| "Little
and often"
SELF HELP FOR P.M.S. & P.N.D.
Research has shown the importance
of maintaining an even blood sugar level for Premenstrual
Syndrome and Post Natal Depression sufferers.
When there is a long interval without food the
body produces adrenaline the hormone of fear,
flight and fight to allow the release of glucose
from our cells. Unfortunately adrenaline itself
has been implicated in panic attacks, headaches,
irritability, depression and anxiety. To worsen
matters, women cannot utilize another hormone
- progesterone - when adrenaline is present and
this is of major importance for P.M.S. and P.N.D.
sufferers.
The self help we recommend is
based on keeping the blood sugar level even and
so avoiding adrenaline 'spurts' this is done by
- never going longer than three waking hours without
eating a small portion of starchy (complex carbohydrate)
food. At night we can 'go' without starchy food
for between nine to ten hours. Starchy or complex
carbohydrate foods are -
FLOUR, RICE, POTATOES, RYE,
OATS, MAIZE.
 STARCHY
FOODS ARE USED BECAUSE THEY WILL MAINTAIN A MORE
EVEN BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL LONGER AND ALLOW A MORE
GRADUAL FALL THAN SUGARY SNACKS.
Many women fear that they will
gain weight following this diet - this should
not be the case. In fact some of our members have
reported that their weight has fallen as their
chocolate bingeing and fluid retention have ceased
to occur each month!
This method of eating must be
carried out every day of every month - this is
due to the fact that adrenaline can stay in the
bloodstream for up to a week - for it to have
an effect on P.M.S. or P.N.D.
Our booklets ‘P.M.S.
Your Questions Answered’ and ‘P.N.D.
Your Questions Answered’ contain further
information on eating ‘little and often’
and are available by post costing £3.00
each (includes P & P).
P.M.S. & P.N.D.
Support Telephone : 07769801941
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