Re: Those of you following The Schwarbien Principal Diet

Hey M - I have the SP recipe book that you can have. I bought that book by mistake as i really wanted the book explaining in detail the principles of this author's diet plan...somehow ended up with the recipe book.
The book is in rough condition...secondhand from amazon, but it's still in good enough condition to use!
Send me a pm with addy to post it to and it's yours. (Was going to be putting it on ebay soon).
I just thought - it might be the SP recipe book for vegetarians. Can't fully remember now - i'll pm you about it when i dig it out of storage.

Low carb didn't work out for me - perhaps low carbs worsened my already low cortisol levels?
Low cortisol & low carbs = low glucagen production = low blood Sugar = low physical/mental energy.
I started on carbs, my energy levels increased, i tested low for cortisol still, yet improved in physical function due to better Sugar levels from carbs. (could just be personally i have issues metabolising fats/proteins due to low cortisol and carbs are like injecting energy into blood stream!?)

I'm trying to understand why the author says carbs = high cortisol. One of the many roles of cortisol is it is excreted to stimulate gluconeogenesis. Hence why folk who skip meals or crash diet end up with high cortisol AF due to this cortisol mechanism being 'leaned-on' to keep blood Sugar levels stable.
So surely consuming carbs - as a direct source of energy for the body and blood sugar levels, why would cortisol be released after only carb consumption?
Going by the mechanism described above of cortisol release to help gluconeogenesis - surely more cortisol would be released after fat and protein intake than carbs?
Cortisol is believed to help in the metabolism of all carbs, protein and fats.

Is Schwarzbein claiming that more cortisol is released from eating carbs than protein and fats? If so, why? (personally my test results didn't show my cortisol levels increasing after having a higher carb diet.)
I genuinly am curious to figure this stuff out :-)