so hungryyyyyyyyyyy

Thank you, victorious. I could not have said it better. May be we should look into grenlin too. May be that is one step too far for many.

The endocrine system is like a series of interconnected cogs. Some turn faster or even slowere than others making different products contributing to the whole. Each influences the other requesting more or less of something. Finding the right point at which to intervene is key. General medicine seemst to think they have one big answere, a big pharma pill which fills the gap but does not necessarily rectify the primary problem and may well introduce many more problems, because they do not see the body as a whole. Its like saying the carburettor has no effect on the car. Or a car will start when the spark permeates the distributor cap. (Had some good jokes about that one).

The body is one unit. Since we set out on our species development we have incorporated many microbes and other things into our system for our benefit. Each of these things has its place, without them we suffer so we incorporated more to protect the originals ones and develop the processes. At the business end of our lungs in our alveoli, breathing sacks, we have a tiny "fungus" I think it was, may have been a mould. This cell takes oxygen from the air into our bodies. (This is one of my principal problems, Our air like food contains salicylates used by flowers and other part of plants to protect themselves from moulds and mildews, my oxygen providing cells did not have the back up to protect these cells, so I would have breathing difficulties and nausea. no I was not asthmatic.)

We have lungs which can't function without the heart pushing blood round the body, to and from the lungs, taking the oxygenated blood to each cell and returning the deoxygenated blood to the lungs. They do something very fancy in the superior and inferior venacave(sp) (I'm no doctor, just a person who wants good health)

I am sure you will all agree nothing works without food. if the digestive tract is damaged, the body absorbs over sized particles which can be mistaken for our own cells, introduce inflammation and generally run a muck even damaging our mitochondria among other things. If the liver and Gaul bladder do not interact properly the bile thickens, toxins produced by the function of each cell which should be eliminated effectively are not causing health issues and the acidity of the stomach is not maintained as adequately as necessary to keep the whole system functioning properly. Too little acid permits food to ferment causing indigestion.

The digestive tract, for all it passes through us is actually external to our bodies. The only substances which should pass into us should be the most minute of sugars, even proteins etc, otherwise we end up with a myriad of health issues which the medical profession treat as one off happenings when they are caused by series of interrelated issues. The greater the number of issues the greater the problem is to fix, Cutting a problem out is not always the best option it can make more of a problem.

For instance. When a woman is subjected to a hysterectomy and the ovaries are removed for heavy periods the system for recovering iodine from the body after the t4 have become t3 is lost. The ovaries make t2. (sorry I do not know the male equivalent, it would seem as if it should be the testis but because the male and female body perform different reproductive functions the other functions can be different.) Women's is more dependant on a well functioning endocrine system with adequate t3 than the man a ratio of 8 women to 1 man. Most women are condemned to painful menstruation but when t3 is at an effective level for her she should hardly know she has one. Women's health, work life, is more often compromised by endocrine related problems than the male.

Discrimination? as if that could ever happen.

NOTHING WRONG WITH GMO FOODS!!

I'm a big fan of healthy and beautiful lifestyle and often go to different clinics and detox centers here in Europe.

Here's my summary:

My shrink told me that we have more of a emotional connection to food then physical. Your body didn't need all that food you ate to gain weight. It was your mind. So that hunger you feel now is not physical yet emotional, you just need to distinguish if you're really hungry or not. People get fat because of overeating (95%) so it's important to eat to feed your body, not your mental problems. We often eat when we are not hungry but bored, stressed, because it's time to eat, with friends and family, watching tv, and etc.

When I feel the need to eat, I go through several steps:
- I ask myself if it's real hunger or fake one. Am I hungry or am I bored? Am I hungry or is it because everyone is eating now? Am I that hungry that I'd eat something very healthy like lots of fresh carrots and broccoli? Or do I want that particular pizza with ice cream as a dessert?
- I drink water. It usually helps to calm my stomach.
- I try to change my mind and think about something else.
- I massage accupancture spots to calm my hunger (you can find them online) but I have a piercing in one particular spot that I massage. Not sure if it really helps or if it's self assurance.

If it doesn't help and I'm really hungry:
- I plan my food and write it down in my diary.
- Preferably choose the food big on portions and smaller in calories like cabbage salad with olive oil with an egg or tuna
- I really chew my food, 25-30 times each piece. I learnt it in an Austrian clinic Mayr, chewing your food is the biggest step in healthy digestion. And healthy gut means healthy body.

Hope this helps.
And yes. Don't stress about it. It's just food, not the purpose of your life.

VictoriousBeauty wrote: »

thats the calories I have been awarded based on my weight, and I am pretty immobile due to disability Have no exercise in life at the moment so no exercise calores to eat
I thought my diary was open? if not will see if I can figure out how
ah if only I could afford a steak lol
xoxox

Go back to your user settings and adjust your goal to (today's weight - 20). That will give you a higher calorie target.

Just wanted to check in and see how you are doing...

VictoriousBeauty wrote: »

I have been to several dietitians but, they all discharge me on second or third appt as they dont know how to cope with mcad
I tried 2000 calories and was not losing so dropped to what it says I am meant to have a day, well am 12 calories over at 1480 calories today
my food budget is £25 a week so have to use wisdom in shopping
I cant eat eggs allergic, cant eat dairy either, beans and pulses are too high in carbs so spike my sugars and nuts upset me if I eat more than a few every few days so mostly be vegetables, hoping quinoa be ok, but bad stomach pains tonight but hoping thats not from quinoa for first time
xoxox

I see from your budget currency, you must be British. Is there still a good free Health Service there? Based on your stated health constraints, you absolutely need to be managed by professionals, and those dietitians can't just dump you like that. Accurate diagnosis by a good doctor, working in conjunction with an appropriate dietitian, is necessary for you to get this right.

I agree, the National Health system is stretched. Many in authority here are saying, the NHS is at the point of collapse particularly over the winter.

I totally agree one has to fit into one of the boxes provided in order to achieve NHS help. The system is compartmentalised though the body is complicated, systems interact with each other and are not disparate parts.

If someone is able to see two specialist, common ground, common causes are not sought. Treatment is then fragmented and often does not take account of every aspect of the persons needs.

Very best wishes for your next appointment. Hope this one has some answers and specific guidance for you.

maybe some of this will help you:
http://www.histamineintolerance.org.uk/about/the-food-diary/the-food-list/