Why You Get Snarky When You're Hungry
It's Hypoglycemia
Tony has severe mood swings. Sometimes he's very loving and considerate, and then he can turn on a dime and be mean as a snake. Tony gets mean and aggressive when he's hungry. Do you get snarky when you're hungry? When your blood sugar drops, your mood changes. This is called hypoglycemia.
Look for the patterns, you might discover that your blood sugar dropped if you get tired, experience brain fog, and get really snarky.
Low blood sugar has been shown to have serious increasing effects on your brain and central nervous system. Behavioral changes and aggressive reactions can be the result because your brain is out of fuel for energy and balance.
You aren't losing it, and your kids may not be ADD/ADHD. Your elderly parent may not be demented. You may simply be hypoglycemic - and this can change your personality for the worse.
Research studies on criminals have shown that over 80% of inmates are hypoglycemic.
Stop The Drop
If you feel a temper-tantrum coming on or your child is getting that demonic look in his eye, eat some food quickly, but don't grab a simple sugar snack like a cookie or a donut, stay away from diet sweeteners like sugar-free gum or diet cola, and grab a quick complex carb instead, like an apple, or eat some protein, like fresh nuts or a piece of chicken - this will stop the drop.
Grab a healthy snack or drink that will quickly digest:
½ cup fruit juice
a piece of fruit
a few whole wheat crackers
a cup of yogurt
a tablespoon of almond butter
If you do this before your blood sugar crashes, your mood shouldn't deteriorate, and you should stay calm.
What's Hypoglycemia
Dr. Seale Harris first discovered hypoglycemia in 1924 at the time insulin was first discovered. Unlike diabetes, hypoglycemia has never been taken seriously as a root source of many health problems.
Diabetes is a big industry, so it gets a lot of attention. And, diabetes is the mirror-opposite of hypoglycemia - hypoglycemia requires no medication, such as insulin needed for diabetes.
When you have diabetes, you have high blood sugar levels (hyperglycemia) and low blood sugar levels (hypoglycemia). This is why it is common for diabetics to have blood sugar swings. A cold, the flu, or a sudden illness can also cause high blood sugar levels.
Hypoglycemia can be completely controlled with a proper diet, as can some forms of diabetes, but you do not spend a lifetime on pharmaceuticals that are typically recommended for diabetes.
Brain Crash
Your brain and nervous system depend on blood sugar to function. Your supply needs to meet the demand, so if you don't have enough sugar to fuel your brain, your brain can crash.
Low blood sugar can easily be misdiagnosed as mental issues or behavioral issues like bi-polar, depression, and ADHD.
If you crash rapidly
If your blood sugar falls rapidly, your health symptoms are typically based on the production of epinephrine (adrenaline). The symptoms include:
sweating
weakness
hunger
rapid heartbeat
feeling of fear or anxiety
If you crash slowly
If your blood sugar drops slowly over time, some common symptoms are:
headache
blurred vision
mental confusion
double vision
incoherent speech
If you crash over time
If hypoglycemia persists over a long period of time, your behavior can be affected in the following ways:
outburst of temper
extreme depression
prolonged sleepiness
restlessness
negativity
personality changes
emotional instability
violent behavior
It's NOT All In Your Head
Most of these health symptoms will not show up on traditional medical tests, so if your doctor tells you that your health concerns are due to stress or that it's all in your head, try keeping your blood sugar from dropping and see if this fixes your worries.
Then you can teach your doctor about hypoglycemia.
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