Anything good for Asthma or Congestive Heart Failure?

[Guest guest]

Vicki,

 

Hi. I am new to the forum. This is great stuff!

 

My father is using mullein tincture for his lungs and as you know it is very

expensive. I got him a plant but we weren't sure how to harvest it. Is it best

to harvest before or after flowering? Is it best to use the plant fresh or

dried? He buys dried mullein to make his own tinctures but I've heard using

the fresh plant is better. Is this true?

 

Also, he is struggling with congestive heart failure. He doesn't want to take

all of the meds the doctors prescribe to him as they cause too many other side

affects. Does anyone have any info on herbal treatment for congestive heart

failure?

 

Any info would be greatly appreciated!

 

Thanks,

Jenny

 

 

 

Vicki P <sun613moon

 

Monday, October 15, 2007 6:18:54 PM

Re: Re: Anything good for Asthma? I want to get off

steroids permanently

 

Nikki,

I used to be on 6-8 breathing treatments a day as well oral steroids for my

asthma, I also have used Primatene when i couldn't afford medication. I started

using mullein tincture about 8 years ago, it took me about a year but i have my

asthma well in hand now, i haven't had any prescribed or emergency room

treatments in over 7 yrs. I now make the tincture my self and rarely do i need

to use it more than once daily. I will never go back on Over the counter or dr.

prescribed medication again, my health is way to important for me to be duped

into believing all the garbage they try and shove at us.

 

Hope you find what you need.

HUGGS

Vicki

 

 

Nikki Sherritt <nsherritt (AT) comcast (DOT) net>

 

Monday, October 15, 2007 3:11:29 PM

Re: [oils_herbs_ etc] Re: Anything good for Asthma? I want to get off

steroids permanently

 

OK, this will sound terrible and I am sure I will get scolded for

 

this (;0), but I use the over the counter, ever-so-dangerous,

 

Primatene Mist.

 

..ly

 

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[Guest guest]

Jenny and all.

 

The things they put people on for CHF are diuretics, and they are told

to watch their water intake.

 

The thing with some diuretics is they deplete potassium. So if you have

to go on a diuretic for anything make sure you're getting enough potassium.

 

Even if you're going the herbal route make sure that you or whomever has

the chf gets blood tests occasionally to make sure their potassium is in

check.

 

lack of potassium can in the worst cases cause heart attacks, kidney

failure and other not so nice things.

 

I try not to do too many allopathic medications, however, I will not

play loose and light with mine or anyone else's health.

 

If you can try and find a Dr. that works hand in hand with natural

medicines. I have a GP who is absolutely wonderful in that regard.

I'll tell him the research I have done and he will tell me what he

thinks and makes sure that I am safe in doing so. If you or anyone else

you know are on medications, please... before you take any herbs in

conjunction with them.. check out the information on the drug with

interactions with herbs, because if you are taking one medication that

has something in it to already help something it may cause a reaction

with the herb that could cause liver toxicity or worse.

 

And no one wants anything to happen to a loved one unknowingly.

 

Jennifer

 

Jenny Boice wrote:

>

> Vicki,

>

> Hi. I am new to the forum. This is great stuff!

>

> My father is using mullein tincture for his lungs and as you know it

> is very expensive. I got him a plant but we weren't sure how to

> harvest it. Is it best to harvest before or after flowering? Is it

> best to use the plant fresh or dried? He buys dried mullein to make

> his own tinctures but I've heard using the fresh plant is better. Is

> this true?

>

> Also, he is struggling with congestive heart failure. He doesn't want

> to take all of the meds the doctors prescribe to him as they cause too

> many other side affects. Does anyone have any info on herbal treatment

> for congestive heart failure?

>

> Any info would be greatly appreciated!

