Severe symptoms, which require immediate medical attention would include ·Unresponsiveness ·Highly agitated ·Unconsciousness ·Convulsions

What happens when we eat sugar and other refined foods? They are absorbed into bloodstream very quickly and raise blood glucose level to abnormally high levels at a very fast pace, which gives us that boost we often feel when eating sweets. This causes pancreas to overreact with an emergency response and releases an excessive amount of insulin into bloodstream to try and bring blood sugar back to normal. The excessive amount of insulin brings blood sugar down, but it brings it down too low and it brings it down too fast. This is when hypoglycemia symptoms occur.

To treat hypoglycemia it’s necessary to avoid eating sugar or any food that easily converts to sugar. Your diet should consist of foods that take a while to digest so there won’t be a rapid rise in blood sugar and then plummet that causes hypoglycemia symptoms.

Foods that digest slowly consist of meat, eggs, cheese, yogurt, beans, nuts and seeds and complex carbohydrates, which are (whole grains, fresh vegetables, fresh whole fruits (not juice).

Avoid use of alcohol, tobacco and caffeine and reduce emotional stress as much as possible. For stress that can’t be eliminated find ways to cope effectively with use of exercise, meditation, massage, counseling, etc.

There are a number of illnesses that produce similar symptoms as listed above, so it is necessary to consult with a health care professional that is knowledgeable in this area. Perhaps a sound nutritionist or alternative health doctor capable of diagnosing and treating hypoglycemia. The key word here is “knowledgeable” because average mainstream medical professional has a very limited education and understanding of complex issues surrounding hypoglycemia.

Recommendations For Wellness

Incorporate a regular exercise program into your daily routine. In addition to increasing your HDL cholesterol, thus improving your heart risk ratio, exercise helps strengthen your heart muscle, reduce your blood pressure and helps you take off a couple of pound.

Try a vegetarian diet. Historically, individuals who consumed a purely vegetarian diet had lower cholesterol levels.

Reduce or eliminate foods that contain high saturated fats such as beef, pork, cheese, butter and ice cream. If eating chicken, remove skin to additionally reduce your fat intake.

Use olive oil instead of butter. Olive oil can help to reduce LDL cholesterol from body.

Eating a diet high in fatty acids such as those found in fish, or supplementing with Omega 3 oil has been shown to increase HDL cholesterol and protect heart against heart disease.

Fiber, fiber, fiber! Eating high fiber foods such as beans, whole grains, fruits and vegetables have been shown to lower cholesterol levels. You can also supplement with other forms of soluble fiber such as glucomannan, psyllium hulls, apple fiber, oat bran, guar gum and acacia gum.

Guggul lipid is an herb native to India and has been used for a long time in Ayuvedic medicine to help maintain healthy cholesterol and triglyceride levels.

Niacin, vitamin B3, has been proven to lower cholesterol levels. Niacin has been prescribed in higher doses by many doctors to help lower cholesterol. Niacin, however has a number of side effects which can include: flushing of skin (due to dilating blood vessels), itching, head aches, cramps, nausea and skin eruptions. Another form of vitamin B3, niacinamide, does not affect cholesterol levels.

Green tea has also been show to lower total cholesterol levels by decreasing LDL cholesterol and increasing HDL.

Lecithin enables fats, such as cholesterol, to be dispersed in water and removed from body. This can help to prevent fatty buildup in arteries

Vitamin C and vitamin E appear to protect LDL cholesterol from damage. Most cardiologists believe that only damaged LDL increases risk of heart disease.