Reply #19: we discovered an eating "disorder" in our family

[grasswire]

A pre-teen who was "addicted" to sugar and sweet things and white things. She was sick a lot, with mood swings and low energy. I noticed that her diet was insufficient, and started reading up on sugar "addiction."

I learned about sugar sensitivity and now know that sugar is like poison to her. This sugar sensitivity occurs in people who do not have sufficient endorphins. Endorphins come from few sources: alcohol, sex, exercise, and sugar. People with endorphin insufficiency crave sugar, which then produces blood sugar swings and poor nutrition.

We have eliminated about 90 percent of the sugar from her diet (she sneaks things when away from home), and we have moved to the recommended diet: move from white to brown food, eliminate sugars, and eat a complex carbohydrate at bedtime.

For the first year, she did not have pneumonia last winter. She is much healthier.

So..........watch for people who only eat white starches and sugary things. Sugar sensitivity may be the hidden ailment.