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Re: Bleauberry - could you elaborate a little...? » jms600

Posted by bleauberry on April 8, 2008, at 21:31:46

In reply to Bleauberry - could you elaborate a little...?, posted by jms600 on April 8, 2008, at 16:42:22

Many pioneering doctors see adrenal/thyroid issues as the disease of the century, and yet these issues are almost totally unrecognized or ignored by the majority of mainstream doctors including endocrinologists.

If you type in a google search "saliva cortisol lab test", or "adrenal stress index lab test", you should get some hits that lead to sources where you can order them yourself online from reputable labs such as Doctors Data. You get a kit in the mail, follow instructions, gather saliva in 4 test tubes throughout a day, then send it back to the lab. The results will show your cortisol curve over a 24 hour period and how it compares to healthy samples. A General Practioner might be up on it, but most aren't. It is common routine everyday testing with integrative MDs, alternative MDS, and naturopaths.

It is too long to explain here, but if your cortisol is below the healthy range, or above it, or zigzagging all over the place where it shouldn't, one can expect symptoms that are hard to treat. Doctors will scratch their heads why their favorite meds aren't working. And it is actually quite easy and cheap to treat.

Thyroid testing can be done by your GP, and actually some online places allow you to order the test kit through the mail yourself and only requires a finger prink instead of blood draw.
What you want is TSH, freeT3, and freeT4. Most docs look at TSH only. That is ok when someone is fairly healthy. When there are symptoms, you have to look deeper. TSH doesn't tell us much that is useful. The other numbers paint a clearer picture.

Wilson's Syndrome is an umbrella term that deals with sub-optimal yet not completely destroyed adrenal and thyroid. Type in Wilson's Syndrome, or Wilson adrenal fatigue, or Wilson thyroid, and you'll find some good reading to learn more. There is a good book to read too.

I've talked with literally hundreds of people dealing with this stuff and I deal with it myself. Well schooled. So when you do testing, let me know and I can help you figure out what results mean and also share with you what usually works for others and what doesn't. Generally speaking, if you see it advertised at adrenal fatigue websites, or health food websites, it probably doesn't work. Your GP actually has the best meds, and they are cheap and common.

But you need the lab tests first. There are some simple home tests to do that you should stumble onto during your Wilson's search or adrenal fatigue search. They involve a specific blood pressure test, laying down test and then immediate standing up test; a bright light in the eye test; and an average daily temperature test after taking your temperature 3 times a day for a week or two. These things show a pretty clear picture of whether there are problems your doctor has missed or not.


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