Hi,

Just a thought, do you have any underlying emotional issues from an experience in the past that is not resolved yet?

If you do, does it come to you by triggers which may put you into these moods you are having?

Do you have peace and happiness in general even when you are experiencing these heart beat and digestive issues?

If you do, then this may establsih that your problems are purely physical in nature and may be caused by overactive adrenal glands and/or outside stimuli, that can cause anxiety or even panic attacks.

In my experience, emotional rollercoasters due to unresolved past issues can also bring about the physical symptoms you are experiencing.

Know that this is just my thoughts and I encourage you to research.

The 'Truth in Medicine' forum has great information and a very thorough and experienced moderator who I am sure will help you with your concerns.

Hope this helps a little and all the best.


Regards,

Snooz

Dear Moody,

Mood swings especially among women (like myself) are highly linked to nutrition and energy levels. There are several things you can start on right away to help stabilize things:

Eat fresh fruit when your mood starts swinging down. A negative downturn in emotion is linked to a sudden plummet in blood sugar, when the body suddenly stresses out because of lacking fresh carbohydrate and energies. Breakfast cereals and refined-grain foods in the morning will produce this downswing with great regularity. You can just about set your watch by it! Concentrate on getting a fist-sized portion of meat in the mornings, and you'll have longer-lasting energies as well as sleep a bit better at night. Make sure to go after ecological eggs and lean meats. Cracked-grain breads can help satiate the other part of the blood-sugar-swing problem, because the grains help to act to level out blood Sugar throughout 4-6 hours. Snacking is a definate DO, but snack on the right things, because processed food snacks are a DON'T. They often enough just deplete your mineral reserves, and that's not so great.

Bi-polar swings in mood can be linked to a magnesium and sunlight deficiency, and these are easily fixed by adding relatively inexpensive supplements to your morning regime/meal. Read here about the power of magnesium to help you in energy levels and in optimizing cellular function: http://www.krispin.com/magnes.html


Read here about the research and pointers on D3 (sunlight replacement): http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/

The vitamin D council has a very active facebook page, which I reccommend for asking questions. It is VERY important that you do NOT go out and buy D3 in doses of 5,000 iu unless you get the mix with the magnesium, zink, boron, k2 and gensteinium included (try biotech labs), and that you are quite clear over that calcium intake should be ONLY through food when on doses higher than 1,000 iu of D3.

Lastly, I find myself that extra Iodine through a daily teaspoon of kelp helps balance out the Depression I've struggled with so long. it seems to hold especial importance for some women, and I'm not sure specifically if it is Iodine or zink that is proving so beneficial to helping me relax, but even though kelp tastes so.. funky.. it makes me feel much, much more relaxed.

A naturalist has suggested using Spirulina (an algae multivitamin) instead of regular multivitamins, because the nutrition and amino acids in it is so much more powerful for the body than the chemically-produced multivits. I took a look, and it seems quite right! Just be careful who and where you buy your supplements from. She once bought an off-name brand and became quite sick. It was made cheaply from kelp.. and you take kelp when you need extra minerals. Spirulina is a multivitamin.

Take your time especially to think over switching from refined-grain products to fruit, veg, nut and seed snacks, and to multi-grain bread from wholefoods. The stuff from the other stores like safeway, kroger, piggy-wiggly and all.. they're a sham unless you can -see- the grain kernels and the husks in them.

God bless, good luck, and I'm honest.. mood is blood Sugar and nutrition! Don't cheat yourself when you go to the grocery store- be picky. It's your happiness you're either buying or selling there.

Looking at the ' foods that kill ' and ' Blood Type Diet ' charts here can be quite daunting, but when you do dietary changes, just do them slowly and have fun doing it. Dark chocolate 70% or higher can be a lovely boost for your brain in small amounts, and can help with weight loss and nutrition (high in magnesium, b-vits and bioflavinoids), but it does take some time to get used to.

I focus on salads and smaller meals after 7pm.. I sleep a lot better without a heavy load on my stomach. General rule of thumb: cook at low temperatures with olive oil, make your own smoothies, eat light and lots. Try and avoid combining: high fats and carbs.

Avoid ANY form of artificial sweeter. If you want sweet, get dark molasses or maple syrup. They have the minerals in them that keep the Sugar from robbing your body of nutritional deposits in your bones, and are much healthier than refined sugars. If you haven't read the curezone info on aspartame, DO. It kills nerve cells, and for some people faster than others.

Happiness to you in a stircrazy world, -illys

Hello!

I used to have similar issues around period, so I understand how you feel. And believe me, it can be managed. I improved about 90% of my emotional and physical symptoms through mostly dietary changes, and proper sleep and some detox.

I agree with illysmanx about the blood Sugar effects.

Yes, you definitely need a good breakfast! I believe a high-fat breakfast that also has some protein (like eggs) and follow up high-fat snacks (like a GAPS legal-cookie) during the day will keep your blood Sugar stable. From what I understand, our hormones, esp. the ones that help us to deal with stress are made from cholesterol. So, cholesterol is vital in our diet for many things including our mood!


I strongly believe that all grains (even non-gluten ones) and refined sugars make your blood-sugar fluctuations worse. I used to eat lots of pasta and had severe blood Sugar troubles (fainting, mood-swings, etc).

Now, after couple years of trying different dietary approaches to solve my own blood sugar roller-coaster, I am following a version of GAPS/SCD diet and I am seeing pretty good results. I eat lots of eggs (mostly yolks) , take cod liver oil, and eat lots of fatty foods and I forgot about blood sugar problems. After adding cod liver oil I have noticed improved focus for a longer period of time (I don't get tired while listening to info, for example) better memory.

By the way, Coffee can make your sugar drop even worse if you drink it without any fatty meal, and on top of that it can rob you further from Magnesium and potassium.

Palpitations sound like a sign of magnesium and potassium deficiency. These two minerals are responsible for our state of calmness among other things (while calcium and sodium are more needed in a fight-or-flight situations). So, if your blood sugar is down and your Mag and K are low, you surely might get weak, moody and tired.


Dong Quai (or Angelica Sinensis) makes a huge difference for most PMS symptoms (takes away irritability, fatigue, etc).


BTW, full moon might make your symptoms worse as everything is more intense during such days, good and bad. I assume proper nutrition and some cleansing might make full moon a much better time.


Hope this info will help you.