Re: Re: Cortisol -- was The healing process takes time

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>> Heidi, I understand how cortisol flips the fat-burning switch off, but

about making you outrageously hungry, that hasn't been my experience. (Of

course I'm an unusual case!) Do you know how it would make you hungry? <<

One of the known, listed side effects of cortisone drugs is ravenous hunger and

thirst, along with water retention and weight gain.

Christie

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>Heidi, I understand how cortisol flips the fat-burning switch off, but

>about making you outrageously hungry, that hasn't been my experience. (Of

>course I'm an unusual case!) Do you know how it would make you hungry?

I have no idea why it makes me hungry. I think it isn't the case

for everyone -- some people refuse to eat when they

are under stress. For me though, my blood sugar

drops (maybe because I can't burn fat?) and I

eat everything in sight.

>It just seems to me that cortisol is what's involved in the fight-or-flight

>response, which shuts down digestion so that you can lift a car. By now I

>should be lifting cars all the time.

As usual I'm simplifying the whole thing (and probably someone

will point that out!). Adrenaline, cortisol, blood sugar, insulin, and

who knows what else are all involved, and they all affect each

other. But they have run experiments with people under

constant stress, and they tend to gain weight. There is a book

called the Cortisol Connection that goes into it in great

detail. Short term stress -- like lifting weights, or running

from a lion, or maybe lifting cars -- is basically good for

the body. Long term stress, on the other hand, causes

great harm. Allergies and traffic and yelling bosses

etc. are all long term stress.

-- Heidi

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--- kristenchavez <kristenchavez@...> wrote: >

> ----You can say that again! When I was on

> prednisone (synthetic

> cortisone) I was an appetite with legs! Another

> lovely side effect

> is a buffalo hump...

>

So is cushings syndrome excess cortisol? And

treatment would be to reduce the amount of cortisol...

I am sooo convinced my BF has this condition. Heidi's

recent posts about the link between poor digestion/low

HCl and excess cortisol just convinces me even more.

I just WISH he'd go to the doctor...

Jo

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--- kristenchavez <kristenchavez@...> wrote: >

> ------When I went to the internist with all my

> Prednisone side effects, he said I

> had Cushing's Syndome. Usually the term refers to

> too much NATURAL

> cortisol. Buffalo hump, racing heart, moon face,

> bloated abdomen, water

> retention... are these your friends' symptoms?

>

Yes, and pink stretch marks over much of his torso.

He lost 140lbs on a low carb diet, but still has 90lbs

or so to go, and he is just slowly gaining - NOTHING

is working! BUt it's a long slow process getting him

to the doctor. First he has to register....

Jo

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What does moon face mean?

Referring to:

Syndome. Usually the term refers to too much NATURAL

cortisol. Buffalo hump, racing heart, moon face, bloated abdomen, water

retention... are these your friends' symptoms?

Sheryl Illustrations

http://dovedesignsrus.com

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--- Sheryl <dovedesignsrus@...> wrote: >

> What does moon face mean?

>

>

Where the face has grown around the cheeks and jaws so

that when you look at the face straight on, you can't

see the person's ears.

Jo

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Thanks Jo for the quick response.

Sheryl

Joanne Pollack <jopollack2001@...> wrote:

--- Sheryl wrote: >

> What does moon face mean?

>

>

Where the face has grown around the cheeks and jaws so

that when you look at the face straight on, you can't

see the person's ears.

Jo

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,

I don't know the site you are speaking of, but I do know what you mean. There

was a guy I used to work with that had a face like that. Very swollen looking.

Thanks

Sheryl

kristenchavez <kristenchavez@...> wrote:

--- In , Sheryl

wrote:

>

> What does moon face mean?

-----moon face is the term used to describe the odd looking face

someone gets on cortisone/prednisone. You tend to swell in the

face and abdomen first. And the face gets very wide and

disproportionately large for the body. If you're on the Raw Dairy

site, I posted a picture of me on steroids. My face and neck were

enormous!

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Okay thanks I will look it up. . .and see the pics

Hugs

Sheryl

kristenchavez <kristenchavez@...> wrote:

--- In , Sheryl

wrote:

> ,

>

> I don't know the site you are speaking of, but I do know what

you mean. There was a guy I used to work with that had a face

like that. Very swollen looking.

-----It's just another group like this one called RawDairy.