cortisol repairing adrenals Re: Function better with less sleep?

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ACE does not contain cortisol, so supplementation with ACE does not

increase the overall cortisol burden.

J

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> > BUT by midday, my worn out adrenals couldn't keep producing cortisol

> > and so i'd crash. badly. like clockwork.

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> > being a mixed bag like we are, too high/too low, it's tricky to

> > support the adrenals. like me, your daily OVER-ALL cortisol is

> > probably too high. (if you're stage 2 or 3 it's probably even higher

> > than mine.) you have to be very careful about supplementing with ACE

> > and HC as you don't want the over-all cortisol burden to go up.

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> I'm a bit confused about the statement " be very careful about

> supplementing with ACE... "

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> I can understand being careful with licorice, caffeine, or any other

> adrenal stimulant, to avoid placing excess demand on the adrenals.

> But my understanding is that ACE nourishes, not stimulates, the

> adrenals. (There was a discussion like this in recent months on one

> of these boards, but I can't seem to find it or remember the exact

> conclusions...)

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> Thanks,

> Darren

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