>

> Thanks,

> Jenny

>

>

> Vicki P <sun613moon <sun613moon%40>>

>

> <%40>

> Monday, October 15, 2007 6:18:54 PM

> Re: Re: Anything good for Asthma? I want to

> get off steroids permanently

>

> Nikki,

> I used to be on 6-8 breathing treatments a day as well oral steroids

> for my asthma, I also have used Primatene when i couldn't afford

> medication. I started using mullein tincture about 8 years ago, it

> took me about a year but i have my asthma well in hand now, i haven't

> had any prescribed or emergency room treatments in over 7 yrs. I now

> make the tincture my self and rarely do i need to use it more than

> once daily. I will never go back on Over the counter or dr. prescribed

> medication again, my health is way to important for me to be duped

> into believing all the garbage they try and shove at us.

>

> Hope you find what you need.

> HUGGS

> Vicki

>

>

> Nikki Sherritt <nsherritt (AT) comcast (DOT) net>

>

> Monday, October 15, 2007 3:11:29 PM

> Re: [oils_herbs_ etc] Re: Anything good for Asthma? I want to

> get off steroids permanently

>

> OK, this will sound terrible and I am sure I will get scolded for

>

> this (;0), but I use the over the counter, ever-so-dangerous,

>

> Primatene Mist.

>

> .ly

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[Guest guest]

Hi Jenny,

I saw your post. I am just trying to get caught back up again and not

doing real well. However, there are many methods to " treat " these

symptoms. It all depends on how he wants to go about it.

You can heal the cause or treat the symptoms which many prefer as it

is easier.

Healing the cause:

One of the commonly overlooked sources of stress and resistant

adrenal fatigue is chronic or severe infection. Adrenal fatigue is

often precipitated by recurring bouts of bronchitis, pneumonia,

asthma, sinusitis, or other respiratory infections. The more severe

the infection, the more frequently it occurs or the longer it lasts,

the more likely it is that the adrenals are involved. Adrenal fatigue

can occur after just one single episode of a particularly nasty

infection, or it can take place over time as the adrenals are

gradually fatigued by prolonged or recurrent infections. If there are

other concurrent stresses, such as an unhappy marriage, poor dietary

habits or a stressful job, the downhill ride is deeper and steeper.

 

****Cortisone causes a negative feedback to the pituitary, causing a

diminished pituitary output of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). In

prolonged cortisone therapy, the person's adrenal glands will

atrophy, even to the point of non-function. Since the adrenal

cortical hormones are necessary for life, a person on cortisone

products should never have them withdrawn rapidly, as this could

cause a life-threatening crisis. When a person is withdrawn from

cortisone, it should be done so very gradually, over a long period of

time in order to allow the adrenal glands to rebuild themselves to an

adequate level of activity.

 

Cardiovascular System

 

Cortisol has complex and sometimes opposing effects on the

cardiovascular system. The most significant of these effects is

probably the control of the contraction of the walls of the arteries

in regulating blood pressure. The more circulating cortisol, the more

contracted the mid-sized arteries. Thus, people who are deficient in

cortisol usually have pervasive low blood pressure (hypotension) and

reduced reactivity to other body agents that constrict blood vessels.

 

 

Cortisol also directly affects the heart. It helps regulate sodium

and potassium in the heart cells and increases the strength of

contraction of the heart muscle. Sodium and potassium levels are

critical for normal heart function. Cortisol also tends to increase

blood pressure, but this hypertensive effect is moderated by calcium

and magnesium. These minerals are required to prevent the heart

muscles from cramping when they contract, thus keeping the heart

beating smoothly. They also help relax the walls of the arteries,

counteracting and balancing the increase in smooth muscle contraction

produced by cortisol.

 

So, in healing the culprit FOR BOTH ailments, you heal the entire

endocrine multi glandular (NEVER just one gland at a time) with

homeopathy at this point, then after it has begun to be able to break

foods down properly and such THEN you can move to raw glandulars and

ect.

 

http://tuberose.com/Adrenal_Glands.html

 

Alkaline the body through an acid/alkaline ph chart. It is not as

difficult as it seems.

