. Thanks again!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
The probiotic list sounds adequate. Check the diet carefully.
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