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Let me start of by saying that I love Americans. It’s a fantastic country and the people are great. But for me, coming from New Zealand, one thing about Americans’ approach to diet seems very strange.

Most of the readers of my blog and e-book are American. And a very common question I get asked is along the lines of “Am I allowed to eat xxxxxxx on your diet program?” It’s amazing how often I get asked a variation of this question.

Am I “allowed” to drink coffee if I have hypoglycemia? Am I “allowed” to eat fruit if I have hypoglycemia? And the word “program” is often used.

Well, the good news is, yes, you are “allowed” to eat … Continue reading »

I had an interesting question today from a reader of my book, about the role of the adrenal glands in hypoglycemia.

Here is the question and then my answer following:

“Hi Chris,

“I just finished reading your excellent book. One factor which you allude to in the book is the fatigued adrenal glands. I feel this may be the missing link for my full recovery. What is your position on this? I note that you include coffee and tea in your own diet.

“All the websites I have looked at say that it is difficult if not impossible for a vegetarian to cure fatigued adrenals and say that one requires a host of vitamins including magnesium, calcium, b5, siberian ginseng … Continue reading »

I recently received an email from Anita Flegg, author of ‘Hypoglycemia: the Other Sugar Disease’. Anita is a recognised expert in hypoglycemia and she disagrees with my view that it is best to eat only 3 meals a day (or possibly four) rather than eating 6 to 8 times a day.

Here is Anita’s email:

“Hi Chris,

I think you are trying to extend what works for you — one person — to the whole world full of hypoglycemics. Besides, you don’t yet know whether this would prevent diabetes.
This might work OK for people who don’t have crashes between meals, but I believe most people only know they are hypoglycemic because their blood sugar crashes between meals.

Sorry, but … Continue reading »

OK, I’m going to commit heresy in the eyes of the nutritional purists who treat diet like a religion, with strict rules of what you can and cannot eat.

Most so-called experts on hypoglycemia will tell you to completely avoid sugar and everything containing sugar – even to read labels for the tiniest trace of sugar that a food might contain. Well, how does that make you feel, when you consider the prospect of living the rest of your life never being able to eat the tinest amount of any sweet food?

Just so you don’t misunderstand what I’m about to say, I want to stress that the main cause of hypoglycemia is too much sugar, caffeine and/or alcohol. (Another … Continue reading »

I have experimented with different diets to see which has the most beneficial effects on my blood sugar levels. I have found the best results with a diet based on complex carbohydrates and adequate protein, with a certain amount of fat to slow down the impact of the carbohydrates on my blood sugar. Fat is usually regarded as a villain by modern diet writers but a certain amount of fat is essential, particularly if you suffer from low blood sugar.

In fact, many people develop low blood sugar by following the popular high carbohydrate, low-fat diet theories to extreme. They think fruit is a “good” food and eat lots of it while avoiding foods like eggs, cheese and whole milk. … Continue reading »

These 9 rules are covered in my new e-book, “REVEALED: The Hidden Truth About Hypoglycemia”. Here they are in summary. You will probably be surprised but I’m not just rehashing the same old advice you’ve probably read many times before.

I hesitate to call them ‘rules’ because life should not be lived under strict rules and regulations. I prefer to call them guidelines, which you should follow 95% of the time.

1. Eat 3 balanced meals a day: How boring, I know. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Sit down and eat them in a relaxed and unhurried manner.

2. Don’t Eat Between Meals: I know this contradicts everything you have probably been told by the so-called experts on hypoglycemia. But … Continue reading »

I’ve been working working very long hours to get my new e-book finished. And earlier today I got it completed and onto my website!

It’s called “REVEALED: The Hidden Truth About Hypoglycemia”. A somewhat intriguing title, I guess. The reason for the title is that some of the main ideas I discuss in the e-book are actually quite different to what the mainstream experts on hypoglycemia are saying.

When I look at some of the diets being recommended for people with hypoglycemia, I makes me so sad for the poor patients who are trying to follow them.

Anyway, I know a lot of my subscribers have expressed interest in the new e-book.

You can get it at www.hypoglycemia-diet.com/revealed-the-hidden-truth-about-hypoglycemia.html.

It’s … Continue reading »

Most experts will tell you that hypoglycemia is caused by the pancreas producing too much insulin after a person eats sugar or other refined carbohydrates. This excess insulin causes the blood sugar to fall too far, too quickly, which causes a range of hypoglycemic symptoms.

Now, there is some truth in this, of course. But my research has led me to believe that the fundamental cause of hypoglycemia is based in the liver.

It’s very important to understand this because it affects the way you should eat if you want to get well permanently.

I want to stress, I’m not a doctor or a scientist. I’m not going to baffle you with complex medical and physiological terms. Thankfully, you don’t … Continue reading »

For many years I have been careful about eating fruit because I discovered it affected my blood sugar in a bad way. When I stopped eating fruit, I felt an immediate improvement in the way I felt … particularly after meals. Fruit made me sleepy and hypoglycemic.

From time to time I have worried I am not eating enough fruit. I eat small amounts occasionally but not nearly as much as the diet experts say we should. But each time I start eating more fruit, my hypoglycemia symptoms come back.

Recently, I started eating more fruit again … and sure enough, that awful sleepy and headachy, lethargic feeling after meals where I have eaten fruit.

So, who is right? The … Continue reading »

Here’s another question about hypoglycemia from a visitor to my website.

Question: I was just diagnosed about 3 months ago, although I KNOW I’ve had it for years. I took the 5 hour glucose tolerance test and after 2 hours my blood sugar level went down to 46. Needless to say, I have been trying to figure out what to eat, what not to eat, when to eat, etc…. I need help and some suggestions other than what these idiot doctors say; “stay away from sugar”. I know there’s more to it than that.

Today all of a sudden the room started spinning. I thought I was going to fall down. I had no idea this was a sign of … Continue reading »