Re: List of tips for diagnosing thyroid disease & adrenal fatigue

February 18, 2004

Oh boy do I have vertical ridges in all my fingernails,also have a very deep and

hoarse voice.

Shirley

Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 10:03 AM

Subject: Re: List of tips for diagnosing thyroid

disease & adrenal fatigue

I'd appreciate seeing your fingers, . Posting pics would be great! I

may have

the same thing but am not sure. I also have vertical lines in my fingernails.

Janet> >

February 19, 2004

also, smooth fingerprints are a sign of adrenal fatigue.

I think I also remember reading that a large crack down the centre of the tongue

is hypothyroid (I have this and the tongue indentations)

Lynda (in the UK)

Re: Adrenal Info Anyone?

>

> You can easily check for adrenal fatigue by getting a blood pressure

> cuff and checking your blood pressure lying down and then again

> standing up. If the pressure drops any when you stand, you have

> adrenal fatigue. You can also shine a bright light in your eyes and

> have someone or you look at your pupils to see if they are

> constricting and staying constricted. Hold the light there for at

> least a minute. In adrenal fatigue the pupil cannot remain

> constricted and either will open back up or will flutter as it

> attempts to block out the light but is having trouble. These tests

> indicate a lack of sufficient adrenal hormones.

>

> If you think you have adrenal fatigue, why not just buy some

> licorice root tea or loose herb (not deglycerized). Take I teaspoon

> in a tea 4 times a day. This is very roughly equivelent to about 5mg

> of hydrocortisone depending on the freshness and potency of the

> herb. You can also get it in tablet form. If you feel better, then

> suspect you have adrenal fatigue. Licorice root does not have

> hydrocortisone in it, but slows the removal in the liver of the

> hydrocortisone that you do have in your system, so it sort of builds

> up a little. My own experience was that 1 teaspoon was roughly

> equivelent to 5 mg. Life Extension Foundation used to have a good

> article on adrenal fatigue and recommended this dose. They have

> changed their site and now it's harder to read, but you can get the

> info of a sort from here:

>

> http://www.lef.org/protocols/prtcl-002a.shtml#natadr

>

> Scroll down untill you find the licorice link. They now recommend

> licorice pills, probably to make money and to guarantee a known dose.

>

> Tish<<

>

February 19, 2004

Yes, smooth finger prints is right. Mine are pretty smooth from what I

can gather. Don't really know what to comapre them to though lol.

> > Hi everyone

> >

> > Why don't we start a new thread about all the little 'tips' that

> nobody really tells you which would help diagnose hypo., hyper.,

> adrenal problems etc.,

> >

> > I think this could be really interesting. I remember somebody

> mentioned that you could tell a difference between hypo and hyper by

> holding your hands out in front of you, palms down, fingers straight

> out, and if you were going 'hyper', your fingers would 'dance'. Then

> somebody else stated that if the tip of your little 'pinky' only

> reached the top joint of the finger next to it, that was a sign of

> being hypo. Then there are the 'tips' you could use yourself for

> diagnosing whether or not you had adrenal problems like in Tish's post

> today - especially using liquorice root etc.,

> >

> > Would somebody be willing to gather all these little non medical

> 'pointers' and 'tips' together and make a list.

> >

> > Luv - Sheila

> >

> > >>Subject: Re: Adrenal Info Anyone?

> >

> > You can easily check for adrenal fatigue by getting a blood pressure

> > cuff and checking your blood pressure lying down and then again

> > standing up. If the pressure drops any when you stand, you have

> > adrenal fatigue. You can also shine a bright light in your eyes and

> > have someone or you look at your pupils to see if they are

> > constricting and staying constricted. Hold the light there for at

> > least a minute. In adrenal fatigue the pupil cannot remain

> > constricted and either will open back up or will flutter as it

> > attempts to block out the light but is having trouble. These tests

> > indicate a lack of sufficient adrenal hormones.

> >

> > If you think you have adrenal fatigue, why not just buy some

> > licorice root tea or loose herb (not deglycerized). Take I teaspoon

> > in a tea 4 times a day. This is very roughly equivelent to about 5mg

> > of hydrocortisone depending on the freshness and potency of the

> > herb. You can also get it in tablet form. If you feel better, then

> > suspect you have adrenal fatigue. Licorice root does not have

> > hydrocortisone in it, but slows the removal in the liver of the

> > hydrocortisone that you do have in your system, so it sort of builds

> > up a little. My own experience was that 1 teaspoon was roughly

> > equivelent to 5 mg. Life Extension Foundation used to have a good

> > article on adrenal fatigue and recommended this dose. They have

> > changed their site and now it's harder to read, but you can get the

> > info of a sort from here:

> >

> > http://www.lef.org/protocols/prtcl-002a.shtml#natadr

> >

> > Scroll down untill you find the licorice link. They now recommend

> > licorice pills, probably to make money and to guarantee a known

dose.

> >

> > Tish<<

> >

February 19, 2004

I'd appreciate seeing your fingers, . Posting pics would be great! I may

have

the same thing but am not sure. I also have vertical lines in my fingernails.

Janet