Posted by Larry Hoover on October 30, 2004, at 9:06:17
In reply to Re: ? for Tealady and Raybakes - Licorice Root » Larry Hoover, posted by tealady on October 29, 2004, at 17:38:17
> Thanks for the explanation.
> I still can't fathom those research abstracts.
> Just knew it increased cortisol and seemed to increase oestrogen in me..or alter something there, so I thought I should comment on that.
> I've spent an age trying to decipher the articles on it.
>
> Gee I hope it wasn't inhibited cholesterol a lot as mine was 6.0 on licorice, sigh.
> Thyroid hormones seem to have dropped it from 7.0 to 5.7 last test.I get confused with the variety of lab tests, and reporting protocols. Often, when talking about cholesterol, very different concepts are being described.
What is your HDL:LDL ratio?
> Still looking for something to aid in the breakdown of cholesterol(or even some research!)besides thyroid hormones....as opposed to a synthesis inhibitor. I need more of everything cholesterol is supposed to break down into<g>.
Cholesterol does a lot of things in the body. It's much more than a substrate for tranformations. It dissolves into neuronal membranes, and modulates receptor sensitivity, for example. I'd also be concerned about the ratio of cholesterol to DHEA/DHEA-S. I think more in patterns than in absolute measurements.
> I make cholesterol just fine though <g>. Funny how most people have no problems there.
Your liver cranks out cholesterol by the bucket, even if you eat none.
Frankly, I think the whole hoohah about dietary cholesterol intake is bogus. Far more important is to control the intake of de novo (new) cholesterol synthesis modulators. Some fatty acids increase synthesis, and some decrease it.
> Also the deglycyrrhizinated form (DGL), some say it supports the adrenals.
I can't imagine how it would do so. Do you have a particular link to a site?
> These are a few people who also take cortisol for low adrenal function at least on occassion. I can't find anything on this? Just wondered if you'd come across anything.
Physiological doses of hydrocortisone I've heard of, for this purpose, yes. Again, just as with licorice, the effect is to trick the hypothalamus into giving the adrenals a little vacation. True adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease) is rare, but the suggested treatments are also used for low adrenal output conditions, in modified form. You don't want to shut the adrenals down entirely.
Lar
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