[Sca-cooks] carb hangovers

[Kirsten Houseknecht]

as a hypoglycemic i have to be careful....... and being a merchant (at the
SCA and Conventions) you get to live on whatever food you can buy or bring
for the weekend..... and this isnt usually low-carb!

that said.. my blood sugar improved dramatically when i cut back on
*refined* carbs.  i can eat all the home baked whole grain bread i want, and
while it may not be great for my waistline.. it doesnt seem to bother my
blood sugar.

my personal scale?
refined sugar is dynamite: "Boom"
refined flour is dynamite with a longer fuse: "sizzle Boom"
potatos have a longer fuse and a smaller bang: ssssssizzzzle <boom>"

by the time you get to whole grains.. its more like steady burning firewood.
Kirsten
kirsten at fabricdragon.com
http://www.fabricdragon.com

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Avraham haRofeh" <goldberg at bestweb.net>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] carb hangovers


> > I do know that I as well as many other
> > apocryphically feel more energy physically and mentally ona low carb
regime,
> > as well as losing the weight.
>
> Due to lower insulin levels... the stuff is pervasive, and a hell of a lot
more
> integral to systemic function than we ever knew. Hyperinsulinemia has a
mild
> CNS sedative effect.
>
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> Avraham haRofeh
> mka Randy Goldberg MD
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