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Originally Posted by joubess

This is only my second post, but the symptoms Steve describes sound to me like textbook hypoglycemia. We feel foggy and tired and have mood swings when we have low blood sugar, and low blood sugar also causes us to sleep excessively. The brain's fuel is glucose, and it just doesn't have enough fuel to keep running, so it crashes.

I'm a chemist (22 years) and I've done a lot of study on biochemistry and metabolic syndrome (my family tends toward type II diabetes), and the symptoms doctors warn about when getting a patient's blood sugar within normal range.

Switching so quickly from a cooked, more varied diet to a completely raw food diet could be the culprit. His body hasn't had enough time to adjust to the changes in metabolism that will occur. If this is the case, the symptoms will clear up on their own, and as he finds more variety of foods, things will settle down.

However, he may be sensitive to sugar changes and may be experiencing a significant insulin dump after an all fruit meal.

Suggestions:
Third: More frequent snacks of fruit, nuts and seeds will help maintain blood sugar within a smaller range, and fruit right before bed might help with morning fogginess.

I hope this helps,
Sherri

Fruit before bed may mean an early awakening and an ADD morning. Almonds before bed will give you a slow burn throughout the night and the necessary aminos to wake up rejuvenated.