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Posted by KaraS on August 8, 2004, at 16:43:21
Ironically, I was searching for info on Perika when I found another board where Larry posts or used to post. Here is what he had to say which might help you with your tremors:
"Licorice root helps to regulate hyper-responsivity of the HPA axis (hypthalamus/pituitary/adrenal). The startle response and tremor are associated with diminishing sensitivity to cortisol-feedback. Licorice root blocks a liver enzyme that breaks down cortisol, tricking the hypothalamus into thinking the adrenals are doing a fine job. The adrenals get a rest, and stop being so "twitchy" in response to stimuli. Take licorice root for no more than 3-4 weeks, then stop again."
Here's the address if you're interested though it doesn't have much more than that on this topic and there's a lot of other garbage on the page to sort through:http://forum.lowcarber.org/archive/index.php/t-48041
Have you ever tried licorice? Probably couldn't hurt though I don't know what else you're taking now. It might be worth checking into it to make sure that it's not contraindicated with anything else you're taking.
-K
Posted by linkadge on August 8, 2004, at 18:54:34
In reply to Linkadge, I found some info that might help you, posted by KaraS on August 8, 2004, at 16:43:21
You're so helpful. I'll see If I can pick some up at the local healthfood store. My oppions are never set in stone, and I am always willing to give something new a whirl.
Linkadge
Posted by KaraS on August 8, 2004, at 21:05:54
In reply to Re: Linkadge, I found some info that might help you, posted by linkadge on August 8, 2004, at 18:54:34
> You're so helpful. I'll see If I can pick some up at the local healthfood store. My oppions are never set in stone, and I am always willing to give something new a whirl.
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> Linkadge
Great. Let me know how it goes.Kara
Posted by KaraS on August 9, 2004, at 14:47:34
In reply to Re: Linkadge, I found some info that might help you, posted by linkadge on August 8, 2004, at 18:54:34
> You're so helpful. I'll see If I can pick some up at the local healthfood store. My oppions are never set in stone, and I am always willing to give something new a whirl.
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> Linkadge
Just a warning to be really careful with that stuff and start with very small doses. As you probably know, Licorice is quite powerful and since it recycles cortisol, can make anxiety worse.-K
Posted by KaraS on August 14, 2004, at 13:09:12
In reply to Re: Linkadge, I found some info that might help you » linkadge, posted by KaraS on August 9, 2004, at 14:47:34
Larry just posted some info on another thread above about licorice that you should read (if you haven't already):
Do not use DGL, though. That is De-Glycyrrhizinated Licorice. Glycyrrhizin is the compound that blocks the enzyme that activates cortisol. I'll snip from an unreferenced source...."Glycyrrhetinic acid, a metabolite of glycyrrhizin, inhibits the renal conversion of cortisol to cortisone by inhibiting the enzyme 11 beta-hydroxysteroiddehydrogenase in the kidney." Cortisol is "potential cortisone", in the sense that circulating cortisol levels tell the hypothalamus that the adrenal glands are functioning up to par. By inhibiting conversion to cortisone, you not only reduce stress response, you also trick the hypothalamus into giving the adrenals a little holiday, by inhibiting the CRH cascade. Don't take licorice for more than four weeks. It can lead to other disturbances
Posted by Larry Hoover on August 14, 2004, at 19:46:59
In reply to Linkadge, I found some info that might help you, posted by KaraS on August 8, 2004, at 16:43:21
> Ironically, I was searching for info on Perika when I found another board where Larry posts or used to post. Here is what he had to say which might help you with your tremors:
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> "Licorice root helps to regulate hyper-responsivity of the HPA axis (hypthalamus/pituitary/adrenal). The startle response and tremor are associated with diminishing sensitivity to cortisol-feedback. Licorice root blocks a liver enzyme that breaks down cortisol, tricking the hypothalamus into thinking the adrenals are doing a fine job. The adrenals get a rest, and stop being so "twitchy" in response to stimuli. Take licorice root for no more than 3-4 weeks, then stop again."
