Guest guest Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 My fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue will cofirm that! Tigger Re: *5-HTP > > Since I've had difficulty sleeping my whole life, I was devastated when they took Tryptophan off the market. I can remember using it back in the 1980's before it was taken off the market. It worked a little. > > You know. kind of an off shoot here, but with how little sleep I actually get, I should weigh very little. Just a thought. > Hugs, > Tigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 That is very correct!!! Kate At 06:26 PM 12/30/2004, you wrote: >Nope, it is just the opposite! When you don't get enough rest, and the >brain can't go to sleep regularly, for a good amt of time, the brain is >starved for sugar. Therefore, it will begin to go into a " savings account " >mode and will start putting everything you eat into storage, i.e., fat. Lot >of people don't know this. So, usually, the less sleep you get, the heavier >you will eventually get, especially since the body senses this as a threat >to your health. Then it starts going Save, Save, Save that calorie, I may >need it later. She's not giving me enough to work on! This is why many >hypos gain weight or at least gain weight just around the middle, if they >don't gain it everywhere. The body has gone into a hybernation mode because >it is threatened from existence in a normal way. > > > > Re: *5-HTP > > > > > > Since I've had difficulty sleeping my whole life, I was devastated when >they took Tryptophan off the market. I can remember using it back in the >1980's before it was taken off the market. It worked a little. > > > > You know. kind of an off shoot here, but with how little sleep I actually >get, I should weigh very little. Just a thought. > > Hugs, > > Tigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 That is very correct!!! Kate At 06:26 PM 12/30/2004, you wrote: >Nope, it is just the opposite! When you don't get enough rest, and the >brain can't go to sleep regularly, for a good amt of time, the brain is >starved for sugar. Therefore, it will begin to go into a " savings account " >mode and will start putting everything you eat into storage, i.e., fat. Lot >of people don't know this. So, usually, the less sleep you get, the heavier >you will eventually get, especially since the body senses this as a threat >to your health. Then it starts going Save, Save, Save that calorie, I may >need it later. She's not giving me enough to work on! This is why many >hypos gain weight or at least gain weight just around the middle, if they >don't gain it everywhere. The body has gone into a hybernation mode because >it is threatened from existence in a normal way. > > > > Re: *5-HTP > > > > > > Since I've had difficulty sleeping my whole life, I was devastated when >they took Tryptophan off the market. I can remember using it back in the >1980's before it was taken off the market. It worked a little. > > > > You know. kind of an off shoot here, but with how little sleep I actually >get, I should weigh very little. Just a thought. > > Hugs, > > Tigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 That is very correct!!! Kate At 06:26 PM 12/30/2004, you wrote: >Nope, it is just the opposite! When you don't get enough rest, and the >brain can't go to sleep regularly, for a good amt of time, the brain is >starved for sugar. Therefore, it will begin to go into a " savings account " >mode and will start putting everything you eat into storage, i.e., fat. Lot >of people don't know this. So, usually, the less sleep you get, the heavier >you will eventually get, especially since the body senses this as a threat >to your health. Then it starts going Save, Save, Save that calorie, I may >need it later. She's not giving me enough to work on! This is why many >hypos gain weight or at least gain weight just around the middle, if they >don't gain it everywhere. The body has gone into a hybernation mode because >it is threatened from existence in a normal way. > > > > Re: *5-HTP > > > > > > Since I've had difficulty sleeping my whole life, I was devastated when >they took Tryptophan off the market. I can remember using it back in the >1980's before it was taken off the market. It worked a little. > > > > You know. kind of an off shoot here, but with how little sleep I actually >get, I should weigh very little. Just a thought. > > Hugs, > > Tigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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