High cortisol/Phos-serine, was Re: Worse in the morning

May 7, 2008

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> This could be totally off-base, but I seem to recall that one or the

> other of the phospha's was good for high cortisol... I'm low cortisol

> so I remember it as something I shouldn't take. Either phosphatidyl

> choline or phosphatidyl serine, or possibly I'm getting it confused

> with phenylalanine. I think this was in AI, but it might be worth

> searching archives. Unless somebody else remembers more?

It's Phosphatidylserine - dosage recommendation is 300-800mg at bedtime

to lower nighttime cortisol - I read it on an adrenal site, can't

remember which one.....

Had a brainwave and remembered where I'd stored that information so

here's the cut and paste I saved:

Have HIGH CORTISOL at night? If so, try supplementing with 300-800 mg.

Take it before bedtime. You may need to be on the higher end of the

range above to lower it. Lowering high nighttime cortisol can help

improve your sleep!! Jane, the creator of this site, found herself with

high cortisol and she kept waking up at night. Upon taking PS when she

went to bed, she completely stopped waking up all night along and woke

up FAR more refreshed. To read more about PS, click here:

Melatonin is another choice to help restore the normal circadian

rhythms–i.e. highest cortisol in the morning and lowest at night to

help you sleep. 1-3 mgs before bedtime. It may take a few months to

notice the difference.

A couple of other ways to balance cortisol and support adrenals:

Only exercise lightly and never for more than 10 minutes at a time. 10

minutes lowers cortisol but more than 10 minutes is a stress which

raises it.

Avoid coffee, use green tea instead if you like it - it uses up

cortisol.

A herb called Rhodiola can help.

Space your vitamin C doses during the day - 4 hourly is good. Increase

other antioxidants as well.

Gail.

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