[Lotus]

Ella, Have you considered low blood sugars?. Your diet doesn't look to be an issue, it's possible that your fast metabolism, (which suggests you're a fast oxidizer) could be the issue. The 1st site explains the oxidizer types, the 2nd and 3rd sites explain a balanced approach to food consumption.

Oxidizer
http://www.drkaslow.com/html/fast_oxidizer_diet.html

The blood sugar diet
http://www.totalweightlosscenter.com/for...r_Diet.pdf

Balanced oxidizer diets
http://www.livestrong.com/article/315489...izer-diet/

http://www.webmd.com/diabetes/diabetes-hypoglycemia

hypoglycemia symptoms:

Headache
Feeling irritable
Poor coordination
Poor concentration
Numbness in mouth and tongue
Passing out
Nightmares or bad dreams

[EllaC]

Ella, Have you considered low blood sugars?. Your diet doesn't look to be an issue, it's possible that your fast metabolism, (which suggests you're a fast oxidizer) could be the issue. The 1st site explains the oxidizer types, the 2nd and 3rd sites explain a balanced approach to food consumption.

Oxidizer
http://www.drkaslow.com/html/fast_oxidizer_diet.html

The blood sugar diet
http://www.totalweightlosscenter.com/for...r_Diet.pdf

Balanced oxidizer diets
http://www.livestrong.com/article/315489...izer-diet/

Hey L.
Ok its 6.30am and having my morning coffees to wake up. I will read through these links at work.
In the meantime, assuming that was/is contributing to my issues, are there any herbal solutions? Sorry if the answer is in the posts (yet to read them).

It seems another possibility.. I've used fenugreek and goats rue which lower blood sugar in the past but only using Goat's rue now. So maybe assuming I could be low the goats rue might be pushing it even lower..
I have a blood sugar test done and I photographed the results a few months back, il hunt that out and update you with the reading.
Its a shame I cant get my hands on the blood test results they did at the hospital, I woulda thought that blood sugar might have been tested, they took enough of the stuff :s I know they checked my red blood cells, haemoglobin etc to see if I had enough iron etc

[Bambii]

Perhaps you were breathing shallow at the time, & could benefit from breathing deeper into your stomach.. Also I don't know if you take copper or zinc supplements, but these compete for the same receptors as iron so if you are getting a high intake of either of those, it could cause you to be low in iron. I'm not sure if goat's rue is high in any of these vitamins but that may be something to look into...

But I think the breathing is a big thing if you're feeling faint, I often start verging on blacking out if I stand up too quickly or get out of a bath too quickly, and what helps me is to start breathing very deeply and to hold on to whatever is nearby!

Breathing exercises in a meditative state are great for the mind. Healthy mind = healthy body.

Hope some of this helps!

[EllaC]

Perhaps you were breathing shallow at the time, & could benefit from breathing deeper into your stomach.. Also I don't know if you take copper or zinc supplements, but these compete for the same receptors as iron so if you are getting a high intake of either of those, it could cause you to be low in iron. I'm not sure if goat's rue is high in any of these vitamins but that may be something to look into...

But I think the breathing is a big thing if you're feeling faint, I often start verging on blacking out if I stand up too quickly or get out of a bath too quickly, and what helps me is to start breathing very deeply and to hold on to whatever is nearby!

Breathing exercises in a meditative state are great for the mind. Healthy mind = healthy body.

Hope some of this helps!

Thanks bambi.
Yes that helps as I am a shallow breather. My chiropractor has just taught me tummy breathing as I too shallow breathe.
I didn't know that about iron. Il try my iron too. I'm very slim and always had low ferritin . Thank you

[pom19]

@bambii
Breathing exercises in a meditative state are great for the mind. Healthy mind = healthy body.

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You are correct bambii on breathing. POM

[EllaC]

LOTUS????? Where for art thou????

I have a question for you.
Me being me... Typical hypo flighty character that I am I AM slightly fearful of taking goats rue right now. I did read your links this morn re oxidising type and sure enough I'm in the fast bracket. Reading that link was me to a T right down to not being able to hold my breath for long and reduced oxygen blood levels bla bla.

soooooo can you please tell me if there are any blood SUGAR OR "pressure" associations with saw palmetto?? That you can find? You are soo good at digging up stuff I'd never find myself.

Thank you.
On a sidenote it's likely I should conduct "said experiment" on myself.....

[bugle dodo]

What about salt Ella? I'm a very low carbohydrate eater (<100g per day) and I started getting dizzy, weak and lethargic. I learned that low carb diets cause your body to rapidly excrete sodium. The solution is obvious. I love salt so fixing it was easy for me. When I get light headed, I know I'm not getting enough. My blood pressure, by the way, is always usually around 110/80

Source=
The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living by Dr Phinney and Dr Volek

[EllaC]

What about salt Ella? I'm a very low carbohydrate eater (<100g per day) and I started getting dizzy, weak and lethargic. I learned that low carb diets cause your body to rapidly excrete sodium. The solution is obvious. I love salt so fixing it was easy for me. When I get light headed, I know I'm not getting enough. My blood pressure, by the way, is always usually around 110/80

Source=
The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living by Dr Phinney and Dr Volek

Thanks Kari. Yes I have in fact been told since this happened to try some Himalayan salt, even a pinch on my water. Thanks for reminding me. I have been sprinkling it on my food. Il note that though esp as I feel light headed in the mornings for some reason which freaks me out. I may put a little salt in my water I drink through the night and see if it helps thank you.

[missboobshirt]

I found this as far as SP

saw palmetto has been known to inhibit the blood's ability to clot. This shouldn't have any bearing on your blood pressure. However, the herb could adversely interact with blood thinners, such as warfarin, clopidogrel and even aspirin.

Don't forget the salt!
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-condi...n-20032298

[Lotus]

I looks like it's does raise blood pressure, possibly blood sugars from the beta-sisterols.


Saw palmetto may affect blood pressure. Caution is advised in people taking herbs or supplements that affect blood pressure.

Saw Palmetto
http://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-suppleme...B-20059958


Saw palmetto with other herbs that can slow blood clotting might increase the risk of bleeding in some people. These other herbs include angelica, clove, danshen, garlic, ginger, ginkgo, Panax ginseng, red clover, turmeric, vitamin E, willow, and others.

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Saw palmetto seems to decrease estrogen levels in the body. Taking saw palmetto along with estrogen pills might decrease the effectiveness of estrogen pills.

Some estrogen pills include conjugated equine estrogens (Premarin), ethinyl estradiol, estradiol, and others.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/drugi...l/971.html

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Saw palmetto
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saw_palmetto_extract
I like the part about a study from 1898 (yes 1898)

King's American Dispensatory (1898) says of the extract:
It is also an expectorant, and controls irritation of mucous tissues. It has proved useful in irritative cough, chronic bronchial coughs, whooping-cough, laryngitis, acute and chronic, acute catarrh, asthma, tubercular laryngitis, and in the cough of phthisis pulmonalis. Upon the digestive organs it acts kindly, improving the appetite, digestion, and assimilation. However, its most pronounced effects appear to be those exerted upon the urino-genital tracts of both male and female, and upon all the organs concerned in reproduction. It is said to enlarge wasted organs, as the breasts, ovaries, and testicles, while the paradoxical claim is also made that it reduces hypertrophy of the prostate. Possibly this may be explained by claiming that it tends toward the production of a normal condition, reducing parts when unhealthily enlarged, and increasing them when atrophied.[4]