RE: People shampoo for pets, flea control, opinion, & saga of my own adrenal

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The timed release is HC mixed with hypromelos powder in a base of acidophilus. The HC is the same kind that is used by Women's International. It's originally soy/yam molecules which are then altered to be bio-identical in the body, as opposed to Cortef which starts out as a solely synthetic molecule. Clever about the olive oil, and I have heard Dr. Mabrey is really a great doctor. Women's International mixes their HC with Olive Oil. I don't have any sensitivity to fillers that I know of and since I changed my diet to eliminate the foods I was sensitive to, I'm tolerating all my supplements, vitamins, amino acids and herbs, which is such a relief.

The Marmoleum isn't actually vinyl. I can't remember exactly what's in it, but you can go to http://www.marmoleum.com. It's supposedy the 'green' solution to vinyl flooring.

That's facinating that your adrenals healed. I know it's rare but you're so blessed. So what now is your morning a.m. cortisol levels? When it's 'in range' I assume you feel good? As said, I'm never giving up hope that I'll feel better.

Oh, and yes, we've been drinking R/O water for about 4 years I think and I add Ionic Mineral Drops back in.

And, I'll tell you what really cheers me up, is hearing the stories of all y'all....that HAVE improved and ARE feeling better and getting their lives back. I've been dealing with this going on 6 years and pretty much disabled. At times it's so hard to keep a positive outlook, but each day is new with new hope.

To: Texas_Thyroid_Groups From: npalaciosnow@...Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:32:50 -0700Subject: People shampoo for pets, flea control, opinion, & saga of my own adrenal journey

Re the people shampoo I used on myself, the dog and use now on the cats - Magick Botanicals at www.magickbotanicals.com toll free # 1- and I have seen it at Whole Food sometimes, my local health food used to carry it and now will only let me buy it personally so I buy a 12 bottle case at a time and it lasts several years - I get a volume discount AND I also have what works for me ! This stuff has halted the itching (mine and the cats) and has NO fragrance. Did you know that a cat can sing continuously for the whole 10 minutes you must leave the shampoo on the skin to suffocate the vermin (fleas) crawling around there? They sound so pitiful so put your Sargent's face on to keep from laughing at them. A goo hold of the skin at the back of the neck calms the cat somewhat and will prevent claw tracks up your front and down your back as the wet creature flees the torture chamber - ask me how I know about the tracks. Gosh, I just told little Muffy dog to come into the shower with me, bathed and shampood me and then her, rinsed us both and it was a done deal. Cats are..............a little different about the water thing.

Organic vinyl is still vinyl which is plastic. What is the "organic" and how does it affect what is outgassed????

Re: the excess hair - A flea comb works really well on a lot of it and does not pull as much as the ShedEnder (both at Walmart). I understand there is a wider Shed Ender that would be a BIG blessing with a larger animal as the 1 1/2 wide comb works well but a wider one would be more efficient. The thing DOES work - like a half a trash can of fur per cat at a time - probably good to start as a kitty or have someone hold while second person combs until the feline adjusts to the new sensation - treats before and after seem to aid the attitude a little.

Thanks for the heads up about the furminator and the little robot floor cleaner - I'll start saving up for both !

RE: 's Adrenals - Just another thing to consider - What is used to make the hydrocortisone timed release? I have not found anything I can tolerate that is time release. I even reacted to Cortef because of the fillers ...and you named a lot of the symptoms yourself. I would get anxious, shaky, racing heart, palpitations, whoozy/brain fog, my belly bloated like a pregnant pig, etc. Finally found out it was all the fillers and coloring agents in meds and that preservatives, as in ANY preservative or any amount in foods would do much of the same. When I was on full physiologic (replacement of what the normal body should make a day) hydrocortisone replacement dosages (20 mg in divided doses with an extra 2.5/5/or 7.5 mg following ANY stressor back in 2002 to 2005 I quickly ended up with a prescription for "Hydrocortisone USP 2.5 mg per drop in organic olive oil" I was told once I went on this I would NEVER come off ithe hydrocortisone---liars all! Woman's Pharmacy was my initial upplier and then Village Pharmacy in Houston which was MUCH more reasonable (maybe because I scooted by with a new bottle of organic olive oil for then to use and saved them the time, trouble and expense of the organic olive oil - I took the remainder home with me and used it in my foods. Shaking the bottle, then dropping the number of drops into an empty capsule and putting the 2.5mg, 5mg, 10mg, (and 20mg for REAL chemical assaults) in a medicine box with the big end of the capsule on the bottom let the HC settle out of the oil and kept it all from getting too messy. I still sometimes carry a small pill case of these with me when entering unknown areas or when I know I'm going to be away from home all day long - still a stressor for my body. Anyway I tolerated the HC well and had the thyroid med issues you describe. By having the HC in whatever dose my body was crying for at the moment (and actually remembering to take it !) I ever so slowly improved. Natural nutritional supplements were not tolerated well at first and forget the herbs as looking at them made me ill. In 2005 I sensed it was time to wean off the hydrocortisone and reduced it to taking NONE except when I have a major stressor, begin to feel physically like I used to when I was SO sick, or feel flu like symptoms and found I could not fight it with rest alone. Then I take some HC 2-5 times first day and then taper as rapidly as the reduction in symptoms will allow. This is low dose - maybe 20 mg first dose then 5 mg other doses at several hour intervals first day then 5 mg 2-3 times second day and 1-2 times third day. If there is definate sign of infection see a doc and get appropriate antibiotic, but over the past 3 years, there has only been one infectious flare up.

By saliva testin I had virtually no AM cortisol and peaked at 11 AM, then bottomed out again by mid afternoon and none at bedtime. One doc said "No treatment until you fit s by lab testing" but Dr Mabry in started the HC in oil after the saliva testing, started me on Armour, introduced me to progesterone (which dramatically helped reduce the pain)and Dr Salvato (who diagnosed the chronic fatigue/fibromyalgia/low production ATP) in Houston has been wonderful about continuing. Allergic reactions used to throw me into having to take Medrol dose paks 1 - 3 times a year (boo boo for the adrenals - supports the body but supresses the adrenal function).. With the HC at the low doses when I sense the need, I have become MUCH more stable - still not THERE, but at least definately headed in the right direction.

The electrical type impluses ---almost like wasp stings ---yeah and those sensations are being left behind much more often also --- only happen now when the pollution is up, I'm exposed to chemicals or perfume or synthetic fabrics or get over tired. Try muscle twitching and the muscles "jumping" under the skin -- not melodramatic but more than real to those of us having experienced it. For me the reduction in exposures to incitants (whatever causes it for you) and additional potassium and magnesium as well as trace minerals has helped immensely. Fish Oil helps stop the brain cell misfiring, the Magick Shampoo, my own home made soap using organic oils to make it, eating by the Eat Right 4 Your Type protocol to keep from consuming inflammatory foods that make all these inflammations conditions worse, drinking only (and I mean ONLY) very pure mineral water or filtered water in glass only (no plastic contact) (Mountain Valley Water or the RO/deionized water Whole Foods Markets has in their machines (not Glaciar Pure or Ozark or anything in plastic). Another thought -- it is theorized that about every seven years our body literally replaces all it's cells. It has been 8 years since this whole thing hit me with such force, then about three years of detoxification and now almost 5 years of "rebuilding" and I'm so thankful for the progress. So I'm hoping that by reducing all the constant traumas to my cells by establishing new habits and support systems that those replacement cells will be healthier ! I would definately agree with the three aspects described and have addressed all three with and without direct medical guidance.

I'm tired, hope something here validates or otherwise helps someone, bye for now, a

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