Today I was riding in a car as my daughter was driving. She is 16 and a newly licensed driver. As we approached a traffic light controlled intersection, she asked me if she should turn right at the light. I was confused and so did not answer immediately because there was no reason to turn and I did not know why she would ask. In the meantime she pressed her question and the light turned red as she drifted into the intersection. Luckily the traffic was light and she managed to get out of the intersection without an accident.
At that point she became somewhat moody and not herself. This continued till we arrived home in about 5 minutes. She left for a few minutes and then returned. In the meantime, I had a chance to think over what had happened in the car and then it struck me that the incident had been caused by a drop in her blood sugar. I have seen this so many times but not recently so I was a little slow to recognize the symptoms.
This indicates that she is consuming too many sugar and white flower products and not enough complex carbohydrates. So later we had a discussion about this because I wanted her to be aware of what was happening and that she was making some problematic food choices. She doesn't take my advice very gracefully but the mood swings brought on by a drop in blood sugar can be disorienting and debilitating in many ways.
My daughter has been so balanced all her life and I hope that she can use her intelligence enough to maintain this balance in the face of very strong peer pressure. It is not easy.
I am saddened by the lack of healthy food choices I observe among teenagers these days. There is a high price to pay.
Thanks for reading.
At that point she became somewhat moody and not herself. This continued till we arrived home in about 5 minutes. She left for a few minutes and then returned. In the meantime, I had a chance to think over what had happened in the car and then it struck me that the incident had been caused by a drop in her blood sugar. I have seen this so many times but not recently so I was a little slow to recognize the symptoms.
This indicates that she is consuming too many sugar and white flower products and not enough complex carbohydrates. So later we had a discussion about this because I wanted her to be aware of what was happening and that she was making some problematic food choices. She doesn't take my advice very gracefully but the mood swings brought on by a drop in blood sugar can be disorienting and debilitating in many ways.
My daughter has been so balanced all her life and I hope that she can use her intelligence enough to maintain this balance in the face of very strong peer pressure. It is not easy.
I am saddened by the lack of healthy food choices I observe among teenagers these days. There is a high price to pay.
Thanks for reading.
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