Adrenal Fatigue book.. question from a hypo

[Guest guest]

Hi all, I am currently trying to get through " Adrenal Fatigue, the

21st century epidemic " and Im getting a little discouraged. There

seems to be so much to do, learning about the food and combinations

and all the info on oils and all that. And I am very very bad about

coffee and diet pepsi. I thought it would be as easy as taking

supplements. I am wrong, arnt I? Has anyone been abe to stick to

this lifestyle to help adrenals? and if so, can you give me any

pointers or hints? I am so hypo I have trouble getting through a

book fast enough to avoid becoming " lost " and disinterested, and I

really want to learn and follow this. I have just last night got to

the chapter on vitamins... so tonight I may know a little more. My

doc isnt open to a RX as he did a one time blood test and thought it

was fine. I have serious doubts. I have had a lot of issues that

point me to this belief.

Thanks,

AKA always tired and getting old fast (way old, like 120!)

[Guest guest]

The adrenal thing is a very slow process and you can only do what

you can do. Making a huge amount of changes at once is a stress in

itself. Cokes, simple carbos, and sugar are really a stress on the

adrenals, but it is a difficult habit to stop because your body

craves them when your energy is low. It is trying to get more energy.

I had to stop the sugar and carbos because they crashed me right

away. I think the worse your situation the more you find you cannot

tolerate sugar and other adrenal stressors.

But, my advice is to slowly work over to eating very healthy. That

means foods the are whole and and not processed. No more pachaged

meals and dinners. We're talking whole fruits and veggies and good

fresh meats. Increase your protien consumption and eat some protein

at every meal. I adrenal fatigue, protien is lost at a higher rate.

Also, try to have a snack every 2 hours-a healthy snack. Work hard

to try and get a good night's sleep every night. If you just improve

nutrition and sleep, this will go a long way toward fixing the

adrenal problems. Also, you can include some extra vitamins and

minerals. The adrenals use vitamin B5 to make cortisone and they

need lots of vitamin C.

If you start to record your symptoms and keep a record of body

temps, pulse, and breathing rates, you will be maiking a strong case

that you are hypo. Here are a couple of sites to help with that:

http://www.drrind.com/tempgraph.asp

http://www.thyrophoenix.com/self_monitor.htm

http://www.thyroid-info.com/articles/docdon.htm

Body temperature is a measure of metabolic rate which is controlled

mainly by thyroid and adrenal function.

Also, find a doctor who will run the following tests:

Free T3

Free T4

Thyroid antibody tests.

My diagnosis was missed for years because they only ran TSH and it

was always normal. The pituitary of many hypo people is not working

properly and so this test will miss them. If you have free T4 run

and your T4 levels are near the bottom of the range, then that is a

definite sign of a failing thyroid. Also, antibodies against thyroid

is enough evidence to warrant treatment.

Tish

[Guest guest]

Way to go girl. I'll be having a double cheeseburger from Micky D's. Deb

Re: Adrenal Fatigue book.. question from a

hypo

In a message dated 2/23/2005 4:58:47 PM Eastern Standard Time,

mdstephenson@... writes:

> That's no joke anything salty rules

i will remember that tonight as i eat my wendy's cheeseburger and

fries...that my body needs the salt.

cindi

[Guest guest]

Way to go girl. I'll be having a double cheeseburger from Micky D's. Deb

Re: Adrenal Fatigue book.. question from a

hypo

In a message dated 2/23/2005 4:58:47 PM Eastern Standard Time,

mdstephenson@... writes:

> That's no joke anything salty rules

i will remember that tonight as i eat my wendy's cheeseburger and

fries...that my body needs the salt.

cindi

[Guest guest]

Way to go girl. I'll be having a double cheeseburger from Micky D's. Deb

Re: Adrenal Fatigue book.. question from a

hypo

In a message dated 2/23/2005 4:58:47 PM Eastern Standard Time,

mdstephenson@... writes:

> That's no joke anything salty rules

i will remember that tonight as i eat my wendy's cheeseburger and

fries...that my body needs the salt.

cindi