Sleepy After Meals

Being sleepy after meals is a sign of blood sugar dysregulation, or inadequate digestion, which leaves a heavy amount of food in the digestive system that needs to be digested. An increased carbohydrate load in a meal, without adequate protein and fat to provide a balance, will lead to an increase in insulin. Increased insulin will lower the blood sugar very rapidly, leading to a concomitant lowering of the blood glucose. This causes post-prandial sleepiness. This is a common complaint after lunch, which tends to be a meal heavily weighted towards carbohydrates. Having the correct protein carbohydrate ratio in each meal will increase energy after the meal and ensure that the energy is long lasting.

People with digestion dysfunction also complain of being sleepy after meals. This is due to a large amount of energy being used up by the body to digest food in an environment that is lacking the necessary gastric juices and enzymes. It is important to remember that the symtom of being sleepy after meals is not just a problem with blood sugar dysregulation. Consider that people with this symptom may also be suffering from hypochlorhydria, which is a very common problem and leads to a number of digestive complaints including H. Pylori infection, bowel toxemia, dysbiosis, pancreatic insufficiency and leaky gut syndrome.

Hypochlorhydria has number of possible causes that include:

• Sympathetic dominance
• Antacid drug use
• Excess sugar and refined foods
• Chronic overeating
• Constant snacking between meals
• Excess carbohydrate and alcohol consumtion
• Nutrient deficiencies, especially zinc and thiamin
• H-Pylori infection

Zinc defieciency has also been associated with hypochlorhydria and should therefore be assessed.


Reference: Weatherby, D. (2004). Signs and Symptoms Analysis from a Functional Perspective. Jacksonville, OR: Bear Mountain Publishing.

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Bach Flower: Hornbeam

Hornbeam and Procrastination

The Bach flower remedy Hornbeam is for the person who is not mentally strong. These are the world’s procrastinators who leave a job undone because they do not have the mental strength or resolve to see most things through. They just tend to give up halfway – or worse, never begin on the

job at hand because they are convinced inside that they just cannot get it done.

Physical

They wake up most mornings with the Monday morning blues. They just feel that whatever they have to do through the day is too much for them. So they try to stay in bed as long as possible and when they do get out and force themselves to go to work or to school or college, they view everything they have to do as a chore. They usually need strong caffeine to kick start their day. Instead of  getting down to it and finishing the work set for  the day, they postpone it and very often either don’t start it or start and leave things unfinished. Hornbeam is like a tonic that stiffens the spine and makes these people get up and face life.

Mental

Mentally, these people feel weak and exhausted as though they just do not have the strength or the inclination to take on any task. Everything seems to loom before them like a huge mountain waiting to be climbed and they cannot for the life of them summon up the necessary will to do it. Very
often, they tend to get into this rut of procrastination and it then becomes a way of life. Hornbeam jolts them out of this negative state of complacency and makes them go after and meet any challenge that comes up.

Emotional

A person in the negative Hornbeam state tends to focus on his mental state and the emotional state then follows a pattern and his relationships become duty more than a pro-active feeling. When everything that comes up – even the slightest disagreement is made out to be a huge thing, there’s no attempt at wanting to set things right. It just seems to call for too much effort. With Hornbeam, affairs of the heart take on a new life and meaning for these people and they become much more eager to make things work.

Spiritual

Hornbeam puts the pleasure of life back and the spirit then automatically becomes joyful again. There’s hope that everything is possible in every facet of life. Hornbeam removed the limits that are self imposed and lets the spirit soar.

Reference: Bach Flower Remedies by Shalini Kagal (2012)
Website: http://ohmtalk.com
e-mail: shalini.kagal@gmail.com

Polyps or Warts

The presence of polyps or warts is a sign of folic acid need and other B vitamins. Warts as also an indication of an increased viral load in the body, which constantly has to deal with the virus. The virus is walled off in a growth and will stay around as long as the environment of the body supports it.

Reference: Weatherby, D. (2004). Signs and Symptoms Analysis from a Functional Perspective. Jacksonville, OR: Bear Mountain Publishing

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Chronic Fatigue, or Get Drowsy Often

There are many causes of chronic fatigue. It is important to assess whether or you ar getting enough sleep. There are a number of dietary causes of fatigue including a diet that is high in refined sugars, multiple mineral and vitamin deficiencies and a person who is consuming the standard Western diet with too much coffee, alcohol and processed foods.

Other cause include low adrenal function, low thyroid function, food allergies and / or digestive dysfunction.


Reference: Weatherby, D. (2004). Signs and Symptoms Analysis from a Functional Perspective. Jacksonville, OR: Bear Mountain Publishing

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Tendency to Need Sunglasses

The ability of the pupil to adequately constrict in the presence of direct light is partly under the influence of the adrenal glands. Many people with poor adrenal health will display a paradoxical pupilarty response to direct light. Instead of constriction, the pupil of the eye will first constrict a little and then dilate. This is an indication of adrenal fatigue. It is important to remember that contact lenses can increase a person’s sensitivity to light. There may be neurological reasons for the eyes that so not restrict or accommodate in the presence of direct light.

Reference: Weatherby, D. (2004). Signs and Symptoms Analysis from a Functional Perspective. Jacksonville, OR: Bear Mountain Publishing