Adrenal Insufficiency

(DECREASED IMMUNE FUNCTION, INCREASE BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE, AND INCREASE NERVE ALARM)

Adrenal Support — 2 capsules twice a day. Helps compensate for what stress burns up.

Pantethine Plus — 1 capsule 3 times a day. B5 is an essential nutrient for proper adrenal and immune function. Pantethine is the more readily available and active form of B5.

Moducare (Thorne Research)  — 3 at bedtime. Helps reduce elevated cortisol levels thus decreasing the chance for chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, fibromyalgia, hypoglycemia,  insomnia, menstrual abnormalities, rapid aging, and stress.

Potassium Plus (PhytoPharmica) — 1 three times a day with meals. The most important dietary recommendation for adrenal health is to restore potassium-sodium balance. Most American diets are 1:2 K:Na. Ideally, we should get at least 5 times as much potassium as we get sodium (a ratio of 5:1 not 1:2). Most people only get 1/10th the potassium they need. Foods high in potassium include: asparagus, bananas, carrots, potatoes, oranges, strawberries and apples. Eat more fruits and vegetables!

VitaGen (Health Care America)— 1 twice a day. Restores vitality and energy by tuning up the adrenal gland and reestablishing proper cortisol levels. Contains VitaGen (HealthCare Supplements) ginseng and other nutrients.

Vitamin B6 — 50mg to 100mg per day

Vitamin C — 500mg to 1,500mg per day

Magnesium Citrate — 250mg to 500mg per day

Zinc Picolinate — 20mg to 30mg per day

DHEA — 25mg to 50mg daily. Boosts energy. Supports adrenal function. (For those over age 40, primarily). Particularly useful in women with autoimmune problems such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, or multiple sclerosis (they may need 50mg to100mg per day). Reduce does is “acne” appears. Women who have not gone through the change of life do not do well on DHEA (facial hair and menstrual abnormalities). These women can use conservative doses, no higher than 5mg to 15mg per day. Men age 40 to 50 = take 15mg to 25mg per day. Older men usually need 25mg to 50mg per day. Over age 70 will need larger doses.

5HTP (Medicine Man) 50mg — Take 100mg to 300mg at bedtime for sleep 

NOTES: A special adrenal stress index test is available from BodyBalance (1-888-891-3061 or www.bodybalance.com) for monitoring the adrenal glands. This is a salivary test. They also have tests for DHEA levels to make sure your not taking too much. Another labs is called Aeron LifeCycles (1-510-729-0375) or www.aeron.com 

LIFESTYLE CHANGES: Switch to decaff coffee. Curtail candy bars & soda pops. Eat breakfast, even if its just a banana or apple on the way to work. Join a health club. Take a therapeutic multivitamin & flaxseed oil & Free Radical Support (HealthCare Supplements). Control stress.

Adrenal Support — 2 capsules twice a day. Helps compensate for what stress burns up. Pantethine Plus — 1 capsule 3 times a day. B5 is an essential nutrient for proper adrenal and immune function. Pantethine is the more readily available and active form of B5. Moducare (Thorne Research)  — 3 at bedtime. Helps reduce elevated cortisol levels thus decreasing the chance for chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, fibromyalgia, hypoglycemia,  insomnia, menstrual abnormalities, rapid aging, and stress. Potassium Plus (PhytoPharmica) — 1 three times a day with meals. The most important dietary recommendation for adrenal health is to restore potassium-sodium balance. Most American diets are 1:2 K:Na. Ideally, we should get at least 5 times as much potassium as we get sodium (a ratio of 5:1 not 1:2). Most people only get 1/10th the potassium they need. Foods high in potassium include: asparagus, bananas, carrots, potatoes, oranges, strawberries and apples. Eat more fruits and vegetables! VitaGen (Health Care America)— 1 twice a day. Restores vitality and energy by tuning up the adrenal gland and reestablishing proper cortisol levels. Contains VitaGen (HealthCare Supplements) ginseng and other nutrients.

Vitamin B6 — 50mg to 100mg per day

Vitamin C — 500mg to 1,500mg per day

Magnesium Citrate — 250mg to 500mg per day

Zinc Picolinate — 20mg to 30mg per day

DHEA — 25mg to 50mg daily. Boosts energy. Supports adrenal function. (For those over age 40, primarily). Particularly useful in women with autoimmune problems such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, or multiple sclerosis (they may need 50mg to100mg per day). Reduce does is “acne” appears. Women who have not gone through the change of life do not do well on DHEA (facial hair and menstrual abnormalities). These women can use conservative doses, no higher than 5mg to 15mg per day. Men age 40 to 50 = take 15mg to 25mg per day. Older men usually need 25mg to 50mg per day. Over age 70 will need larger doses.

5HTP (Medicine Man) 50mg — Take 100mg to 300mg at bedtime for sleep  

NOTES: A special adrenal stress index test is available from BodyBalance (1-888-891-3061 or www.bodybalance.com) for monitoring the adrenal glands. This is a salivary test. They also have tests for DHEA levels to make sure your not taking too much. Another labs is called Aeron LifeCycles (1-510-729-0375) or www.aeron.com   LIFESTYLE CHANGES: Switch to decaff coffee. Curtail candy bars & soda pops. Eat breakfast, even if its just a banana or apple on the way to work. Join a health club. Take a therapeutic multivitamin & flaxseed oil & Free Radical Support (HealthCare Supplements). Control stress.

Charlie’s Choice — 2 breakfast and 2 supper. Improves circulation, resists oxidation, cuts lipid peroxidation, enhances cell vitality, resists free radicals and peroxide build-up, improves cellular nutrition, and retards aging.

Free Radical Support (HealthCare Supplements)  — 2 tablets twice a day. Potent anti-aging.

Age Focus by HCA — Take 1 twice a day. Makes the anti-aging powerful Free Radical Support (HealthCare Supplements) enzymes more effective. Neutralizes free radicals. Contains super oxide dismutase (SOD)

Anti-Oxidant Focus by HCA — 2 daily before a meal. Provides the nutrients necessary to scavenge free radicals, which damage healthy cells.

Beta-Carotene (mixed carotene) — 50,000 IU per day

Ginkgo Biloba (24% / 80mg) (Medicine Man)  Extract — Take 1 capsule two or three times a day. Powerful Free Radical Support (HealthCare Supplements) that may prevent buildup of lipofuscin “age spots” in the brain. GBE is a bioflavonoid.

Skin and Nail Focus (Health Care America)  — Take 3 tablets once a day with any meal. Provides the nutrients necessary to boost the body’s production of materials needed in healthy skin.

Oral Chelation Therapy — Good source of detoxification.

Complete Nutrients for Liver — 1 twice a day. The healthier the liver the healthier the skin. 

LIFESTYLE: The freckle like discolorations on the skin are buildups of lipofuscin, a dark substance produced by the body’s cells. This stuff is mostly debris from molecules that have been partially destroyed by free-radical damage. When lipofuscin collects in the brain it can cause age-related memory loss. The number and severity of the spots indicates the level of oxidative damage. It is easier to prevent lipofuscin deposits that to reverse them. Avoid excessive sun exposure and use a sunblock. Keep Free Radical Support (HealthCare Supplements) intake high. Eat more dark green leafy vegetables, carrots, yams, and other foods high in carotenes.  

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