Re: Patty...Sue...Nan..Lynn.........Group

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Hello Patty ~

You know, all of it goes hand in hand

it is all connected I just read that your

adrenals produce pregnalone and it

turns into progesterone, and mine is

low, now I know why, well, cuz my adrenals

are shot ! !

The more I read, the more all my stuff

and everyone elses makes sense and shows

the connection, and why we all have sort of

the same symptoms, and all. I think Nan and

Sue are near crashing, and their spells are

when their adrenals are almost to failure, then

they go to bed, and rest rest rest, then they

get out and do ok a bit, then crash again....

I was bad like that before I crashed bad when

all my organs went out....I pushed myself hiking

for a couple weeks, saying, I am not gonna let

this lupus get the best of me, and I was 51 and

I was rebelling against my disease and pushing

myself so hard, them boom......everything went !

I was within minutes of being dead ! !

Like you say.......the dots are connecting !

The breathing deal, well when your adrenals

are shot, you are too tired to breathe, so it

does deplete your oxygen, as well as your heart

struggles, and if your bp goes low, then you arent

getting enough oxygen to your brain then either.

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Excellent, Dede!

Patty

>

> Patty, Nan, Sue, Lynn ~

> Endometriosis and adrenals go hand in hand, read this......

> and it explains alittle help for that..I only posted part of the

> article, so open the link and read it. Love Dede

>

> Endometriosis and Women's Health

> By Carolyn Dean, M.D., N.D.

> Most women have heard of endometriosis and many have at least a

general

> concept of what it is. In my practice, I remember it being

called " the working

> women's disease. " That's because there was a theory a couple of

decades ago

> that endometriosis was related to a high stress lifestyle.

> What is Endometriosis?

> Stress definitely has a role in endometriosis, as do most chronic

diseases,

> but let's go back to the basics. Endometriosis, in the simplest

possible

> terms, is tissue from the uterine lining growing where it

shouldn't. During

> healthy menstruation, women shed their endometrial lining, or the

endometrium,

> each month. The material is expelled from the body as part of the

monthly

> menstruation. While many women would probably like to bypass this

inconvenient and

> sometimes painful monthly routine, it is the key to life itself.

> However, in the 5.5 million North American women with

endometriosis, cells

> from the uterine lining have migrated from where they're supposed

to be --

> inside the uterus -- to other parts of the body, most often within

the pelvic

> area, on the bowel, bladder, ovaries and the outside of the

uterus. It's

> sometimes called retrograde menstruation. Rogue endometrial tissue

has been known

> to migrate as far as scar tissue on the arms and legs.

> This misplaced tissue develops into growths that respond to the

menstrual

> cycle in the same way the lining of the uterus does. Triggered by

hormonal

> signals, the tissue builds up and sheds each month.

> While menstrual blood flows out of the body through the cervix and

vagina,

> endometriosis tissue and the cells it sheds have no way of leaving

the body.

> Trapped between layers of tissue, they cause inflammation, scar

tissue,

> adhesions and bowel problems. Endometriosis can lead to intense

pain and

> reproductive difficulties.

> Stress enters the picture to cause uterine tension and toxicity,

often

> prompted by poor lifestyle choices and worsened by nutrient

deficiency-especially

> magnesium. Cycles of stress and deficiency create a pattern of

hormonal

> imblance throughout the body and in some women focus on the

uterus. Specifically

> in endometriosis, uterine muscle tension and spasm in the

fallopian tubes, due

> to magnesium deficiency, can contribute to uterine blood and

tissue

> migration.

> More than 5 million North American women suffer from symptoms of

> endometriosis that include:

> * Pain before and during periods

> * Pain during intercourse

> * Chronic pelvic pain

> * Cramping at any time of the cycle

> * Painful bowel movements

> * Fatigue

> * Painful urination

> * Infertility

> * Gastrointestinal upset such as diarrhea, constipation and

nausea

> The Essential Estrogen Balance

> While modern medicine insists the cause of endometriosis is unknown

and

> there is no cure, it can be relatively simple to treat and control

the symptoms.

> The standard medical treatment involves taking synthetic hormones,

such as

> the birth control pill, that stops menstruation and therefore

stops the buildup

> of blood and endometrial tissue outside the uterus. But there are

new ways

> of approaching endometriosis that are much kinder to the body and

address an

> underlying problem that certainly relates to the condition.

> Current scientific theory points to estrogen dominance as a major

factor in

> endometriosis. According to many integrative medicine

practitioners, bringing

> progesterone and estrogen into natural balance will frequently

result in

> symptom relief and, in some cases, even shrink rogue endometrial

tissue.

