Re: Re:How do you help your adrenal glands?

[Guest guest]

Hi Mike

Just wished to add my thoughts.

AFAIK Licorice slows down the breakdown of cortisol.It does not slow down

cortisol production.I am thinking it may be used when you are low in

cortisol whole day. But it could be a problem when you have ups and downs

in cortisol production.If you have high cortisol at some parts of the day

and if you also take licorice than it will take more time cortisol to leave

the system and you will be exposed to high cortisol levels more.

best wishes.

Nil

Re:How do you help your adrenal glands?

After many hours of looking in to it, my understanding is that

Licorice simply enhances or prolongs the effects of cortisol in

your blood stream. Cortisol is the main hormone produced by the

adrenals. Actually, one's brain senses in some cases that your body

is getting too much cortisol when you take a lot of licorice, and

can therefore, via the HPA axis, cause the adrenals to produce less

cortisol-a bad thing.

Some of you may remember as a child that your parents told you that

you couldn't eat more than a piece of licorice occasionally. The

above explanation is why.

On a personal note, I felt much, much better the first day that I

took licorice. However, the effects wore off within three days.

If your adrenals aren't producing enough cortisol, a doc will

supplement w/ hydrocortisone, a steroid. So the last thing you want

to do if your adrenals aren't producing enough cortisol is to take

something (licorice) which could actually have the effect of making

them produce less cortisol. A dose occasionally is OK.

Salt may be OK. I am no expert when it comes to salt.

Mike C