Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
See book keywords and concepts |  Light therapy also seems to help people who are concerned about gaining weight in the winter. The carbohydrate cravings that frequently accompany SAD are associated with serotonin deficiency, a possible outgrowth of Cortisol increase. Serotonin, a neurotransmitter believed to play a role in regulating appetite, is produced during light exposure. success story
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DECADES AGO, Sherrie Baxter left sunny Oklahoma, her native state, for Vancouver, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
See book keywords and concepts |  Satisfying carbohydrate cravings before the cycle, eating irregularly, snacking frequently, and poor sleep can increase the risk of menstrual migraines. Regular, moderate exercise helps.
Riboflavin, or vitamin B2, is another nutrient that has been shown to be effective in the treatment of migraines. It can potentially decrease the number of migraine days by about 25 percent and lower the frequency by 30 percent. Similar to CoQIO, riboflavin is needed to convert food into energy. |
Jack Challem
See book keywords and concepts |  Like other glucose-regulating nutrients (such chromium and biotin), alpha-lipoic acid stabilized Steve's blood sugar, eased his depression, and dampened his carbohydrate cravings.
Over the next few months, Steve's blood-sugar levels improved, as did his liver enzymes. He lost twenty pounds, felt more energetic, and gained a renewed sense of purpose. There were things in his life that Steve knew he probably couldn't change, but he discovered that he could change his eating habits and his health for the better. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
See book keywords and concepts | | And 5-HTP may turn out to have a nice role in a weight loss protocol, as it may gready reduce carbohydrate cravings. By altering serotonin in the brain, it inhibits eating behavior in animals. Studies in humans also suggest that 5-HTP may reduce eating behaviors, lessen caloric intake, and promote weight loss in obese individuals. C
Appetite reduction and weight loss (averaging m eleven pounds in twelve weeks) have occurred C with amounts of 600 to 900 mg of 5-HTP daily. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
See book keywords and concepts |  The researchers interpreted these findings as supporting the theory that 5-HTP decreased carbohydrate cravings and binge eating, even in the absence of a structured diet. At this high dosage of 5-HTP (900 mg/day), about 80% of the subjects initially reported experiencing some nausea. However, this side effect was not severe enough to cause any of the subjects to drop out of the study, and was less frequent during the second six-week period, suggesting that this symptom may be a transitory effect of 5-HTP administration (Cangiano, 1992). |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  When I was dieting down to take some pictures it really helped me with carbohydrate cravings. For me, and I think most people would agree, nighttime is the worst. That's when cravings start creeping in. And that's why I take it along with my post workout meal and a shake to help, number one, break up the lactic acid, and number two, to help with those carbohydrate cravings.
Mike: Wonderful. So also for those listening, if you've had some taste barriers with things like The Ultimate Meal, which I recommended in the past – there's a pretty strong taste in that product. |
Gabriel Cousens
See book keywords and concepts |  It also helps control carbohydrate cravings.
Aside from the banaba leaf, corosolic acid is found in Queens crepe myrtle. It is a promising blood sugar regulating herb. Studies in Japan have suggested that corosolic acid is an activator of glucose transport and decreases blood sugar. In one American study with ten Type-2 diabetics, the blood sugar dropped 31.9 percent after two weeks of 480 meg of corosolic acid per day. Nondiabetics had no change in their blood sugar. Repeated studies have found approximately the same results. |
Marshall Editions
See book keywords and concepts |  Take 100-300 mg of 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) three times a day to increase feelings of fullness and decreases carbohydrate cravings. However, do not use this supplement if you are taking antidepressants or medication for anxiety. Pyruvate has shown to help some with weight loss when combined with exercise and a low-fat diet; take 20-40 g daily. Take 100-500 mg of L-carnitine three times a day to help burn fat for energy. Taking 3 g of fish oil, which has DHA (docosahexanoic acid) and EPA (eicosahexanoic acid) can also help to burn fat. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Mood and carbohydrate cravings." Appetite 36, no. 22 (2001): 137-45.
Davidson, Jonathan, Kurian Abraham, Kathryn Connor, and Malcolm McLeod. "Effectiveness of Chromium in Atypical Depression: A Placebo-Controlled Trial." Society of Biological Psychiatry 53 (2003): 261-64.
DesMaisons, Kathleen. Potatoes, Not Prozac. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1999.
