Re: Does anyone know why calcium would be contradicted for a person?
From: J.W.J. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 14 Apr 2002 23:23:09 -0500 (CDT)
Wow, SO amazed in the few paragraphs at the bottom of my post (from
Marcia K., correct?) how EXACTLY you describe what
happens to me every cycle. Do you happen to have
a reference on that material? Or did you
write it strictly from your own knowledge. Just curious.
I have been taking Magnesium
Supplementation from only Milk of Magnesia as a suggestion
from my regular doctor. You say chelated is the best form?
And, do I understand correctly that you should always
take half as much of it as you do calcium every day
milligram-wise? So, if I take 600 mg. of calcium I should
be taking 300 mg. of magnesium? Let me know if I'm a
bit mixed-up in my understanding of information.
Also, another sub-related question, a doctor once told me
that if I am having PMS symptoms such as these that
it sounds like I am ovulating. However, two doctors and
a progesterone draw has said that I am not ovulating
regularly. Is the first doctor just not completely
"in-the-know"?
You mention this sentence: "When the brain-under-stress releases signals
that
> trigger the cravings for sweets, few people have the
> will-power to resist this biological call."
I have felt so long that it was really this way--I can tell that my
body is actually controlling me. I describe it to my husband (who
doesn't
even know what a real craving such as this feels like) this way: It
relates
to the feeling you have when you need to go to the bathroom, and you
have
needed to go for HOURS, and there is no bathroom anywhere around. How
desperate
are you to rid yourself of that urge to go to the bathroom? That is the
same
desperate feeling I have when my body tells me it NEEDS sugar--and the
relief eating sugar gives me is almost like the relief from fulfilling
the "bathroom urge". You feel THAT MUCH better.
Thanks again to anyone who has answers to my questions.
Jessica
At Sun, 14 Apr 2002, anonymous wrote:
>The brain normally consumes 20% of the body's total
> energy, but under stress the brain demands ever
> more energy. The brain utilizes glucose as the sole
> source of energy. Insulin is needed to break down
> sugar and turn it into glucose.
>
> Following ovulation, women reporting PMS
> symptoms have consistently been found to have
> significantly less red cell magnesium in their blood.
> Without necessary magnesium levels, insulin cannot
> be produced, and without insulin glucose conversion
> is not possible.
>
> Failing to receive glucose, the brain detects a lack of
> sugar, and will release signals that trigger the "sweet
> tooth." This sets off cravings for candy, chocolate,
> pastries, or anything that is sweet and sticky. Many
> women report being "obsessed" with a desire for
> chocolate, which is rich in magnesium.
>
> When the brain-under-stress releases signals that
> trigger the cravings for sweets, few people have the
> will-power to resist this biological call. Strong
> cravings result in women eating sugar-laden foods
> compulsively, or so called "binge eating."
>
> Refined sugar is absorbed into the blood stream
> faster than any other food and increases the ability of
> insulin by a factor of 3 to 11 times. This sudden rise
> in blood sugar levels triggers insulin release far in
> excess of what is needed. This causes a rapid and
> precipitous drop in blood sugar levels, the so called
> "sugar-crash."
>
> Coupled with the sudden drop in blood sugar levels,
> refined sugar also increases the urinary excretion of
> the body's magnesium, adding to the magnesium
> deficiency, exacerbating the problem. This causes
> the brain to once again signal for more sugar, thus
> setting in motion a self-perpetuating cycle.
>
> Sudden increased sugar intake triggers
> hypoglycemia which results in palpitation and
> fainting. Rapid drops in blood sugar levels cause
> headaches and fatigue. These alternating symptoms
> lead women to feel "out of control." Researchers
> have termed this up-and-down sensation the
> "roller-coaster effect."
>
> During this period of increased sugar intake weight
> gains of 5 to 15 pounds is common, weight which is
> difficult for any woman to lose during the symptom
> free period of her cycle. Binge eating and
> subsequent weight gain is not a matter of
> self-control. It's PMS.
>
--
J.W.J.
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