Use Raw grass fed dairy only eatwild.com or realmilk.com and do

yourself and your family a great favor by using the raw milk to make

your kefir in!!! Look into the non profit Dr. Weston Price's website

and book!

Look into type 1A and 2A milk as well as CLA's.

 

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0709/S00089.htm

 

 

Furthermore, consumption of milk with the A 2 variant may be

associated

with less severe symptoms of autism and schizophrenia. The

 

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/tandf/bfsn/2006/00000046/0000000

1/art00004;jsessionid=btv98t4htepi.alice?format=print

 

When Julia was a year old, I added store-bought cow's milk to her

diet. Immediately she had a personality change. She was impulsive,

obstinate, angry, and unsettled. I suspected the milk

http://www.realmilk.com/testimonials.html

 

 

If treating symptoms is the way he wants to go and he'll just be

adding to the herbal repetoire.....

Then look into coQ10 for the heart, and DMSO (in glass only NEVER

PLASTIC) through Dr. Jacob's site, one drop mixed with colloidal

silver in a nebulizer. And then herbs like mullein, comfrey,

shizandra.

Mullein grows wild, I pick all I need. You can also buy or trade

seeds. Same with comfrey and schizandra. Always harvest before

flowering unless you are harvesting root, do this after.

 

I hope this helps many!

[Guest guest]

There has just been a major paper presented recently here in Canada, which says

that children raised on farms are far less likely to develop asthma. The reasons

cited, are that children raised on farms are exposed to many more germs than

children raised in cities, and develop far better immune responses - the bottom

line being that children are kept far too sterile these days, and their bodies

dont develop the immune systems they should.

 

There was a program on the nature channel some time ago, which stated that

children raised in third world countries and in what the world would consider

unsanitary conditons, also do not develop asthma as readily. The immune system

of a child is set up to acquire immune responses at a very early age, right from

birth, really, but in the west, we insist on keeping them sterile, and they dont

get the chance to develop normal, healthy immune responses.

 

Remember when newborns in hospitals were dipped in Phisohex and subsequently

died?

 

Mary

Well, Naturally

 

 

-

food4tot

Thursday, October 18, 2007 10:41 AM

Re: Anything good for Asthma or Congestive Heart

Failure?

 

 

Hi Jenny,

I saw your post. I am just trying to get caught back up again and not

doing real well. However, there are many methods to " treat " these

symptoms. It all depends on how he wants to go about it.

You can heal the cause or treat the symptoms which many prefer as it

is easier.

Healing the cause:

One of the commonly overlooked sources of stress and resistant

adrenal fatigue is chronic or severe infection. Adrenal fatigue is

often precipitated by recurring bouts of bronchitis, pneumonia,

asthma, sinusitis, or other respiratory infections. The more severe

the infection, the more frequently it occurs or the longer it lasts,

the more likely it is that the adrenals are involved. Adrenal fatigue

can occur after just one single episode of a particularly nasty

infection, or it can take place over time as the adrenals are

gradually fatigued by prolonged or recurrent infections. If there are

other concurrent stresses, such as an unhappy marriage, poor dietary

habits or a stressful job, the downhill ride is deeper and steeper.

 

****Cortisone causes a negative feedback to the pituitary, causing a

diminished pituitary output of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). In

prolonged cortisone therapy, the person's adrenal glands will

atrophy, even to the point of non-function. Since the adrenal

cortical hormones are necessary for life, a person on cortisone

products should never have them withdrawn rapidly, as this could

cause a life-threatening crisis. When a person is withdrawn from

cortisone, it should be done so very gradually, over a long period of

time in order to allow the adrenal glands to rebuild themselves to an

adequate level of activity.

 

Cardiovascular System

 

Cortisol has complex and sometimes opposing effects on the

cardiovascular system. The most significant of these effects is

probably the control of the contraction of the walls of the arteries

in regulating blood pressure. The more circulating cortisol, the more

contracted the mid-sized arteries. Thus, people who are deficient in

cortisol usually have pervasive low blood pressure (hypotension) and

reduced reactivity to other body agents that constrict blood vessels.

