Re: adrenal fatigue - pain, rage

April 17, 2011

I asked listmates before, but I never got an answer.

parden me, but coconut oil, are we talking about coconut oil that we use to

cook? or is there supplement form?

thanks,

Kim

[ ] Re: adrenal fatigue - pain, rage

>

> Yes, it's pain. It's not inflammation or allergy or parasites or gluten. If

you have had significant adrenal fatigue how did you treat it? Deb

>

Adrenals: Lysine, Celtic sea salt, wild yam extract, a product called " Plus "

from Mannatech.

Thyroid (which needs to be treated if there is adrenal fatigue): Coconut oil.

Adrenals sit on top of the kidneys. I also ate tons of watermelon (pretty much

daily for at least the hottest six months of the year for at least two years).

It is excellent kidney support and did a lot for me generally.

I also did what I could to detox my home to take some of the external stress off

my overloaded system.

Peace.

Michele

April 17, 2011

You can buy it as a supplement. I did that at one time. It's cheaper and higher

quality to buy organic coconut oil from your grocery store (or online if it

isn't available locally). Taking it as a supplement is easier to manage dosing

but if the child is not cooperative with that, put it in food. It is kind of a

sweet oil, so lends itself well to baked goods. Some people complain that they

don't like the taste in dinner foods. Some things I have done with it:

Homemade flat bread (recipe: http://healthgazelle.com/flatbread.shtml).

Add a spoonful to a pot of mashed potatoes.

Use it to fry veggies on medium heat (it doesn't do well with high heat). I

liked making crispy potato slices. I sometimes added carrots into that. I also

would fry up slices of yucca until they were crispy.

That's all I can think of right now. My diet was very limited when I was using

coconut oil regularly. It can also be applied topically to the skin. My

understanding is that it isn't really digested so much as absorbed in the

digestive tract. (This is not the norm with oils.) It can also be absorbed

through the skin.

Michele

> http://www.healthgazelle.com

> >

> > Yes, it's pain. It's not inflammation or allergy or parasites or gluten. If

you have had significant adrenal fatigue how did you treat it? Deb

> >

> Adrenals: Lysine, Celtic sea salt, wild yam extract, a product called " Plus "

from Mannatech.

> Thyroid (which needs to be treated if there is adrenal fatigue): Coconut oil.

> Adrenals sit on top of the kidneys. I also ate tons of watermelon (pretty much

daily for at least the hottest six months of the year for at least two years).

It is excellent kidney support and did a lot for me generally.

> I also did what I could to detox my home to take some of the external stress

off my overloaded system.

> Peace.

> Michele

> http://www.kidslikemine.com

> http://www.solanorail.com

>

April 17, 2011

Michele are you buying iodized sea salt? I don't want to reduce his iodine by

moving completely to sea salt. I am currently using both kinds of salt. I am

also giving Lysine although I did not know it supported the adrenals. Deb

> >

> > Yes, it's pain. It's not inflammation or allergy or parasites or gluten. If

you have had significant adrenal fatigue how did you treat it? Deb

> >

>

> Adrenals: Lysine, Celtic sea salt, wild yam extract, a product called " Plus "

from Mannatech.

>

> Thyroid (which needs to be treated if there is adrenal fatigue): Coconut oil.

>

> Adrenals sit on top of the kidneys. I also ate tons of watermelon (pretty much

daily for at least the hottest six months of the year for at least two years).

It is excellent kidney support and did a lot for me generally.

>

> I also did what I could to detox my home to take some of the external stress

off my overloaded system.

>

> Peace.

>

> Michele

> http://www.healthgazelle.com

> http://www.kidslikemine.com

> http://www.solanorail.com

>

April 17, 2011

Oh, thank you,

I have been using coconut oil or extravirgin olive oil to cook, but I did not

know about the supplements. My kids do not prefer much coconut oils, so it is

very good to know. Do you know the proper dosage for 11 yr, 6 yr, and 5 yr old

kids?

thank you,

Kim

[ ] Re: adrenal fatigue - pain, rage

You can buy it as a supplement. I did that at one time. It's cheaper and higher

quality to buy organic coconut oil from your grocery store (or online if it

isn't available locally). Taking it as a supplement is easier to manage dosing

but if the child is not cooperative with that, put it in food. It is kind of a

sweet oil, so lends itself well to baked goods. Some people complain that they

don't like the taste in dinner foods. Some things I have done with it:

Homemade flat bread (recipe: http://healthgazelle.com/flatbread.shtml).

