Guest guest Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 Hi folks I'm new to this group, although I have been building up to 3.5 tbs VCO per day for the past six months, and have now been on the " full dose " for about three weeks. I've noticed my basal body temperature rise, regrowth of missing eyebrow hairs and my extremeties are warmer, amongst other things. I have a question though. I understand that VCO helps to support the adrenals and thyroid and that stress can affect the adrenals quite badly. I'm currently going through a very stressful period which will continue for the next month at least, and I have noticed a marked drop in my BBT over the past few days at a time in my cycle when it should be higher. Does anybody think it might be a good idea for me to up my intake of VCO to 4 tbs during this time to give extra support to my system? All thoughts appreciated! :-) Katy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 Katy, Increasing your CNO intake to 4 tablespoons a day may be beneficial to keep your metabolism up. If you are under stress it is extremely important that you get the nutrients your body needs. When under stress the body uses up nutrients at a higher rate. I recommend that you take a multi-vitamin and mineral supplement and cut out all junk foods and sweets. Add more vegetables into your diet without increasing the total number of calories you eat, in other words, cut down on the other foods you eat. Vegetables, in general, provide the highest source of nutrients. Excessive stress coupled with a poor diet can cause you to become hypothyroid or worsen the condition if you already are. Bruce Fife VCO and stress > > > Hi folks > > I'm new to this group, although I have been building up to 3.5 tbs > VCO per day for the past six months, and have now been on the " full > dose " for about three weeks. I've noticed my basal body temperature > rise, regrowth of missing eyebrow hairs and my extremeties are > warmer, amongst other things. > > I have a question though. I understand that VCO helps to support > the adrenals and thyroid and that stress can affect the adrenals > quite badly. I'm currently going through a very stressful period > which will continue for the next month at least, and I have noticed > a marked drop in my BBT over the past few days at a time in my cycle > when it should be higher. Does anybody think it might be a good > idea for me to up my intake of VCO to 4 tbs during this time to give > extra support to my system? > > All thoughts appreciated! :-) > > Katy > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 Hi Bruce Thanks for your reply. I would like to give you a bit of background on my diet, etc. I've been a low-carber for nearly 4 years and restrict my foods to fresh, unprocessed meat, fish, poultry, veg, fruit, nuts and dairy. I completely avoid processed foods of any kind and never eat junk food! :-) Over the past six months, I've been following Sally Fallon's " Nourishing Traditions " book, making all my own stocks and soups, and also building up my intake of VCO over that period. I originally started to take an interest in VCO because I heard that it can help symptoms of low thyroid, and I was certainly experiencing them, despite a lower carbohydrate lifestyle, which I have read should support the thyroid. I have certainly noticed that several of my symptoms have lessened since I started taking VCO, and my basal body temperatures have risen, which I take to be a sign of better thyroid function (and also less adrenal stress). This is even though I only reached the full 3.5 tbs dose about three weeks ago. I have increased my VCO dose to approx 4.5 tbs over the past couple of days because, as I said, I am going through an extremely stressful period which is likely to last at least until the end of November. My temps are still very low for the time of the month, and haven't yet responded to the increase in VCO over the past few days. Is it perfectly OK to keep my dose this high - is there any kind of ceiling I should avoid? I am anxious not to spoil all my careful work on support of my thyroid over most of this year with a few weeks of stress! What would you recommend? TIA Katy > Katy, > > Increasing your CNO intake to 4 tablespoons a day may be beneficial to keep > your metabolism up. If you are under stress it is extremely important that > you get the nutrients your body needs. When under stress the body uses up > nutrients at a higher rate. I recommend that you take a multi- vitamin and > mineral supplement and cut out all junk foods and sweets. Add more > vegetables into your diet without increasing the total number of calories > you eat, in other words, cut down on the other foods you eat. Vegetables, in > general, provide the highest source of nutrients. Excessive stress coupled > with a poor diet can cause you to become hypothyroid or worsen the condition > if you already are. > > Bruce Fife > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 Katy, It sounds like your diet may be okay. I would still add more fresh vegetables however. You don't need to worry about taking too much coconut oil. As long as your body is handling it okay it is fine. Some people take twice as much as you do. I would also recommend that you get some regular exercise to help with your stress. Exercise is a great stress reliever and helps stimulate metabolism as well. Bruce Re: VCO and stress > > > Hi Bruce > > Thanks for your reply. I would like to give you a bit of background > on my diet, etc. > > I've been a low-carber for nearly 4 years and restrict my foods to > fresh, unprocessed meat, fish, poultry, veg, fruit, nuts and dairy. > I completely avoid processed foods of any kind and never eat junk > food! :-) > > Over the past six months, I've been following Sally > Fallon's " Nourishing Traditions " book, making all my own stocks and > soups, and also building up my intake of VCO over that period. > > I originally started to take an interest in VCO because I heard that > it can help symptoms of low thyroid, and I was certainly > experiencing them, despite a lower carbohydrate lifestyle, which I > have read should support the thyroid. I have certainly noticed that > several of my symptoms have lessened since I started taking VCO, and > my basal body temperatures have risen, which I take to be a sign of > better thyroid function (and also less adrenal stress). This is > even though I only reached the full 3.5 tbs dose about three weeks > ago. > > I have increased my VCO dose to approx 4.5 tbs over the past couple > of days because, as I said, I am going through an extremely > stressful period which is likely to last at least until the end of > November. My temps are still very low for the time of the month, and > haven't yet responded to the increase in VCO over the past few > days. Is it perfectly OK to keep my dose this high - is there any > kind of ceiling I should avoid? I am anxious not to spoil all my > careful work on support of my thyroid over most of this year with a > few weeks of stress! What would you recommend? > > TIA > > Katy > > > > >> Katy, >> >> Increasing your CNO intake to 4 tablespoons a day may be > beneficial to keep >> your metabolism up. If you are under stress it is extremely > important that >> you get the nutrients your body needs. When under stress the body > uses up >> nutrients at a higher rate. I recommend that you take a multi- > vitamin and >> mineral supplement and cut out all junk foods and sweets. Add more >> vegetables into your diet without increasing the total number of > calories >> you eat, in other words, cut down on the other foods you eat. > Vegetables, in >> general, provide the highest source of nutrients. Excessive stress > coupled >> with a poor diet can cause you to become hypothyroid or worsen the > condition >> if you already are. >> >> Bruce Fife >> > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 Hi Bruce Thanks for that - I eat loads of fresh vegetables! I also do two hours of Pilates a week and lead a busy active life, with quite a lot of walking involved. I forgot to mention that I take a good daily multivitamin, plus a therapeutic dose of EPA fatty acids (which gives approx 600mg EPA, if I remember correctly) to help with my thyroid-linked concentration problems. And also kefir! I'm certainly pressing all those buttons as best I can! So I guess I can just increase the VCO until I see my BBTs rise again? I would of course do that fairly slowly over the next couple of weeks. Katy > >> Katy, > >> > >> Increasing your CNO intake to 4 tablespoons a day may be > > beneficial to keep > >> your metabolism up. If you are under stress it is extremely > > important that > >> you get the nutrients your body needs. When under stress the body > > uses up > >> nutrients at a higher rate. I recommend that you take a multi- > > vitamin and > >> mineral supplement and cut out all junk foods and sweets. Add more > >> vegetables into your diet without increasing the total number of > > calories > >> you eat, in other words, cut down on the other foods you eat. > > Vegetables, in > >> general, provide the highest source of nutrients. Excessive stress > > coupled > >> with a poor diet can cause you to become hypothyroid or worsen the > > condition > >> if you already are. > >> > >> Bruce Fife > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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