“Do You Have Adrenal Fatigue?” jumps out at you in bright bold yellow letters on the back of Dr. James Wilson’s book, Adrenal Fatigue. Here are the bullet points that follow beneath it: Tired for “no reason”? Having trouble getting up in the morning? Need coffee or colas to keep you going? Feeling run down [...]
Twelve Steps to Simplify Your Life
June 28th, 2010Is Stress Killing YOU?
June 25th, 2010“This stress is killing me.” Actually, when you review the devastating effects of elevated cortisol, you realize that this statement is the absolute truth. After you review page after page, book after book, of recommendations for supplements to take and supplements to avoid, why not just cut to the chase and simplify the whole thing? [...]
Keep It Cute and Keep It Moving
June 24th, 2010What do you think about this statement? “What you may not know is that as little as a night or two of good, sound, restful sleep may do more for controlling your cortisol levels and reducing your long-term risk for many chronic diseases than a whole lifetime of stress-management classes.” In yesterday’s article, http://rosiebrownrn.com/the-cortisol-connection/, I [...]
The Cortisol Connection
June 23rd, 2010Got Stress? Of course you do! That’s strike one. How about sleep – do you get at least eight solid hours of restful sleep every night? No? Strike two. What about your diet – are you among the millions of people who are actively dieting or concerned about what you eat? Yes? Strike three. With [...]
High Morning Cortisol
June 22nd, 2010What do you do when you just received your results back from the lab, and your morning cortisol is elevated? The explanation on the ZRT Laboratory report read as follows: “Morning cortisol is high, but levels drop to normal the remainder of the day. The high morning cortisol seen in these test results may indicate [...]
Goal: Stop the Needless Suffering
June 21st, 2010This morning I went to www.technorati.com to register my blog in an effort to reach more men and women. The goal? To stop the inexcusable needless suffering brought about by hormone imbalance. The “claim code” I am to post is 82WD9YSBB5XQ. After years of hormone imbalance leading to a hysterectomy and synthetic drugs, I finally [...]
Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked to Emotional Health
June 17th, 2010In the www.mercola.com June 17, 2010, article “Rheumatoid Arthritis on the Rise in Women,” a section was devoted to: Emotional Health Matters – Especially when it Comes to Rheumatoid Arthritis. The article included the following information concerning the effect of emotion on the development of the disease: One important underlying cause of RA, which is [...]
Unintended Side Effects from Your Hormone Cream
June 16th, 2010“Hormone replacement skin products affect users’ pets, confound veterinarians” from the VIN News Service was posted by hormone expert, Andrea Duran, http://holyhormones.blogspot.com. See http://news.vin.com/VINNews.aspx?articleId=15950. Thank you, Andrea, for making us all aware! Animals exposed to their owners’ hormone replacement skin cream are having dramatic side effects… unintended medical consequences. “Spayed dogs and young female puppies [...]
“Low-grade Depression”
June 15th, 2010“Pessimistic, grouchy, bored, blue? Chronic low-grade depression can feel so familiar you don’t even know you’ve got it. But it’s rampant among women and underdiagnosed. The good news is that with treatment you can be better than ever.” Since depression is often a symptom of hormone imbalance, these words caught my eye this morning in [...]
