Re: Digest Number 3352

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Hi Bev & Eveyone else

I am no doctor but I had to learn the hard way. From what I have managed to

deduce the adrenal glads produce a hormone called cortisol in the body. Under

stress these adrenal glands produce so much that they get exhausted and need

feeding. When these adrenal glads produce too much cortisol it imbalances the

other hormones in the body - if it is really bad then it is one of the causes of

yeast/candida.

The three ginsengs that I take are Siberian ginseng, Panax ginseng &

Ashwaganda ginseng. I take a much higher dose of Ashwaganda than the others -

for me this has worked best. Depending on how bad you are feeling you will find

through slowly adjusting your dose.

Also, my cholestrol was found to be very high as a result of my thyroid being

too low. My doctor put me on beta sitosterol & red yeast rice and in six months

my cholestrol came down to normal. I add that I am a skinny person and the old

thought that only fat people get high cholestrol is really inaccurate - I am

proof of this.

Wishing you all good health.

Nora.

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Re: Digest Number 3351 Posted by: " Nora Alves " noraalves@...

noraalves Wed May 9, 2007 5:21 am (PST) Hello Everyone

Someone was asking about what to take for adrenals. I found that taking ginseng

(especially ashwaganda - there are three, siberian, panax & ashwagand) helped

enormously. Be careful to start on a low dose per day first, and then slowly

increase it after three/four days by 50% and so forth, seeing how you feel. I

have also read that early grey hair is one of the symptoms of seriously worn out

adrenal glands - and yes, my grey hair has started to reverse back to its

natural colour ! I believe the medical way of treating adrenals is by using

Cortef /cortisol treatment.

Wishing all better health.

Nora

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Re: tired but wired Posted by: " Sharon Cercone " sharon.cercone@...

spcercone Tue May 8, 2007 9:02 am (PST) I have adrenal issues for sure and that

combined with the hypothyroidism is

ruining my quality of life. What worked for you in regaining balance and

supporting your adrenal system????

On 5/7/07, <veetee@...> wrote:

>

> Hi Palma Joshi,

>

> That feeling you describe I would say is adrenal, where you feel you ought

> to be tired given the number of hours you have been awake, but for some

> reason still can't get off to sleep. I know that feeling. I went through

> that phase (undiagnosed at that stage with hypo) Would do a full day at work

> 8 hours come home have bags of energy but not able to direct it at any one

> thing. I would sit for 5-10 minutes then feel compelled to get up and do

> something, anything. Also around the same time I had no appetite either and

> would not feel hungry. I reflect back on those times and know now that it

> was my adrenal glands becoming depleted, then came the reverse symptoms

> after they were finally depleted of being unable to stay awake, and asleep

> within two hours of coming home by six. I never really saw or talked to my

> children for about two years, nor did I clean my home, (except for the bits

> you could see), because I simply did not have the energy. I lost all muscle

> tone then, my legs felt heavy and I could not lift anything either, not even

> the smallest object. There was no strength in my hand grip so I could not

> open jars or anything without using some kind of aid or asking someone to

> help me. Around that time I also completely lost my sex drive too. So I know

> now what I did not know or understand back then, and what no doctor even

> tried to understand, or explain, must less treat me for. I lived in a

> twilight zone for that time. If you are feeling this now understand it is

> your adrenals I am convinced of it, now I understand what the adrenal glands

> control and govern in the body. Start working on getting your adrenal glands

> healthy, alongside your thyroid health.

>

> If you are already on thyroid meds having been ill for a time, chances are

> your doc did not even consider your adrenal glands. What happened to me when

> I finally got treated with thyroid meds was I was fine for about the first

> five months, and then when I looked back on life I realised I had been ill

> for more than a decade and I cried for months at the 'lost years' of feeling

> under par, thinking it was just old age creeping up. After those five months

> I 'crashed' and felt symptomatic again and blamed it on my thyroid, it

> wasn't I feel. It was my adrenals reacting to having to be woken up again

> after working so hard for so long to keep me going. So I did not need the

> anti depressants the doc tried to keep forcing on me, I just had to wait and

> ride through the rough patch cold turkey if you like until my body began to

> heal hormonally, and both adrenal and thyroid hormones were in balance.

> After that I have been, and remain very well. Sorry for this post being so

> long. I have not felt like writing about that dark period in my life for

> some time, as every time I did, I would be right back there and crying all

> the time. Try and treat your adrenals if you can, there are plenty of

> products out there to try. I used to use NutriAdrenal here in the U.K. but

> I am sure there is a lot that one can get from the U.S.A. mail order.

>

> God Bless and Good Health,

>

> Val.

>

>