Re: Re:Low adrenals, tests, update

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> I want to get to the bottom of m thyroid adrenal situation. I am a

> person, though that has only really felt comfortable going a truly

> natural route, so I think this is why I am afraid of the

> cortisol/amour stuff that's all over this forum (does one need a

> perscription for these) Does anyone have any suggestions on good

> sources of information from a more " natural " perspective.

Hi Deborah,

The one thing I'm grateful to heavy learned from Andy's work is that from a

biochemical perspective it makes little difference to the body whether we

give it a natural or synthetic support. When the body needs a substance and

it can't manufacture it, it must be provided - natural or synthetic.I also

tend towards natural, but exceptions need to be made wherever appropriate.

There is no point in suffering just to follow a natural route. Choose

natural wherever possible, but don't deny yourself synthetic support when

needed.

Cortisol is a natural hormone and Hydrocortisone gives you the bio-identical

hormone that you are missing. I think it is all about how we think about it.

If we were low in progesterone or estrogen or testosterone we would not feel

guilty supplying these. Medicine has given cortisone a bad name through

indiscriminate use.

The adrenal and thyroid glands can only rest if you supply the hormones in a

low dose consistent manner.

http://www.livingnetwork.co.za/healingnetwork/adrenals_thyroid.html

The way to think about it is that while you chelate (DMSA is synthetic

anyway) you need to provide your body with appropriate support (hormones

like cortisol and thyroid) so that it can REST and heal. Give yourself about

2 years and use the synthetic substances as needed and properly knowing that

ultimately you are curing your problem through chelation. This means that

the support is temporary while you aim for a cure.

Most doctors assume that when you go on these hormones it is for life. Well,

they are only interested in immediate relief while chelation for the most

part is curable.

I used to be very anti-pharmaceutical, but I have learned through experience

that when used properly they are very powerful adjuncts to healing. I

realise now I'm mostly anti-pharmaceutical companies and their reckless

pursuit of money rather than health. The intent of the pharmaceutical

industry might be rotten, but that does not mean the tools (drugs) of it

must be discarded also.

I now am happy to work from both sides, but cure is always the goal - or as

close to optimal as possible. If you need relief while aiming for cure there

is nothing inherently wrong with a synthetic approach. (After all it is

often synthetic toxins that are creating a lot of illness in the world.)

Dean