Re: CORRECTION !ElleBlue back from P-dead - Building Adrenal Health

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Hi friends, In my last post, in describing the MT I had done at the

Cristal clinic in San , CA, I stated that I was a Sympathetic

type (acid) and Slow Oxidizer (I SHOULD HAVE SAID ALKALINE here).

When you study MT you learn abt the acid/alkaline balances in

different Metabolic types and how eating to achieve balance of the

two is optimal. So I misstated under Slow Oxidizer (I said acid).

Just wanted to clarify for anyone trying to make sense of this

soomewhat complicated part of the MT model. Thanks, Lynda

>

> Hi RL friends, This is ElleBlue and I was on this site a lot from

> August-October of this year. I found RL after coming off abt 5

mos

> of the WP, crashing pretty hard with extreme anemia, allergies

> (insanely bad/almost untreatable hives for a month), dead low

> thyroid and adrenal readings from blood, urine/saliva tests and of

> course how I felt. I had many symptoms and was generally quite

> miserable.

>

> Communicating with the RL friends helped tremendously. Laurel

gave

> me many good leads and steered me in good directions as did Lynn,

> Val and others. I am just now checking back on the site as when I

> finally returned to work in September, I had little time and much

> life catch up to do. When you lose a busy life for 2-3 months,

many

> things are on fire.

>

> I am sure that the worst part of the WP for me was the P, but all

> attempts to use E again led to inflamed symptoms (some theories

are

> that it ignited the stored P in me), so I've been off all HRT

since

> sometime in July, with attempts at E here and there. I started

> Armour and at about the same time 's adrenal protocol. I'm

> taking his supplements (from his website, the products are Future

> Formulations) and am improving daily. I learned much about

adrenals

> and am still focusing on rebuilding my adrenals with diet (for me,

> higher protein than before and less carbs), the Adrenal Rebuilder

> formulation, Armour thyroid, iron and some other supps that work

for

> my Metabolic Type. I went thru the Metabolic Typing done in San

> clinic/started by Dr Kristal, one of the prominent

> authors,researchers in the US on Metabolic Typing. By the way,

the

> results I got taking the online MT test did not agree w/how I was

> diagnosed during the 3 hour MT testing at the Kristal clinic. So

be

> careful using the results from the online test. I'm a Sympathetic

> MT (acid) and a Slow Oxidizer (acid) - complete opposite of what

the

> $40 online test told me !. I was in a catabolic state when tested

> at the Kristal clinic in Sept (due to the crash I was

experiencing)

> but have been taking supplements and diet to move to a more

balanced

> state of catabolic/anabolic. Feeling so much better, I have to

> attribute to the MT changes I made and in the last 6 weeks the

> adrenal protocol. My mind still gets muddled, I have low

> level depression at times, am not back to physical strength yet,my

> joint pain seems worse, my immune system is still challenged, but

> all reports are that I look much better than 4 months ago.

>

> As for my E and P, well I lost my cycle in July when I stopped the

> WP, but 42 days later it returned, and I've cycled every 40 days

or

> so since then, on no hormones. I was 60 in July, had not stopped

> cycling when I started the WP in February (had used Prometrium and

> Vivelle for several years at lowest doses - I never liked the

> Prometrium, btw). Its unusual to me that I still bleed at this

age,

> w/no added hormones but I think it could still be the stored P in

my

> body. I get the same PMS symptoms before each period now. I

think

> I am a P dominant female and the P's I used in my life (Prometrium

> and then the killer WP P cream) never agreed w/me. I felt better

on

> the E days of the WP, though in hindsight I think I was turning

> those high doses of E cream into other horomones. The WP is

> extremely taxing on one's sysmtem in all ways, I now believe.

>

> For the time being I'm not using any E, though I know that at some

> pt I will be able to again and will need it. I am so grateful to

be

> warm due to my healthier thyroid!! I also think the site

and

> his book, Adrenal Fatigue - the disease of the 21st Century - is a

> must read. When we are going thru menopause, the adrenals are

> additionally taxed (they become the production site for hormones

> once the ovaries die down) and most people are adrenally exhausted

> by age 40 (IMO). Armour thyroid supplements are also good if they

> work for you. I couldn't use the iodine supplement (Iodoral).

Each

> time I tried it I got itchy red skin symptoms and felt edgy and

> rattled.

>

> So to sum up this long post, I want to thank again the RL women

who

> have stayed on this site so long and helped so many of us coming

off

> the WP, freaked out and frightened in failing health, and the

women

> who have come on for HRT reasons. I encourage everyone to read

> 's info/book on adrenals. Really, to rebuild your health,

> you must know the condition of and treat your adrenals first.

> Metabolic Typing is good info too, but hard to diagnose clearly by

> yourself or using the online tests. The diet info wasn't 'news'

to

> me but some of the supplement info was (what to use or not use as

my

> MT directs). It was also important to experience/see what a

> catabolic (breakdown) state my body was in during the 'crash'.

Even

> though we know how we feel, some of us need/want that testing

> validation (yes, Virginia, you ARE falling apart).

>

> I'm reading some of the more current posts and continue to

> appreciate the generous and informative sharing that occurs. I

wish

> you all better understanding and better health, in hormone

> solidarity (!) ElleBlue

>