What to avoid on day of test?

March 8, 2008

Hi Everyone--

Well amazingly my new doc, Dr. Pizzino in Raleigh, NC ordered my

adrenal test and says that my insurance will cover all but about $30.

She uses a 4 times a day saliva test from Genova, it seems to be

exactly like the canary club one. However, it does not include

instructions on what to avoid on the day of testing. Would someone

mind sharing with me what to avoid? I know coffee, but is decaf ok?

What else? Also is there any way to induce more saliva? I am on elavil

for pain and it causes a dry mouth. I'm worried about producing enough

saliva, as I had a hard enough time producing saliva for another test

even without elavil.

Thanks,

March 8, 2008

Onions garlic and coffee are all I remember to avoid. Y9u can use

anything sour to smell, dill pickles, lemons or vinegar to help with

saliva production. I even used a bag of salt & vinegar chips to smell to

do my last oine and ti worked veyr well.

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March 8, 2008

Chocolate, too, I think. Smelling lemon juice worked fo rme. In fact,

just now, remembering smelling lemon juice caused a rush of saliva. And

I have a very dry mouth.

sol

wrote:

> Onions garlic and coffee are all I remember to avoid. Y9u can use

> anything sour to smell, dill pickles, lemons or vinegar to help with

> saliva production. I even used a bag of salt & vinegar chips to smell to

> do my last oine and ti worked veyr well.

>

March 8, 2008

> exactly like the canary club one. However, it does not include

> instructions on what to avoid on the day of testing. Would someone

> mind sharing with me what to avoid? I know coffee, but is decaf ok?

Hi ,

I am doing a saliva test tomorrow Diagnos-Techs. My instructions say

not to eat - chocolate, onions, garlic, cabbage, broccoli,

cauliflower. Not to drink coffee, tea or caffeinated drinks (coke,

guarana etc) Not to use sublingual hormones or troches as of the night

before collection. Avoid antacids, bismuth medications or mouth washes.

This is for thyroid, adrenal & reproductive.

Cheers Jewel

March 9, 2008

Hi ,

Dr.Pizzino is very good at testing BUT she does not believe in using HC.

She does very good parasite and thyroid /adrenal tests but she will not give

HC.She does herbals for adrenal support.

I was in stage 7 ,in adrenal failure,I almost died and without having the

STTM site to follow and order my own HC I would have died.

That was two years ago and hopefully she has learned more about treating

adrenals.

The herbals she got me to take messed with my kidneys also. (I didn't listen

to Dr.Val and I paid the price

My Creatine soared.I went back to listening to my dog groomer health

advisor

Val is the best and you will do well to get those tests through the doctor

and if your cortisol is low listen to Val.

Hey folks ,I am back after a long hiatus,the death of my husband..four(4)

moves and much stress.I am still here and just finished two years of being on

HC. I could not have gone through all this withour HC .My new doctor says I

will be on it..HC.. for life BECAUSE my old doctor's almost let me die with

adrenal failure.

Bless you all, I think of you and am praying for you to get a new lease on