Re: Fwd: Digest Number 1306

[Guest guest]

Marge wrote:

> Jana

>

> Thank you. I'll pay attention to potassium and make sure the cal/mag

balance is ok. Perhaps I was relying on dairy for more calcium than I

realized.

==>It is not necessary to supplement with potassium however, because it

is extremely prevalent in the diet, even in coffee and tea. You need

only 600 mg. each of cal/mag in two doses per day - do not take too

much, which can be just as damaging as taking too little.

Bee

[Guest guest]

>

> Bee and anyone else who has an idea

>

> Any explanation for why my bp would drop significantly

> when cortisol was inject IV in a study? The endocrinologist

> noted that if there was anything wrong with my adrenals the

> bp would have risen. Othewise it should have remained the

> same. But my dropped and I was admitted to ER...had other

> symptoms, gastric, but is there a possible significance to the

> drop when cortisol was injected. My bp usually hovers around

> 80/50 to 90/60

==>There are other organs, conditions and functions involved in blood

pressure, temperature, etc. other than the adrenals.

Bee