One of my sons and I just started down this path. Which other books or resources do you suggest?
Also, I've heard, when starting out on this diet, that headaches are common. I suffer from debilitating migraines already. What do you suggest to stave off the headaches?
I've been in bed almost all day today due to a massive migraine. Not sure if it's from th diet, or just one of the migraines I get regularly, but today has been brutal. Any suggestions?
Most of my migraines are caused from nerve issues in my neck and spine. I have occipital neuralgia. That's part of it. I also have some sinus issues from serving in the M.E. and having broken my nose half a dozen times. I already know what causes most of them. Weather changes are an issue for me due to th sinus damage, too.
Plus, in my teens I was hypoglycemic. Eating carbs was a necessity, or I would pass out randomly from low blood sugar issues. Meat, nuts, and fruits wasn't enough. This was a real issue throughout high school as I was a football player and competitive weight lifter. It went away after I reached my 20's, but I'm wondering if it's coming back now that I'm 45, or if it's diet related. Not really sure, but that's why I'm willing to go on this "diet."
Anyway, thanks for all the info. I will definitely be researching this because I need to get in better shape.
I was diagnosed with occipital neuralgia in college and suffered debilitating migraines as well… the kind where I could barely lift my head up off the pillow. I was able to trace the pain in my neck/base of my head back to TMJ since I broke my jaw from a softball to the face at age 3. I went to a chiro/PT who did dry needle therapy (like acupuncture but needles go in much deeper) to break up all the old scar tissue. It left me extremely sore but wasn’t painful, he would do all along my jawline on my face and neck/shoulder related muscles 2x/week for almost 3 mo then gave me PT exercises for TMJ. Happy to report its been over 12 years without a migraine and the pain in my neck is nonexistent. As far as sinus problems with the change in weather/pressure, I have those as well - mostly from bad allergies/tonsil removal bc they used to catch everything and I would get nasty infections. The only thing that works for me is daily nasal washing 2-3x/day using Xlear nose spray (contains xylitol, grapefruit seed extract, saline). The xylitol forms a film to trap bacteria, it’s kept my son from having any ear infections while in daycare the last 2 years as well. You should look into both of these things for your ailments, hope this helps! Also - I played competitive volleyball in HS/college and also had the fainting issues which I thought was due to low blood sugar, but realized it’s bc I have low blood pressure so actually more neurological vs diet-related. Mine ended up being linked to anxiety, meditation has helped but also grew out of it in my 20s. The only thing that makes me dizzy or have a headache now is a bad sinus infection so started treating that and immensely better.
One of my sons and I just started down this path. Which other books or resources do you suggest?
Also, I've heard, when starting out on this diet, that headaches are common. I suffer from debilitating migraines already. What do you suggest to stave off the headaches?
I've been in bed almost all day today due to a massive migraine. Not sure if it's from th diet, or just one of the migraines I get regularly, but today has been brutal. Any suggestions?
Most of my migraines are caused from nerve issues in my neck and spine. I have occipital neuralgia. That's part of it. I also have some sinus issues from serving in the M.E. and having broken my nose half a dozen times. I already know what causes most of them. Weather changes are an issue for me due to th sinus damage, too.
Plus, in my teens I was hypoglycemic. Eating carbs was a necessity, or I would pass out randomly from low blood sugar issues. Meat, nuts, and fruits wasn't enough. This was a real issue throughout high school as I was a football player and competitive weight lifter. It went away after I reached my 20's, but I'm wondering if it's coming back now that I'm 45, or if it's diet related. Not really sure, but that's why I'm willing to go on this "diet."
Anyway, thanks for all the info. I will definitely be researching this because I need to get in better shape.
I was diagnosed with occipital neuralgia in college and suffered debilitating migraines as well… the kind where I could barely lift my head up off the pillow. I was able to trace the pain in my neck/base of my head back to TMJ since I broke my jaw from a softball to the face at age 3. I went to a chiro/PT who did dry needle therapy (like acupuncture but needles go in much deeper) to break up all the old scar tissue. It left me extremely sore but wasn’t painful, he would do all along my jawline on my face and neck/shoulder related muscles 2x/week for almost 3 mo then gave me PT exercises for TMJ. Happy to report its been over 12 years without a migraine and the pain in my neck is nonexistent. As far as sinus problems with the change in weather/pressure, I have those as well - mostly from bad allergies/tonsil removal bc they used to catch everything and I would get nasty infections. The only thing that works for me is daily nasal washing 2-3x/day using Xlear nose spray (contains xylitol, grapefruit seed extract, saline). The xylitol forms a film to trap bacteria, it’s kept my son from having any ear infections while in daycare the last 2 years as well. You should look into both of these things for your ailments, hope this helps! Also - I played competitive volleyball in HS/college and also had the fainting issues which I thought was due to low blood sugar, but realized it’s bc I have low blood pressure so actually more neurological vs diet-related. Mine ended up being linked to anxiety, meditation has helped but also grew out of it in my 20s. The only thing that makes me dizzy or have a headache now is a bad sinus infection so started treating that and immensely better.