 

Cortisol also directly affects the heart. It helps regulate sodium

and potassium in the heart cells and increases the strength of

contraction of the heart muscle. Sodium and potassium levels are

critical for normal heart function. Cortisol also tends to increase

blood pressure, but this hypertensive effect is moderated by calcium

and magnesium. These minerals are required to prevent the heart

muscles from cramping when they contract, thus keeping the heart

beating smoothly. They also help relax the walls of the arteries,

counteracting and balancing the increase in smooth muscle contraction

produced by cortisol.

 

So, in healing the culprit FOR BOTH ailments, you heal the entire

endocrine multi glandular (NEVER just one gland at a time) with

homeopathy at this point, then after it has begun to be able to break

foods down properly and such THEN you can move to raw glandulars and

ect.

 

http://tuberose.com/Adrenal_Glands.html

 

Alkaline the body through an acid/alkaline ph chart. It is not as

difficult as it seems.

Use Raw grass fed dairy only eatwild.com or realmilk.com and do

yourself and your family a great favor by using the raw milk to make

your kefir in!!! Look into the non profit Dr. Weston Price's website

and book!

Look into type 1A and 2A milk as well as CLA's.

 

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0709/S00089.htm

 

Furthermore, consumption of milk with the A 2 variant may be

associated

with less severe symptoms of autism and schizophrenia. The

 

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/tandf/bfsn/2006/00000046/0000000

1/art00004;jsessionid=btv98t4htepi.alice?format=print

 

When Julia was a year old, I added store-bought cow's milk to her

diet. Immediately she had a personality change. She was impulsive,

obstinate, angry, and unsettled. I suspected the milk

http://www.realmilk.com/testimonials.html

 

If treating symptoms is the way he wants to go and he'll just be

adding to the herbal repetoire.....

Then look into coQ10 for the heart, and DMSO (in glass only NEVER

PLASTIC) through Dr. Jacob's site, one drop mixed with colloidal

silver in a nebulizer. And then herbs like mullein, comfrey,

shizandra.

Mullein grows wild, I pick all I need. You can also buy or trade

seeds. Same with comfrey and schizandra. Always harvest before

flowering unless you are harvesting root, do this after.

 

I hope this helps many!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

> ...children raised in third world countries

> and in what the world would consider unsanitary conditons,

> also do not develop asthma as readily. The immune system of a

> child is set up to acquire immune responses at a very early

> age, right from birth, really, but in the west, we insist on

> keeping them sterile, and they dont get the chance to develop

> normal, healthy immune responses.

 

[Dave]: As I often state, we are hygiening ourselves to death! This modern

horror of germs and the attendant mania for sterilizing everying in sight is

NOTHING MORE THAN marketing response. That's right, some corporate types

decided that it would be easy to induce germ fear and to sell products that

address it. Not one of them thought about the results, nor cared. In

addition to killing germs in the home (mostly unnecessarily), they go down

the drain and kill microorganisms in the environment that are the foundation

of the food chain.

 

The number-one recommendation for good hygiene is frequent hand-washing, not

with chemicals but plain old soap and water. And of course, if there is a

known source of dangerous microorganisms such as a staph infection, this

needs to be addressed. Otherwise this obsession with sterility does far

more harm than good.

 

 

 

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9:54 AM

[Guest guest]

Goodness Jenny, sorry for the delayed post. I copied and pasted the

wrong pharagraph!

Lung problems are endocrine related just like every other illness,

(heart included) and the Dr.'s here are so credentialled they

can " perscribe "

Like I said though many would rather treat symptoms, it " seems "

easier. I say it like that because to me it's more work to nurse

things along and put up with the onslaught of guarenteed

new " symptoms " as more goes wrong when the adrenals or endocrine

system gets weaker and weaker. But I am not you or your dad. I would

be happy to help with either.

