Posted by Patient on October 9, 2003, at 12:25:36
In reply to Exercise-induced anxiety? Any suggestions?, posted by mattdds on October 5, 2003, at 20:51:23
Hello,
The anxiety may be from low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). Make sure you eat a balanced breakfast at least 3 hours before exercising, drink lots of water during exercise, and afterward, eat a complex carbohydrate snack like WASA crispbread, homemade popcorn (not microwave kind), and also include raw seeds like almonds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, and soy nuts. If you feel better after drinking a sugary drink when these anxiety feelings occur after exercise, then suspect hypoglycemia. Make sure you eat several quality small meals a day instead of 2 or 3 traditional large meals a day. Nutritional yeast or brewer's yeast taken a half hour before exercise may be very helpful as well. I like nutritional yeast for it only takes one tablespoon mixed in a glass of water, and it tastes better than brewer's yeast. Spirulina tablets or powder may also be taken half-hour before workout. Take it easy, and don't work out too vigourously. A bowl of cereal with milk a couple hours before a workout isn't enough for the demands of excercise.
I wouldn't waste money on a glucose tolerance test (GTT) to indicate hypoglycemia-many people have symptoms of hypoglycemia even though the results of a GTT are within normal limits. Hypoglycemia is most commonly caused by an inadequate diet that includes eating large quantities of simple carbohydrates, sugar, alcohol, caffeine, and soft drinks, and insufficient amounts of complex carbohydrates and quality protein.
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