Depressed mood on LCHF?

tcunbeliever

RowdysLady wrote: »

canadjineh wrote: »

@Sarahb29 here's a photo.... miles of crinoline, lol. Best outfits have matching guys western style shirts.

Yep. That's what they look like. I confess that I buy the crinoline (and petti pants that you can't see) underneath but the dresses I make myself.

I made my daughter an alice lon petticoat for one of her dances...took me 8 hours...it did turn out amazing though!!!

KnitOrMiss

Gallowmere1984 wrote: »

Also, read this. Lyle does a pretty good job of explaining the mechanisms of it all.

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/nutrition/carbohydrate-intake-and-depression-qa.html/

And this type of thing is why I started supplementing aminos in the first place! This kind of backs up what I'd already researched, so I find it interesting. I'm not willing to jump up my carbs that much, for sure...but the info is great!

kpk54

Exercise. Best natural mood enhancer around. It doesn't have to be a trip to the gym for something structured and it is often times hard to put on shoes and step out the front door for a walk.

If nothing else, it provides a sense of accomplishment. I'm quite certain it also has many positive physical benefits from "heart to head".

cstehansen

kpk54 wrote: »

Exercise. Best natural mood enhancer around. It doesn't have to be a trip to the gym for something structured and it is often times hard to put on shoes and step out the front door for a walk.

If nothing else, it provides a sense of accomplishment. I'm quite certain it also has many positive physical benefits from "heart to head".

I could not agree with this more. Every time I have stopped working out, within a couple months my wife is begging me to start again because of my mood. It really doesn't mean you have to be a gym rat. It just means you need to do more than you currently are doing - even just taking a 20-30 minute walk a few times a week.

Patti2008

Thanks SuperCarLori and Gallowmere for bringing up the serotonin connection. A big light bulb went on. I increased my LCHF friendly carb intake and I feel so much better. Clothed and in my right mind so to speak. Also KnitorMiss thanks for bringing up thyroid issues. Last time I did low carb I had a thyroid. Now I am totally dependent on synthroid. Lots of stuff to figure out.