 

This is the correct paragraph from this enlightening page:

Any person who has abnormal lung function, especially asthma or

bronchitis, should be checked for hypoadrenia. This is particularly

true if the person's symptoms are relieved by using an epinephrine

inhaler. The muscles related to the lungs (deltoid, serratus

anterior, etc.) are usually strong in these persons. Many lung

problems are related more to the adrenals than to the lungs. The

sartorius and gracilis, etc. should be checked in any lung case.

 

 

Several years ago, it was reported that asthma was totally a

psychosomatic illness. Patients were put under emotional stress and

an asthma attack would ensue. Therefore it was concluded that the

asthma problem was all in the patient's head. If the adrenals are in

the exhaustion stage of the GAS, they will be unable to respond to

the added burden of emotional stress since there is no reserve

available to fall back on. The epinephrine will not be available for

normal function and the person will experience bronchoconstriction,

swelling of the mucous membranes, and increased mucus production. The

result is an asthma attack triggered by the increased emotional

stress. The attack has nothing to do with the emotional stress except

that the stress affects the adrenals. Fix the adrenals and the person

can physically tolerate the emotional stress.

Michael Lam, M.D., M.P.H., A.B.A.A.M.

Dr. Walter Schmitt DC, DIBAK, DABCN

James L. Wilson D.C., N.D., Ph.D.A scientist as well as a physician,

Dr. Wilson holds 3 doctorate degrees and 2 master's degrees, all from

different disciplines.He was one of the founding fathers of the

Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM) in Toronto, Ontario

and is listed in The International Who's Who in Medicine (Cambridge,

England).His new book, Adrenal Fatigue: the 21st Century Stress

Syndrome (Smart Publications, 2001) is a comprehensive self-help book

on the diagnosis and treatment of Adrenal Fatigue. Dr. Wilson

currently resides in Tucson, Arizona.

 

http://tuberose.com/Adrenal_Glands.html

[Guest guest]

Hi Mary,

Interesting you would say that!

We were just talking about how much healthier fresh raw foods and raw

milk drinkers on farms are! They do not have the allergies and

weaknesses that others have! Most were either breast fed or

supplimented with the next best thing raw milk.

Actually, the " immune system " is the endocrine system, (cortisol,

thymus ect...) when it is weighted down, by stress, too much acidity,

endocrine disruptors, adrenal fatigue, we do not have much of one.

It's a wonder that it boils down so easily, but our bodies are

completely and totally run and ruled by the endocrine system and the

nervous system. No and's if's or buts. The liver picks up the slack for

the sick, weak, slackers. In a nut shell ( " they " don't want you to

figure out), that's it. It's truly Divinely remarkable in all of it's

simplicity.

 

Hey if you are from Canada you will enjoy this page!

http://www.vitalitymagazine.com/node/808

http://www.drhui.com/article/adrenal-fatigue/

 

Here's more from the same page: It's nice to know this stuff, then we

have experience to " launch " from when trying to discern fact from

fiction........I LOVE and live to help equip people for this!

bt

Inflammation

 

Cortisol is a powerful anti-inflammatory, even when secreted at normal

levels. It acts quickly to remove and prevent redness and swelling of

nearly all tissues. These anti-inflammatory actions keep mosquito bites

from flaring into giant wheals, bronchial tubes and eyes from swelling

shut from allergens, and mild scratches from looking like lacerations.

