The headaches I think usually relate to cortisol. Your body
cranks it out when you don't eat, to cause stored glycogen
to go into the blood. Sometimes the body overshoots and
releases too much cortisol, which causes symptoms
that people believe are "low blood sugar". I always did. But
then I bought a glucometer and guess what? When I was
shaky and headachy, my BG was *high*. The rest of the time
it was normal.
Sweets, for some people, do tend to get the BG out of
control and cause a rebound. They can also change
bacterial growth in the gut which causes it's own problems.
Only solution I know of is to experiment. Keep a journal
and see what works!
For me what works is to break my fast with something
high in protein, esp. fish or eggs. If I eat sweets or
straight starches, I eat them with konjac, which slows
down their assimilation so they act less like pure sugar
and don't cause that hunger rebound (or gut problems,
for me). Also I try to get plenty of water, and I take
fish oil for Omega-3's.
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 1:53 PM, Churyl Zeviar <churyl@tmail.
> I've been fast-5ing for about 5 weeks. I am not doing it to lose weight
> (I'm at my ideal weight), but for more energy. And it really works! My
> window is about 230p to 730p. Sometimes later.
>
> The only problem is I'm getting headaches before my window opens. And I
> admit that I often don't start at 230p, because amazingly, I'm not
> hungry!
>
> Is it low blood sugar? My friend thinks it's because I'm eating too many
> sweets. I do have some sweets at night sometimes...
>
> I would love to hear any ideas!
>
> Churyl
>
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