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Post by phil on Apr 22, 2010 15:30:39 GMT
Daaar da da daar da da. Dadadada ivory madonna dining in the dust ;D
Lol seriously I have heared that chicken legs make your brain realease chemicals that make you feel better? But I felt no diffrent after eating chicken legs lol But what I noticed is I had a medium rare stake and the next day I was tetchy and irriable lol Anyone noticed anything in diets?
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Post by Mouse on May 9, 2010 17:03:22 GMT
Strange you should mention chicken legs. I am addicted to cold chicken but I only ever like the dark meat so I eat the legs, the oysters and all related muscles but avoid the breast meat. Perhaps it's because the breast meat is 'drier'/ less tasty.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2010 18:12:57 GMT
I'm with you on that one Mouse ! Love the Oysters !Best Bits ! Also prefer dark meat but I cook my chicken breast down so it doesn't get dry !
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Post by phil on May 10, 2010 15:25:27 GMT
soz i'm now lead to believe it's turkey legs and dates ;D
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Post by phil on May 10, 2010 15:29:17 GMT
oooohhhh laa de daaarr sheena i've never had an oyster and don't fancy trying one either i cant even eat pollock i'm alright with cod and haddock i just can't be doing oily fish apart from tuna ;D
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Post by Mouse on May 11, 2010 23:32:29 GMT
I'm with you on that one Mouse ! Love the Oysters !Best Bits ! Also prefer dark meat but I cook my chicken breast down so it doesn't get dry ! Well I keep meaning to... but I forget! Ah.. we weren't talking about Oyster oysters, but the 'oysters' on a chicken whch are the two small oval shaped succulent muscles on a chicken's back. but when you cook a chicken breast side up these are to be found on the underside!
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2010 20:15:52 GMT
less carb and sugars = huge difference for me
Cant say i like chicken legs (eww) prefer turkey slices, but fish and meat seem to stabalize my mood, but does depend what its served with x
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Post by greyblanket on May 14, 2010 8:29:51 GMT
less carb and sugars = huge difference for me Cant say i like chicken legs (eww) prefer turkey slices, but fish and meat seem to stabalize my mood, but does depend what its served with x Simone Why is this? I experience the same. When I was first diagnosed with ADHD I saw a counsellor who mentioned that perhaps sugar was making things worse for me, and I should cut it right out. I went for about 3 years without eating any refined carbohydrates or sugar, and was a different person. I have seen a couple of references to how ADHD people metabolise sugar and some problem with glucose and the brain. But you are the first ADHD person I have come across (actually I haven't come across many) who says the same thing. Since I saw that first counsellor, whenever I have mentioned it to a doctor or anyone they think I am mad. Nobody seems to believe that sugar can have such an effect on your brain. Even without sugar I have ADHD, but with sugar I am a mess, and get very emotional, more disorganised and have very foggy thinking. Over the last few years I have not been at all good at keeping off it, and so in my efforts to help myself I have been making a concerted effort and undergoing sugar and carb cold turkey. The problem is that I have to remember to eat regularly, but so far I am doing OK. This is day 7, as my last sugar was last Friday. I would love to hear anything you have to say on this . gb
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Post by andy12345 on May 19, 2010 20:25:22 GMT
Sugar (depending on glycemic index..possibly) has an effect on the insulin response of the body. The more sugar, the more insulin required and of course there's no exact system of bringing down your sugar levels without perhaps, them going a bit low, as in reactive hypoglycemia, so your blood sugar will not be stabilised very easily. Sometimes I think I have a problem with carbs and sometimes I think I don't. I think my mood issues can actually drain my energy/will far easier than the carbs. Then again, sometimes I just get the sleepy/lethargic feeling where I realy want to lie down.
Certainly avoiding sugar and thusly avoiding over doing your insulin levels is a good thing, lest you reach the potential for insulin resistance where glycation (glucose merging with proteins in the bloodstream forming "perhaps" undesirable compounds) and hyperglycemia is a problem. You just have to listen to your body and see what affects you... but obviously paying attention to the fact that there might not always be a quick response to digesting foods, hence why allowing up to 4 hours or so after eating can perhaps give you a better idea. Anyway, your mileage may vary..... Look up postprandial hypoglycemia/reactive hypoglycemia/hyperglycemia/insulin resistance/metabolic syndrome blah blah.. Keep it simple and remember that after all, carbohydrate breaks down to simple sugar chains and is just sugar, an energy source without any other nutrients, hence empty calories. When you eat protein, it splits into amino acids, when you eat fat it is used for many important functions. without cholesterol for instance, sex hormones cannot be produced. I expect that it would be very difficult to not produce cholesterol however......
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