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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<<