Re: Nell, HC, weight gain and excersize: what does HC feel like?

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> I think it is best to keep the maintenance dose the same from day to

> day and reserve stress dosing for infections or other big stresses.

Thanks . I think I'll try to come down in 2.5 increments if I can

until my weight stabilizes. I've gotten more lax about diet too so I

could tighten that back up.

>

> It may be that on yoga days what you need (possibly) is more salt and

> water.

I'll give that a try. I do get salt cravings sometimes and that

probably means I've been needing more for a while.

I don't know if I posted abut this here, but there was an article in

last month's " Yoga Journal " about an MD doing research about the

effect of yoga on people with " metabolic syndrome " -- people with

apple shapes, lots of belly fat, pre-diabetic/high bp. The really

interesting finding was that what helped the subjects' health the most

was not active sweaty yoga, but restorative yoga, where you lie down,

fully supported, and relax deeply. The doc's conclusion was that

people who have a lot of stress make extra cortisol, which tells the

body to pack on belly fat which causes other health problems. So the

way to address the problem is to reduce stress.

I wonder how precise the right amount of cortisol is?

Nell