Donohoe, R. T. and D. Benton. "Blood Glucose Control and Aggressiveness in Females." Personality and Individual Differences 26, no. 5 (1999): 905-11. Drevets, Wayne C. "Neuroimaging Studies of Mood Disorders. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
See book keywords and concepts | | H to the possible symptoms and problems associat-ed with getting too little magnesium—they z range from salt and carbohydrate cravings to n panic attacks, PMS, mitral valve prolapse, palpi- <^ tations, cramps, muscle tensions, and insomnia. |
Michael T. Murray and Michael R. Lyon
See book keywords and concepts |  HTP can raise brain serotonin levels helping to reduce carbohydrate cravings, promote satiety, and produce effective weight loss. þRelaxation exercises are easy-to-learn techniques that quiet the mind and promote the relaxation response. þL-theanine is an amino acid from green tea that reduces stress, improves the quality of sleep, and reduces food cravings. þEffective time management is a critical goal to reduce stress. þThe quality of any relationship ultimately comes down to the quality of communication. | | Continuously elevated corti-(continued on next page) sol levels are associated with weight gain, problems with relaxation, increased sugar or carbohydrate cravings, fatigue, and a compulsion to eat. L-theanine can counteract these effects of Cortisol by enhancing a feeling of calm and relaxation, thereby controlling food cravings. For best results, we recommend using L-theanine chewable tablets for a more immediate effect. Crave-Relax from Natural Factors provides lOOmg of L-theanine per chewable tablet and has been used successfully in our weight-loss community programs. | | Therefore, as long as Cortisol levels are high, leading to low brain serotonin levels, carbohydrate cravings will be strong.
5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN (5-HTP), SATIETY, AND WEIGHT LOSS
The amino acid 5-HTP is the intermediate step between tryptophan and the important brain chemical serotonin. Trytophan is converted to 5-HTP, which in turn is converted into serotonin. | | When your brain is low in serotonin, carbohydrate cravings result. What the brain is trying to accomplish by signaling a carbohydrate craving is increasing the manufacture of serotonin from the amino acid tryptophan. Tryptophan has a difficult time getting into the brain because it competes with other amino acids for transport across the blood-brain barrier. After a high-carbohydrate meal, there are fewer molecules of amino acids that compete with tryptophan circulating in the bloodstream, thanks to our friend insulin. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Endicott of Columbia Medical Center theorizes, "a lower availability of serotonin might be related to carbohydrate cravings during PMS. The serotonin is there, but it's not as accessible to the brain as it normally would be, bringing on the blues and possibly the cravings."
Dr. Judith Wurtman—who has spent nearly three decades doing research on the relationship between carb cravings and mood swings—also believes that serotonin levels are low in women who have chocolate cravings or a sweet tooth when they have PMS. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
See book keywords and concepts |  Symptoms include mood swings, carbohydrate cravings, weight gain, sensitivity to rejection, and lethargy. In a recent study, daily supplementation with chromium picolinate reduced the symptoms significantly, especially the carbohydrate cravings. No side effects were observed that were different from placebo. This study was presented at the June 2004 conference of the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) New Clinical Evaluation Unit. |
Michael T. Murray and Michael R. Lyon
See book keywords and concepts | | We recommend 5-HTP only for those people who have intense carbohydrate cravings or who have other signs of low serotonin levels such as depressed mood. When taking a 5-HTP product, make sure that it is enteric coated, a process that prevents the breakdown of the capsule until it passes through the stomach. Nonenteric coated 5-HTP products can produce a great deal of stomach discomfort and nausea.
MANAGING STRESS
Whether you are aware of it or not, you definitely have developed a pattern for coping with stress. |
Byron J. Richards, CCN
See book keywords and concepts |  Mood fluctuations prior to the menstrual cycle can cause powerful carbohydrate cravings for the same reason, depressed serotonin.242
The last thing a person needs when they are in a good eating pattern is too much stress that induces cravings for food to satisfy energy or mood needs. Eating to make one's head feel better may work in the short run, but it is a fast path to frequent eating and overeating, behavior that is sure to induce leptin resistance and weight gain. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts | | And that's why I take it along with my post workout meal and a shake to help, number one, break up the lactic acid, and number two, to help with those carbohydrate cravings.
Mike: Wonderful. So also for those listening, if you've had some taste barriers with things like The Ultimate Meal, which I recommended in the past – there's a pretty strong taste in that product. Definitely check out Miracle Greens, it's got a very pleasant taste, I've tasted it myself. I just drank it with water and I thought it was great. Some people aren't used to greens and probably need a little bit of sweetener. |
Byron J. Richards, CCN
See book keywords and concepts | | Improper carbohydrate cravings will become dominant, possibly in an effort to "cool off" the uncomfortable agitated feeling of nerve drive high blood pressure.
Every time the carbohydrates are eaten the person feels better for a brief period of time, but the exaggerated response to insulin makes insulin resistance, leptin resistance, and adrenaline resistance worse. This in turn acts to lock in the metabolic syndrome X and high risk for heart disease. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
See book keywords and concepts | | The main thing we can hang our hat on is chromium's ability to help lower blood sugar and make insulin work more effectively. That alone makes it a hugely important addition to the regime of anyone trying to regulate his or her blood sugar and reduce insulin resistance.
