Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: [fast5] Re: Green tea with Stevia

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

[fast5] Re: Green tea with Stevia

Thanks for the info Heather.

I am going to try drinking water today, and see what happens. If it doesnt work, I will go for a glass or two of Green tea when Im feeling fuzzy.

~Amanda

--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Heather Twist <HeatherTwist@...> wrote:
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> Dehydration is definitely a factor for some people. However, tea/coffee also
> contain caffeine, which can counteract cortisol. Cortisol is the hormone that
> your body sometimes over-produces when you feel "hungry", and it's the
> one that can lead to "the shakes" and fuzzy thinking etc. Sometimes a
> bite of ANY food can cause the body to release enough insulin to
> counteract the cortisol ... lemon juice or vinegar can work too. Exercise
> can work also, by releasing adrenaline.
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> The way to tell if it is dehydration or cortisol would be to experiment:
> try plain water and see if it works too.
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> It's hard to realize at the time, but "hunger" is only tangentially related
> to the body "being out of food". Your body usually has PLENTY of "food"
> to eat, and the stuff you eat takes awhile to turn into a usable form anyway.
> "Hunger" is basically your body's way of coercing you into eating ... and
> sometimes it does that too much, even when you don't need the
> calories.
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> Dehydration, on the other hand, is a very real condition that is easily
> solved by drinking water. Or sometimes, water with electrolytes.
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> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 5:28 PM, afwitmer <afwitmer@...> wrote:
> > Today was my hardest day yet--the 7th day. About 2-3 hours before my window opened I started feeling a little light headed or unsteady. So I went out and drank some Green Tea I made with stevia. Within a few minutes, I felt remarkably better, and I was fine until my window opened at 5 PM.
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> > Kind of wierd how a glass of Green tea could make me perk up and feel better, even though there was 0 calories?
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> > I havent been drinking like I should during the day and my fasting period. Do you think dehydration/hunger together could have made me feel unsteady/light headed a bit?
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