Add a spoonful to a pot of mashed potatoes.

Use it to fry veggies on medium heat (it doesn't do well with high heat). I

liked making crispy potato slices. I sometimes added carrots into that. I also

would fry up slices of yucca until they were crispy.

That's all I can think of right now. My diet was very limited when I was using

coconut oil regularly. It can also be applied topically to the skin. My

understanding is that it isn't really digested so much as absorbed in the

digestive tract. (This is not the norm with oils.) It can also be absorbed

through the skin.

Michele

> http://www.healthgazelle.com

> >

> > Yes, it's pain. It's not inflammation or allergy or parasites or gluten. If

you have had significant adrenal fatigue how did you treat it? Deb

> >

> Adrenals: Lysine, Celtic sea salt, wild yam extract, a product called " Plus "

from Mannatech.

> Thyroid (which needs to be treated if there is adrenal fatigue): Coconut oil.

> Adrenals sit on top of the kidneys. I also ate tons of watermelon (pretty much

daily for at least the hottest six months of the year for at least two years).

It is excellent kidney support and did a lot for me generally.

> I also did what I could to detox my home to take some of the external stress

off my overloaded system.

> Peace.

> Michele

> http://www.kidslikemine.com

> http://www.solanorail.com

>

April 18, 2011

>

> Michele are you buying iodized sea salt? I don't want to reduce his iodine by

moving completely to sea salt. I am currently using both kinds of salt. I am

also giving Lysine although I did not know it supported the adrenals. Deb

>

No. I apparently have a problem with iodine and that was one of my reasons for

switching. Keep using both kinds of salt if that is working well. Our policy

here was to consume as much sea salt as we craved. When it was clear to me that

I really needed more salt but couldn't make myself take more orally with just

water, I found that I absorbed it better when it was served with a health carb

and the right oils/fats. For me, starchy potatoes worked well and we found that

if we upped the amount of butter, we could up the amount of salt too and it

didn't taste " too salty " it just tasted " strong " . I don't know if that will

work for others or if that is specific to my genetic disorder.

" Plus " is the best thing I ever used as adrenal support. It's from Mannatech,

which is kind of a controversial company, but I used to buy it when I was a lot

sicker. I no longer need that level of support and haven't bought it recently.

You could try wild yam extract or, if he will eat it, lightly grilled or fried

actual yams, assuming they are available at your grocery store. I used to make

a few thick slices of yam, pineapple, onion, and a small steak on the

Foreman grill we had at that time. I liked things lightly cooked because I

didn't digest raw things well but I also needed the a nutritional value. I

found that lightly grilled fruits and veggies worked well to meet both needs.

(Though I cook the heck out of meat.)

HTH.

Michele

My kids' blog: http://www.vigaroe.com

April 18, 2011

>

> Oh, thank you,

>

> I have been using coconut oil or extravirgin olive oil to cook, but I did not

know about the supplements. My kids do not prefer much coconut oils, so it is

very good to know. Do you know the proper dosage for 11 yr, 6 yr, and 5 yr old

kids?

>

> thank you,

>

> Kim

No, I don't know what doses they need. I was 245 pounds when I began taking it

and I took one to two tablespoons a day or half a dozen or more pills. I later

used less but that was where I started. You could try adjusting that number for

the weight of each kid (ie 122 pounds = 1/2 to 1 tablespoon a day; 61 pounds

equals 1/4 to 1/2 tablespoon a day -- or less) or start at a lower does and use

that guideline as a potential ceiling and see how they respond.

It can promote diarrhea, so might be better to start low and ramp up. The body

needs time to absorb it and put it to use and start carting out the garbage. I

know someone who started at a tablespoon with a toddler and had nightmarish

diarrhea issues, the type where you shampoo the carpet and bathe the child. So

be conservative. You can always add more later in the day if they need more and

are tolerating it well but once it's in them you can't take it back.

HTH.

Michele