Don't confuse chromium the supplement with the dangerous form of metal that was poisoning the town in the movie Erin Brockovich. That was hexavalent chromium, and it is indeed a poison. Trivalent chromium, the kind in food and supplements, is amazingly safe. |
Byron J. Richards, CCN
See book keywords and concepts | | When carnosine levels are low, carbohydrate cravings increase.
Proper brain carnosine levels protect serotonin nerve cells from damage.
(Antihistamine medication depresses brain histamine causing elevated NPY and food cravings).
High Agouti boosts NPY and increases appetite
A lack of calcium causes agouti to be elevated, increasing NPY and slowing down metabolism.
Such a craving may be based on an actual need, as in the case of an active person who is maintaining proper body weight. |
Abram Hoffer, PhD, MD, FRCP(C) and Dr. Jonathan Prousjy, DPHE, DSC, ND, FRSH
See book keywords and concepts |  It can reduce pain, improve fatigue, mitigate carbohydrate cravings, and enhance sleep quality and REM sleep, which explain the value of using this amino acid for the treatment of many clinical conditions.
Optimum Dose
Tryptophan requires a prescription for use, whereas 5-HTP is available over the counter as an extract from the African seed plant, Griffonia simplicifolia.
Tryptophan: Tryptophan is used in doses of 500 mg to 12 g daily. For insomnia, the dose is 1 to 3 g taken before bed on an empty stomach. | | A recent 2005 randomized control trial showed that 600 meg of chromium improved atypical depression among patients with severe carbohydrate cravings.
Chromium deficiency is more likely than excess since it is present in the part of the grains commonly not used for food.
Other Conditions: Chromium in doses of 200 to 400 meg daily has the following beneficial effects: decreases blood sugar; lowers cholesterol levels and elevates HDL; causes weight loss independent of exercise; and decreases body fat and increases lean body mass. It may be beneficial in preventing coronary disease. |
Byron J. Richards
See book keywords and concepts |  Caffeine is not for everyone, and too much caffeine will stop weight loss and "wind-up" the metabolic system like a cat on a hot tin roof, leading to overwhelming carbohydrate cravings and inflammatory dehydration. Thus, if drinking a caffeinated beverage between meals makes you eat something before the next proper mealtime, it isn't working for you. Two servings a day is plenty. In some cases this can be very helpful in keeping metabolism moving along; in other cases it is completely unnecessary or may cause problems. |
Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton
See book keywords and concepts |  This brings with it strong carbohydrate cravings. In addition, caffeine also increases the rate at which the body loses many valuable and energy-giving nutrients such as magnesium, which can exacerbate the situation. As the decaffeinating process can itself be a source of chemicals, if you do drink decaffeinated coffee or tea, make sure that they have been decaffeinated using the natural Swiss water-decaffeination method.
Alcohol
Alcohol can slow down detoxification by slowing down our body's ability to process artificial chemicals, many of which also contain alcohol-like structures. |
Byron J. Richards, CCN
See book keywords and concepts | | At this time it is important to understand that carbohydrate cravings and eating excess carbohydrates are problems associated with ghrelin being released at the wrong time in relation to eating.
In overweight people there is not enough ghrelin before the meal and too much ghrelin after the individual starts eating, causing an improper signal to keep eating. This is a major reason why overweight people overeat; once they get started, they cannot stop until they have eaten too much food for their true energy need. | | As a person solves this issue by bringing leptin down, then ghrelin timing normalizes, excess carbohydrate cravings stop, and digestion improves.
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Dangerous Weight Loss n 1997, it became obvious that the widely used weight-loss drug,
I fenfluramine, caused cardiovascular toxicity and heart-valve damage. The lesson to be learned from this catastrophe is that even though a drug can suppress appetite by manipulating the brain signals that control hunger, the consequence to the rest of the body can be quite damaging. The drug disrupted natural balance. | | The combination of high leptin and low serotonin set up powerful sugar and carbohydrate cravings prior to menstruation.
LEPTIN, PREGNANCY, AND INFERTILITY
A woman entering childbearing years with leptin resistance may have difficulty getting pregnant. If she does get pregnant, she is at higher risk for miscarriage or complications of pregnancy.
Properly communicating leptin is involved with the correct development of the fetus, in part by its synergistic release of TNFa that may play a role in fetal growth or development. |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  SAD is characterized by typical symptoms of depression (page 145), such as sadness, hopelessness, and thoughts of suicide (in some cases), and "atypical" depressive symptoms such as excessive sleep, lethargy, carbohydrate cravings, overeating, and weight gain (page 446). The symptoms usually occur the same time of year, typically fall and winter, and disappear with the onset of spring and summer.
Light exposure research and treatment measures in "lux" units. |
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