> Treatment usually means obtaining a prescription from your doctor

for a

> natural progesterone cream -- called bioidentical progesterone --

available from

> a compounding pharmacy. (You can find a compounding pharmacy near

you by

> contacting the International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists at

> _www.iacprx.org_ (http://www.iacprx.org/) .)

> Testing Your Estrogen Levels

> Along with progesterone cream has come a new method of hormone

testing that

> captures the fat-soluble hormones more accurately than blood

tests. Highly

> accurate saliva testing can give a women and her doctor a much

better picture

> of her estrogen and progesterone levels compared to relatively

antiquated and

> unreliable blood hormone tests.

> As a general benchmark, a range of 30 to 50 mg. of bioidentical

progesterone

> cream from days 8-26 of the menstrual cycle are usually

sufficient. Medical

> supervision is necessary to individualize treatment. Doctors who

use

> bio-identical hormones do not subscribe to the one-size-fits-all

pharmaceutical

> method of drug prescribing.

> I said earlier that stress plays a huge role in endometriosis and

> de-stressing needs to part of the treatment.

> What we now know about hormones is that when women have a great

deal of

> stress, their production of the stress hormone cortisol as well as

estrogen

> increases dramatically!

> The Effects of Estrogen Overload

> Normal estrogen levels may cause some breast swelling or nipple

tenderness

> in the few days before the onset of your period. It's often the

way you know

> it's coming. However, when you have an overproduction of estrogen,

often

> called estrogen dominance, those estrogen symptoms are magnified.

> In addition to stress-triggered estrogen production, we are seeing

women

> with out-of-whack hormones related to environmental estrogens,

known as

> xenoestrogens.

> We have seen xenoestrogens wreak havoc in wildlife and fish

affecting sexual

> development and fertility. It's only in the past decade that we

turned the

> magnifying glass on ourselves and found sperm abnormalities and

serious female

> fertility issues created by xenoestrogens.

> Xenoestrogens most often enter the body through the food supply

such as meat

> and dairy products from " hormonally-enhanced " animals.

> That's why recent Italian research showed that women with the

highest

> consumption of meat and dairy products increased their risk of

endometriosis by 80

> to 100 percent, while those who ate a diet rich in green

vegetables and fresh

> fruit reduced their risk by 40 percent.

> Get Your Estrogen Back on Track Naturally

> As a naturopathic doctor as well as a medical doctor, I advise

diet,

> exercise and detox before accepting a prescription for

bioidentical progesterone.

> Unfortunately many women do not have integrative medicine doctors

to turn to

> and need naturopathic solutions they can implement on their own.

Sometimes,

> clearing up lifelong constipation is all that's needed to turn the

tables on

> endometriosis.

> I recommend a detoxification program for women with endometriosis

that

> includes:

> * A high fiber diet

> * Onions and garlic to help chelate toxins from the body

> * Exercise

> * Sauna therapy Epsom salt baths and hydrotherapy

> * Liver support with milk thistle (up to 240 mg. daily, in

divided

> doses) and other safe herbs in liver support formulas

> * Eliminating elements of stress that can cause adrenal

fatigue and

> toxic stress levels

> Endometriosis also often responds to treatment with other

supplements,

> including:

> * Black cohosh (40 to 80 mg. daily) to help relieve painful

> menstruation

> * Calcium and magnesium (up to 1,500 mg. of calcium and up to

900 mg of

> magnesium in divided doses) to help the liver more efficiently

metabolize

> hormonesand to prevent spasms and tension in muscles and nerves

> * Vitamin B complex with extra panthothenic acid to support

the adrenal

> glands.

> * Iron (up to 60 mg. daily in divided doses, if necessary) to

help

> relieve iron deficiency that may result from excessive bleeding.

(use a brand

> that chelated and/or combined with iron-rich herbs)

> * Endometriosis is one of those diseases that has

many " hitchhikers, "

> or other conditions that often accompany it.

> The Endometriosis Association says it is now becoming apparent

that women

> with endometriosis are more apt to be troubled by:

> * Chemical sensitivities

> * Chronic fatigue syndrome

> * Asthma and eczema

> * Infections

> * Food intolerances

> * Mononucleosis

> * Mitral valve prolapse

> * Fibromyalgia

> * Autoimmune disorders, including lupus and Hashimoto's

thyroiditis

> Interestingly, many of these accompanying conditions are

associated with

> candida yeast overgrowth, an area of particular interest to me.

> The Endometriosis Association agrees that many women with

endometriosis also

> suffer from allergies, chemical sensitivities, and frequent yeast

> infections.

> Many yeast experts, including the late Dr. Crook, author of

_The

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