Re: ADRENALS AND VITAMIN C - WORTH A READ

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This is an interesting article - wish I'd had the sense to take extra vit c in the past  then I might be in a better state than I am now:) - but then hindsight is a wonderful thing, isn't it. I also used to be a smoker - have stopped now - but that must have been a drain on my vitamin levels for years. All best, Alison>> Stop the thyroid madness newsletter.>

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Hi Alison,

With my nutritional hat on - yes you lose 25mg of Vitamin C with every cigarette - I used to smoke VERY heavily but took Vitamin C every day - it did help with the skin but eventually as the thyroid went down (probably due to irritation from smoking) the adrenals went into downtime.................so didn't altogether solve the issue but I have no wrinkles on my face at all and I am 62 and used to smoke 40 a day for years. I don't drink though and never have...........because it made me so ill - I now know why - low metabolism.

Best wishes

Mandy

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No wrinkles ! I'm very impressed. I definitely can't say the same. I don't

miss the smoking but would love a good glass of wine. Maybe one day ...? Best

wishes Alison

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interesting

Vit c lowers cortisol, i'm not sure why though? the articles mentioned here

confirm it? i suppose if vit c lowers cortisol then it preserves the adrenals?

http://www.ehow.com/way_5139917_natural-ways-lower-cortisol-levels.html

" Vitamin C is important for lowering cortisol levels. Vitamin C helps to shut

down the body's production of cortisol naturally and is very safe to take. Take

a supplement or eat citrus fruits and drink plenty of orange juice. "

> " In two separate studies about vitamin C supplementation (1,000–1,500 mg per

day for one week), ultramarathon runners showed a 30 percent lower cortisol

level in their blood when compared to runners receiving a placebo. In another

study of healthy children undergoing treatment with synthetic corticosteroids, 1

gram (1,000 mg) of vitamin C, consumed three times a day for five days, resulted

in significantly lower cortisol levels compared to healthy children given a

placebo. "

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Hi

I don't understand this. If Vitamin C lowers the cortisol how can it help somebody who has low cortisol?

Perhaps I am being dense but am open to learning.

Many thanks.

Vickyanne

interestingVit c lowers cortisol, i'm not sure why though? the articles mentioned here confirm it? i suppose if vit c lowers cortisol then it preserves the adrenals? http://www.ehow.com/way_5139917_natural-ways-lower-cortisol-levels.html "Vitamin C is important for lowering cortisol levels. Vitamin C helps to shut down the body's production of cortisol naturally and is very safe to take. Take a supplement or eat citrus fruits and drink plenty of orange juice."

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Yes - must say, I was wondering the same?? Anyone any ideas?Alison>> Hi>  > I don't understand this.  If Vitamin C lowers the cortisol how can it help somebody who has low cortisol?>  > Perhaps I am being dense but am open to learning.>  > Many thanks.>

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Hi all,

Yes I am surprised at this as I thought it was the other way around - although there are issues with cortisol overproducing in a stressful situation and this is not good for the body as it would drain the adrenals for when cortisol was needed so I suppose it could keep the adrenals under control for the proper set of circumstances.

By the way re no wrinkles on my face - you should see the rest of me - definitely need ironing!!! (he he he).

Best wishes

Mandy

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hi vickyanne ..you are not being dense

the below link is from dr lam...he is very knowledgeable about adrenal fatiigue

(in my view) ...i've only copied a small bit of it below but in the whole

article he talks about adrenal fatigue sometimes not being the root cause of

problems (although it appears so) and there can be ovarian issues viz a viz too

much estrogen.

http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1660930

" One of the things Vit C does is to help cortisol production. Cortisol, however,

is NOT the total answer to Adrenal Fatigue. That is very important to

understand, though it is an key component. Vit C's mechanism of action touches

many very important and different pathways within the body in addition to

helping cortisol production. The basic science of Vitamin C involves re-dox

pathways and how the body transfer electrons and deal with oxidation. This is

highly technical and falls within a discipline called oxidative medicine.

Your broader question really touch on how Vit C is tied to Adrenal Fatigue and

that relates to my overall philosophical approach to Adrenal Fatigue, so I will

take some time to expand on this here as well because it serves to make it more

clear why I do things the way I do.

First, Vit C does not reduce cortisol production. Cortisol itself, has a

negative feedback loop once the body perceived it has adequate supply at any

point in time, even though the lab cortisol may be low and one can still have

symptoms of adrenal fatigue. That is why lab is sometimes a very reliable

indicator, among many other reasons, especially in those with advance Adrenal

Fatigue..... "

trish

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> I don't understand this.  If Vitamin C lowers the cortisol how can it help

somebody who has low cortisol?

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> Perhaps I am being dense but am open to learning.

[Guest guest]

HI all,

found this - quite a good explanation

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=252375

best wishes

Mandy

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looks complicated, just like everything else i think. the more i learn, the

less i know, is my thoughts when it comes to all this stuff.

vit c lowers copper, too.

Some writers[41] have identified a risk of poor copper absorption from high

doses of vitamin C. Ceruloplasmin levels seem specifically lowered by high

vitamin C intake. In one study, 600 milligrams of vitamin C daily led to lower

ceruloplasmin levels similar to those caused by copper deficiency.[42] In

another, ceruloplasmin levels were significantly reduced.[43]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_C_megadosage

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> HI all,

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> found this - quite a good explanation

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> http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=252375

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