Re: [at-l] food find

["Howard D. Lyons, Sr." <turtle@minot.com>]

Delita *drae* Wright wrote:
> 
> >Have you been tested for allergy to wheat products?  If you crave wheat
> >products after you've had just a little (as in one piece of bread is not
> >enough, the entire loaf leaves you wanting more) you may be allergic to
> >wheat.
> >
> >Also, are you staying away from nutrasweet?  I read that it depletes your
> >stores of carbohydrates and makes you crave them.
> >
> >Coosa
> 
> Aspartame depletes your store of serotonin which makes you crave carbs.
> Carbs don't refuel serotonin, but rather boost the tryptophan from your
> protein which goes through the factory and comes out serotonin.
> 
> Problem is - carb cravers eventually forgoe protein as they crave carbs so
> they eat more and more carbs, less and less protein, crave more and more,
> gain weight, feel worse...
> 

Amen to that! I am, indeed, a carb adict--physiologically and
psychologically. But I sure feel good, energetic, etc. when I can
control the carbs.
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