Low Carb and Hot Flashes?

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Now it's confirmed.

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Originally sent this last night, but don't see it posted:

I've been having major hot flashes all day - is this an effect of low carb
that anyone has ever experienced or heard of? I'm WAY to young for it to
be anything else (I think!)

Chris
153/153/120

Do you see your post this time?

Nope. Never heard of hot flashes assoc with low carb. I can't think of
a reason that it should happen. Unless you're waaaaaay waaaay waaay
overweight (which you aren't unless you're shorter than 4 feet), then
some pple theorises that as large amount of fat disintegrates, some of
the hormones stored in the fat get released in the bloodstream and can
causes short term havocs. I just relaying people's theory. It might or
might not make sense.

CCB said:

Originally sent this last night, but don't see it posted:

I've been having major hot flashes all day - is this an effect of low carb
that anyone has ever experienced or heard of? I'm WAY to young for it to be
anything else (I think!)

Chris
153/153/120

CCB said:

Originally sent this last night, but don't see it posted:

I've been having major hot flashes all day - is this an effect of low

carb

Quoted message said:

that anyone has ever experienced or heard of? I'm WAY to young for it

to be

Quoted message said:

anything else (I think!)

Chris
153/153/120

It may be a reflection of your general nutritional health.

If you've been eating a generally high-carb diet, high in sugars and
refined flours, you may be somewhat depleted of B vitamins, folate,
vitamin C, etc. Refined carbs will do that over time. We evolved with
the most of our sugars and starches coming from fresh fruits and
veggies containing lots of vitamins, minerals and good nutrients. The
metabolizing of sugars and starches is done with the help of some of
the nutrients contained in the produce. If you eat too many refined
sugars or starches and not enough vitamins, the body has to get these
vitamins from somewhere to metabolize the sugars, it gets it from your
bodies vitamin stores, leaving you in a vitamin depleted state.

Now, when you go onto a low-carb diet, you may be restricting wholefood
nutrient-dense foods. Especially on Atkins induction. If you are
somewhat depleted to begin with, you may be really depleted after a
couple of weeks of induction. That is why Atkins recommends some
vitamin supplementation.

I would suggest a minimum of 3 1000 mg per day of Vitamin C, taken
thruout the day. A good b vitamin complex, stress formula, two or three
per day, preferably early in the day with food (ie. not before bed).
And folic acid or folate, up of 2 mcg or more per day. Cod liver oil is
excellent too.

Make sure to eat plenty of good, fresh, whole food produce. It contains
the nutrition that we need. It contains the fibre that we keep hearing
about in the news. It is all naturally low carb. And it tastes great.

Any symptoms like excessive hot flashes will diminish once you are in a
good nutritional staus.

TC

CCB said:

Originally sent this last night, but don't see it posted:

It was posted, and it got replies from people who haven't replied here.
Worth Googling for.

Quoted message said:

I've been having major hot flashes all day - is this an effect of low carb
that anyone has ever experienced or heard of? I'm WAY to young for it to

be

Quoted message said:

anything else (I think!)

I get menopausal hot flashes, often triggered by some pressure in the lower
colon: constipation, gas. Which can come from eating less bulk/fiber (like
giving up potatoes or whole grain bread) or different foods.

Years ago I had a sort of heat reaction to various foods like garlic,
peppers, meat, corn products. Some foods are said in Ayruveda to be
'cooling', and many carby foods are among them: potatoes, white bread, rice.
Some low-carb 'cooling' foods are cucumbers, zucchini, cauliflower,
letttuce....

http://www.mapi.com/en/pages/pitta.html
http://www.mapi.com/en/recipes/pittaguidelines.html

Skinny