For any physical body to remain in homeostatic equilibrium every

inflammatory reaction must have an opposite and equal anti-inflammatory

reaction. Although there are other anti-inflammatory responses

occurring at local sites, cortisol is the main anti-inflammatory agent

circulating naturally in your body. You can assume that almost any time

you have an inappropriate amount of redness and/or swelling, there is

too little cortisol in circulation. Cortisol has similar anti-

inflammatory control over auto-immune reactions. In auto-immune

reactions white blood cells attack parts of your body as if they were

foreign. These reactions can range from mild to life threatening. In

most auto-immune reactions cortisol levels are inadequate for the

degree of reaction taking place in particular tissues or locations in

the body. This is one of the reasons why strong corticosteroids

(prednisone, prednisolone, etc.) are used with all diseases involving

inflammatory processes, including auto-immune diseases. They imitate

the anti-inflammatory effects of cortisol, although unfortunately with

some very serious undesirable side effects. Cortisol not only affects

the redness and swelling but also the actions of the white blood cells.

 

 

Immune System

 

Cortisol influences most cells that participate in immune reactions

and/or inflammatory reactions, especially white blood cells. It

specifically regulates lymphocytes, the commanders of the white blood

cells. Cortisol and corticoids (cortisol-like substances) also affect

the actions of other white blood cells such as natural killer (NK)

cells, monocytes, macrophages, eosinophils, neutrophils, mast cells and

basophils. These white blood cells gather in defense of the body at

places of injury or perceived invasion and some flood the area with

very powerful chemicals to attack the invaders. Although they are a

great defense, these chemicals irritate the surrounding tissues,

causing redness and swelling. Cortisol rushes to the site to put out

the fire made by the lymphocytes and other white blood cells. It keeps

the local white blood cells from sticking to the site and releasing

their chemicals and also controls the number of circulating lymphocytes

and other white blood cells, so there are fewer white blood cells

available. This prevents an overreaction by the immune system and

controls the irritation and tissue destruction that takes place at the

site of congregating white blood cells.

 

 

Cortisol also reduces the rate at which lymphocytes multiply and

accelerates their programmed cell death to further protect the body

from this overreaction. In fact, when cortisol is elevated during the

alarm reaction, there is almost a complete disappearance of lymphocytes

form the blood. That is why your immune system is suppressed when you

are under stress or taking corticosteroids. On the other hand, when

circulating cortisol is low, its moderating effect on immune reactions

is lost and lymphocytes circulate in excess. In this situation,

inflammation is greater with more redness and swelling, and it takes a

longer time for the inflamed tissue to return to normal. So, directly

and indirectly cortisol dramatically influences most aspects of immune

function.

 

 

Cardiovascular System

 

Cortisol has complex and sometimes opposing effects on the

cardiovascular system. The most significant of these effects is

probably the control of the contraction of the walls of the arteries in

regulating blood pressure. The more circulating cortisol, the more

contracted the mid-sized arteries. Thus, people who are deficient in

cortisol usually have pervasive low blood pressure (hypotension) and

reduced reactivity to other body agents that constrict blood vessels.

 

 

Cortisol also directly affects the heart. It helps regulate sodium and

potassium in the heart cells and increases

 

http://tuberose.com/Adrenal_Glands.html

 

Michael Lam, M.D., M.P.H., A.B.A.A.M. is a specialist in Preventive and

Anti-Aging Medicine. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from

Oregon State University, and his Doctor of Medicine degree from Loma

Linda University School of Medicine, California. He also holds a

Masters of Public Health degree and is Board Certification in Anti-

aging Medicine by the American Board of Anti-Aging Medicine. Dr. Lam

pioneered the formulation of the three clinical phases of aging as well

as the concept of diagnosis and treatment of sub-clinical age related

degenerative diseases to deter the aging process. Dr. Lam has been

published extensively in this field. He is the author of The Five

Proven Secrets to Longevity and Beating Cancer with Natural Medicine.

 

Dr. Walter Schmitt DC, DIBAK, DABCN; a graduate of Duke University and

the National College of Chiropractic. In 1991, he became the first

physician to hold Diplomate status in both Applied Kinesiology and

Chiropractic Neurology. As a practicing chiropractic physician since

1974, Dr. Schmitt has served on the Board of Directors of the

International College of Applied Kinesiology (ICAK) and as a trustee

for the Foundation for Allied Conservative Therapies Research (FACTR).

