Emmitt,
I have been feeling like my energy isn't quite like it should be by now (like I lost ground somehow) and was reading Zoe Harcombe's book, The Harcombe Diet. She covers food intolerance (not to be confused with life threatening food allergy), candida and hypoglycemia. When she explained hypoglycemia, that made sense for me. So got some of the books she suggested for further reading. The first one I'm reading is Hypoglycemia: The Disease Your Doctor Won't Treat by Jeraldine Saunders and Harvey M. Ross, M.D. 1989 copy...although there is a 2002 revised version.
With correct diet (FTS is the correct diet) there are stages of improvement of hypoglycemia. I'm just in the second period (third stage) where I makes plans, thinking I have energy, but don't have the energy when the day of my planning arrives. All very normal.
That same book notes that when we are under stress we will have sweet or starch cravings. That made sense to me as I'd noticed it, but ate correctly anyway.
However, under stress our body is putting out excess cortisol which can make us gain weight, regardless of proper eating. Hang in there. Excess cortisol is anti-health can cause cancer.
You didn't ask, but check out (or not)
www.raypeat.com for articles on cancer and bio-identical hormones, higher vitamin and mineral supplementation that may help you become well again.
He does nutritional consulting by phone, email or in person.
If I were in your shoes, I would consult him. His articles and books have helped me recover my health many times....all due to poor nutrition. FTS is the right diet to lose excess fat, but too much cystein (in meats can be problem) so a tweeked diet and expanded nutritional supplements may be very helpful to give you a tune up to eliminate cancer.
Cancer are cells that have forgotten to die and go away...just keep building on themselves and then develop a support system to keep them alive..and growing.
All the best,
Ann
