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Re: Feel great, but notice mood challenges after ovulationFrom: Anne (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed, 27 Mar 2002 08:11:09 -0600 (CST)
Barbra, To answer your questions/respond to your comments: 1) I am mostly vegatarian (I eat *a lot* of fruit and veggies) and I am not worried about getting enough protein, I believe I am getting enough in my diet. I know that for me, when I increased protein on a low carb diet I felt really sick. But, I do use flax seed meal - I add it to a lot of things and it gives me omegas and protein and fiber. I also eat steel cut oatmeal which has a good amount of protein and I add flax seed to it. I get my fat from nuts and seeds. My diet is very low fat. 2) I didn't think I was the only one having problems after ovulation, I'm going to ask my doctor about it. I tend to crave salt too. 3) My PMS used to be a lot worse, I no longer get the painful swollen breasts, or massive bloating. Pretty much all that is happening to me lately is the hormonal stuff. But I did find, when my PMS was worse, that evening primrose and B-6 helped. 4) Heart palps - sorry you are having them, I had them too, thyroid medication helped, but glucophage got rid of them all together. 5) So far as cardio exercise goes, just stick with it. I do interval training on the treadmill - this is the best way to increase your --- what -- aerobic ability ---- cardiac capacity, not sure what to call it. I use a polar heart rate monitor, it determined my target heart rate. I walk a lap, I run a lap, then I walk again - but at the same rate I was walking before I ran, I let my heart rate come down again, once it has, I increase my pace and keep alternating. Recovering from a sprint or jog at a high rate of walking will improve your capacity. When I started out I alternated between a moderate walk and a fast walk and back to moderate, when I switched to jogging, I did that as much as I could - sometimes it would be a quarter or a half a lap. I read about doing this in one of Covert Bailey's books, he has a series of books, his first was "Fit or Fat?" I've found that this improves my fitness quickly, and my trainer thinks it's the best thing for me. 6) You should try to find out what is causing your palps, it could be reactive hypoglycemia as it was for me, or it could be something else, thyroid, or a heart condition (don't meant to alarm you). I don't know how old you are, but I'm 38 and I've had an echo cardiogram and it was very easy - it's just like an ultrasound but it's of your heart. Acupuncture can help with palps. Cutting out caffine can help too. 7) I used to take a lot of amino acids, but I'm wary of taking them now because I don't want to create an imbalance. And I feel pretty good, except for the hormonal stuff between ovulation and menstration - it's my last little problem. 8) What keeps me going - getting over the hump? I am determined to avoid diabetes. My father has it, I have had a lot of the same health problems he has. We both went from super skinny to heavy with a great deal of difficulty losing weight. I have seen him react to sugar in his thirties, I have seen myself have the same experiences. I even got drunk once on sugar cookies. I know that my chances of getting diabetes is really high, and I refuse to let it happen without putting up a fight. I've been struggling with my health for 15 years and now that I'm well I refuse to get sick again. Anne
At Mon, 25 Mar 2002, Barbra wrote:
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