Back to Current forum index
| Back to Main forum index Back to Current forum index |
| Author | Topic: no period this month! |
| monica 10-01-2002 08:03 AM | well, at least not so far...but it has been 6 weeks (nope, took the test and not pregnant!) could eating this way for the past month have anything to do with it? Has anyone else experienced this? |
| Wai 10-01-2002 11:38 AM | Dramatic weightloss and overtraining (professional athletes) also comes with having no or less periods. Are you losing very much weight? I always have my period every 4 weeks. I never heard of someone on my diet that no longer menstruated (or much less) either. |
| Chris10astra 10-01-2002 12:38 PM | From what I've read lately, just b/c you aren't bleeding doesn't mean you're not menstruating. I don't have any book names but the internet is a big place. Here's something along those lines: http://www.users.bigpond.com/conover/WB/WB.htm |
| monica 10-01-2002 09:59 PM | Thank you so very much chris(?). I checked out that website....fascinating! The strange thing is, i still felt all of the other 'effects' of menstruation ie hormonal fluctuations, increase in skin oils, mood change, boating and even a bit of stomach cramping....it was as if my ovaries were 'doing their monthly thing'....but still no bleeding. I will definately do more searching and let you know what i find....thanks again ![[Smile]](../smile.gif) |
| Chris10astra 10-10-2002 07:53 AM | Normally I have a 28/29 day cycles but my period, after eating raw for a week or so, started this morning almost a week late. It also came on with none of my normal warnings; tender breasts and slight abdominal cramps. Very weird. |
| Wai 10-10-2002 08:52 AM | quote:Many women on the diet reported that their menstrual pains had diminished while being on the diet... quote:Beta-carbolines (from cooked foods) and opioid peptides (from wheat- and dairy-products) are known to influence the metabolism of hormones and neurotransmitters, and these are linked to the metabolism of the sex hormones, so, it might be that our sex-hormone metabolism has been impared by eating cooked foods etc. It has been speculated many times that we naturally never menstruated this much (monthly), but, like many other mammals, only about 4 times a year. I don't know anything about this though, it just might be that our eating habits has altered our cycle. The hormones and neurotransmitters of which their metabolism is affected by beta-carbolines and opioid peptides: (For beta-carbolines) serotonin [203] dopamine [204] norepinephrine [205] oxytocin (through GABA-receptors) [206] CRF [207] Growth hormone and prolactin level, through TSH. [208] (For opioid peptides) serotonin [209] norepinephrine [210] oxytocin [211] vasopressin [212] CRF- [213] neuropeptide Y [214] prolactin [241] For the matching scientific references, check this page. Please keep us informed about your cycle! BTW; I menstruate once a month... |
| Lizzy 10-23-2002 11:07 PM | Hello, Still plugging along happily with the diet! Just wanted to post to this thread because i thought my experience was relevant. My period was late, too, this month and it's never late (it's early if anything). Finally it came after 5 - 6 weeks had gone by. This worried me a little, but I am going to monitor it. But something cool happened as well. For the first time in YEARS I did not need any pain killers whatsoever for cramps. I did get mild cramps but almost didn't notice them! Normally I am in quite severe pain and never go without popping ibuprofen EVER! I continue to be amazed at how significantly this diet affects my body. It seems so obvious now that what you eat has dramatic affects on your health but I never really thought about it before at all. Like I say, I've tried everything out there for acne. Everything except changing my diet. It's not always easy but it's so worth it. |
| monica 10-24-2002 08:30 AM | Just an update... I did finally get my period (4 weeks late), so i basically skipped a month. I will certainly keep track of it and let you know. |