Guest guest Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 He was probably looking for ridges in your fingernails - another symptom! 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<< > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 shaking hands, unlevel holding them in the air 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<< > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 LOL. Actually hyper thyroid or pit tumor! Re: A new thread !! > shaking hands, unlevel holding them in the air did he ask you to walk the white line?? : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Sorry I missed it - What are the ridges a symptom of - adrenal probs or hyper/hypo thyroid. Thanks! Patti in MI He was probably looking for ridges in your fingernails - another symptom! Lynda (in the UK) Re: A new thread !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 hypo (I think) Lynda Re: A new thread !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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