What Doctors Don’t Tell You Australia-NZ – July 22, 2019

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Can you tolerate carbs?

Here are the tell-tale signs that you could

be affected by carbs, according to the

Alliance for Natural Health.

1. You’re overweight or
   obese YES n NO n


2. Your blood sugar level is
   above 5.5 YES n NO n


3. You often suffer from tiredness
   during the day YES n NO n


4. You feel a loss of energy after a
   starchy-carb meal YES n NO n


5. You often have cravings for sweet
   or starchy food such as bread or
   pasta YES n NO n


6. You feel hungry soon after eating
   starchy or sugary food, such as pizza,
   pasta, sandwiches, cake or cookies
   YES n NO n


7. You feel shaky, lightheaded or dizzy
   when you feel hungry YES n NO n


8. You feel ‘hangry’—that’s
   hungry and angry—if you have
   more than a three-hour gap
   between meals YES n NO n


9. You sit around a lot and don’t
   exercise much YES n NO n


10. You suffer from any of the
    following: brain fog, lack of
    concentration, depression,
    hormonal imbalance, aching
    or sleep problems YES n NO n

If you answered ‘yes’ to several of these,

you could try a 14-day carb ‘cold turkey’ diet.

Cut out grains, sugars and sugary foods,

legumes such as kidney beans, chickpeas

and lentils; root vegetables like potatoes,

carrots, parsnips and beets; and fruit.

Then, after 14 days, take the questionnaire

again.

Very low

GI foods

(score near zero)

• Cheese • Eggs
  
  
  • Meats • Fish
    
    
    • Oils •Nuts
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

Low

GI carbs

(score of 55 or less)

• Apples•Dried apricots
  
  
  • Bananas (unripened)
  
  
  
  


• Grapefruit • Grapes • Mango


• Oranges • Strawberries


• Carrots • Corn • Brown rice,
  steamed • Chickpeas


• Potato, boiled • Rye bread


• Butter beans


• Kidney beans

Medium

GI carbs

(score 55–69)

• Cherries • Dried figs


• Kiwi • Peaches • Raisins


• Beets • Sweet potato, boiled


• Couscous


• White rice, boiled


• Potato, baked

High

GI Carbs

(score 70+)

• Watermelon • Potato, mashed
  
  
  • French bread/baguette
  
  
  
  


• Rice cakes • White bread


• Broad beans • Fried potatoes


• Cornflakes • Parsnips