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> Here's the address if you're interested though it doesn't have much more than that on this topic and there's a lot of other garbage on the page to sort through:
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> http://forum.lowcarber.org/archive/index.php/t-48041
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> Have you ever tried licorice? Probably couldn't hurt though I don't know what else you're taking now. It might be worth checking into it to make sure that it's not contraindicated with anything else you're taking.
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> -KInteresting, my posts to Usenet are often archived on the Internet, in places I have never visited. I remember this exchange taking place on sci.med.nutrition.
Lar
Posted by KaraS on August 14, 2004, at 19:54:42
In reply to Re: Linkadge, I found some info that might help you » KaraS, posted by Larry Hoover on August 14, 2004, at 19:46:59
Posted by Larry Hoover on August 17, 2004, at 9:42:11
In reply to Re: your posts showing up elsewhere: very wierd (nm) » Larry Hoover, posted by KaraS on August 14, 2004, at 19:54:42
I dunno how weird it is, but my posts are turning up all over the internet, places I surely have never been.
Lar
Posted by KaraS on August 17, 2004, at 14:26:17
In reply to Re: your posts showing up elsewhere: very wierd » KaraS, posted by Larry Hoover on August 17, 2004, at 9:42:11
> I dunno how weird it is, but my posts are turning up all over the internet, places I surely have never been.
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> Lar
One might say you're currently in syndication!-K
Posted by Larry Hoover on August 19, 2004, at 10:30:23
In reply to Re: your posts showing up elsewhere: very wierd » Larry Hoover, posted by KaraS on August 17, 2004, at 14:26:17
> One might say you're currently in syndication!
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> -KExcept syndication is under contract, for a fee.
Lar
Posted by KaraS on August 19, 2004, at 16:23:22
In reply to Re: your posts showing up elsewhere: very wierd » KaraS, posted by Larry Hoover on August 19, 2004, at 10:30:23
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> > One might say you're currently in syndication!
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> > -K
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> Except syndication is under contract, for a fee.
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> Lar
Oh details, details...
Posted by Larry Hoover on August 28, 2004, at 8:33:26
In reply to Re: your posts showing up elsewhere: very wierd » Larry Hoover, posted by KaraS on August 19, 2004, at 16:23:22
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> > > One might say you're currently in syndication!
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> > Except syndication is under contract, for a fee.
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> Oh details, details...General question. If I wrote a book, do you think you'd buy it? Do you think it might sell well?
Lar
Posted by KaraS on August 28, 2004, at 15:25:32
In reply to Re: your posts showing up elsewhere: very wierd » KaraS, posted by Larry Hoover on August 28, 2004, at 8:33:26
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> > > > One might say you're currently in syndication!
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> > > > -K
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> > > Except syndication is under contract, for a fee.
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> > Oh details, details...
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> General question. If I wrote a book, do you think you'd buy it? Do you think it might sell well?
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> Lar
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>Depends on what it's about exactly. If it were to discuss all of the stuff we talk about here, sure I would. I think that there are obvious holes in the information that's out there in book form now. Most of the books don't go into enough detail or they make the discussions too narrow (they don't discuss how supplements interact much). I have checked out almost all of the books about supplements for the brain and I can definitely say that they are all wanting in one way or another. I have yet to see one that included info on whether various supplements can be taken with antidepressants. Perhaps they would be too large if they went into all of the detail I wanted and included all of the supplements I'm interested in though.
Whether it sold well would also depend on the marketing of it and how much emphasis your publisher would be putting on it. You could have the best book on the market but if the word doesn't get out to the public... You'd really need to get good PR even if you had to come up with very original ways to do that yourself.
Also, you can do quite well if you can get most of the libraries to buy it. I don't know how that works exactly. Probably political as well - at first anyway - then public demand (if it exists) could force the issue.
-K
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