Let’s talk about a set of symptoms I see a lot in my ADHD clients.
They say things like: • “I’m always bloated, even when I don’t eat much.” • “There’s this weird pressure under my right ribs, but it’s not exactly pain.” • “I feel foggy all day, even with sleep or meds.” • “My cravings are insane lately. Carbs, sugar, whatever.” • “I’m gaining weight around my stomach and nothing’s working.” • “I feel heavy. Not just in my body. In my brain.” When labs will come back Inwill typicall see elevated ⬆️ ALT. AST sometimes ⬆️ but lower than ALT. ⬆️ GGT with insulin resistance. ⬆️ Triglyceride’s with ⬇️ HDL ⬆️CRP/Ferritin Now here’s what’s actually going on for a lot of people in that situation. Fatty liver and insulin resistance often go hand in hand. And when that happens, your blood sugar turns into a rollercoaster theiugh out the day. Instead of your brain getting a steady stream of fuel, it’s getting dumped on one minute and starved the next. And the part of your brain that handles planning, focus, and emotional control, the prefrontal cortex needs constant, stable glucose to function. So what do you actually feel? 👉🏼Crashes in focus through out thee day. 👉🏼Afternoon meltdowns/Snapping at people for no reason. 👉🏼That shitty impulsive, restless, hungry-but-not-hungry, overstimulated, underfed feeling. 👉🏼 Wired AF at night, wide awake at 2am, totally wrecked the next morning. That’s not just “ADHD being ADHD. But fixing it can SIGNIFICANTLY improve ADHD and NON ADHD symptoms.. 👉🏼 Simply REDUCING ALCOHOL INTAKE, walking 10 mins after meals, lowering processed food intake, and remembering your liver runs on circadian rhythm (sleep wake schedule) so cut food 2-3 hours prior to bed can significantly improve liver function.