He is an adjunct member of the postgraduate faculty of Logan College of

Chiropractic and serves on the Editorial Review Boards of Chiropractic

Technique and Alternative Medicine Review. The author of over 70

papers for the ICAK, two books for physicians, Common Glandular

Dysfunctions in the General Practice and Compiled Notes on Clinical

Nutritional Products, and one book for laypersons, Stop Your Pain Now.

Dr. Schmitt lectures nationally and internationally and is renowned for

his innovative use of muscle testing for functional neurological and

neurochemical assessment..

 

James L. Wilson D.C., N.D., Ph.D. has helped hundreds of people with

Adrenal Fatigue regain their health and vitality during his 24 years of

private practice.For the past 10 years he has lectured extensively to

physicians and is acknowledged as an expert on endocrine imbalances and

their impact on health, including the effects of stress on adrenal

function.He is the first person to have presented Adrenal Fatigue as a

distinct, diagnosable syndrome. A scientist as well as a physician, Dr.

Wilson holds 3 doctorate degrees and 2 master's degrees, all from

different disciplines.He was one of the founding fathers of the

Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM) in Toronto, Ontario

and is listed in The International Who's Who in Medicine (Cambridge,

England).His new book, Adrenal Fatigue: the 21st Century Stress

Syndrome (Smart Publications, 2001) is a comprehensive self-help book

on the diagnosis and treatment of Adrenal Fatigue. Dr. Wilson currently

resides in Tucson, Arizona.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-- In , " Mary Robinson " <maryr wrote:

>

> There has just been a major paper presented recently here in Canada,

which says that children raised on farms are far less likely

[Guest guest]

I totally believe that those findings are correct. Having been an

asthmatic all my life, I also know so much of it was stress induced as a

youngster than later on in life switched more to allergies.

Question is, how to built up your endocrone system? How can our bodies

produce cortisone on it's own?

Key seems to be the liver...

I like to know more about that.

C-M

[Guest guest]

Thanks for all that cortisol information. Now we just got to get our

own bodies to produce more cortisol.

[Guest guest]

Be careful with cortisone production. Like everything else, it is a

delicate balance. Not producing enough cortisone is not good,

producing too much cortisone is deadly. I speak from experience. My

sister was diagnosed with Cushings disease, which is over production

of cortisone. Sometimes it's caused by overactive adrenals, sometimes

by the pituitary. Let me tell you, it's an ugly, destructive

disease. It affects every area of your life, and every system in your

body. Some books refer to cortisone as " the ugly hormone " because it

literally causes ugliness in humans, both pysical and

emotional/mental. My sister had surgery to correct the problem, and

it took two years for her body to regulate itself again--

unfortunately, she could never get over the trauma that she endured

from what was associated with the disease and the surgery/cure, and

she died in early June, in her sleep, from an accidental overdose of

prescribed drugs. Balance! Life is a balance!

 

Pam, going back into lurkdom in Gettysburg, PA

 

, " llaci2003 " <jjaksic wrote:

>

> Thanks for all that cortisol information. Now we just got to get our

> own bodies to produce more cortisol.

>

[Guest guest]

I had Cushings caused by Steroids. Because of my severe allergic

inflammation, I was told to take a moderately high dose of Prednisone

and this went on for 1.5 months (and the inflammation never subsided

one iota). Then I went and took a really high dose (knowing it had

worked in the past) for 2-3 straight days and the inflammation finally

subsided. BUT now my Adrenal Gland had shut down.

 

It took me nine long months to wean off of that high dosage (mostly

lessening my mg's by only 1 mg for five days). I was taking lots and

lots of Prednisone in order to wean. I was not able to just jump down

by 5 mg or 10 mg; I had to go very very slow. And then when I was

almost off, my Adrenal Gland working better and the Prednisone

decreasing, I was extremely vulnerable to sicknesses (flus, oral

thrush, infections). It was a nightmare.